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Winds changed for the best and temps are down just a little, plus the hogs started coming a bit earlier so I went for a sit tonight. In the seat around 8:30 and not too hot although winds were not 10-12 mph as forecast. Feeder spun at 9, then spun again 30 minutes later. I was feeling pretty confident but had decided if nothing showed by 10:45 I was moving to my other seat as the folding chair with the triangular seat is too uncomfortable for long sits. I started my relocation and was about half-way to the other chair and scanned the feeder area and there he was. Well, I just continued on to the other chair and got the shooting sticks up and took a peek--nothing! I had cleared a couple of shooting lanes 2 weeks ago so I have a pretty wide area I can view. Then I see a pig nose then head come into view from behind a big tree. Get the AR on the sticks, safety off and I could see some small sticks/limbs between us so I decided to wait until he came into the clear lane. Then he left, but then he was back, and finally offered me a clear shot. Put the reticle behind his ear (quartering away) and let him have it---bang, flop on his belly. Then in about 30 seconds he rolled over and started the pedal routine. I watched until he was quiet, then walked up and checked him out--didn't weigh him but I'm guessing 120+





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Good piggy!

Looks like a big head and thin
body on this one. Did he look sick?

Good shooting too. What was the range?

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Well done! Yep, I agree with your 120+ guesstimate and think 125 or so sounds about right...maybe even nudging towards 130 as he looks be getting some girth in (or depth to) the shoulders.


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George—the range was about 85 yds.

My weight was a guess as I was too lazy to unload, assemble and set up the hoist. I should find a nearby tree where I could rig a hoist and just leave it in place for convenience sake. My first impression when I walked up was “big front end, little behind” and when I got him out for his portrait even more so.


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Nice going! I have shot a few "hatchet" boars before. That's just the some of them are built!
 
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Good pig and nicely told story!

I too have a short note to write up later - with a result !

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