Problem Hogs Cure!

rockinbbar · April 07, 2014, 05:43:50 AM

Take a VMax, and call me in the morning! :thumbup1:

Been having lots of hogs tearing things up around here lately. Caught a big boar on game cam tearing up my deer feeding area, and he can eat a 40 pound deer block in 2 nights...

Aside from tearing up the roads, they mess up anyplace they go.

I've been needing to address the problem more seriously than I have, but with the heart attacks and hospital stay, I didn't get on it as soon as I wanted to. But, now that I am feeling a bit better, Buster and I are putting a dent in them again!

The first boar was about 250 pounds and the Vmax in the ear didn't do him any favors.

The new green Coyote Light, with the red mounted for shooting made a great combo. He never saw us.

The next evening, I shot a bigger, older boar at 150 yards. Hit him right between the eyes as he was facing me.

Of course Buster has to get his "hog killing" in when I shoot...

I'm very careful to be sure of my shots before I let him go in on a hog. He's already been down the road of being seriously injured by a javalina. Didn't need a repeat performance of THAT.

Third one was a big, mature sow. It came a couple of days after the last boar. She was crossing a sendero about 140 yards out. Had my rifle in my hands, but no rest... Took the offhand shot and hit the sow in the ear! :)

Just got back from feeding and noticed I had MORE hogs working the place again...
About the time you think you have things calmed down a bit, more hogs move in and you are right back after them!

Oh well.

I needed the distraction with everything that's been going on, anyway. :)

Thanks for looking!

~Barry

sakorick · April 07, 2014, 05:52:50 AM

Totally awesome.....outstanding. Regards, Rick.

j0e_bl0ggs (deceased) · April 07, 2014, 06:25:38 AM

Excellent RBB, cool pics!

Jamie.270 · April 07, 2014, 07:18:36 AM

An AR, a few V-Max, a great canine companion, and a smokehouse.

What more (aside from a good knife) does anyone need?!?

Nice shootin' Barry!

gitano · April 07, 2014, 07:31:49 AM

Great photos, Barry! Thanks for posting some HUNTING stuff!

Paul

JaDub · April 07, 2014, 08:50:48 AM

Well now, Barry.......

Sounds as though you need to host the " First Annual Hunter`s Life Pig Pop Festival" ! Tell me when and where and I`ll be glad to help cull the pig population. Why, I`d even let you fill your freezer ! 8-))

JaDub

recoil junky · April 08, 2014, 07:13:57 AM

Sounds like a hoot to me! Give old Buster a rub behind the ears for me, he deserves it.

RJ

Paul Hoskins · April 08, 2014, 09:27:16 AM

Good job, Barry & great pictures. Sorry to hear about your health problems. Been having it pretty rough the past couple months myself. Warm weather here will help. Keep up the good work. ......Paul H

Hunterbug · April 08, 2014, 11:09:37 AM

Very cool! And good shooting.

davidlt89 · April 08, 2014, 02:09:16 PM

Quotebut with the heart attacks and hospital stay, I didn't get on it as soon as I wanted to.

Enough excuses Barry!!!!!;)

Way to get on them!!!! are you going to eat them? I am "hog illiterate", but I have heard they are good eating.

Quotemore hogs move in and you are right back after them!

sounds like you are going to have plenty of fun and buster will be right in heaven:biggthumpup:
Looking forward to more dead pigs!!!!

I have heard hogs are pretty tough, according to the "experts" the v-max my not be the right choice of bullet!!! I think you have proved that wrong:biggthumpup: God Bless.

RatherBHuntin · April 08, 2014, 04:00:22 PM

Good stuff as usual Barry, keep them coming. That's a lot of chorizo. Good to see Buster is still doing well.

rockinbbar · April 09, 2014, 04:45:28 AM

Thanks for the comments guys!

David, I shoot a 55 gr. VMax out of that particular rifle, and just don't care to re-sight it for doing a bit of hog hunting. That being said, the bullet in question is certainly NOT the best choice for hogs for sure.

I have shot many hogs with the bullet, and when you put it in their ear, or between the eyes, nothing kills them quicker.

I did shoot a couple in the neck with the same results. But, if you try and make a heart or lung shot on a hog, they WILL run after being hit. They will die, but not right there on the spot, so I limit my shots to the DRT zone.

I have my Savage 10FP in .223 sighted for 64 gr. Winchester Lawman Power Point ammo. Now, that bullet is a different story on boiler room shots. I have killed several with a shot through the boiler room, and they are DRT... :) A good hog bullet for sure.