Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Pretty good boar!

Where I hunt its unusual to see a boar of this size during daylight hours. Especially in August. It was 107 degrees F on Friday afternoon last.

I've not hunted this stand in four month and this ol' boy is geting careless. Hope for an opportunity to perforate him in daylight during opening week-end of dove season.



It sure is easier making a 175 yd. shot in daylight vs. at nite with a kill light, being as these guys are always moving.

ya!

GWB

All I'm seeing at the hill country Ranch I manage right now in the daytime are sows & little piglets. I'm only seeing the big boars after dark.

Looks like he DEFINATLEY needs shootin, GW.

I'm seeing a ton of doves at he Ranch right now, can't wait until Sept 1st !!!

10/4

Have several good boars on game cams. This is the only one showing himself during daylight hours.

Cows, hogs and coons destroyed 4 of my 5 feeders. I did not hunt or snare this last weekend, only worked. My bud took this one off the one that was working.........



Fair boar, but nothing spectacular. Prolly 150 lbs. Not much for tushes.

Gonna go buy my licenses tomorrow.

Good luck during the upcoming seasons.



ya!


GWB

That's a damn fine boar. Always enjoy your pics and stories, Geedubya!

Hope you bust his ass ASAP G.

Geedub..if you are gonna shoot a big boar, you might need another knife!

Have several in the works! Up to the makers when they finish.

ya!


GWB

BTW,

I kinda got my eye out for this guy.



Only have him on game cam once, but I've seen him a couple times about a half mile away from my number 2 stand. He'd prolly not be good to eat, and I got a half mount of a stud puppy I shot a few years ago. I may just wait for a 125 lb.+/- Aoudad ewe, and shoot this guy with my Canon 7d MkII.

Get er done Geedub.

That's a big ol' boar, Gee.

Looks like a good time in the making. The zoo is always a good time!

Hope ya bust him, we need more Knife pics!

Whack that big piggy so we can see a close-up of his kisser.....

That is a sturdy looking pig.....

We've gone to 2" or 2.5" heavy steel pipe legs on all our tripod feeders, tall enough to get the units about 8' off the ground. We then drive t-posts in the ground and u-bolt the pipe legs to them. After that, we wrap the works in barbed wire and snug it down with a hose clamp down low and another about 6' up. Means you have to bring a ladder to fill up the feeders, but the hogs can't push the legs around and a bear only wants so much shaking the legs with that barbed wire on there.

Perferated piggys are a good thing.
good luck getting him

Geedubya ,

He's heading into his prime -but it sounds like he might not fully get there .

JPro ,

Walmark sells the $40ish dollar cheap hang on stand that make a nice set up -doesn't look like Geedubya has many good size trees .
Anyway I take one of the cheap hang-ons stands w/a 31 gallon trash can sitting on the platform -just bore a hole in the bottom of the trash can -mount a thrower -cut a hole through the wire mesh platform .
Get it ready at home -hang the stand -park trash can feeder on platform -tie rope or strap around can just because -climb ladder -pour in 150lbs. of corn in trash can.
I have three of these and can turn the throw time way down and the 450 lbs. of corn will last for 2 months .

stand $40ish
trash can $20
thrower $30

I use an eight foot ladder to fill the feeders because we have huge bears here .
Cheap and not a lot of work .

Edit ; I paint the trash can green & yellow ..

GWB
That looks like a lot of fun for the upcoming weeks!

I'd shoot him asap. Good luck. Thats a piece of trash that needs to go for sure.

We don't have bears, but there is cows and pigs. Have you thought about building a feeder pen? Then you can have a trap gate in the feeder pen. It's not hard to catch pigs. You can lock the pigs out during deer season if you want. If I had bear issues I would go to feeders that hang from tree limbs pulled with wenches.

GW,

I watch most of your posts as I believe my lease is in the same general area where you hunt. Those aoudad might be the culprits in knocking over your feeders. They are hard on feeders and push them over when they get light on feed. Several years back our landowner was protecting them. Now he wants them shot like we shoot feral hogs. They have taken over the ranches around us and have really impacted the whitetails. They are impressive animals but they way outcompete the native game in our area at least. I sure wish the Rams were better eating. The ewes and young ones are edible but not the greatest.

GW's place looks like a lot of the Tx Hill Country looks.

Based on some of his past posts I'll bet he is a little northwest of Uvalde. Probably out Hwy. 55 towards Rock Springs. No matter, we are talking about the same varmits and what I have seen them do to feeders and the native wildlife. He is hunting some pretty country.

I'm hunting on Dolph Brisco's old homestead ranch at Reagan Wells. We are 6 miles in west of SH-83.

It rough, wild and beautiful in a harsh way.

I luv it!

GWB

Went back to my lease last weekend for dove season opener. Three weeks ago we were covered up with mourning doves and white-wings.

This weekend, not a bird one. Amazing.


Did not get the big one I've been gunning for, that was pictured in the previous post. Did manage to tag this one.




Not the biggest boar, but pretty good cutters.




He had an unusually thick and bristly coat, so I caped him out. Think I'll have his hide tanned.



My youngest son's fiance is from Germany. She's been wanting a boar shank to cook. Since he didn't stink I took the loins, tenders, shoulders, hinds and flank meat for carnitas.



ya!


GWB

How much Briscoe land is there... I know it goes down all the way to the mines road and back up to both Laredo and Eagle pass at one time....

Great boar GW...

Details on the rifle/cartridge used?

So how does a brute like that work out as table fare? Or do even the buzzards keep going?

Rost495,

I'm not exactly sure, I think somewhere between 55,000 and 64,000 acres in this ranch.

beretzs,

That AR is chambered for the 6 x 45 (223 necked up to 6mm). This particular barrel favors the 70 gr. Sierra Blitz over most other fodder I've tried. I do like the Barnes TSX in the small calibers, but I've been amazed at the results I get on game with the Sierra Blitzes at 50 yds or less.

The lower was one of 40 struck by Spike's Tactical back in 2009 for a group buy. The upper is a Kies Mfg. ceramic lined barrel for 6 x 45 with 1 in 9 twist. The optics are the Burris MTAC 1-4 x 24mm, illuminated scope topped with the FastFire III, 3MOA dot in Burris PEPR mount.

I've zero'd both the scope and the FF3 dot for 50 yds. It works well for when I'm running the roads or running my snare line.


1minute,

IMHO, great.

If I walk up and can smell them 15 yds. I may take the head for the tushes. Otherwise they are for the buzzards. If they don't smell, be it a boar or sow I've had excellent luck. I usually have them skinned and on ice within 2 hours of the time they are whacked.

Sometimes, I will take one hind and brine it for 48 hours, then smoke it for a ham.

Other times I will bone out a hind and put in the crock-pot season, and slow cook for 8 hours or so to be used for pulled pork sandwiches.

The flank meat I will do carnitas.

The loins and tenders I marinate and grill or cut up into chunks and coat and chicken fry!

Yum!

JAPPFT,

GWB

Awesome. Looks like it works darn well. Cool cartridge.

All of the meat sounds delicious. That's some great eating buddy!

Gee',

Glad you cleared that up, feared it may have been infamous Ingwe 6.8Gay !

Nice work.

I've spent a fair amount of time hunting near Sonora, Juno, and Rocksprings over the years. It's definitely beautiful, but it takes a special kind of eyes to really appreciate it.


Okie John

great kill

Nice one GW! With all the nice knifes you have, I'd be willing to bet nobody can field dress a hog like you can!

I'm sure there are guys here that could run rings around me. I actually enjoy the skinning and quartering process, and usually don't get in an especially big hurry!

BTW, went back last Wednesday to do last minute prep for the Archery season opener on 10/1.

Did not see another human being the whole time. Had two close calls, (one involving the puke factor) but made it back with only a few cuts, gouges, embedded cactus spines and a lightly sprained ankle.

Perforated three porkers, recovered two.






killed a few brewskis!

got to see some gorgeous sunsets




and rising ofthe full moon rising on Friday Eve.



Got back in time to celebrate my mom's 90th Birthday today with family and friends.

I give thanks to my maker daily as I'm blessed beyond measure!


JAPPFT,

GWB

Great pics as always, GW.

GeeDub is always Makin' Bacon!

Is that my Sako Bavarian in the photo, or the 308 you already had?

That one is your 30-06 SBC. A friend picked up 3 boxes of the 165 gr. TSX "Hog Hammer" factory loads. I've nailed two so far with this rifle and plan to carry it next week when I go back to my lease. It is a sweetie!

Thanx for a great deal!

GWB

Always enjoy the hell out of your posts and pics partner! Thanks for sharing.

Nice stuff!!

Like the knife. Who built it?

Excellent posts! Thanks for sharing!

Yep, good stuff. As always.