I started calling this boar Smokie because I'd think I had him pegged based on what the gamecam was showing, and poof - he'd disappear like smoke when I showed up at the times he otherwise was coming to the feeder. My hunting buddy told me he thought Smokie had hacked into my smartphone because he seemed to know my every move.
One night he showed up twice, but never got to the feeder pit. First time, he stopped exactly at the spot where his trail and mine into the stand intersected. Now, I was wearing clothing which had been washed with Scent-free detergent, I'd showered with Scent-Away, and sprayed my boots with same. He just sniffed the air, looked around, and trotted back into the woods. An hour later he came in from the opposite direction, but stopped cold 10 yds from the feeder, and did another U-turn.
Ok, so he's got my number as a bowhunter. But a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. And in this case it was to bring out the mag 257 rifle with green scope light attached, and sit 100 yds away from the feeder. The gotcha moment occurred at 4:50 am Tuesday morning after he'd appeared on the gamecam at the feeder for several hours running. Guess it paid to have hand-thrown another 10 lbs of corn the previous afternoon.
Can you tell which one is AJ?
One night he showed up twice, but never got to the feeder pit. First time, he stopped exactly at the spot where his trail and mine into the stand intersected. Now, I was wearing clothing which had been washed with Scent-free detergent, I'd showered with Scent-Away, and sprayed my boots with same. He just sniffed the air, looked around, and trotted back into the woods. An hour later he came in from the opposite direction, but stopped cold 10 yds from the feeder, and did another U-turn.
Ok, so he's got my number as a bowhunter. But a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. And in this case it was to bring out the mag 257 rifle with green scope light attached, and sit 100 yds away from the feeder. The gotcha moment occurred at 4:50 am Tuesday morning after he'd appeared on the gamecam at the feeder for several hours running. Guess it paid to have hand-thrown another 10 lbs of corn the previous afternoon.
Can you tell which one is AJ?
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