Went out to the lease to check on things and got a call that there is a bobcat coming to one of our good hog spots. (Good as in a few hogs hit it at least once a day...whether at 6pm or midnight who knows)

Brought the 204 Ruger in the blind along with a Ruger American Ranch Rifle. I know that a few years ago when the Ruger Americans came out I was against them. Now I have a handful of them. Best value rifle on the market hands down. I can find them locally for around $320 for the threaded predator or Ranch versions.

Get in the blind about 8:15pm after a hurried 1hr drive there. Around 8:45pm the bobcat walks through the area just looking for mice or dove still messing with the corn...a few seconds later it takes off on a dead run the opposite direction from the brush/feeder.

Group of 15 hogs come in and about 9pm I have a nice eater size 30-40lb porker on the ground. Coyotelight works awesome. I love the 7.62x39 Ranch rifle. Accurate. Low recoil. Cheap to feed. I think with the suppressor it will be my go to for pigs at around .20c/shot.

The meat on this hog looked very clean like it came out of the grocery store. Mr Tomek's reports got me into doing post mortems...and I ended up keeping the back strap off this one to try. 124gr TulAmmo Hollow point did not exit at 100 yards.

Report back on how you liked it! Like whitetails where in Texas you shoot em can make a difference in taste!

At that size, it would be tempting to grind up some burger out of the hams. Salt, pepper, granulated garlic and a drop of hot sauce. Yum.

I’m in Tennessee not Texas but do most down that way not eat the hogs? Even the larger 200lb or so boars here will grind up for good sausage.

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Originally posted by Johnny reb:
I’m in Tennessee not Texas but do most down that way not eat the hogs? Even the larger 200lb or so boars here will grind up for good sausage.

Hey Reb

Around my area most hogs are shot and left. When I would guide about an hour south of my town..We would shoot the pigs and come back periodically through the night to shoot more hogs eating the dead. A lot of long nights out there in the sand dunes..

I'll report on how it tastes! It looked amazing so I had to try it

Bugle, that ought to cook up really nice, I am thinking. Eager to hear your report.

That is just TOO coincidental.

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Originally posted by Buglemintoday:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Johnny reb:
I’m in Tennessee not Texas but do most down that way not eat the hogs? Even the larger 200lb or so boars here will grind up for good sausage.

Hey Reb

Around my area most hogs are shot and left. When I would guide about an hour south of my town..We would shoot the pigs and come back periodically through the night to shoot more hogs eating the dead. A lot of long nights out there in the sand dunes..

I'll report on how it tastes! It looked amazing so I had to try it[/QUOTE


I have seen several turn and start eating on one that had just been shot. Wonder why they dog that? Is it the smell of blood or a nutritional thing where they need nutrients from animal protein.

hogs are cannibals. They'll eat most anything.

It's been known that killers have
disposed of bodies by dumping them
into hog pens. Couple times just
west of town here many years ago.

George