Recently I had the opportunity to take two gentleman hog hunting at my Texas hill county lease, affectionately known as “the Petting Zoo". These are/were active duty military. You know, warriors that put their lives on the line so that you and I can live in peace and comfort in the good ol’ USA.

We hunted Saturday evening through Tuesday morning. Saw a bunch of hogs. Shot six, recovered four. IIRC the outlaw Josey Wales was wont to say, "the Buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms". So we let two go. Besides it was dark, the cat-claw, cactus and cedar was sticky/itchy and adult beverages were calling our names. Sometimes it seems like three fingers of Knob Creek Single Barrel needs more attention that a dead pig.

Well a month or two before this, a fellow I've become acquainted with had sent me two knives that had the same blade pattern that he had “handled” with stag scales. For all intents and purposes, they were identical except for the sheaths.

Saturday night one of the guys killed a boar. On the way to see what he had shot I encountered two hogs in the road. Shot both and recovered one.

We got the hogs back and hung them. That’s when I broke out the knives and asked the guys to use these to skin with. After I handed them the knives I then said. “But you’ve got to give me a penny”.




I think they thought I was nuts. Going charge them a penny to use the knives to skin with. I told them no, that it was an old tradition. You never gave someone a knife, you always had to charge them at least a penny so it wouldn’t come back on you and cut your friendship. They got the job done in quick fashion, as both knew their way around a blade, and these Russell Green River belt knives are some sharp.




The knives and the hunt were my way of saying thanks for their service.


The big guy got two with one shot, missed one. The older guy got one and missed one (at 347 yds.)As mentioned earlier, I shot two with buckshot, spotlighting them.


Here's one that was dead before he even knew it.......





My favorite shot is two inches below the ear on an imaginary line, between the ear and shoulder.





A tad off, but sometimes between when my brain sez' squeeze and my finger does, these critters move a skosh.




couldn't be shooter error. LOL


JAFO,


GWB

Good stuff...keep perforating them, there's way too many of 'em.

Karl

Always enjoy the stories and the pictures.

Great pictures and great hunt report Geedubya.

Todd,

Close, but no it is not a 270 WSM. The rifle was smithed by a guy named Bo Clerke out of Raton New Mexico. It is chambered and marked as a 6.5 Leopard, which is basically a 300 WSM necked down to 6.5MM. I do use 270 WSM brass rather than 300WSM brass, and run it through a FL die set. IN this instance I was using 140 gr. Sierra Spitzers. The rifle seems to like those better than Partitions or Accubonds.


http://www.outdoorlife.com/art...s/2007/09/65-leopard

Best,

GWB

10/4.

I should.

My bad.

Good luck to you in the coming season.

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I don't push the limits on any of my reloading.

Accuracy trumps velocity in my book.


100 yds.



200 yds.



Best,

GWB

GW:
Great good there. And thanks to the guys too.
Not bad shootin for an old guy either!
Todd:
Uncle used a .264 back in '63. Drew blood on several, Never recovered one. Left it home after that season. Just make sure you use good bullets. They are available these days where they were not back then. It's hell of a shooter for sure, but, mighty sorry results if the bullets don't do their jobs.

Wish you the best with it and hope to see the results. Re: bullet damaged ribs n lungs etc.

Thanks,
George