MCgunner
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We'd been gone all day to inlaws in Seguin. Wife's cousin's daughter is getting married tomorrow and wife's daughter, SIL, and grand baby are in from Washington state. The baby is 7 months old and Holly's first chance to see him. Her cousin has 140 acres and a stocked tank. Caught a lunker bass yesterday, released it as it was a sow full of eggs. It was near 8 lbs, 23" long. Caught a couple of smaller ones today and fileted 'em.
So, anyway, we get home and I'm tired, lay out on the couch watching "Pickers" on history channel. Wife gets off the computer, I get up to get on and look out in the back. There's a sow hog and 12 piglets in the back yard. I didn't see 'em at the feeder, but no doubt they were eating. It was near sun down. I stumble over myself to get to the back, load my .308, and sneak out the door. I would have been much quicker if I'd just worked the bolt on my Remington 597 magnum. They were no more'n 50 yards, could have taken a head shot, but by the time I got out there and rested the gun, they were at the edge of the woods evacuating. I took a shot at the sow's butt, think I shot low.
I need to set my trap again, I guess. We saw a sow, boar, and 4 piglets cross the road just as we were leaving this morning. Dang, all of a sudden we're surrounded by pigs.
So, anyway, we get home and I'm tired, lay out on the couch watching "Pickers" on history channel. Wife gets off the computer, I get up to get on and look out in the back. There's a sow hog and 12 piglets in the back yard. I didn't see 'em at the feeder, but no doubt they were eating. It was near sun down. I stumble over myself to get to the back, load my .308, and sneak out the door. I would have been much quicker if I'd just worked the bolt on my Remington 597 magnum. They were no more'n 50 yards, could have taken a head shot, but by the time I got out there and rested the gun, they were at the edge of the woods evacuating. I took a shot at the sow's butt, think I shot low.
I need to set my trap again, I guess. We saw a sow, boar, and 4 piglets cross the road just as we were leaving this morning. Dang, all of a sudden we're surrounded by pigs.