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Hog Wild: Jacob Black, Tennille, Georgia
One evening my girlfriend and I were deer hunting on a pine plantation. My little brother, Adam, was hunting a stand three rows away. Tony ShasteenAs the sun set, I heard a shot, hogs squealing, and my brother yelling. I climbed down and sprinted to his stand. I thought he was being attacked! A sounder of 50 hogs was stampeding toward the creek, running between me and Adam. I couldn’t tell what was wrong, but he was yelling about something… Tony Shasteen…when I noticed movement to my right. I spun around just as a wounded sow came charging straight at me! I had just enough time to bring my rifle up and get off a shot at point-blank range. The hog hit the dirt right in front of me! Tony ShasteenWhen it was all over, we had killed three hogs without getting trampled. Tony Shasteen
