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The Good
Killed two pigs with one shot about 5:30 pm yesterday, 86 yards or so, both DRT. I was one of only two guys (out of our party of 6) to get a "pig", with the other guy getting an 85 pounder. Also got to watch 5 does mill around for about an hour both before and after dark - could still see them with the binos and the moonlight, and watched a covey of 8 quail walk by.
The Bad
Ahem...due to my lack of perspective without any larger hogs standing nearby, my elevated position from the stand, the distance involved, and the magnification of my scope making them look much bigger than they were, the two I killed were little piglets, one 8 lbs and one 10 lbs (*before* gutting). I thought they were small juveniles, maybe 40 lbs or so looking at them through the scope, but no, no, not at all that "big"......
The Ugly
A rash of spit has been heaped upon me continually since last night by everyone in the hunting party, *and even* the guide/owner of the ranch (and will undoubtedly continue to be heaped upon my by my hunting buddies from that group for as long as I shall live), the likes of which you have never seen...
"I was about to get onto you, asking you 'what the hell are you doing killing rabbits?', until I saw they were little footballs you shot."
"Dontcha know you're supposed to run out and catch the piglets, not shoot them?"
"Hell, the guts out of Derek's pig weigh more than your two pigs put together."
"How'd you see over the top of the cow patties they were behind in order to shoot them?"
"You sure you got a freezer big enough to hold them?"
"Did you know that when you [pleasure yourself], you're also killing babies then, too?"
"You could do a full body mount and put both of them on top of your 13" TV!"
"What'd you bring that big rifle for? Next time just bring a pellet gun; that oughtta do the trick."
"That's must be one hell of a scope, to make them look that big to you - do you also give that scope to your girlfriend to look through when you're about to jump into bed, to make yourself look more impressive?"
"Hell, you might be able to get enough meat between the two of them to make yourself a ham sandwich. That with a pickle & chips would make a meal."
and et cetera, and et cetera.
:hangsheadinshamebutwillbeeatingsomegoodtenderbarbeque:
P.S. Rifle used was the sporterized swede mauser in 6.5x55 I had used for deer season; never got to the range to verify zero on one of the others.....
P.P.S. I didn't take any pics, but my buddies sure as heck did - they made me pose several times, laughing their fool heads off - I'm flipping the bird in the pics of course. "Be sure to hold both of them way from your body in the pic to make them look bigger - but go ahead and hold them both out with one hand."
Now my girlfriend is using the pet name "[...], Baby (killer)" in her texts.
I am so jelous of anyone going hog hunting, no wild hogs where im from, just tame ones that got loose and are sort of wild.
