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Went out about 6PM to swap SD Cards in my new Game Cam yesterday and when we plugged it into the computer look what we found!
And as I drive up last night, away they go!
My Son In Law and I looked at all the pics on his I-Pad last night and studied it at length and we figured there was 12 to 15 different hogs. This was different from the bunch my Grandson and I shot at and missed a few weeks back. That group was about 12 in number and there were no white hogs, they were all brindle to black in color.
I drove up on them but never saw them. They probably scattered when I turned the corner into that field and didn't have the spotlight on yet. It takes about 45 minutes for me to get out there and through three gates and down into the lease to my feeder. I left my daughter's house just a few minutes before 6:00 P.M so the game cam is about right on the money time wise.
I'm going out this afternoon and sit in my tent blind which is about 50-60 yards away. While I was there I poured out a 40 Pound Bag of Wally World Corn and dumped about half a 5 pound bag of Hog Wild on top. I've got a good battery out of my boat and I'll get the clips where I can plug my Q-Beam in and put it in the tent blind. I'm thinking of taking the Garand out there. 8 quick shots should get me at least 3 or 4 of em.
And as I drive up last night, away they go!
My Son In Law and I looked at all the pics on his I-Pad last night and studied it at length and we figured there was 12 to 15 different hogs. This was different from the bunch my Grandson and I shot at and missed a few weeks back. That group was about 12 in number and there were no white hogs, they were all brindle to black in color.
I drove up on them but never saw them. They probably scattered when I turned the corner into that field and didn't have the spotlight on yet. It takes about 45 minutes for me to get out there and through three gates and down into the lease to my feeder. I left my daughter's house just a few minutes before 6:00 P.M so the game cam is about right on the money time wise.
I'm going out this afternoon and sit in my tent blind which is about 50-60 yards away. While I was there I poured out a 40 Pound Bag of Wally World Corn and dumped about half a 5 pound bag of Hog Wild on top. I've got a good battery out of my boat and I'll get the clips where I can plug my Q-Beam in and put it in the tent blind. I'm thinking of taking the Garand out there. 8 quick shots should get me at least 3 or 4 of em.
Daddy, what's an enabler?
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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Priceless!
Is it against Texas law to set up some IED's around your feeder and sit a ways back with the trigger switch? LOL get all 15 in one "shot"
Maybe a can of Tannerite. Just shoot the can and watch the blast. One thing, probably wouldn't have much skinning to do or cooking either.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Actually, many a hog been assassinated with a Garand around here. It used to be one of the weapons of choice for that purpose. Both M-1s, Garand and Carbine have been used on hogs. Thing is you've got about 3 seconds to get as many as you can. When scared they have to be one of the fastest land animals on record. And where we hunt, there's thick brush in all directions a very short distance away. So you shoot and if you blink, in just a couple clicks they vaporize. It's like Scotty beamed them up!!!
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
You ain't kidding! Actually around here, many hogs are killed with ARs and .223s in general. I haven't killed one yet, but I'm tempted to try. I've got a load worked up for my Stevens 200 .223 that is pretty accurate with a 68 grain boat tail at 2950-3000 FPS. One shot to the head or neck and porky bites the dust.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Also that is proof you NEED a can!
- George Orwell
I agree, a can would be optimal in this situation, especially if you're close enough for subsonic rounds. You could pick em off as they ate and they'd think their buddies were just sleeping.
Oh as for size these are not small. Some of the bigger bores weigh upwards of 250 pounds. The larger sows go up to about 175-200. Some are the ideal weight of 75-125. There's a few of those youngsters around 50. Whatever size you want, we got.
I want to do a Filipino Lechon with one. That requires scraping the hair off. Then you gut it and clean it up and stuff the belly with lemon grass and sow it up. Then you stick a bamboo poll from Stem to stern, or in other words in the bung hole and out the mouth. You drive stakes in the ground to form an X on each end and lay the bamboo in the X. The Filipinos will then take and whack one end of the poll with a bolo or Machete where it's stuck in the end of the poll, and that's your turning handle. Then just shovel hot coals under the pig and turn steadily and constantly for 3 to 6 hours, depending on the size of the pig. The best size for this is from 50 to 100 pounds, no larger.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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That's just what I was thinking.......
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Hunting them would be fun though.
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Yep you're right on Gator! They're not something you want to make an effort to acquire, but if you have them already they're next to impossible to eradicate or control, so why not hunt em? I believe personally they're not as harmful to ranch land as some make them out to be, but they are a real nemesis to farmers. Not that they're exactly beneficial to ranchers, they do root up the ground, but I think other animals are adapting to their presence. Our hunting area is already pretty rough. It's not fit for farming. A lot isn't even fit for ranching, so a large hog presence isn't that big of a deal. Only problem is we would need Donald Trump to build an impenetrable fence to keep them off the adjacent farm land. So they ARE still very much a pain in the ass.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
I actually enjoyed boar hunting around Okeechobee years back and the first few pig hunts here but it got old quick and I swear now it is more a war than hunting. I can't remember the full mathematics behind it but a female can become able to reproduce as young as 4 or 5 months old and have at least 2 litters of 8 to 10 average piglets (some have even been up to a dozen). Ferals are most likely the worst invasive animal in NC (and most other places). They are like liberals ... they spread like wildfire and pretty much ruin the places they invade ... you are lucky to not have them.
- George Orwell
As a native of South Texas, I think a pig roasted in a hole like Barbacoa would turn out very nice.
Funny Story: the first time I went hunting in ST, my cousin put me in a blind by myself with a loaner rifle, a bad scope, and instructions to shoot and adult deer or pig that I saw. It took me 20 minutes to determine that the "hog" near the fence line was a black calf.
John 3: 1-21
I have the answer to your mystery of the missing pigs. They all moved in around here,
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Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Yeah Fester, that's Hawaiian style, like they serve at the Luals. All you'd need is 4 or 5 good looking brown skin girls in grass skirts, a couple of yukalaele players, and a bucket of Poi. On second thought, scratch the Poi, that's some nasty crap!!!
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Around here they've all got some Russian in them because that's what the big ranches along the coast here imported long ago, that and Spanish. But as time goes by their genetics have been diluted with domestic hogs of all kinds. It is my opinion that those hogs with a lot of domestic blood are much better eating than those with a lot of native Russian. They have more fat in the meat. The Russian dominate breeds are dryer and less tasty.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/war-against-feral-hogs-rages-on/nprbX/