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Offline icthus153

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« on: December 06, 2004, 10:54:28 PM »
wednesday morn , my dad and i went to the bushes and as soon as we got out of the truck, we heard a hog fight. i have only shot 1 hog before because they just started coming on our land last year. this fight was shaking the leaves off the trees, but i knew where i was going !!!! i got downwind and found a trail and started in. through the trees i could make out 2 big ones that were hitting each other, as well as a couple of smaller ones. i wanted a small one so shot at one but i hit a vine in front of it and the bullet went high. pigs went everywhere. this is the lesson i learned WHEN SHOOTING AT A GROUP OF HOGS, DO NOT KNEEL IN THE ESCAPE ROUTE  :shock: i turned to get another shot as small pigs were running past and heard rustling behind me. when i turned i was eyeball to eyeball with a 200 lb boar  :shock:  i saw fear in his eyes for 1 second then he looked like this :evil: he dropped his head and his hackles shot up. i put the crosshairs on his neck and fired. he rolled back and tried to get up but i put an anchor in him. it was exactly 14 feet away when we locked eyes. i know it was not wise to go wading into a hog fight with a single shot 243 but hey my adrenaline had nothing else to do at the moment. he weighed 200 even and had the prettiest backstraps of any critter i have ever seen. just wanted to share my experience. take care
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2004, 12:46:39 AM »
That sounds like a good way to start a day, with a little fun. :D
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2004, 01:52:32 AM »
That's good Back strap for breakfast :)  :)  :)

 Congates, Marv.
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2004, 02:23:50 AM »
Sounds as if thats better than a cup of strong black coffe to get you going (in more ways than one) in the morning!!!....<><.... :grin:
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2004, 04:38:41 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2004, 05:50:07 AM »
Who says a .243 won't work on hogs!!! Good shootin! :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2004, 06:21:06 AM »
boy you got some big ones.  I'd felt comfortable with a 45-70, but a 243?  Good shooting.
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2004, 06:25:41 AM »
Sounds like an exciting trip.  Good deal, glad it worked out for ya.

Somehow, though, I can't help think about a good 'ole lever action when I hear a story like this.  Sorry, I just can't help it.
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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2004, 06:54:54 AM »
Be careful of a wild hog they can be pretty mean,especially the male ones. :shock:
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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2004, 07:04:01 AM »
Don't worry about 243 killing hogs, Just place a pill in the right place!
  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
 I killed mine with Trip Duce  :)  ( 222 Rem.) No problem, one shot
 one dead hog, ran about 50 feet. Marv.
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« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2004, 07:32:36 AM »
Marv, that would be fine as long as you're at least 51 feet away from it!! :-D
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« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2004, 09:05:44 AM »
I got myself in a situation like that once, I was stalking a large bunch of them in a thicket so thick I could'nt see 10' in any direction . Well I was in the middle of this mess with a single shot contender in 357 Herrit and they moved within 15' of me. 1 side of my brain was saying,fire a shot and get out of there,and the other side was saying lets kill a hog. Well they sort of drifted off in another direction and when I could move again, I circled them and waited for them to come out in a 10' clearing. I waited on a big one but after letting about 10 go by I shot one. It was a 250 sow,and the next hog that came out was a about 400 pd. boar,and me with a empty gun. The adrenalin rush from something like this can be quite addictive so be carefull when hunting these things.  Digger
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« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2004, 09:45:09 AM »
Yikes!! :shock:
Good shooting.
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« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2004, 12:00:23 PM »
Where in 'Bama icthus? I've never had an opportunity to hunt hogs, but sure would like to some time. Long time ago in Georgia, we went up on War Woman mountian, saw lots of sign but never a hog :cry:
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2004, 01:59:10 PM »
jph45, i hunt on fort benning with my father on the alabama side. the georgia side is covered with them but they have just now worked their way into our areas. i have friends that hunt them in mobile in the delta that have lots of luck but i havent made the trip yet. ---- 270 handiman , my first encounter with a hog was a boar in thick brush and i did have a levergun, a model 94 top eject. i fired 4 rounds at that running pig so fast the rifleman would have been proud. my dad thought it was duck hunters on the river. he laughed at me till he found four holes in the hog  :wink:
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« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2004, 02:17:55 PM »
thats som fancy shootin the itthus ;)
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« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2004, 03:03:45 PM »
I sure would appreciate it if you could chase a few of them hogs North to PA. I usually like to mix pork with venison for burgers.  :lol:    
Congrats, great shooting!

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« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2004, 03:12:09 PM »
thats one way to get your blood pumping.....
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« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2004, 04:21:41 AM »
Hey JPH45-

Back when I was in Tuscaloosa, I would go just south of there to the Oakmulgee WMA and hunt feral hogs.  Several of the State WMA's are full of hogs and the officers gladly invite you to come hunt them down.  Most of the feral hogs are found in the middle to southern parts of Alabama, but there is no limit on them as long as you are hunting during another game season.  Rifle, bow or shotgun.  Check out the Alabama game site(?) or pick up this year's copy of the State Hunting Regulations, both of which will show a map of the public WMA and a brief summary of species.  Find the closest one to you that lists feral hogs.  Go there and either drive the logging trails in the evenings in search of clearings with feeding hogs, return the following evening, sit and wait.  Or walk through the hardwood draws or bottom areas in search of fresh 'rooted' ground.  Again return during the morning or evening and the pack will most likely return to continue rootin around.  Of course the third way is to slowly walk through these same hardwood areas, stop and listen because you will be able to hear a pack of hogs rootin from quite a distance.  Check out Coosa and Hollins WMA's, they may be the closest to you.  BuzzKill
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