Rather weird night. I was anticipating the possibility of getting hogs at the feeders (110 and 120 yards away) and ended up with a sow and piglets actually nested within a stone's through of the stand I was using. I had been told about nested hogs previously. Sows will sometimes nest to have piglets. During that time, they will be solitary until after the piglets are large enough to travel with the sounder, usually not more than 10-14 days after being born (so I have been told/read somewhere).
So I knew I had a target and figure it was a hog, but I was looking through so much brush, I could not tell what it was. I tried making a lot of noise to get the animal to move, but it would not get up. I could see it move around every so often, but never see enough of the animal to know what it was.
Anyhow, too much magnification for short distance shooting and was just barely inside the minimal focal distance for the scope when it came time to take a shot. My goal was to get a positive identification before pulling the trigger and the terrain, brush, and distance were not helping me at all.
I saw at least 4 piglets, hit 1 but was unable to find it. I had to use loppers to gain access to the sheltered area constructed by the sow. The piglets actually had a big stack of hay to hide under and to use for warmth. Pretty neat.
So I knew I had a target and figure it was a hog, but I was looking through so much brush, I could not tell what it was. I tried making a lot of noise to get the animal to move, but it would not get up. I could see it move around every so often, but never see enough of the animal to know what it was.
Anyhow, too much magnification for short distance shooting and was just barely inside the minimal focal distance for the scope when it came time to take a shot. My goal was to get a positive identification before pulling the trigger and the terrain, brush, and distance were not helping me at all.
I saw at least 4 piglets, hit 1 but was unable to find it. I had to use loppers to gain access to the sheltered area constructed by the sow. The piglets actually had a big stack of hay to hide under and to use for warmth. Pretty neat.
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