Night 2

Close Calls, Perfect Wind, and the Reality of the Hunt

Night 2 of this two-night hunt with Hog SWAT delivered exactly what hunting so often does — close encounters, perfect conditions, and moments where timing matters most.

The night started strong with a single hog feeding in the middle of an open field. After repositioning to close the distance, the stalk came together cleanly. The wind was perfect, movement was quiet, and the team closed in to roughly 70–80 yards. The setup was solid, but the opportunity slipped away when the shots didn’t connect.

Later in the night, another single hog appeared while crossing an open field. Jordan quickly got the hunters into position and waited patiently for the pig to turn broadside — exactly what you want on a setup like that. Just as the countdown began, a shot went early and the hog disappeared into the darkness.

From there, the team continued covering ground and checking productive areas, but the fields stayed quiet. No additional hogs showed themselves for the remainder of the night.

That’s hunting.

Sometimes everything lines up — the wind, the approach, the setup — and it still doesn’t end with a recovery. Every hunter, regardless of experience or species, has nights like this. What matters is effort, patience, and understanding that success isn’t guaranteed.

Jordan stayed focused until the very end, giving the hunt everything he had across both nights. The hunters stayed positive, trusted the process, and experienced what real thermal hog hunting in South Georgia is all about — not a staged outcome, but an honest hunt.

Night 2 closed without a recovery, but it closed with something just as important:
a true hunting experience.