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The dry sow i shot on the farm was a tad over 400,420 on the scale.
She was waist high to me and i have a 32 inseam.
Her choppers were broken some but she looked like she could have still done a world of damage.
At the deer least the largest weighed 320 lbs and was no fun dragging out of the thick stuff where we could get a chain on them.
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Maybe two or three miles from me as the crow flies. I sometimes watch birds and do Christmas Bird Counts in the very woods along Leon Creek where that hog was likely bedding down.
I woulda thought it took access to crop fields to grow ‘em that big.
Hogs in the woods along the creek floodplains in this city are a given. They always ran from me back in that particular patch of woods outside the fence but then again some degree of illegal hunting by locals did and prob’ly still does occur.
Where it’s really a pain is where the hogs ain’t ever shot at and ain’t fearful enough of people. I always go into the woods carrying, mostly on account of hogs. People too, of course, but mostly hogs.
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Saw the story on the local news this evening.
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Maybe two or three miles from me as the crow flies. I sometimes watch birds and do Christmas Bird Counts in the very woods along Leon Creek where that hog was likely bedding down.
I woulda thought it took access to crop fields to grow ‘em that big.
Hogs in the woods along the creek floodplains in this city are a given. They always ran from me back in that particular patch of woods outside the fence but then again some degree of illegal hunting by locals did and prob’ly still does occur.
Where it’s really a pain is where the hogs ain’t ever shot at and ain’t fearful enough of people. I always go into the woods carrying, mostly on account of hogs. People too, of course, but mostly hogs.
Mike. Did you ever get some of the Buffalo Boar Outdoorsman Hard Cast loads for your carry 9mm ? They work well on hogs here at the Ranch. Although I prefer the 45 acp version personally, but if a 9mm is all you have, I highly recommend them.
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Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
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How would you like to hit that at 70 one night with a little Subarus right front corner.
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How would you like to hit that at 70 one night with a little Subaru. I hit a ground hog I an 84 chevette once and thought the world was going to end!
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Birdwatcher, many times I run the creek from Security Hill Gym, other times wet a hook, but I see many hogs in there. Tons of them on Medina too.
Its a big dang job dealing with those things on JBSA properties, I’m guessing 70,000 plus acres?
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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I believe it. This one pulled the scale down to a touch over 360lb.
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You aren’t likely to hit a big boar hog, thats what turned me on to hunting them, they are smarter than some of the best enemy troops I hunted. How would you like to hit that at 70 one night with a little Subarus right front corner.
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Thought this was gonna be another " Women of Walmart" thread.
What fresh Hell is this?
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You aren’t likely to hit a big boar hog, thats what turned me on to hunting them, they are smarter than some of the best enemy troops I hunted. How would you like to hit that at 70 one night with a little Subarus right front corner. Yep, they and a mule were smart enough to lay in a muddy waterhole long enough to kill a screw worm filled injury years ago when we had them.
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Thought this was gonna be another " Women of Walmart" thread. That’s probably the best habitat for 400 pounders. 😜
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Mike. Did you ever get some of the Buffalo Boar Outdoorsman Hard Cast loads for your carry 9mm ? They work well on hogs here at the Ranch. Although I prefer the 45 acp version personally, but if a 9mm is all you have, I highly recommend them. Yes indeed. I used to carry a 3” .357 S&W j-frame loaded hot until one day I was waving my arms and shouting at one of them really big boars at 20 yards in the path. It seemed somewhat PO’d but eventually conceded the right of way. If it woulda charged and I shot well IIRC I had five rounds of hot 180 grain solids to stop it. I much preferred the prospect of ten 200 grain Buffalo Bore 10mm Hardcasts so I ran out and got a Glock 29 for that very reason. Maybe the only person in America, nay, the World, who bought a Glock 29 to go birdwatching 🙂 After about five years of difficult to find ammo I traded off the Glock 29, figuring 15 rounds of 147gr 9mm Hardcasts out of my Glock 19 would serve just as well. I recently picked up a Taurus G2c, 12+1 9mm rounds in a compact package. Ain’t had a chance to try BB Hardcasts out of it yet.
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I always go into the woods carrying, mostly on account of hogs. People too, of course, but mostly hogs. People of Walmart...aren't they hogs?
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I don't believe it's 400lbs. - huge though way bigger than i've ever killed. i was weighed, 411lb You do need to cut down on beer
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I don't believe it's 400lbs. - huge though way bigger than i've ever killed. i was weighed, 411lb You do need to cut down on beer BS.
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Thought this was gonna be another " Women of Walmart" thread. That’s probably the best habitat for 400 pounders. 😜 Walmart would be like quality public property: lots of 350s but a true 400 would be tough to find. Golden Corral: private property where you can find 400s regularly.
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