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20 April 2011, 01:34

Hog Killer

First Blood, finaly

This last weekend, I finaly got to "blood" my 375 H&H.

I went to South Texas and shot a pig (about 20 lbs) and later a Javalina with nice teeth.

Keith

20 April 2011, 01:44

CCMDoc

Excellent

Now...
Did they charge?
Did you let them decide how they wanted to die?
Did you post a Hunt Report with photos, PH, etc. up above?

NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003

Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow

20 April 2011, 02:09

jimatcat

about time you did something... i was beginning to think that the dangerous water jugs had gotcha.... who took pics????

20 April 2011, 04:44

Hog Killer

I do have pictures, but I am having "issues" with photo(slop)bucket.

As for the piggie, he decided to die with his guts hanging out. Busted right down the centerline, a-hole to sternum.

The javalina, had a big ol' BM, when I made an Oklahoma brain shot.

Keith

20 April 2011, 17:50

Rusty

Keith,
Glad to hear you hunting!

Rusty
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20 April 2011, 18:00

Crazyhorseconsulting

Congratulations on the oinker with the 375.

I have yet to shoot a javelina with my 375, maybe next year.

I did kill one with the CZ 458 I had a couple of years back.

20 April 2011, 20:01

drewhenrytnt

I sure thought Keith was shooting at the big pig, and when they scatterred what was left looked like a housecat runover by a Dodge!

I shot a badger on this trip, with my .375! At the taxidermist ready in a few months.

Congrats again on the piglet!

20 April 2011, 20:21

Oday450

quote:
Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
Congratulations on the oinker with the 375.

I have yet to shoot a javelina with my 375, maybe next year.

I did kill one with the CZ 458 I had a couple of years back.

Did it kill the javelina and make sausage meat at the same time? I shot a wart hog with a 375 and it left a grapefruit sized exit wound.

21 April 2011, 05:54

Hog Killer

quote:
Originally posted by drewhenrytnt:
I sure thought Keith was shooting at the big pig, and when they scatterred what was left looked like a housecat runover by a Dodge!

Congrats again on the piglet!

I was thinking it was more lke a jack rabbit, after it was skined.

Keith

21 April 2011, 23:38

Crazyhorseconsulting

quote:
Did it kill the javelina and make sausage meat at the same time?

Surprisingly, Yes it did. I was using 350 grain Hornady round nose bullets and it did a lot more tissue damage than I thought it would.

At the range I was shooting and the size of the critter I figured the bullet would not expand very much. Boy was I wrong.

If I ever get another 458 to play around with I will be using hard cast lead bullets running a tad slower.

21 April 2011, 23:42

Crazyhorseconsulting

quote:
I sure thought Keith was shooting at the big pig, and when they scatterred what was left looked like a housecat runover by a Dodge!

On my wife's first pig hunt, when the sounder came into the feeder, I told her to pick out one and shoot it.

The gun went off and pigs and dust went everywhere, and I thought she had missed.

I looked over at her and asked what happened and she said that she had a pig down.

We got out of the stand and walked over to the feeder and sure enough she had dropped her a pig.

Does the movie "Babe" bring anything to mind???

Sucker dressed out at 5 pounds. It was one of the best taking pigs I ever ate but there were some 60 and 70 pounders in the bunch.

22 April 2011, 01:11

Hog Killer

The pig I shot, was the one I saw the best. So, he died! It did happen pretty quickly, with lots of low hanging mesquite very close by.

Keith

24 April 2011, 03:49

N E 450 No2

Keith, well done.

Think of it this way...

ANYBODY should be able to hit a 300 lb pig...

It is a lot harder to hit a 20 pounder.

24 April 2011, 06:18

Hog Killer

Tony,

Keith

24 April 2011, 18:21

tiggertate

How's the javelina skull coming along?

24 April 2011, 20:11

Hog Killer

quote:
Originally posted by tiggertate:
How's the javelina skull coming along?

I skinned it and removed most of the flesh. Now the bugs are working on it. When they are through, then i will get some peroxide or clorox warer to it. The skull really does have great teeth.

Keith