andygrand Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Earlier this year my brother, my dad, and I decided we were gonna do our first Javelina hunt. By the time we decided to do it the draw had already happened so we picked up left over tags in 34A. I chose this unit because I had hunted deer there in November. I figured that my familiarity with the unit would be a good thing since my brother and dad were coming down from Utah as non-residents. So fast forward to the day before the season, and my family does the 11 hour drive from Salt Lake to my house in Yuma. I let them rest for a couple of hours before we picked up my 7 year old son from school, gassed up , and hit the road for the 4 hour trip to our camp. I have to back up here and say that I had been talking with CodyWhi for weeks prior to my hunt and he had given me a ton of info about the unit. Living 4 hours away, active duty military and father of 3 makes it difficult to find the time to get out and scout the way I would have liked. So back to our hunt....we set up camp and went to bed ready for opening day Opening day found us hunting an area that looked promising. We were set up early and spent the morning behind the glasses but never saw a thing. That afternoon we moved to an area where we felt there may be less pressure but again we found nothing. The next morning we were again up early and behind the glasses but with the same results. At this point we were convinced that we were the absolute worst javelina hunters on earth. I was starting to feel the pressure of having my family drive 900 miles and spend hundreds of dollars and not seeing anything. I sent out an emergency text to Cody. He told me that he would meet us at our camp and help us out that afternoon. We met up with Cody and his dad that afternoon and set out to glass again. We were battling high winds all afternoon and didn't see anything. Cody told us that he would meet us the next day and show us a different area that he thought might have pigs. So the next morning we met Cody and set out on a short hike to our glassing spot. We spent the next hour or so looking at all the deer that Cody spotted. My Brother and I could glass a hillside for ten minutes and see nothing...Cody would glance at it and spot deer. It was obvious that growing up in the area was a huge advantage in spotting animals. Anyhow, we were glassing a doe and a fawn that Cody spotted when I noticed something moving up the hill and just behind the deer. Just when I was about to say "is there something to the right of the deer" Cody said "there is something to the right of the deer....it is pigs get your stuff lets go." We were about 1500 yards away so we threw on our pack and started the hike to where we thought we could get a shot. After 45 minutes or so we were to our spot. Cody was able to locate the pigs again and we ranged them at 220 yards. The three of us got down into shooting positions and picked a pig. After a 3-2-1 countdown we all shot. My dad hit his with his first shot, but my brother and I prefer a challenge so we missed ours. Now my brother's pig and mine were running uphill away from us about 260 yards away. I shot and missed again, and then my brother shot and dropped his pig. I quickly got on my pig again and was able to hit it with my third shot. After I shot mine, it rolled down the hill and came to rest within 50 yards of the other pigs. After a lot of high fiving and celebration we made our way to the pigs and found all of them dead within fifty yards of each other. It was an amazing hunt for sure. I can't say enough about Cody and his dad. Neither of them had ever met us and they were willing to go out of their way to help. There are not a lot of people like them left in the world, and I feel honored to have been able to hunt with them. Without them we would have never found any pigs. I hope that one day I can pay them back or at least pay it forward. Having three generations of my family in the field together was awesome. I will forever cherish the memories of this hunt. All 3 pigs went to the taxidermist for shoulder mounts. Hope you enjoy the pictures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Thats a great write up. Congrats to all of you guys on your pigs and especially thanks for your service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpredator@work Report post Posted February 25, 2011 great job - congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottAdams Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Great story and hunt. Awesome that y'all were able to go 3 for 3. What an exciting hunt. Well done!! Thank you Cody for helping them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Way to go guys! Great when things come together like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Congratulations on all three pig hunters. Your absolutely right about good people on this web site. Kuddos for Cody and his Dad for jumping in there and helping out a fellow cwt member. Thanks for sharing your great story and pictures. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Kid Report post Posted February 25, 2011 congrats guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Very good job guys! Those javelinas will look really good in the wall. Make sure you show us pictures of them when you get them back. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Codywhi Report post Posted February 25, 2011 great write up andy got my heart pumping all over again..... i had a blast out there hunting with you guys thanks for the invite again.... and thanks for all that you do keeping this country free...I cant thank you enough... sure was fun watching all 3 pigs get wacked threw my 15's.... hope we can do it again some time.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Awesome!! I love when this website helps to bring hunters together like that!! Thanks Cody for helping them and congrats to the hunters! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Andrew, very nice write up and great pictures, it was a pleasure to meet you and your family, what a great hunt that was for you guys! congrats to all! tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffcros Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Cody, you are a true sportsman! Helping people that are not "close" takes a person that loves to do it!Great Job! The future of hunting depends upon this type of attitude! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Congratulations to all of you, glad to hear the success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
girlygirlhunter Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Congrats to you guys and great story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted March 6, 2011 Congrats to all your success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
