Pigapalooza 9 pigs hit the dirt, with 2 shots taken on video

[gotcoues]

My son Dillon and I with our December Archery Metro Double; Hunting party was my son and I

Both pigs were called back after we got busted at less than 10 yards sneeking into a "pig pile"

Both pigs were taken at less than 20 yards

 

Jan Archery Metro; Hunting party was my wife Colleen and I

We positioned ourselves in front of the feeding herd, shot was 20 yards

 

Andrew's Jan Archery; Hunting Party was Andrew and I

We positioned ourselves in front of the feeding herd, shot was 30 yards

 

Jan Archery; Hunting Party was Andrew and I

After we took care of his pig, we were able to track the herd a ways and we got extremely lucky to find where they bedded. I was able to take mine about 4 hours after he took his.

Pig was taken at 35 yards

 

Steve's Pistol Pig (Ham Hunt); Hunting party was Steve, Andrew, Colleen and I

Steve shot his pig at about 12 yards after a long stalk into a bedded herd of pigs

 

Colleen's Muzzy Javelina (Ham Hunt); Hunting party was Andrew, Colleen and I

Colleen spotted the pigs as they crossed under her at about 40 yards. She quickly text us both as we were spread out on the top of the knoll glassing in different directions. Colleen and I moved about 40 yards and she took the shot from 94 yards with her new CVA muzzleloader.

 

My son Dillon & Andrew's (bowfishAZ) wife Erika's Rifle Javelina Double; Hunting party was Erika, Andrew, Dillon and I

Erika glassed these pigs within 5 minutes of us setting up opening morning. We stalked to within 200 yards and had trouble relocating the pigs because they had bedded down while we were moving closer. After another hour of glassing, Andrew picked up the pigs bedded under a mesquite and the wait began for them to stand up. Pigs were taken at 190 yards

 

 

Video of Erika (Andrew's wife, bowfishAZ) and Dillon's pigs with kill shots. The camera zoom was maxed out and is not the best quality because I didn't have my spotter with us, but a cool video none the less.

 

All but one pig was a one shot kill and most expiring within 10 yards or less. Only two pigs made it past twenty yards, but less than thirty on their death run. It has been a successful season packed with awesome memories with family and friends. My daughter, although she wasn't able to take a pig, was able to fling two arrows at pigs that were called back to us after they busted (Both clean misses). She has been archery hunting on and off since she was twelve without even drawing her bow until now at age 20. 3 tags went unfilled, two of which were metro tags and we will seek redemption in December.

 

Congrats to all the successful pig slayers and a hearty good luck to the ones who ate tag soup for next time around!

[520HUNT]

Any pigs left for next year, or did you decimate the herd?

[johnnie blaze]

Any pigs left for next year, or did you decimate the herd?

lol, Naw, their "metro". Pigslayer fosho!

[gotcoues]

The nine pigs were taken out of 5 differents herds. We hunt all over the unit and also in a metro unit. Thanks for your concern...... jealous much?

 

Sally, I suggest eating a snickers bar.....

[bowfishAZ]

Sure was a fun few months of sticking these pigs with good friends and family!!

 

Any pigs left for next year, or did you decimate the herd?

We hunted and killed out of multiple herds so we have plenty of pigs for years to come! Justin I wouldn't say jealous.. Sounds like he's a little butt hurt if anything

[PatrickJr]

wow.........................................................can I hunt with you?

[520HUNT]

Great work taking them out of different herds. Too many hunters wipe out a complete herd without concern for the well being of the natural balance. I never kill more than one pig out of each herd in my area, it seems to promote better herds. Anyways congrats. And no my butt don't hurt.

[AZLance]

Good point 520Hunt... I too try to self manage the herds I hunt.

 

And congrats on the pig slaying.

[Millhouse]

Neat video. The kids did a good job keeping their cool.

 

+1 on the all efforts to take animals from different herds.

[kidso]

Plenty of bacon to go around! Great job on the harvests. Imagine the love a taxidermist would have given you if you kept showing up with all your pigs to mount!! That would almost be comical!! What, you again, and with another pig!! Vey nice harvest numbers, once again!

[bowhunter4life]

Awesome job Justin, friends and family. It does not get any better than that!

[Redman]

nice patience dads.... great shooting. Congrats.

[gotcoues]

Thanks Mike, haven't seen you on the forum much as of late.

 

 

Kidso, one full body pig mount in this house. Boiled skulls is about all we can afford now!

 

 

Redman, Erika is Andrew's wife. The youngster clowning around a bit is my son D. He's a great kid, packed with more than his fair share of personality. Thank you for the kind words.

 

 

I will also agree a lot of hunters hunt the same herd over and over. We actually wanted to try and take every pig out of a different herd (minus a double I guess) and almost pulled it off. We hunted at least 8 different herds and managed to kill out of 5 of them. Biggest herd we hunted was over 20 an we took 3 out of that herd.

[bonecollector]

Great job slayin them pigs Justin. You guys and gals took care of business.

[Elkhunter1]

Great job guys you really killed them this season!