It got a little western...thanks to Kyler for anchoring it...

Will add the story later...

The story...

The morning was pretty uneventful. Spied three large sows with maybe a dozen piglets so we had to let them walk. Even without piglets, we have only shot dry sows in bountiful years or out of damaged crops.

So to round out the morning, we did do some long range practice work on the steel gongs at 225, 250, 300, and 400. I have learned that under field conditions 300 yards is my max practical/ethical range. With a good prone rest, I was 5 for 5 on the 300 yard 8" gong. So far, I am O fer on the 400 yard 8 inch gong.

We returned for the evening hunt and worked the hills first looking for something on the move but only ran across another group similar to the morning’s hunt. So again, no joy.

We moved back down to the barley fields and stood watch on the county road that split the two fields. We meandered back and forth on about a 50 yard section alternately checking the north and south field. “There’s a lone good size pig back there” says Kyler as Roger and I are looking the other way. We quickly head to the wire gate and ease it open. This lone pig is nervous picking his head up and checking the breeze about every minute but the wind is good for us. We drop down into the dry watercourse and move about 75 yards south.

We pop out of the field and with a good strong wind close to about 65 yards.

On the approach I advised Roger to turn his scope down to 4 power and to make sure he holds into the top of the barley. I think there is a tendency among shooters to aim into the center of what they can see and with the height of the barley I am afraid the shot will be too high given the distance and that he is sighted 2.5 inches high at 100.

Roger goes up on the sticks…I step away so I am on his right with a clear angle for back-up and Kyler is to his left. The Remington 700 ADL in 6.5x55 pushing a 140 TSX over a charge of H4350 booms! The boar is hit but takes off at a run…I let fly a 210 TSX out of my 338-06 Mauser a miss. I swing further in front, another miss…push even farther past its head and touch off a third round. A presumed hit as the pig staggers and then turns 90 degrees to its left and continues to run. Kyler touches off a round and the pig goes down from a 168 grn TSX out of a Mark V 300 Weatherby.

We walk up on the pig and he is still trying to get up so I finish him off with Kyler's 44 mag to the back of the head.

The necropsy shows Roger’s hit went high over the lungs but under the spine bruising one lung and filling it with dark blood. Both back hips were shattered and the inside of the hams looked like shredded pig from bone fragments and bullets. We presume one from my shot and the other from Kyler’s as neither of us had a broadside shot on the run.

The boar was shot within 40 yards of where my son took this one.

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Looks like last light. Can't wait for the details.

Hey Mike,

You'll never make it as a professional writer... that was much too accurate of an account.

Great hunting with you guys as always.

Thanks,
Kyler

The 3 amigos are hell on the Cali pork!
Nice work and tell Roger, Hello...

Thanks for sharing!