poolhouse pigs

[lpreddick]

got a call from someone that found out i was a "professional" ghog hunter. he had a ghog that had dug under his poolhouse and was making a mess by eating his peaches and leaving the seed all over his pool area. he could not grow tomatoes for the same reason. have gun will travel, so i went. his yard was quite small and my hide was 45 yds from the poolhouse. i set up my portable shooting bench covered with camo netting in the shade...i was invisible. the waiting begins...i understood what carlos hathcock endured, except he was in vietnam and his targets could shoot back. a small head appeared, then more body...small, so i waited for the adult, but small one stood up! no way i could not resist doing what i am born to do...BANG! and he vanished in a very pink mist. 15 sec later mama came out to see what happened. she looked around for 2 sec, then BANG! she rolled backwards and gave me the tail salute. gun was a .223 ackley with a hollowpointed 53 gr hornady bullet at 3450 fps...small one EXPLODED while mama took it all in the chest. pics below...viewer discretion advised.

 

[lpreddick]

got a call from someone that found out i was a "professional" ghog hunter. he had a ghog that had dug under his poolhouse and was making a mess by eating his peaches and leaving the seed all over his pool area. he could not grow tomatoes for the same reason. have gun will travel, so i went. his yard was quite small and my hide was 45 yds from the poolhouse. i set up my portable shooting bench covered with camo netting in the shade...i was invisible. the waiting begins...i understood what carlos hathcock endured, except he was in vietnam and his targets could shoot back. a small head appeared, then more body...small, so i waited for the adult, but small one stood up! no way i could not resist doing what i am born to do...BANG! and he vanished in a very pink mist. 15 sec later mama came out to see what happened. she looked around for 2 sec, then BANG! she rolled backwards and gave me the tail salute. gun was a .223 ackley with a hollowpointed 53 gr hornady bullet at 3450 fps...small one EXPLODED while mama took it all in the chest. pics below...viewer discretion advised.

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[lpreddick]

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my hide

 

[Preacher]

Seems like you got the job done.........

 

[Eddie Harren]

Put a white feather in your hat and pump up the confirms. Gee, I like that kind of talk!

 

[misfire]

Sweet you're lucky man when people call you to cure the problem

 

[MrMajestic]

Is it okay that I love the carnage?

 

[snert]

MM...it might alarm a psychologist, but who the heck ever thought Freud was sane anyhow!??

(I think a firm swat like that is good for a chuck)

 

[dskogman]

Is okay that I love the carnage?

PETA would be appalled

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Carlos woulda moved farther back and lit em up w/a 50 BMG.. No cleanup that way..

 

[lpreddick]

PETA would be appalled

PETA?... now I remember what that stands for...People Eating Tasty Animals.

 

[hogpatrol]

Sweet! I'd bet there are some brothers and sisters still living there.

Remember this?

 

[savagedasher]

Sweet! I'd bet there are some brothers and sisters still living there.

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12 minutes so far I watched nascar trying to catch a ground hog on Michigan speed way. Where were you. Larry

 

[savagedasher]

NASCAR is green and peta friendly . They tried a 5 gallon bucket . Garbage can works best . Larry

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Still catch Paladin once in a while