Wild Boar Down

[Dom]

Was out buck hunting, here the season is in the rut. Seen a good buck early, at six feet away, right under the ladder. No way I could think about moving to get in position to shoot. Got wind of me and was lickety split gone. A while later a Doe and 2 Fawns stroll by, a little later a Martin. Then a short time later I spot another buck behind me. Not sure why I looked back there, just one of those things when you're out hunting, a sixth sense or whatever. Had to kneel on the ladder to get in position to shoot, had him in the scope, but brush was in the way so was waiting for it to take about 2 steps. Then something came along that saved the bucks life. Kept hearing light noises to the right, finally see a wild boar moving about. Ok, the buck still not in a good position to shoot, maybe . . . I had to get back turned around and in a position to shoot the boar. It all worked out, got a good shot off. At the shot it ran, but after waiting 15 minutes and a short 40 meters tracking a good blood trail led to the boar. 30-06, H4350 pushing 180gr A Frames, Waidmannsheil, Dom.


Ladder seat I was sitting in


All Loaded up


Field Dressed


Cleaned up nicely


Scales don't lie, 39kg, or ~85 lbs field dressed. Game hunted on State Forests is weighed and sold by the Kilo