Again not coues related but Dad filled his pig tag

[elkhunter]

Well after the week went by after I got my pig my dad has been getting stoked about going out pig hunting again. So this morning we broke loose and arrived at the spot about 7 :23. We started walking and walked a pretty good distance to get away from everyone else. We arrived at our glassing point around 8:20. My dad was set up 15 yards below me and I went under a mesquite tree in the shade and set up my tripod and binocs. AFter a couple minutes of glassing I thought I got a pig in the binocs but as my dad was halfway up, i told him it was a coues deer feeding off a prickley pear. It was tough to see that far becuase the mirage was intense this morning. I kept on glassing the near hillside and revealed no pigs. My dad started glassing up the canyon as I started glassing the flats. After 10 minutes or so...I picked up something piggish looking so i locked my tripod and binocs on the figure and waited.............hot dang! The black figure moved! So I had pigs in sight close to 8:45 in the morning. So i called my dad up and pointed out the pigs and we were getting pumped! After a minute of watching the herd there was up to 8 pigs all together...which means hardly anyone hunted these pigs and that this is a true pig area. There was also babies in the herd which would guarentee that the J-13 will work. So we took off down the hillside falling down like a bunch of drunk morons in England. We reached the bottom and made our way 3 ridges over to the "flat with pigs" We arrived to a large mesquite tree and dropped off our packs and took some layers of clothing off. So all we had were clothes, binocs, 2 j-13 calls, and a bow with 4 arrows. The pigs should be about 500 yards down the flat I told myself. As we quiety made way towards the area that the pigs should be in...the wind started to pick up and the breeze was flowing right in our faces...perfect. But however the wind wasn't all that great...it was super quiet and meant that we had to put up a very slow and careful stalk to get within range. After going 100 yards a plane flew over us with that loud burrrrrzzzzzzzz sound and my dad and I took advantage of this opportunity and sprinted over these cactus and we managed to cover another 80 yards within seconds. So we were getting closer and my heart was pumping and my veins started to stick out of my arms! We kept making our way through the desert until i reached a spot where I can see 50 yards ahead and I started glassing hoping to reveal some pigs that I haven't spotted before. My father was behind me 5 yards and as i put down my bincos i caught movement to my right. It was a javelina coming right at us! I thought the pig was charging until it stopped to feed. The pig started moving towards us again and was 25 yards away when i felt a tap tap on my shoulder. My dad signed to me......he said "Get out of the way, you're in my shooting lane" whoops, so I couldn't move to the right or left so i crawled forward towards the pig and managed to move to the right out of the shooting lane. I was perched down behind a green bush watching the pig feed 10 yards infront of me...then an arrow flew and struck the pig high....and the arrow was sticking out a good 20 inches as the pig took off running. We watched the pig run 30 yards right under a tree and the arrow hit a branch causing the arrow to move farther down the pig and it struck the rear leg....causing more bleeding! (I don't know if the pig was trying to kill herself or if it was an accident), anyways! The pig broke off the top 5 inches of the arrow and went another 10 yards and laid down to take her final breaths....The rest of the herd was still 50 yards out feeding...we didn't scare them but kinda told em off so they moved farther down the flats without getting spooked. This was cool cuz we didn't have to use the j 13 call and this pig had no idea we were right there! First time I had a pig so close and I got to see all the action of the pig and arrow right infront of me! So today was pretty sweet, good weather, long hike, some glassing, and pigs of course! So here are the pictures!!

Here's my dad...2nd year straight he stuck a pig with a stick and string

 

Here I am with his pig..

 

Here's my dad and I

 

Here's pop with the piggy up!

 

Here's good ol pop carryin his pig out

 

Since we already made jerky out of my WHOLE pig, we're gonna freeze this sow up and over the summer we're gonna dig a hole in the backyard have a good ole fashion pig pit bbq! Enjoy the story/pics!

[111]

Congrats to you and your dad on your archery pigs!! You guys had a great year.

[elkhunter]

Hey thanks! Last year my dad had this tag and he was able to get a piggy on the last day of the season. I also had the 34B general pig tag and smoked a pig opening morning before the sun came up and by that afternoon i was helping out a buddy in 34A on his general pig hunt and he got a pig on that following Sunday. Then I went out one last time with another buddy in 34B and he smoked a pig too! So last year we went 4 for 4. I have 3 friends with pig tags in 19A and I have to do tons of pig scouting when I get back to NAU. Hopefully my dad and I can team up like always and help other people get their pigs! Hopefully we'll go 5 for 5 this year! Wish us luck!

[111]

Good Luck! Hope your group goes 5/5, it will be a challenge. Sounds like you've had some luck calling with the J-13 call, I'll have to get one to take one on my pig hunt. I'm waiting for my general pig hunt in 18B. I think I'm going to use my bow on that hunt.

[Arizona Griz]

Congratulations on the hogs.

[firstcoueswas80]

i go to NAU also and will be coming home feb. 11 to help my dad get as pig on the HAM hunt, mom wouldnt let him get me one thinkin i wouldnt be comin home for the hunt, what in the world was she thinkin!!! ill be there of course!