[romegadave]

Originally Posted by Atticus

buzzards got to eat, same as worms

LOL......I had that J. Wales comment coming

[flintknapper]

Had my nephew come up from Houston yesterday and was able to put him on this medium sized boar:


The boar didn’t come in until 1:00 a.m. and the shot opportunity was only seconds long. Mark was up to the task however, the hog never knew what hit him.

I was backing him up with my SOCOM (Nephew with my .458):



No follow up shots were necessary.

It was brutally hot and muggy but we stuck it out. We watched raccoons feeding under the lights for hours and “finding them” in the scope was enough to hold Mark’s attention until the Boar showed up.

Just before 1:00 a.m. I noticed a couple of the coons scurry up a tree. I told Mark to “get ready” and watch carefully. I was able to see the bait site better through my scope than he could, so I spotted the boar when he stuck his head out of the bushes.

The boar slowly stepped out into the opening but immediately turned up the trail to his left. He started walking out of the shooting lane and would be gone in just seconds. I whispered to Mark “hit him now….” but the instruction was un-needed. I barely had the last word out…. when the 6.8 barked and the hog dropped.

Most of our hogs are Black….but this one sported a really beautiful reddish-brown coat. (A fine looking animal as hogs go).

Anyway, it was fun for the young man and the official hog count (this year) is now at 33.

[carboncycles]

Gotta love 6.8..wish more folks up the food chain did.

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by 73fj40lc

Honey, Spot went bye bye. He decided to take a long dirt nap with the rest of his friends.

As it turns out, "SPOT" went out and made more "spot's" (4 to be exact).

Then she came wagging back in along with another sow and her litter!

[Mace]

oh jeasus.. natural selection at its best.

"We don't kill the cute ones"
"Wow, there sure are a lot of cute pigs around here."


lol

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by Mace

oh jeasus.. natural selection at its best.

"We don't kill the cute ones"
"Wow, there sure are a lot of cute pigs around here."


lol

I know, I know.............

[flintknapper]

What’s up with this? These hogs have come into the bait site the last two days at 2:30, and 6:40 p.m.

It is hot as Hades that time of day!



I was going to go and either sit on stand near the trap (manually trip it) or sit on my ladder stand and just observe them….but I don’t know if I can even get down there right now with these “random” afternoon visits.

I thought I had them patterned to a 7:30 p.m. arrival (three days in a row).

[flintknapper]

Well…….my “Spot” problem was remedied this evening. Took my Nephew (Wife’s side) out to the hog stand this evening. He hasn’t been back from Iraq very long and we haven’t had much time to visit.

Josh likes to hunt….so letting him take out the Black Sow seemed like a good plan, he was eager to go.



We took my .458 SOCOM since he is already familiar and comfortable with the AR platform. Just before dark the hogs showed up. I saw our “resident rabbit” cut out….just before they popped out of the brush….so I knew they were coming.

Josh spotted them about the same time I did. He ‘snicked” off the safety…slowly raised the AR and found the Black Sow. She had already turned broadside and I knew the shot was about to break. Just then…I noticed “Spot” coming up directly behind the Black Sow. I told Josh to wait….”they are going to line up”.

As soon as they got even with one another….he touched off the shot. Both hogs fell right where they were. The 300 grain Corbon (Remington HP) made an ENTRY hole nearly an inch across. The bullet fragmented into five large pieces as it passed through the Black Sow.



Two of the fragments hit the spotted sow (one in the neck, one in the brain pan).



I really didn’t expect the Corbon to fragment quite that much…or I wouldn’t have had Josh go for the double. I believe the 405 gr. soft point or the 300 gr. Barnes will be better suited for the job (but then only under ideal conditions).

Our “Marine” was cool and collected the whole time, got the job done just like I expected he would.

[flintknapper]

Lest anyone think the shoats won’t survive:



With a little luck…we will be able to trap these out.

[Cuerno Largo]

What is the pole in the picture for?

Is is a "yardstick" to measure them with? What increments?

If so, what did you use to keep them from knocking it over?

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by Cuerno Largo

What is the pole in the picture for?

Is is a "yardstick" to measure them with? What increments?

If so, what did you use to keep them from knocking it over?

http://forum.ih8mud.com/hunting-fish...le-devils.html

[carboncycles]

flint, it appears you have a nice little boom stick on your hands. Very nice indeed and tell your nephew thanks for answering the call.

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by carboncycles

flint, it appears you have a nice little boom stick on your hands. Very nice indeed and tell your nephew thanks for answering the call.

Will do.....Thank you Sir.... for the sentiments.

[flintknapper]

It is hard to tell from this pic (hogs bunched up)….but this is 9 of the 10 pigs from the litter(s)…of the two sows my Nephew shot last week.

I apologize for the fuzzy picture (borrowed camera…while mine is being repaired).




How it happened:

I knew with the sows gone…the shoats would return to the bait site (no leadership).

I have been “moving them” slowly from the bait site toward the trap (about 40 yds. away).

The last two days…all of the corn placed in the trap had been “hoovered up”…so it was evident they had been going in and spending some time in there. Normally, I would set up the Game-Cam on the trap to confirm…but small hogs are “predictable” to say the least.

They did fool me a bit today however. Game-Cam pics from the last 4 days showed them coming directly into the bait-site from woods to the East. Today…I had an East wind and the tree stand I use when manually tripping the doors is on the West side of an old logging road (down wind). I was happy with the wind direction…it left me pretty much bullet proof in terms of being scented.

I “assumed” the hogs would hit the bait-site first, pick up the scant amount of corn left there…then work their way down to the trap as a group. Instead…they came to the trap first and split off into two groups (7 went into the trap, 3 went up the trail to the bait-site).

Well……..pookie, “I may have to settle for 7”…I was thinking. To my surprise the 3 turned around only half way up the trail and came back. YES……., this is more like it!

Two of the three go immediately into the trap, one stays outside (there’s always a non-conformist, sheeeesh). So…… I am waiting patiently for the little bugger to make up his mind. Problem is…. a storm is headed my way and it’s starting to rain.

I don’t mind a light rain…and they didn’t mind the rain.…BUT the wind was now starting to swirl (not good).

“Greediness” was telling me to WAIT, but “Experience” and “Murphy” were persuading me otherwise. Just about the time I decided to give young “glue-foot” another 30 seconds, a clap of thunder sounded in the distance.

All of the pigs in the trap lifted their heads and looked toward the opening. Well….that was all I needed to see. I yanked the cord, the doors slammed shut and little footballs started running in all directions.

In a few minutes they all settled down and went back to eating the corn. The rain got a little heavier…but I wanted to wait for the lone pig to return and see if I could just shoot him with my .45 Auto.

Less than 10 minutes had passed when I spotted the little red pig sneaking back in. He walked back and forth on the opposite side of the trap… never offering a decent shot. I finally decided to just let him go, I clapped my hands loudly….watched him as he ran away….then got down.

I’m sure there will be “replacements” soon, (they always send replacements)!


Flint.

[D'Animal]

In post #69

Is that a havalina? I have never seen a pig with those markings. Looks like the markings a fawn would carry.

[flintknapper]

My new “Catch Dog” is doing pretty well for being only 7 months old.




He is supposed to be 1/2 Pit-Bull…..1/2 Rottweiler.

The guy I got him from said the “Pit-Bull” part won’t really start to show…. until he gets a little older.

[cruiserdan]

Looks like a weiner-dog to me....

[flintknapper]

Er ist ein Hund Weiner!

But....I found that out too late.

The guy I got him from is also a used car salesman (should have known).

[alex e]

I want one of the striped ones to stay striped and grow up striped. THEN, shoot. Oh well. Congrats on your nephew getting back safe!

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by cruiserdan

Looks like a weiner-dog to me....

A lot of folks have stated the same thing.

A bit concerned....I called the guy I got him from and inquired about his lineage (the dog's).

He assured me that "Otis" is full blooded "Pitweiler" and that he comes from good working stock.

Whatever he is.....there is no denying he is going to be a good hog-dog.

After watching him in action....I am kinda afraid to turn my back on him.

I do wonder if he will be getting taller though...........

[cruiserdan]

They corner better with short legs...


Flint, it's a weiner dog, trust me.

[flintknapper]

This is why I don’t want hogs around.

I am primarily interested in Deer Hunting and providing an opportunity for my Daughter to take a decent buck each year.

With hogs present….the deer absolutely vacate the area. Just one more reason why we exterminate hogs around here.




I know that puts me in a different camp, many folks actually enjoy hunting hogs and WANT them around. I suppose if I was not inundated with them and they were less destructive....I wouldn't mind having a few around the place.

But such is not case.

[flintknapper]

cruiserdan wrote:

They corner better with short legs...

Yeah, lower center of gravity. Could be an important attribute if chasing hogs around in a circle.

Flint, it's a weiner dog, trust me.

Yeah....I know, just having a little fun. "Otis" is my Daughter's Dachshund, I babysit him sometimes.

My Daughter is an RN and works 12 hr. shifts....so I'll go and get Otis and let him run around out here once in awhile.

I still don't turn my back on him though............

[Atticus]

Nice deer.

[Trunk Monkey]

Bump. Watched a special on Discovery last night about the feral pig problem in the US. They had some good ole boys live catching the pigs for the cameras using dogs. Also making comparisons to the Eurasian boars and hinting that some may have been introduced into the US population.

They said there's major problems too with guides and outfitters introducing them into many areas of the US in the interests of gaining business for paid hunts, etc. But they pointed out that the damage they cause to the environment far outweighs any perceived benefit.

Flint - they had a neat trap door on the pen they showed. It was almost identical to yours, they even commented on the height, but the door sat at a 45* angle, sloped outwards - like this /. So, first pigs go in and trip the rope which drops the door. They calm down and occasionally some pigs that didn't make it into the pen just have to have some corn and will nose their way into the pen lifting up the door. Once they're in the door drops back down and they're stuck. Pretty nifty.