2011 H.A.M. javelina

[Couestracker]

Well, better late than never! After reading other success stories (TJ and Scott's) I thought I'd finally post last years hunt. Getting anxious for my next hunt in 4 weeks.

My friend Jorge and I really did a lot of stomping around looking for some without much luck. We glassed up a herd one day and went to "head them off at the pass" as they used to say. Long story short, we lost them. There were some big ones in that group too, but they must have zigged while we zagged.

We went back to stomping around were we've had success before. I was on one side of a small ridge and Jorge was on the other side. I stepped out from behind a palo verde tree and saw a pig feeding. I backed up behind the tree to see how many there were. I couldn't radio Jorge, as the pig was too close. I could only see the one, I ranged him at 55 yds, so I stepped out for a shot.

He presented a broadside shot, so I aimed my .44 mag Desert Eagle and dropped him in his tracks. Another pigalina was bedded near by and ran up past me. Jorge came over the ridge after hearing the shot and went after the second one, but it got away.

After dressing him out and getting back to camp the boar weighed in at 54 pounds.

This year I'm going to get one with my bow!

 

Good luck to those that are still hunting.

Tommy

 

[buckmaster21]

Congrats and good luck On your up coming pig hunt

[izquik72]

Thats quite a shot with a pistol.

Best of luck for 2012

[tjhunt2]

Better late than never. I couldn't have hit that pig with a pistol if it was 10yrds. I'm the worse handgun shooter in the whole world. 54lbs is a huge pig for sure. Congratulations on last year's and I'm looking forward to seeing this year's archery kill. Glad to see you wear long pants on the pigalina hunts.

 

TJ