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  • Double Naught Spy
    Chieftain
    • Sep 2013
    • 2560

    Sows & Piglets & more of the Pulsar Apex XD50



    I received an email from the landowner that hogs were apparently back on his property. I met him Thursday evening and he explained that he found rooting on the SW side and suggested I hunt a feeder in that area.

    After baking in the sun for about 3.5 hours, I saw some dark spots moving through the bush. I was facing into the sun, but it had finally gone down below the level of the trees. A turkey had tricked me earlier in the same area and I thought a group of turkeys was about to come out, but it was hogs.

    Two sows and seven itty bitty piglets presented themselves and as there was still daylight, they all looked about as black with the naked eye as they did through the scope. I picked the most cautious sow as my target. She also seemed a bit larger.

    She dropped with the first shot. The second shot was into the grouped piglets and one of those tumbled out and I panned over and tried to lead the other fleeing sow. I led her too much. I went back to check on the piglet and it was GONE! I kept scanning, thinking that maybe it was swallowed up in high grass or a low spot as I could not see it anywhere. It wasn't until I reviewed the video that I understood what happened. I tried following their exit route to see if I could find the piglet, but was not successful.

    In the end, one 120 lb sow, 115 yards, right at dusk. The shot entered a bit low, breaking her right humerus, traversing under her head and clipping the back of the left mandible before exiting, apparently taking a lot of blood vessels along the way. She was a good bleeder. She was wet. Apparently, they had been swimming.

    As per the landowners instructions, I dragged her away from the feeder and sliced her open for easy access by other animals.

    Just got a call, from the landowner. "Let's see about the others..."
    Kill a hog. Save the planet.
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  • badmoon692008
    Bloodstained
    • Mar 2015
    • 79

    #2
    Originally posted by Double Naught Spy View Post
    https://youtu.be/eEpEmI6YJmc

    I received an email from the landowner that hogs were apparently back on his property. I met him Thursday evening and he explained that he found rooting on the SW side and suggested I hunt a feeder in that area.

    After baking in the sun for about 3.5 hours, I saw some dark spots moving through the bush. I was facing into the sun, but it had finally gone down below the level of the trees. A turkey had tricked me earlier in the same area and I thought a group of turkeys was about to come out, but it was hogs.

    Two sows and seven itty bitty piglets presented themselves and as there was still daylight, they all looked about as black with the naked eye as they did through the scope. I picked the most cautious sow as my target. She also seemed a bit larger.

    She dropped with the first shot. The second shot was into the grouped piglets and one of those tumbled out and I panned over and tried to lead the other fleeing sow. I led her too much. I went back to check on the piglet and it was GONE! I kept scanning, thinking that maybe it was swallowed up in high grass or a low spot as I could not see it anywhere. It wasn't until I reviewed the video that I understood what happened. I tried following their exit route to see if I could find the piglet, but was not successful.

    In the end, one 120 lb sow, 115 yards, right at dusk. The shot entered a bit low, breaking her right humerus, traversing under her head and clipping the back of the left mandible before exiting, apparently taking a lot of blood vessels along the way. She was a good bleeder. She was wet. Apparently, they had been swimming.

    As per the landowners instructions, I dragged her away from the feeder and sliced her open for easy access by other animals.

    Just got a call, from the landowner. "Let's see about the others..."
    Man, this sounds like some good old fashioned fun... almost makes me wish we had hog problems up here...

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    • Kikn
      Warrior
      • Nov 2011
      • 689

      #3
      Nice....buzzards and yotes have to eat to :P

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      • Savage Shooter
        Warrior
        • Dec 2014
        • 241

        #4
        Wow, what a great problem for you to have - landowners calling you to PLEASE come shoot some hogs! Only thing better are trips to South Dakota and meeting up with ranchers with prairie dog problems. Hundreds of shots in a day from 75 - 600 yards. Can't wait to get up there with my 6.5 Grendel and 6.5 Creedmoor this year; I hope to stretch my record long shot past 650 yards (shot with a 50 gr. VMAX in a .22-250).
        My "6.5" = 24" AA Overwatch upper 1/9 twist, NC based US Tactical lower, standard A4 6 position stock, AR Gold Trigger, JPS SCS buffer, Vortex 6-24 x 50 FFP PST with EBR-2C MOA reticle

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        • jawbone
          Warrior
          • Jan 2012
          • 328

          #5
          caught myself controlling my breathing while watching your reticle. also thought you had a good lead on 2nd sow, and was surprised she didn't auger in.

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