BY RON BALLANTI
Twenty-five-year-old Nadean Corbisier from Placentia, California passed the California Hunter Safety Course and received her first hunting license only a few weeks ago. It didn’t take long for her to put both to good use on a recent Central California hog-hunting adventure.
On her first hunting trip, on Nadean’s first day in the field, she dropped a 180-pound boar from about 150 yards with the very first bullet. “Not too shabby for a first timer! It was probably beginner’s luck, but I am good with that,” said Nadean. “We just arrived at Frontera Hunting in Bradley, California around noon on Friday, March 5 and hooked up with guide Clay Avila. He certainly didn’t waste any time putting me in the right place on the first stop,” Nadean continued. “I could just make out the boar laying down in the grass about 200 yards away, and so I moved in for a better shot. At about 150 yards, I felt like I could make the shot with my Savage 308 bolt action.”
“My fiancé Mateo Cevallos and his grandpa Jim Elfring were watching the action from the trailhead,” Nadean explained. “With a steady eye and a twitchy finger, I squeezed off the round. The adrenalin rush was so intense; I don’t even remember hearing the shot. I saw the hog roll over and knew I had a good, clean kill. I looked back to see Mateo and Jim clapping and giving me the thumbs up, which made me feel even better.”
