Hi all,

Well I've just got back from my first ever wild boar hunting trip to Sweden and below are a few pics.

Due to three feet of snow in the area, hunting from a post was the only viable option and at this time of the year only 1 year old pigs (the perfect eating size) can be taken. The hunting took place outside a small town in Sweden called Kisa and was about a 6.5 hour drive from Oslo.

We were instructed by the organiser, that if we shoot a pig to leave it lying there as there is a strong possibility that more will return - he wasn't wrong!

My accomodation


Room with a view


After 4 hours of waiting in temperatures around -10, at 8pm and in near darkness, three young boar finally showed up at my post. I watched them for 5 minutes until one finally moved away from the others and stood broadside. I shot it in the area marked with a red circle, it ran about 7 meters and lay dead in the area of the green circle.


After another 2 hours of waiting two young boar returned to the post, they sniffed the dead pig and then went about feeding. I waited till one of them presented a clear shot and shot it in exactly the same location as the previous one, it too ran off to the right and dropped down dead right beside the other one which was already lying there!

Here is a pic of the two boar lying on the road in the headlights after dragging them through 3 feet of snow


The larger male weighed in at 40kg and the smaller female at 32kg


The female


The male


A happy Jonathan


Caliber was 6.5x55 and 155 grain Lapua Mega at a distance of approx 30 meters.

I'm already planning a return trip in the Summer!

Jonathan

Congratulation!
That is really good eating

Mmmm Comfy Chair !!!!!

Better than Lithuania

Nice size animals easy to recover and easy to cook.

You done very well, mate! Congrats!
Nice pics!
I would love to do that some time..

Weidmannsheil! It takes a lot of patience to sit in the dark for pigs, nice when the effort is rewarded by success in the end!

- mike

Thanks everyone

@ Arild & Trapper Dave, yes I'm looking forward to BBQ'ing some of those ribs in the spring time

@ Anders, you'll have to join me on the next trip mate, I'll let you know when we are going to book up!

Jonathan - Waidmannheil!

Six hours sitting at -10° - Whew! That's some serious patience; I guess that's why they call you guys Vikings!

That appears to be an outstanding Piggie shooting set-up.

Small window to contain potential noise (and warmth) in the High Seat.

Snow affords almost continual shooting even in total darkness due to the light background.

Thicket directly adjacent to High Seat means Porkers aren't far from their preferred cover/concealment of thicket.

Good job Jonathon, Waidmannsheil. Sportcat (heater) works great for keeping warm, set it on the floor and drape a blanket over your knees over it, Dom.

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Originally posted by Gerry:
Six hours sitting at -10° - Whew! That's some serious patience; I guess that's why they call you guys Vikings!

He's not really a viking, but he's getting there...

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Originally posted by Anders:
He's not really a viking, but he's getting there...

Thanks Anders, I'll take that as a compliment!

Let us know how they taste!

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Caliber was 6.5x55 and 155 grain Lapua Mega at a distance of approx 30 meters.

I'm already planning a return trip in the Summer!

Jonathan

...nice hunt...what scope did you use?...

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Originally posted by JHunter:
...nice hunt...what scope did you use?...

JHunter: I was using a Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16x40

It was adequate as there was snow on the ground, but i think I will be investing in a rifle scope with a larger objective and an illuminated reticle in the future.

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It was adequate as there was snow on the ground, but i think I will be investing in a rifle scope with a larger objective and an illuminated reticle in the future.

...s&b touts its low light-gathering abilities...personally, i am not able to see any difference between 50-56mm s&b's, swaro's and zeiss'...

A hunter older than 30y can not use the difference between 50-56.

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Originally posted by Nordic2:
A hunter older than 30y can not use the difference between 50-56.

Is this true, never heard that before?

If so you have just saved me wasting cash and saving overall weight!

Jonathan