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Also Ltppowell calling predators with his mouth.
Calling in a coyote at 100 yds and I just instinctively pulled up the marlin 444 as it was crossing the dirt road and Pat stopped it for a split second and I dumped it flat!

The ol' 376 Steyr kinda thumps them, Ya'.








First three were DRT.





This one was moving a pretty good clip and I caught her a bit back. The impact rolled her but she got up and took off like a shot. Good blood for first twenty yards or so then nothing. Luckily it had been raining for three days and the ground was soft, so I was able to track. Seems the guts popped out and sealed the exit wound, so no blood.




all in all, a pretty good pile-o-pigs,

and yeah I was laughing at myself. I only brought 6 cartridges with me. I still had pigs coming and going and was out of bullets. I was thinking to my self "you dumb-azz". Somehow it struck me funny enough that I almost fell out of my chair .

Had a ball guys!!

Thanks to all ya'll for help making a memory.

JAPPFT,


GWB

The Campfire has some outstanding wing shots!
Pat,coloradoBob,7mmMato,Derek,Bullshooter and Stephen don't miss much and many others also were more than proficient with a shotgun! I was at my best with an energy drink and cigar,shotgun not so much

I hear ya, Bob, but recognized in that moment that although he was a douche about it, he didn't know me from Adam, he was just following a protocol about a protocol and at least he recognized the protocol was evidently phugged. Reminded me of good times in the Army - a little protocol, a lot of bluster. Anyway, there were no "damages" but for minor inconvenience. Hey, am laughing about it still.

I passed a couple of decent sized pigs Thursday morning. That was a mistake, because they weren't so easy to come by, thereafter. Thursday evening the feeder was covered up in deer - some Texas whitetails(who still had their antlers) and Sitka deer. A group of nice eating size pigs trotted out. That ended quickly when an 8pt whitetail put his head down, and bluff charged the pigs, who spun 180's and ran like hell. I said, "thanks Deer"

Saw a massive Red Stag come out. He was twice as tall as the whitetails, and probably 5-6x as heavy. I'd love to see him in 5-6 months

I probably saw 40-50 turkeys all told. The males were gobbling and strutting - and the season is a week away, darn it.

Friday night I lined up on a small pig, but it took off right as I fired and he was wounded. I tracked him a while, tried another shot, but hit a tree as I tried to get him in the brush. That left me pretty disappointed, also wondering if the 155 Scenars were too tough for small pigs.

Sat night it was sunny and warm. Lots of birds out, including the green jay I posted earlier, and a bazillion bright red Cardinals. I had what sounded like 30 songdogs singing within a 1/4 mile of me; wish I'd carried a predator call.

I finally saw a large group of pigs cross the road about 400 yards away, heading in my general direction. The birds at the feeder started getting nervous about 10-15 minutes later, so I got the AR10 (now loaded with 150gr Accubonds) ready. The large group trotted out, got almost to the feeder, and a couple birds spooked, which caused the whole group to spin a 180 and start running back toward the brush. By then I was on a decent sow, held low on the running pig's throat, and hit her square in the heart. I found a good blood trail right away, and found her 40 yards away. That was one of the better fast shot's I've ever made, and it felt good after the previous day's failure.

Pat and I tag teamed dinner Saturday,I did the brisket and Pat did a cajun BBQ shrimp that was to die for!

Dan and Gang,

Great pics, great hunting, great food and great guys!

You had it all and congrats to all.

Steve

Based on your photograph, the 243 is "enough gun" for the Jack of Rabbits....

More destructive than the 308 Win, even.

Got home in the early AM. I had a great time. I'm in for next year. I'll bring more cases clay pigeons & a couple more flats of shot shells. Everything was prefect on this hunt with the exception of the rain. But that even made an adventure of getting to the blinds. I may have to umpire a few more softball games to get more mad money. I saw dandy axis bucks & blackbuck.

Sure wish I could have been there. Glad to see Ed got some Prairie Hogs... Not much meat on them, but fun to shoot.

Jeff

All you fella's need to come to Texas, more than once a year, we need the rain that comes with you. Rio7

They call me the rain man !

Gentlemen,
Thanks to all for being kind to my family(yes, I made the cardinal sin of bringing the wife and kids along, if only to introduce them to my hunting dream).

We are still on the road. Made El Paso late Sunday night. The wife cleaned out the bank account at the boot outlets but my family has footwear for the next two years! Headed up through Alamogordo near White Sands when fatigue and hog hunting happiness crept up on me. I let the wife drive some while I napped. I woke up halfway to Kansas. We barely made Gallup late last night.

So today we explore northern Arizona. I'll do all the driving.

Can't wait till next year. You guys rock.

Kansas? Teach you to sleep.

Oh, the boots in El Paso. I still ware and have a pair bought many years ago in the town.

T,
It was a pleasure meeting you and your lovely family. Stay safe out there on the road.

CT

OK dudes...I just got home late last night after a pretty normal day of flying ( which is to say miserable...)

A BIG thanks to EdM and his lovely bride for their hospitality and taxi service. Ed had excellent taste in everything, so for a couple days I was surrounded by cool stuff!

Final tally on hogs, according to Kevin, was 48.....excellent considering the difficulty we had getting around.

It was a real pleasure seeing all you guys again, and everyone was on their best behavior, including Bobby. Didn't have to pass the hat for bail out of a Mexican jail or anything like it.

Some members were quite anxious to get involved with the impromptu Pig Dink-a-thon......and the competition was pretty fierce, but Colorado Bob took the honors with his dink, which literally won by the hair on its chinny chin chin.....Sized up next to Bobbys jack rabbit, the pig wasn't quite as big..... A couple dinks were killed by collateral damage ....

We should have had a big pig contest, EdM killed one that Im sure scaled over 200 pounds, and so did another member, plus more than a few brought in that would top 100 and a gob of perfect "eaters"......60-70 pounders.

I of course had to hold up my end for the stunt shooters of America, using a .223AI with 60 grain Nosler Ballistic tips.


Pig #1




Pig #2





More later!



Thanks for a great trip guys!

Oh yeah, forgot to add....


When I woke up Sunday morning to leave my boots had blood and mud on them, my rifle was muddy, and I had a hangover....



So I figured I had a pretty good time!