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Yesterday evening I was weeding my garden near my house. Hearing hogs approach, I decided my hoe was insufficient for the task at hand. I carefully left my garden, eased into my house and picked up the closest rifle. It was a Ruger No. 1 243 Win, not my first choice for hogs but I've been having problems with coyotes lately and that rifle works well for coyotes. Luckily along with the 55 grain NBTs I had added a few 100 grain Sierra soft points. As quietly as possible I worked my way to the hogs. They were in thick underbrush and hard to see. They got wind of me and started to run, this young sow moved into a narrow window in the brush as she ran off. I hit her a little further back than I meant to, but she never moved after the shot other than a few kicks. ![]() "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..." Hosea 8:7 | ||
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Nice. Hogs seem to be all over the place right now. All I saw on my trail cam last season was hogs and very few deer. | |||
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I didn't see an actual decrease in deer population, but with the adequate rainfall we had and the mild winter, I expected an increase. Definitely an increase in hogs this last year or so. I like to think that for every hog I eliminate, another fawn will make it to adulthood. Probably too simplistic of a theory, but I like it nonetheless. "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..." Hosea 8:7 | |||
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You nailed a couple hundred pigs with that shot. Good deal, enjoy the eats. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Same scenario as before, just a smaller sow and a bigger cartridge. Used a 35 Whelen built on a commercial Mauser. The 200 grain Hornady spire point handload hit behind the ear. Other than falling downhill she didn't move much. ![]() "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..." Hosea 8:7 | |||
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Great report. Congratulations. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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nice meat hog ,delicious ..... ![]() www.huntinginargentina.com.ar FULL PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF IPHA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASOCIATION . DSC PROFESSIONAL MEMBER DRSS--SCI NRA IDPA IPSC-FAT -argentine shooting federation cred number2- | |||
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