patocazador
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I went deer hunting this morning and saw 4 hogs at about 50 yards as they slowly crossed a dirt 2-track. I almost shot the smallest one but held off because I wanted a deer and had just put 50+ lbs. of sausage in the freezer from the boar I got a couple of weeks ago. We (my dog & I) followed them for awhile but broke it off when they got into chest-high gallberry bushes.
My dog got wiser as she aged. She used to just take off after a hog and eventually bay it up. However, she was content to trail them slowly just 5 or 10 yards in front of me until I called her off when we got into the really thick stuff. Her teeth are worn down and she wouldn't stand much of a chance with a big hog now.
Of course, we didn't see a deer even though we covered about 2 miles of territory so I suppose I should have popped that small hog. My hunts seem to be full of second guesses. It would have been good in the smoker.
My dog got wiser as she aged. She used to just take off after a hog and eventually bay it up. However, she was content to trail them slowly just 5 or 10 yards in front of me until I called her off when we got into the really thick stuff. Her teeth are worn down and she wouldn't stand much of a chance with a big hog now.
Of course, we didn't see a deer even though we covered about 2 miles of territory so I suppose I should have popped that small hog. My hunts seem to be full of second guesses. It would have been good in the smoker.
