So the other day we're out in the swamp and I decided that because there was almost zero wind and the leaves were VERY noisy underfoot I'd, instead of trapsing about as usual, sit a spot for the last hour or so of light. After picking a place I set about pulling a few branches up around me and also cut a couple of palmetto fronds to stick in the ground.
Took all of a couple of minutes. Made a good bit of noise doing it and truth be it was not much of a blind, but then as we're after hogs it doesn't take as much as for deer.
So about as soon as I get settled in I see movement coming my way. It's a big old boar and he looks for all the world like he is LOOKING for the sourse of the noise. He's not feeding. He's not doing that quick trot that they do when traveling. He's not marking trees. All he's doing is looking about and sniffing.
I think he heard the noise and came to see if it was another boar, or maybe a sow.
This is the second time this season I've had the distinct feeling that a hog has come TO ME after I made noise that sounded like a animal scratchng about.
I know that this is a established deer hunting method, to beat about during the rut.
So now I've got the idea that it might work for hogs.......especially during the fall and early spring peaks of breading activity.
So what do you think?
Took all of a couple of minutes. Made a good bit of noise doing it and truth be it was not much of a blind, but then as we're after hogs it doesn't take as much as for deer.
So about as soon as I get settled in I see movement coming my way. It's a big old boar and he looks for all the world like he is LOOKING for the sourse of the noise. He's not feeding. He's not doing that quick trot that they do when traveling. He's not marking trees. All he's doing is looking about and sniffing.
I think he heard the noise and came to see if it was another boar, or maybe a sow.
This is the second time this season I've had the distinct feeling that a hog has come TO ME after I made noise that sounded like a animal scratchng about.
I know that this is a established deer hunting method, to beat about during the rut.
So now I've got the idea that it might work for hogs.......especially during the fall and early spring peaks of breading activity.
So what do you think?