Nathanael_Greene
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I was hog hunting Tuesday evening, and right at sunset I shot a pig at about 40 yards. It took off running, but I was sure I'd hit it.
I investigated but found no blood trail; I thought, "I can't have missed it--but where's the blood? Not a drop!"
To make a long story short, my guide and another hunter showed up and we started looking through the brush, but found no blood. (I don't blame them if they thought that I'd missed.) About 30 yards into the brush, though, I found the pig. She had a little blood around the entry wound, behind the shoulder; the exit wound had been plugged by internal organs. Even on the spot where she died, there was virtually no blood.
She was about 80 pounds; good eating size.
I guess the moral of the story is that if you think you got a hit on an animal, look around even if there's no blood trail. It would've been a shame if I'd written off that shot as a miss, and left that pig behind.
In case anyone's wondering, I was hunting at Dos Plumas Ranch (www.dosplumasranch.com) in Trent, Texas, and had an excellent experience. I shot another pig the next morning. Allen, the owner, is a terrific guy and offers a great hunt at a very reasonable price. He knew that I don't have a lot of big-game experience, and really went out of his way to see that I had a good hunt.
I investigated but found no blood trail; I thought, "I can't have missed it--but where's the blood? Not a drop!"
To make a long story short, my guide and another hunter showed up and we started looking through the brush, but found no blood. (I don't blame them if they thought that I'd missed.) About 30 yards into the brush, though, I found the pig. She had a little blood around the entry wound, behind the shoulder; the exit wound had been plugged by internal organs. Even on the spot where she died, there was virtually no blood.
She was about 80 pounds; good eating size.
I guess the moral of the story is that if you think you got a hit on an animal, look around even if there's no blood trail. It would've been a shame if I'd written off that shot as a miss, and left that pig behind.
In case anyone's wondering, I was hunting at Dos Plumas Ranch (www.dosplumasranch.com) in Trent, Texas, and had an excellent experience. I shot another pig the next morning. Allen, the owner, is a terrific guy and offers a great hunt at a very reasonable price. He knew that I don't have a lot of big-game experience, and really went out of his way to see that I had a good hunt.