Hunter Cosby killed the feeder!!

  When it comes to hunting young Hunter Cosby will hang in there with the best of them. He really likes to hunt with his Grandfather Tim Cosby, and hog hunting is one of his favorite things to do. After several days and nights of fruitless pursuit of feral hogs, Hunter was again hunting with  Papa on July 2.  Needlessly to say, it was hot when they began their vigil about 5:30 in the afternoon.  Hours went by, darkness arrived, and with little moon it was really dark. About 8:30 PM the feeder light clicked on and adrenaline flowed, but alas,  it was only an opossum  traveling through.  Five minutes later the  light clicked off,  and it was was black again.  At 9:18 PM Hunter whispered:  "I'm  about ready to go."  Papa suggested they wait until 9:30 to leave.

     About ten minutes later  sounds in the dark like a bunch of grunting gremlins rushing toward them had Hunter nervously  whispering: "What is that Papa?"  The reply was:  "Hogs I hope or we're in trouble."   No light came on so the green hand light (a gift from Brice) clicked on and illuminated several medium sized hogs around the feeder with no light.  Hunter immediately started to get his scope on one of the medium sized hogs.  When out of the darkness, two big hogs rushed in to run the others off their food. All was confusion under the tripod feeder.  Hunter sent a round down range that  resulted in a brief loss of vision until the powder residue  and muzzle  flash subsided. Then to their dismay  they saw the feeder on its  side. First thing Hunter said as he saw the feeder on its  side with the legs in the air was " Papa I think I shot the feeder". Then in a more subdued voice said "I really think I must have shot the feeder leg" 

      Several minutes went by before the pair reached the feeder and searched the trampled  ground for sign.  With a great deal of relief in his voice Hunter said "There is no sign I hit the feeder leg, and here's blood on one of its legs".  In the confusion after the shot the fatally wounded hog had run into the feeder.  After a short blood trail, Hunter found his quarry a really nice 175 lb. boar hog. From high to low and back to high in just a matter of minutes.  Hunter even helped clean the hog with the Joe Schell  knife he won last deer season. Good going Hunter.