Got back yesterday afternoon from a long weekend BMW Motorcycle Rally at Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes. Picked up a cell phone message on the way home that one of the nines would be closed at the golf course today.
I showed up at 10, grabbed a golf cart and started cruising the nine holes. Got two with the 204 within a short period of time. An older one and a young one. The old one was on the side of an upsloping fairway at 183 yds. The 34 gr ballistic tip hit it really hard, zippering is belly. When I got there it was still alive so I issued a coup de gras to the head. You can see the crater in the ground. Nasty to say the least.
The younger one was shot at 57 yds, but showed only a small entrance wound. You would think that the higher velocity, shorter shot would be more devastating that the long one. Go figure??? (sorry about the cigarette butt. just noticed it)
Called it quits about noon and went home to cut the grass. It's been so dry here that the grass did not grow much since last week, but still enough to need it. After a brief rest and some rehydration, I decided to go back to the golf course to try my luck after all the maintenance was done and the crew had gone home. Managed to get four more.
The first was at 87 yds. Touched off the 204's hair trigger unexpectedly, but still hit it hard enough in the rear to put it down.
The second was at 187 yds. Shot it in the spine from behind. What a pig. 11 lbs 10 oz.
The third, another young one, was hit in shoulder at 57 yds.
And the fourth was shot at 67 yds. Another pig. 11 lbs 2oz. There's a quarter size entrance wound you can't quite see.
This one and the other big one were mature ghogs that had been around a long time. Smart enough to have stayed out of my way for a number of years. Looking forward to next Tuesday already!
I showed up at 10, grabbed a golf cart and started cruising the nine holes. Got two with the 204 within a short period of time. An older one and a young one. The old one was on the side of an upsloping fairway at 183 yds. The 34 gr ballistic tip hit it really hard, zippering is belly. When I got there it was still alive so I issued a coup de gras to the head. You can see the crater in the ground. Nasty to say the least.
The younger one was shot at 57 yds, but showed only a small entrance wound. You would think that the higher velocity, shorter shot would be more devastating that the long one. Go figure??? (sorry about the cigarette butt. just noticed it)
Called it quits about noon and went home to cut the grass. It's been so dry here that the grass did not grow much since last week, but still enough to need it. After a brief rest and some rehydration, I decided to go back to the golf course to try my luck after all the maintenance was done and the crew had gone home. Managed to get four more.
The first was at 87 yds. Touched off the 204's hair trigger unexpectedly, but still hit it hard enough in the rear to put it down.
The second was at 187 yds. Shot it in the spine from behind. What a pig. 11 lbs 10 oz.
The third, another young one, was hit in shoulder at 57 yds.
And the fourth was shot at 67 yds. Another pig. 11 lbs 2oz. There's a quarter size entrance wound you can't quite see.
This one and the other big one were mature ghogs that had been around a long time. Smart enough to have stayed out of my way for a number of years. Looking forward to next Tuesday already!
