Hog Tree

23 August 2016, 04:44

hogfarmer

Hog Tree

Experienced hog hunters will recognize this right away. Hogs will use a pine tree after wallowing in mud, slashing the tree with their tusks until rosin flows. This mixes with the mud to enhance their natural shoulder shields. The yellow is mud, the white is dried pine rosin. My 16" barreled 458 socom gives a idea of the size. Notice the bark around the base of the tree from the constant scraping, they ended up killing this tree.

23 August 2016, 04:59

jimatcat

I like the .458 socom... ive had a RRA for several yrs... and have only been shooting corbon factory ammunition....I traded for a howa 1500 that has been barreled to a .458 socom and haven't shot it yet... ive got lee dies, and quite a few cases, but haven't reloaded yet.... have you??... thanks, jim...

23 August 2016, 05:36

hogfarmer

quote:
Originally posted by jimatcat:
I like the .458 socom... ive had a RRA for several yrs... and have only been shooting corbon factory ammunition....I traded for a howa 1500 that has been barreled to a .458 socom and haven't shot it yet... ive got lee dies, and quite a few cases, but haven't reloaded yet.... have you??... thanks, jim...

Never bought or shot a round of factory ammo for the socom. Never loaded for a bolt action socom though. Be aware that the socom case uses large pistol primers.

I primarily use W296/H110 but my supposition is that a bolt action would be better served by slower powders like 4198. Tony Rumors at Tromix would probably have the best info, or peruse the 458 socom forum.

23 August 2016, 17:39

K Evans

Don't have many pine trees in my area, but the pigs do basically the same thing to powerline poles, they wallow or root a crater at the base of the pole to get at the creosote that accumulates at ground level. I have a couple of photos of this but I can't get photobucket to cooperate.

23 August 2016, 20:34

Ole Miss Guy

I had always imagined that hogs would rub against the base of power poles to get their hair sticky so it would trap lice. Hogs in NW Fl are covered with lice. Would also give some relief to the deer flies.

24 August 2016, 00:03

OkieNewton

There are several of these trees on my place in East Texas. Power poles rubbed with red mud right nest to the county road as well.

24 August 2016, 05:56

Crazyhorseconsulting

Out here in north Texas, power line poles, mesquites, hackberry's, anything they can find to rub on, including the legs to the feeders and sometimes stands.

01 September 2016, 16:36

tiggertate

quote:
Originally posted by jimatcat:
I like the .458 socom... ive had a RRA for several yrs... and have only been shooting corbon factory ammunition....I traded for a howa 1500 that has been barreled to a .458 socom and haven't shot it yet... ive got lee dies, and quite a few cases, but haven't reloaded yet.... have you??... thanks, jim...

Hi, Jim. Pretty easy to load, but I found out quick you can't turn it into a "Super SOCOM" just because you have a bolt gun. The Remington uses electric primers that only come in large rifle. The same load that ran fine in my AR was WAY over pressure when lit off by a rifle primer.

01 September 2016, 17:33

jimatcat

Harry, I remember your .458 from seeing it at Keiths' waterjug shoots.... I'm planning on loading the bolt gun with subsonic stuff..don't remember the twist, but it was made to shoot heavier bullets...

01 September 2016, 17:44

Doubless

Some hog hunters take a burlap bag, wire it well to a tree, and coat it in used motor oil, then put a trail cam up close. The hogs find it and start using it as a rubbing post, as has been stated above.

03 September 2016, 22:59

packrattusnongratus

OT the SOCOM seems to shoot the mildest with my 500 gr light loads. I can't claim subsonic until I chrono them. But it is a light load of 4198, large pistol Mag primer, and Lyman 457125. I remember the lymans were way heavier than 500 gr so I think they are more pure lead and less wheel weights along with the lube.

04 September 2016, 06:13

tiggertate

quote:
Originally posted by jimatcat:
Harry, I remember your .458 from seeing it at Keiths' waterjug shoots.... I'm planning on loading the bolt gun with subsonic stuff..don't remember the twist, but it was made to shoot heavier bullets...

I finally got it running right; the gas tube was twisted and dragging on the gas key. Simple fix but it took a while to learn enough about ARs to figure it out.

I gave up on the 500 grain SOCOM subsonics. Too much drop over too short distance. Still love caliber, though. As a close quarters entry gun (what it was designed to be) the 500 subsonics are outstanding. For hunting, not so much IMHO. My experience with the subsonic 300 Blackout has been better.

Back to the topic, in the Medina area our hogs loved about any tree for rubbing but favored the big cedars. I bet the aromatics of the sap (like your pine tree pine) may have had something to do with it. Bug repellant?

13 September 2016, 15:09

hogfarmer

quote:
Originally posted by tiggertate:
quote:
Originally posted by jimatcat:
Harry, I remember your .458 from seeing it at Keiths' waterjug shoots.... I'm planning on loading the bolt gun with subsonic stuff..don't remember the twist, but it was made to shoot heavier bullets...

I finally got it running right; the gas tube was twisted and dragging on the gas key. Simple fix but it took a while to learn enough about ARs to figure it out.

I gave up on the 500 grain SOCOM subsonics. Too much drop over too short distance. Still love caliber, though. As a close quarters entry gun (what it was designed to be) the 500 subsonics are outstanding. For hunting, not so much IMHO. My experience with the subsonic 300 Blackout has been better.

Back to the topic, in the Medina area our hogs loved about any tree for rubbing but favored the big cedars. I bet the aromatics of the sap (like your pine tree pine) may have had something to do with it. Bug repellant?

For me, the Barnes TTSX 300 grain has been the best performer in the socom for whitetail and hogs. Relatively aerodynamic and designed to expand at lower velocities.

14 September 2016, 04:48

glocker17

They love the power poles