BUFF
07-06-2008, 02:03 PM
The man, the legend, The National Geographic Hog expert Tim Hicks send me a Texas Boars feeder light. When my good friend Timm Getts came down to try to whack some hogs I figured it was a good time to try out my new light.
It was HOT but the hogs were moving great. There were Hogs at the feeder when I walked in and I had 3 different groups come in only to smell me and leave. Did I say it was hot, I was soaking wet and not a bit of breeze to move my scent away. Just before Dark I had a 200 pound Boar come in and stood under me before getting my wind . He moved off and stood at 12 yards. My problem was he was where I could not get the camera on him. I let him walk. The way I figure it any animal I shoot off film is an animal I will never get to shoot on film as it will be dead. About 10:PM He just appeared under the light, I never heard a sound. I leaned out and thumped him and watched my Lumi nock go dancing off down the hill. I figured I had better give him an hour as It looked like I hit him too high. The second group of hog made no effort to be quite and I was standing up with the camera running when they came pouring in. I drew and let down 6 or 8 times as the hogs milled under me. Finally I noticed a nice sized sow feeding left to right and as she made her way to the center of the light I bared down on the crease behind her shoulder. I was in full auto pilot and watched as the 74# BW zipped an arrow right where I was looking. I could see blood sprayed everywhere as she ran off and I was able to hear he go down. This was my first hunt using a feeder light and I will say that I liked it much better than a bow mounted light. It seem half the time when I hit them with my bow light they spook. These hogs trotted out under the feeder light with no concern at all.
Please find attached a crude Video of my night.
http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/videos/julyhogs.wmv (http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/videos/julyhogs.wmv)
It was HOT but the hogs were moving great. There were Hogs at the feeder when I walked in and I had 3 different groups come in only to smell me and leave. Did I say it was hot, I was soaking wet and not a bit of breeze to move my scent away. Just before Dark I had a 200 pound Boar come in and stood under me before getting my wind . He moved off and stood at 12 yards. My problem was he was where I could not get the camera on him. I let him walk. The way I figure it any animal I shoot off film is an animal I will never get to shoot on film as it will be dead. About 10:PM He just appeared under the light, I never heard a sound. I leaned out and thumped him and watched my Lumi nock go dancing off down the hill. I figured I had better give him an hour as It looked like I hit him too high. The second group of hog made no effort to be quite and I was standing up with the camera running when they came pouring in. I drew and let down 6 or 8 times as the hogs milled under me. Finally I noticed a nice sized sow feeding left to right and as she made her way to the center of the light I bared down on the crease behind her shoulder. I was in full auto pilot and watched as the 74# BW zipped an arrow right where I was looking. I could see blood sprayed everywhere as she ran off and I was able to hear he go down. This was my first hunt using a feeder light and I will say that I liked it much better than a bow mounted light. It seem half the time when I hit them with my bow light they spook. These hogs trotted out under the feeder light with no concern at all.
Please find attached a crude Video of my night.
http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/videos/julyhogs.wmv (http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/videos/julyhogs.wmv)