My first trapping attempt

[Bfh_auto]

My first attempt at trapping was a partial success. I had 4 hogs in the trap until I shot the first one.
The other three hit the same section of the trap and exploded the wire ties and bent the panels. I thought 8 ties with a foot of overlap would be enough for a joint. It's getting more posts and different wire for the joints. The little wire ties that come with t posts are weak.

 

[ericuda]

Never messed with the wild ones you guys do but any ole domestic could lift a post out of the ground like nothing.

Are you using hog panels or normal rolled wire.

 

[Armored farmer]

Murphy was a livestock farmer

 

[Bfh_auto]

Never messed with the wild ones you guys do but any ole domestic could lift a post out of the ground like nothing.

Are you using hog panels or normal rolled wire.

4x16 live stock panels.

 

[Bfh_auto]

Murphy was a livestock farmer

Bad thing was I only had my carry gun. I was running home from work and decided to stop before going so the way home.
I shot 2 of these just behind the ear with it. They fell down and jumped back up. The one I anchored, I had shot in the head and when it jumped up, I shot it high shoulder, breaking the onside shoulder and punctured the lung. It went down and stayed down.
Next time, I'll at least have my Rossi and Blackhawk 357.

 

[Armored farmer]

Bad thing was I only had my carry gun. I was running home from work and decided to stop before going so the way home.
I shot 2 of these just behind the ear with it. They fell down and jumped back up. The one I anchored, I had shot in the head and when it jumped up, I shot it high shoulder, breaking the onside shoulder and punctured the lung. It went down and stayed down.
Next time, I'll at least have my Rossi and Blackhawk 357.

This is why I vowed to have a .45 caliber for my sd gun.
But,... that is another thread.

I have friends in swine production. They use concrete and welded components in their facilities. There is extensive annual maintenance to their hog buildings.
There's an old saying about a good fence. "Hog tight and horse high".

 

[Bfh_auto]

This is why I vowed to have a .45 caliber for my sd gun.
But,... that is another thread.

I have friends in swine production. They use concrete and welded components in their facilities. There is extensive annual maintenance to their hog buildings.
There's an old saying about a good fence. "Hog tight and horse high".

It was a penetration issue on the skull. A 45 would have had even more problems.
We raised hogs for many years. They were the most destructive creature I've seen.
I wasn't expecting the first group to be 4 boars with the smallest one running about 160 pounds.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Everyone says a 22 to the ear....

 

[Bfh_auto]

Everyone says a 22 to the ear....

I was expecting little pigs like everyone else traps. A 22 will work well for them.
One was hit between the eyes with a 180tcfp. The other was hit just behind the ear. I don't know how either shot didn't kill them.
I'm pretty sure one died in the briars, but there was no way I'm going in after pigs with an empty gun.

 

[Armored farmer]

I'm sorry about the blown trapping opportunity, but all I can think about is why your carry gun didnt dispatch the two shot behind the ear.....?

 

[Bfh_auto]

I'm sorry about the blown trapping opportunity, but all I can think about is why your carry gun didnt dispatch the two shot behind the ear.....?

I'm going to guess it was deflection.
The shot behind the ear was about 2 inches off from intended target. The paneling and running pigs makes for less than perfect shoot placement.
I've heard of the head on shot of failing, but I had never seen it happen.

 

[LiverEatingJohnson]

If your shoot for between the eyes you are hitting them below the brain.