CAUTION: readers beware... Illegal Barr hog story

Chance invited Erik and I, to come over and hunt today. It was perfect after the rain yesterday as we were able to track hunt. Which we as trophy hunters love. After making the rounds and driving the roads we only found one track. Dropped Boogie, Briar, Jett and Sarge down. Took a while but before long boogie is bayed on a ridge. I got there just as the other dogs that were down hunting did. They had him spinning and he dropped off the ridge and went and a 100 yards before they mugged down. This was a 3 legged boar hog with some decent little shanks. He went about 150#.. Had my Hawk(6 month old briarxtwillbanksmolly) dog down as well, it was his first hunt and he was baying his butt off.

Anyways cruised the rest of the ranch but nada, no more tracks. The dogs were winding crazy hard across this big pasture that was the neighbors. Come about noon, our landowner called and got us the go ahead to hunt the place next door. Chance took some of his dogs and we took Goose, Sarge, Jett and Ruby trying to make the young dogs find these hogs. There was fresh rooting sporadically everywhere throughout the field. It looked like two hogs from their tracks. One track star 140# track and an absolute stud, fat track. The young dogs grinded hard cold trailing and hunting those hogs. Jett, Big E's 1.5 old black dog, cold trailed 600 yards and was really grinding in one spot. We probably screwed up by going over close to him where he eventually pulled out and came to the buggy.

We got to talking and decided to go back & get Briar, Boogie and Drake from the truck. By now it's 1pm and we have tracked this hog all over a few hundred acres as he traveled alot through his home area since the rain. We pulled up and kicked them loose. Within 30 seconds Boogie opened, already smelling the hog. For those of y'all that don't know, Boogie has an extremely COLD nose for a cur dog. He has even put it to a few hounds before. It's an unbelievable sight to see. Now just because he could smell this hog, it took him a while to work it out. 20 minutes into it, he pulls out and before you know it he's right back over where Jett was working so hard. This time though, Boogie just carries it on another 200 yards and bays with Briar & Drake. We get about 70 yards out and the smaller hog blows by me when I'm going in. Ike and another young gyp of chances joined the bay and things got froggy. You could hear a war going on in the bush. Sporadic dog barks, yelps, hog grunting and then back to baying.

Who would know that a tame, livestock, fat a$$ barrow hog would be so rough on the dogs!! (That's a joke for all the Barr Haters out there) .. This was no doubt a rank, wild SOB!!

Anyways E and I get in to about 20 yards after driving the Ranger through the worst youpon thicket you can imagine. As I crawl in I was shocked when it opened up and this Barr hog was bayed under an old abandoned barn/cabin. He was literally standing underneath the porch. This was awesome video time & just as I got my phone out Redman comes screaming by so I chunked the phone and went in behind him. He never checked up and stuck him like a safety hitting a receiver over the middle. The fight took us out off the barn and into the youpons. I legged the hog and tried to flip him either way but he was too top heavy and too many cur dog earrings. So I just wheel barreled him up and dumped him. Big E got there and tied him while I went to scooping up dogs. Briar got a nasty cut into his flank and thigh muscle. He was laid out. Drake had 5 pokes, but thankfully all are superficial. 1.37 miles later boogie bays the other hog that broke out. We finally were able to get to him after 2 hours. After walking in 500 yards, the hog broke just before we cut the cd's loose. Thankfully boogie started getting tired and we were finally able to catch him at dark. Chance we sure appreciate the hunt, it was awesome!!! Great time

People feel free to guess on his weight. He will be butchered and weighed tommorow morning...

Chance playing with our pet hog Mr. P

Big E is trying lead him out of the woods, while Chance is riding mr. P.. You know since they are like steers and all.. Just livestock