Don’t Mess With Texas…..Or The Pigman
Last week I went down to Groesbeck, TX to shoot the Pilot Show for “Pigman, The Series”. This is a project we’re all really looking forward to here at The Post, and this particular production shoot was a few months in the making. From the day Brian “Pigman” Quaca picked me up, we set aside two and a half days for our production shoot. Why, you might ask, only set aside two days for the pilot? We wanted to prove that in two days we could lay down great hunts and a good storyline to go with it. Don’t get me wrong…we BUSTED our butts day and night, but that’s how it should be.
When you’re making outdoor television there is no time to “enjoy” the hunt, it’s non-stop work. When laying down footage and producing television is your job, true enjoyment comes when you know you’ve laid it down the best that you could. Like I’ve said before, it all changes when you make the commitment to run that camera…but when you do have a successful hunt, there is no better feeling than knowing that thousands of people will be able to live that hunt again, exactly how it happened.
“Pigman” will focus on the quest of the wild boar hog and other dangerous big game animals throughout the world. “PigMan, The Series” will also take you into the lifestyle of this Texan, giving viewers an inside look at the outrageous personality of this wildcard outdoor personality. Watching Pigman interact with the local town-folk, seeing how the relationship between him and his Dad will be a staple to the show…in the same light as “American Chopper” and knowing that he can lay down the animals like nobody I’ve ever seen, will give this show true dynamics in our industry.
By the time we got back the Pigman Headquarters on day one, we already had shot some lifestyle segments around town, shot a segment on pig trapping and shot the bow back to the house. That evening we jumped in a treestand and had some jumbo hogs come in after camera light…but we were ready for the morning.
The next morning we smoked a big hog with Pig’s Limbsaver Bow, tracked and recovered it by 9:30am. We then went back out and shot some more lifestyle segments on how hogs damage the properties and paid another visit to “Kramer”, a local mechanic and friend of Pigman’s. That evening we went out and got skunked on a piece of ground just outside of town.
The next morning met us with some rain, but the pigs were really moving. We let the Howa speak and downed two hogs on an old logging road. After two short recoveries, we called Pig’s Dad, Tom or “Dapper” as everyone calls him, to come help load the pigs and engage in some father-son banter. Dapper didn’t disappoint and provided some great made for TV moments.
Overall, The Pilot shoot could not have went any better. There were so many elements in the two days that were purely made possible because of Pigman’s ability to interact with the camera…which is all comes purely natural for him. And for that reason, everyone will know who Pigman is January of this year…The Season starts now! We hope everyone is ready.
