HAM Javis

[daryl_s]

I helped my dad and brother on their HAM hunt a week and a half ago. I didn't have a tag, I just went along to help. We first spotted the pigs at about 8:30 about a half mile or so away. They were on the move but just before they went out of sight they started to slow and feed a little. We went around and headed towards where we could head them off. We got there at about 9:15 and relocated them about ten minutes later. My dad was using his TC in .223. He has dedicated a lot of time in the last few years working up some deadly handloads for it, and it is money. Last year he dropped his pig in its tracks at 125 yards with it. My brother was using my dad's Encore in 7mm BR which he also worked up some good handloads for. We set up the tripods to shoot from. My brother took the first shot, it was a little far back but the pig was hit good and was barely moving. He took another shot and missed. My dad pulled out his TC and the scope was loose . My brother already had another round loaded so he handed him the Encore. My dad fired and nailed one. We were about 175 yds away. I stayed on the pigs with the glasses while my dad and brother moved into about 100 yds. Once they sat there I moved up with them. In the past we would have made the mistake of going after them too soon. Thanks to what I have learned from you guys/gals I knew we had to just make sure they weren't moving and give them some time to bleed. We sat and kept an eye on them and ate snacks for an hour. During that time my dad's pig tried to move, but was hurt really bad and couldn't move too well. He put one more round in the pig from where we were and he drilled him. The pig rolled and kicked for just a few more seconds and was done. After the hour had gone by and we hadn't seen my brothers pig move we decided that I would stay back as a spotter as they crossed through the bottom and up the other side. They were within about 15 yards of the pig when he tried to make a move. They didn't see him but I yelled "pig, pig, pig!!!!!" and they found him pretty quickly trying to sneak away. He was hurt bad and wouldn't have made it far. My brother finished him off and the celebrating started. Actually, that's when the work started. I can't believe how bad those things stink. We did the gutless method and took the quarters and the backstraps. This was my brothers first javi and he was super stoked and I am so happy for him. I can't think of another hunt that was better than this one even though I wasn't even hunting. I really wanted to help my brother get his first pig and I was so glad that it all came together and my dad was there with his two sons to share in the experience. I have to say thanks to all of you because I have learned a lot in the past few years from reading your detailed hunt stories and I feel like I am light years ahead of where I was even just a few years ago as far as knowledge. I hope I wasn't too long winded. Here's the best pic.

 

 

My brother Jeff and my dad Scott

 

 

Thanks for reading, Daryl

[gauchoand]

Good job guys. Gotta love those HAM hunts glad ou had some success. Just keep those thompsons out of my HAM hunt and we will be fine.

 

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

Daryl,

 

Congrats on the successful hunt!!! Looks like a great familly outing!!! Tell your Dad congrats and hello.... he might be interested to know that that J107 has been used and abused! I might get one more season out of it, it has been a great pack!

[azcoues]

Is that a bottle of celebrating whiskey behind you.

[willhunt4coues]

Sweet pigs. Congrats

[daryl_s]

Daryl,

 

Congrats on the successful hunt!!! Looks like a great familly outing!!! Tell your Dad congrats and hello.... he might be interested to know that that J107 has been used and abused! I might get one more season out of it, it has been a great pack!

 

Thanks Gino. I'm glad to know the pack is getting used. Dad's stayin busy mostly helpin others. He's fishin for crappie at San Carlos with his brother who's visiting from out of town, tomorrow it's the drags at Firebird and Saturday pig huntin....it's a great time of year.

 

My bro in law has a rifle tag that we're gonna try to fill on Saturday. It's his first hunt of any kind and he's super stoked which makes me super stoked to try and help him bag his first game of any kind. We'll post it up if we can pull it off.

[daryl_s]

Is that a bottle of celebrating whiskey behind you.

 

Hahahaha!!!!! Good one!!! Orange Powerade.....does that count????? Obviously I don't know how to use photoshop. Notice how my brother's blocking most of his pig??? That 7mm BR pretty much gutted the piggy for us.

[daryl_s]

My bro in law filled his javelina tag Tuesday morning about 8:50. His second day of hunting in his entire life. He still hasn't come down from the clouds yet. The pics turned out pretty gruesome and we didn't get very good ones. Suffice it to say that there will be no saving the skull and the javelina never knew what hit it. He was serious when today he asked me how do I make it all the way into the fall without getting to hunt . Guess I'm gonna have to take him varmint hunting . G & F owes me big time because he's hooked and he's gonna be hunting for a lot of years now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning........pretty graphic "as we found it" pic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How fitting is the "Death Dealer" hat ??

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

 

Congrat on getting newby Bloody, Daryl!!!! I love it when guys understand that you don't Really need Camo to be succesful while hunting!! ....But... .... tell him the bill on the hat has got to go!!! The Gangsta Bill is a no go in hunting!!!!