Any time I can get out hog hunting is a good trip for me, so I took off a day to make the most of my hunting lease. A group of young pigs have been hitting one of the hog feeder fairly often. Last week, I set a hog trap that is about 60 yards from the feeder, but located between the feeder and the stand which is 150 yards from the feeder. Anyway, nothing was in the hog trap when I check it, so I thought maybe the hogs were just a little trap shy.
This morning I hunted that stand and shortly after shooting light I heard pigs. I quickly glassed the feeder and saw hogs running in towards the feeder without hesitation. Of course, I shot the biggest hog that was at the feeder, then the other hogs ran from the feeder toward the stand and past the hog trap.
I then proceeded to shoot 2 more hogs and was asking myself while reloading why I only had 3 bullets in the gun. Yep, I was reloading while pigs were still running around. So.. I got the gun reloaded and stepped out of the stand. Just then 2 more pigs ran out of the brush about 60 yards away, so I shot them.
And then believe it or not, I then walked to the hog trap and there were 3 pigs in it! I could not have designed this day any better! My hunting buddy heard all World War III and came up over the hill a short time later… after the shooting ceased. We ended up cleaning 7 of the 8 pigs, all of which weighed between 40 and 75 pounds. All in all, it was a good, quick morning of hog hunting. And now that’s why this feeder is now called my best hog feeder!