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Offline JeffG

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Pork in the freezer!
« on: October 30, 2011, 10:11:30 AM »
I went for a pig hunt at Superior Game Ranch. Chased them through the cedars and had them bust me 3 or so times.  I tried to sort out the boar,with my binoculars and scope; and I thought I had....until I looked at the one I shot. Oh well, good eating anyway.  One shot from the 45/70 with a hard cast 460 gr bullet made it into a bang-flop-squeal, from about 30 yards.
 
 
 
 
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2011, 03:28:57 PM »
That is a great picture of you and your hog. Very cool.  8)
 
How much did she weigh?
 
I've always wanted to go and hunt hogs, someday maybe...
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2011, 03:39:18 PM »
JeffG,
Nice photo and nice hog!!
The old 45-70 will do the job,pronto!!
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 08:48:38 AM »
You do know that is the equivalent of four (4) hunts.  ;)   You stalk 'em.  They bust you.  You hunt 'em again - they bust you.  And so it goes.  Dang good stuff. 

If it was easy, anybody could do it.  Makes for a good day of hunting and a lot of better braggin' that way.  Dropping with your favorite 45-70 in a one shot kill makes you feel confident like nothing else.

Nothing wrong with shooting the sow.  Nobody on this board is boar-happy.  Shoot the little "footballs" too.  After all, they are culinarily known as Suckling pig.  They all taste like pork.
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2011, 08:54:40 AM »
Great job! sounds like you had a lot of fun too...
 
Ive still got another month or so until we hit the woods in search of a pig (got a hunt planned with my wife, son, and father in law.. )..
 
Post like this make me look forward to it that much more..
 
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2011, 01:42:19 PM »
The ranch guide said she was about 300. I got back 180 lbs in meat including sausage, so I am thinking less. It was a lot of fun, getting busted extends the experience.  I would have been sharper if I would have time to hone my skills on squirrels this year...
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2011, 01:45:30 PM »
So tell us about the hunt...What is the story?
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2011, 03:50:19 AM »
Quote from: JeffG on November 01, 2011, 01:42:19 PM
The ranch guide said she was about 300. I got back 180 lbs in meat including sausage, so I am thinking less.

And I would agree.  She isn't 300#'s in that photo and the Processor might have added some beef fat into the sausage.  180#'s of frozen meat is a lot if you subscribe to 1/3 live weight as hide and guts leaving something less than 200#'s of meat including bones; subtract 1/5 of "something less than 200#'s" as bone leaves something less than 160#'s of meat.
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2011, 03:55:30 AM »
Nice work Jeff!!!  Great pic too!
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2011, 11:03:52 AM »
     We can hunt them year round here in Ar.  we hate then here they do more damage than a teen ager with his 1st 4x4.  But good eating except the boars.   Jim
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2011, 12:10:37 PM »
Nice. But for eating I don't want no boar of breeding age. I now pick the sow on purpose.
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2011, 01:26:39 PM »
Quote from: Land_Owner on November 02, 2011, 03:50:19 AM
Quote from: JeffG on November 01, 2011, 01:42:19 PM
The ranch guide said she was about 300. I got back 180 lbs in meat including sausage, so I am thinking less.

And I would agree.  She isn't 300#'s in that photo and the Processor might have added some beef fat into the sausage.  180#'s of frozen meat is a lot if you subscribe to 1/3 live weight as hide and guts leaving something less than 200#'s of meat including bones; subtract 1/5 of "something less than 200#'s" as bone leaves something less than 160#'s of meat.
yea im thinking yu got plenty of meat from a 300 lb hog.aint a cow figured about 60% and a hog 50% of live weight?id rather eat a sow anyday also.
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Re: Pork in the freezer!
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2011, 11:20:39 PM »
Great job Jeff.  Dontcha just love a .45-70? ;)
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