I had a guided hunt this morning on one of these properties. I either catch the hogs were the dogs find them or we better have a sack lunch if we get one a runner.
Well we got on a runner!
The dogs found a huge boar that just wouldn't stay put for nothing! Its the same old story on that place. I ended up cutting the dogs off after over 4 hours of running this hog due to obligations to the hunting party I had left standing in the woods waiting on me to get back.
It about killed me to do it but there will be another day for that boar. I was 3 properties over and 2.5 miles from where the dogs started it. It ran mostly giant circles around that place until he picked a straight line and headed for the next county. At least the runners are pretty predictable on this place.
I could have shot him when he came out of the woods were I had planned to cute the dogs off. He almost ran over the top of my and the land owners son wile we where sitting on the 4-wheeler.
That poor kid probably wont sleep well tonight. lol
Like I said, I like the sport in runners but they suck when you have a party out that just wants to stick a hog. I was sure proud of my dogs though. I had a 10 month old plott/cur cross I dropped on the track a little over an hour into the race. The other dogs had about 750 yards on her when I did. She caught up and stayed right with the other dogs until I cute them off almost 3 hours later. She is a experimental x from two breeders and I was happy to try a pup for them when they offered. We dont know what to expect out of them yet but Im liking what Im seeing so far.
Well. thats hog hunting for ya these days.
