Big Boar Down

[southtxhunter]

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Took this big boy down last night with my 6.5-47 Lapua. Couldn't find him last night in the brush so I took my Lab this morning with me and we found him. Hog went about 100 yards. Shot him square in the shoulder, and there was no blood trail at all. Just a little blood at the point of impact. So I hope this helps you guys out that shoot the 6.5. I shoot the 140 Berger vld's and from now on anything like this I'm taking a quarting away lung to opposite shoulder shot, or a bow shot to insure a blood trail if they happen to run.

 

[Mr. Ten-X]

Nice critter.

Maybe consider a little more heavily constructed bullet?

 

[southtxhunter]

Weighed in at 205# and is going to be #40 in the low fence tusk record book at weiser weight and tusk. My biggest to date.

 

[southtxhunter]

Maybe consider a little more heavily constructed bullet?
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Exactly!

 

[5spd]

Nice sized porker. Going to fill the freezer a bit!

 

[boltfluter]

That is one hog of a hog. As stated you need a tougher bullet or maybe a lung to lung shot would make it through. Enjoy the bacon. ;D

Regards, Paul

www.boltfluting.com

 

[southtxhunter]

I agree on the the bullet guys I posed that info up to help with bullet discussions about what is ok for this and that. The other part of it is that the Boars in my area, not sure about others, is they have a very thick layer of fat/tissue in this area. On this hog it was almost 1" thick. I've heard for years that bullets bounce off this area, you can't kill thim there. This I hoped showed that you will kill them there it is just a lot harder to find them because the fat will close up around the intrance wound. I would have not found him if not for my pup.

 

[Erik Cortina]

Head shot will take care or the tracking.
But a dead hog is a dead hog! ;D

 

[M700]

Congratulations on a fine hog!

 

[xswanted]

Nice! I've always wanted to try that.

 

[timeout]

Nice! I've always wanted to try that.

Would not mind trying it myself. The old fashioned me has a hard time accepting paying to eliminate someone elses problems though! Furnishing the ammo and manpower seems to be the right price to me.

 

[southtxhunter]

All you have to do is ask. Land owners need the help. Ask around your local feed store. Might get a heck yeah come and kill'em. A surprising resource is your local game warden. They usually know a lot of land owners and might set you up too.

Would not mind trying it myself. The old fashioned me has a hard time accepting paying to eliminate someone elses problems though! Furnishing the ammo and manpower seems to be the right price to me.
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[timeout]

I live in WI., so asking at the feed store or game warden won't help. Wild Hogs are mighty scarce here. I know they are expanding their range, but I am a lot of gas $'s and a few motel bills away from hog hunting. I am probably wrong, but it seems like most guys are wanting big bucks for an outsider to hunt them. I can't blame them for putting money in the bank. That is the name of the game these days. I'm just not geared to be charged for solving a problem is all. Some may call me an old "fuddy-duddy" that way. My money has always came hard, so I am careful where I spend it.

 

[JRS]

I live in WI., so asking at the feed store or game warden won't help. Wild Hogs are mighty scarce here. I know they are expanding their range, but I am a lot of gas $'s and a few motel bills away from hog hunting. I am probably wrong, but it seems like most guys are wanting big bucks for an outsider to hunt them. I can't blame them for putting money in the bank. That is the name of the game these days. I'm just not geared to be charged for solving a problem is all. Some may call me an old "fuddy-duddy" that way. My money has always came hard, so I am careful where I spend it.

If you ever make it out to the Peoples Republic of California, you can hunt them year round. Private land owners would love to have them removed from their property. There is also some real monsters out here. Finding 300+ pound porkers is commonplace. The herds in San Diego county have gotten so big and out of control, the F&G department is considering an aerial slaughter. That isn't going over too well with the animal loving groups.

 

[timeout]

I live in WI., so asking at the feed store or game warden won't help. Wild Hogs are mighty scarce here. I know they are expanding their range, but I am a lot of gas $'s and a few motel bills away from hog hunting. I am probably wrong, but it seems like most guys are wanting big bucks for an outsider to hunt them. I can't blame them for putting money in the bank. That is the name of the game these days. I'm just not geared to be charged for solving a problem is all. Some may call me an old "fuddy-duddy" that way. My money has always came hard, so I am careful where I spend it.

If you ever make it out to the Peoples Republic of California, you can hunt them year round. Private land owners would love to have them removed from their property. There is also some real monsters out here. Finding 300+ pound porkers is commonplace. The herds in San Diego county have gotten so big and out of control, the F&G department is considering an aerial slaughter. That isn't going over too well with the animal loving groups.

Thanks for the reply. I may get as close as AZ sometime in the next 3 months. I've been to the Peoples Republic of CA. one time. I have no intention to ever go back. WI. is way bad enough for me (check our election results).

 

[hedditch]

People's Repubic of California! I love it. I had permission to hunt a ranch in California for pigs. California said I had to have an out of state hunting license (for hunting what the rancher considered varmints). OK, like Idaho, you have to have a license to shoot varmints, ground squirrels, rock chucks, and such. But, each California pig taken needed a tag at $67 per tag! In Montana, where I am from, no license is required to hunt varmints. Wyoming either. Here in Montana where I live, wolves & mountain lions have wiped out our elk. Why you ask? One has to have a tag for each and only one tag per person. $20 for the wolf tag and I believe $70 for a mountain lion. These are varmints and there should be no limit, no tags, and shoot on sight. Usually, Montana sells out on non resident hunting licenses and tags. Not this past year. An out of stater could purchase one "over the counter". The word is out, "no game in Montana". Our F & G is now hurting for money but they will spend thousands of dollars to verify what the hunters in the field are telling them. In area 250, the F & G study verified no game due to lions and wolves. Wyoming classifies wolves are varmints. Not us, Montana needs the money. Soon there will be a tag reqired on each prairie dog shot.

 

[timeout]

I know a couple guys in the Fed. ADC occupation. Lots of years experience in the field between them. It appears from what I hear that there has been a worsening trend of college kids infiltrating the game departments and starting out near the top. Absolutely no first hand field experience, and many have never hunted. I believe it to be fact that many State game population numbers are not only inaccurate, but often manipulated to suit the managers philosoppy. I will not expose any names. Take it for what it's worth. By the way, I hope I'm wrong, but i don't think so.