Finally got a nice day to go huntin' yesterday,so,with my wife down with a cold,and my daughter and son in law on 10 day trip to Italy,I decided to go pig huntin'. The Sabine river is back in it's banks,so I tried the 5700 acre WMA in Smith co. Texas. I took my canoe 6 miles downstream,found a favorite spot,and started lookin'.I came across a lone boar right off the bat,but I guessed him to be in the 250# range,so passed on him. I covered 3 miles before dinner time seeing no more pigs.There were a lot of mallards in the sloughs,and they're all paired up now,also ,the red maples are beginning to bud. After eatin' a bite,I headed the opposite direction.Not 200 yards out I came across a big bunch bedded in the cane.I got within 10 yards of no less than 6 pigs,but the cane was so thick,I could'nt get a shot.They knew I was around at this point and started moving.I went with them,but not knowing the slough made a hairpin turn,forced them to the point.I heard them hittin' the water from a 4' drop,so I ran on through hoping to catch one swimming,but by the time I got to the edge they were 40 yards away and movin' fast. After this I headed another direction.About 1:00 I found another thick stand of cane and started easing through it,as quiet as one can through dry leaves and palmetto fronds.I heard something move in front of me and saw 3 little 10# pigs in front of a fallen tree.As Il looked hard for larger animals ,I felt the wind swirl and hit me in the back of my neck.Then the big sow stood up on the other side of the tree.She hurriedly moved off with the little ones in tow ,I finished huntin' the cane thicket,but that was all that was there.I had decided to leave by 2:00,and being a mile from the canoe,decided to head back. No shots today,but another great hunt,beautiful weather,and lots of wildlife.Hopefully my wife will feel like going tuesday,and we'll try again.Just thought I'd share. Good huntin', and God Bless