My youngest daughter loves this story.
Here in florida there is a week between archery and ML season where there is no hunting or at least it used to be that way.
I had pawn shop ML (side lock percussion) painted camo 50 cal,no idea who made it.
I was scouting for some new stand sites way back in booger swamp,I was on an overgrown logging road that hadn't seen traffic in many years,I hear noise in the woods so I squat down in the road,through the woods comes a piglett,then another and many more shortly after momma came to the road and she saw me or smelled me im not sure,she escorted her babies accross and then made a noise I have never heard before,made whats left of my hair stand up,they went on and so did I,about that time I hear what sounds like a stampeed comming at me but it's so thick I cant see,then about 75 yards in front of me here comes daddy on a dead run,
I cocked the hammer and fired,well,you all know what happens when you fire, I couldn't see so I dropped the rifle and climmed a small pine and had to stay there a few untill he went on.I never harmed a hair on him but he left a lasting impression on me.
My girl laughs at me about it but to me it was no laughing matter.
I have taken quite a few hogs since then but I have the utmost respect for that animal.
Here in florida there is a week between archery and ML season where there is no hunting or at least it used to be that way.
I had pawn shop ML (side lock percussion) painted camo 50 cal,no idea who made it.
I was scouting for some new stand sites way back in booger swamp,I was on an overgrown logging road that hadn't seen traffic in many years,I hear noise in the woods so I squat down in the road,through the woods comes a piglett,then another and many more shortly after momma came to the road and she saw me or smelled me im not sure,she escorted her babies accross and then made a noise I have never heard before,made whats left of my hair stand up,they went on and so did I,about that time I hear what sounds like a stampeed comming at me but it's so thick I cant see,then about 75 yards in front of me here comes daddy on a dead run,
I cocked the hammer and fired,well,you all know what happens when you fire, I couldn't see so I dropped the rifle and climmed a small pine and had to stay there a few untill he went on.I never harmed a hair on him but he left a lasting impression on me.
My girl laughs at me about it but to me it was no laughing matter.
I have taken quite a few hogs since then but I have the utmost respect for that animal.