Another solo hunt

[Hollowpoint]

Took the dogs to a spot I’ve avoided for a while, nice cool morning with a little ground moisture. Walked the dogs to the woods and they took off. Unlike Thursday’s trip where they acted like they’ve never been in the woods before. I’m watching them on the garmin and they’re moving parallel to the creek, they make a loop, then a smaller loop inside of that one, then they line out.

I keep moving in the same direction as them to maintain contact, then my jagd Chopper starts yapping so I know they’re onto something. They get to about 350 yards and I get the infamous ? But I know to keep on track, I hear a coyote barking and the dogs ain’t messing with him so I continue on. I get closer and I got a new signal, they’re about 300 and I hear some barking. I start closing in and I hear three dogs barking so I know it’s a good one if one or both of the curs are barking.

I ease into about 20 yards or so and I see him in a sunny area, three of the dogs are baying him up and keeping him busy. I get a little closer and he sees me, so I got my catch dog Kimber in my hand ready for a charge. He turns and goes into the woods only a short distance and the dogs stop him again. I ease closer and as soon as he turns I get a shot off, he spins to take off so I dump two more into him. He might’ve gone 15/20 yards then piled up. Biggest boar we’ve gotten on our own, and I’m glad that part is over.

I’m missing Dan, so I’m worried he got hurt bad, i was putting the knife to this boar but thinking of the dog was on my mind. So I just grabbed his head and started towards him. I finally got him to come to me, he didn’t have his innards hanging out and was moving decent. So we get back to the truck, inspect the dogs and head home. Even with the collared vests on Pete got a poke in the neck and a few scuffs, I like he had the preservation to back up and bay. Dan on the other hand has a more gangster attitude and took more damage. I could see where they had one ear pretty good and the boars right ear showed to signs of a previous encounter with a dog.

Now deer season starts Wednesday, so we got one before the shutdown.

[t-dog]

It’ll be interesting to see if he gets rougher or smarter after this. I’m glad there was nothing life threatening though. It sounds like they are starting to get hog minded leaving like that. Do you ever worry about the Yotes getting your jagd? I ask because we’ve definitely had them get after our bigger dogs at solo bays, even single one out with several dogs baying. My buddy Tommy Crump quit hunting those feists because the yotes would snatch them off a tree before he could get there.


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[Judge peel]

Good to hear the dogs are good that was a good hog they got. Looks like I should have kept Dan lol. Knowing how my dogs are they Probly going to get rougher but you never know not bad for 10 month old pups. I like that spotted dog you picked up to she nice looking dog.

[Hollowpoint]

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T dog, i always worried about him and yotes before, but he’s pretty gritty and quick so not like I used to.  Especially if the bigger dogs are with him. Thinking back on it, when I was putting the knife to this thing, I couldn’t hardly cut through the hair and hide. He just felt like a hairy tank, I don’t know how anything could hurt this thing, or what kind of catch dog would be able to hold him. Not gonna lie, I was very relieved when he didn’t rush me, I had the bubble guts going pretty good.

Judge, that little cat gyp Is a sweet little dog. She gets after it good, no trouble around the house and smart at the bay. As far as Dan goes, I hope he learns from this one going forward, to back up like his brother did. They all went from 100lb young hogs they could handle easily to prime, angry Mike Tyson. Those vests potentially saved his life or a very expensive vet bill.

[Judge peel]

Good deal ya a good vest is a must on a rough dog.

[Cajun]

Real good boar and good  work by the young dogs. They are getting in the zone.