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I took my good friend Tim, the same guy who got his first elk this season to Texas last week for a little pig hunting.
On day one we spotted a nice looking boar about a mile out routing in a field. I sent Tim down wind and let him pick his way to the hog across mostley open ground. I stayed up on a ridge and watched with binos.
Tim made a beautifull stalk and closed to within 50 yards before hammering this Boar with his .30-06. He was shooting a 180gr Nosler PT. The shot went straight through the heart and exited the boar immediatley went into a death run finsihed off by a back flip as he went to hog heaven.
Tim shot at the hog once more and missed the second shot as the hog was running. But I'll tell you it was neat to watch this stalk unfold.
This is Tims third year hunting and I'd say he's coming right along.......
As for me I stumbled around with my .470NE and shot at a few jack rabbits on the run just for fun. If you're gonna shoot jack rabbits always use enough gun.
I jumped a hog late the last afternoon and my first shot was a dud (dead primer). When I was able to aquire him again it was nearing 200yds and I sent a hail Mary his way and skined him. At which point my dog took off after him as he was leaving a little blood. In any case 10 miles later I caught the dog and walked back to the truck in the dark sans the hog. But with a big smile on my face and spring in my step....God I love stuff!!!!
On day one we spotted a nice looking boar about a mile out routing in a field. I sent Tim down wind and let him pick his way to the hog across mostley open ground. I stayed up on a ridge and watched with binos.
Tim made a beautifull stalk and closed to within 50 yards before hammering this Boar with his .30-06. He was shooting a 180gr Nosler PT. The shot went straight through the heart and exited the boar immediatley went into a death run finsihed off by a back flip as he went to hog heaven.
Tim shot at the hog once more and missed the second shot as the hog was running. But I'll tell you it was neat to watch this stalk unfold.
This is Tims third year hunting and I'd say he's coming right along.......
As for me I stumbled around with my .470NE and shot at a few jack rabbits on the run just for fun. If you're gonna shoot jack rabbits always use enough gun.
I jumped a hog late the last afternoon and my first shot was a dud (dead primer). When I was able to aquire him again it was nearing 200yds and I sent a hail Mary his way and skined him. At which point my dog took off after him as he was leaving a little blood. In any case 10 miles later I caught the dog and walked back to the truck in the dark sans the hog. But with a big smile on my face and spring in my step....God I love stuff!!!!