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29 June 2010, 17:24

Bob in TX

Big Boar Charges & Rams Truck

Five us were hog hunting last weekend south of Utopia, Texas. We had a first for all of us. We were "running & gunning" hogs in the lower pastures after dark with the spotlight. Matt shot a big 250+ pound boar. The boar went down. The boar got up, wounded and PO'd. It then proceeded to charge the side of the truck full-speed. You can see the impact damage and the scrapes from the tusks. After ramming the truck, it took off toward the high grass and the river. Matt put another round in him before he hit the brush. We waited until morning to go find him, not wanting to track a big wounded and angry boar into the waist high brush at night. We found him 20 yards from the river. We ended up taking 10 hogs.

Bob

The truck.

Matt & bruiser.

29 June 2010, 17:26

Bob in TX

I took a nice 120 lb. boar.

Jason took this big boar.

29 June 2010, 17:31

Bob in TX

"Pile of Pigs"

The ranch, which is 2500 low-fenced acres on the Sabinal River.

A few of us are going back during the full-moon in July.

Bob

29 June 2010, 18:39

Rusty

WTG Bobby! Beautiful Texas landscape!

Rusty
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29 June 2010, 20:58

Geedubya

Bobcat,

Great hunt and report. But the hunts I've been on with you and everything I know of that you're involved with is always top notch.

Also, better the truck than someones femoral artery.

Hope to hunt with you again soon.
GWB

29 June 2010, 21:43

Bobby Tomek

Bob-

Nice going, and thanks for the report. I bet that incident got everyone's adrenaline going...

Glad everyone is OK, too!

Bobby

29 June 2010, 22:49

dustoffer

quote:
I bet that incident got everyone's adrenaline going...

Yep--they were probably all squealing like girls and had their feet up in the seat.

29 June 2010, 23:00

Sevenxbjt

Good work Bob. Glad you weren't afoot when the boar came for you.

30 June 2010, 00:43

woodsie

Did the Blackbuck (bucks) move back on the ranch. Pretty property, just needs a little TLC.
Glad you had a nice hunt.
W.

30 June 2010, 01:00

shankspony

Man that country just screams hunting... Beautiful.
Hard case, but not surprising, the charge. Gotta admire something that will take on a truck.

30 June 2010, 01:56

mattyboy

That is a pile o pork.

Sucks about the truck, I had a boar run into my tire one time with a pack of dogs on his arse, pretty dang wild! Beautiful country though.

Congrats

30 June 2010, 03:25

SGraves155

Beautiful country. That was a big ole boar, too.

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30 June 2010, 04:58

Mad Dog

Nice story and great pics! I gotta get back to Texas for another hog hunt one of these days...

Mad Dog

30 June 2010, 15:33

D99

Bob,

Waidmansheill, you always have such nice photos.

30 June 2010, 16:36

Whitworth

Dang, Bob, what did you do to piss that beast off? Oh yeah, you shot it.......

Great pictures, great job, and great shooting!

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30 June 2010, 17:23

Bob in TX

It was quite an experience.

woodsie-This is a different ranch than the one I guide the free-range blackbuck hunts on. To answer your question, there are some nice bucks over there that we will be hunting right after deer season.

Bob

30 June 2010, 17:57

woodsie

Bob,
I was actually talking about clays ranch. I hunted there in march with clay. The blackbuck males apparently left 4 days before I got there.
Nice ranch. We stayed mostly up high in the hills.
Glad you had a nice hunt.
W.
Mike

30 June 2010, 18:38

Bob in TX

They have spotted a few blackbucks, but not many. There are a lot of free-ranging Axis and Aoudad. I am going to hunt for an Axis buck in August. I have been wanting a free-range Axis for a long time.

Bob

30 June 2010, 21:03

Rusty

Axis is some great tasting meat!

01 July 2010, 03:07

woodsie

quote:
Originally posted by Bob in TX:
They have spotted a few blackbucks, but not many. There are a lot of free-ranging Axis and Aoudad. I am going to hunt for an Axis buck in August. I have been wanting a free-range Axis for a long time.

Bob

Yep, i shot them both, plus a few others.
Good luck on your return. May you get the MONSTER Axis I missed becuase of a small twig.
W.

03 July 2010, 05:15

Kamo Gari

That sounds like exciting stuff!

Well done, Bob.

03 July 2010, 17:29

Mke / Tx

Nice bunch of porkers you all got there. I had one do that to me on a Polaris 400 once. He was hit on the move from about a hundred yards out, and I was looking for where he went into the brush when he decided to come back out. All I had time to do was draw my revolver and raise up my leg and hope for the best. He hit just under the front fender and just about flipped me over. After feeding him a lead sammich he was quite a bit more content.

I was out that way back in May over in the Barksdale area. Had a good time, and the scenery was just as good.