Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Danged old ground shrinkage...

Congratulations to Kate. Did that one come from the river bottom?

From a creek drain that feeds into Finch. But the dang things are growing everywhere, it seems.

Super!!

I've never had wild hog. How is it? Need to stick with the little ones?

It's leaner than farm-raised pork, and the sows are fine eating, regardless of size. I prefer sows of 120lbs or more, simply because so much of the weight is in the skeleton, head, and midsection. A 120-150lb sow is perfect in my book, as we mostly like them for having smoked sausage made, and generally get 30-40lbs from a pig that size. Once we get enough sausage for the year, I'll generally keep another for pulled pork. Sometimes a big one might be more pork that you really need, but there are generally plenty of folks around who would like a sow to take to the butcher. We gave this one away two years ago, and the recipient was glad to get her. She was a bit over 270lbs with no piglets inside, which is pretty big for a sow around here.

Big pig!

JPro, Dad said they are coming up to the camp at night. Dog barking and he'll go out, shine a spot light, and run them off. That was last week. Happened 3 nights in a row.

Way to go Kate! Nothing wrong with a tender hoglet.
Man she sure looks like her Daddy.

I don't doubt that a bit. My dad shot several last season off his front porch, using a light atop a .308. He's got a few more yard hounds this year, so the pigs aren't quite so bold now.




She favors me from time to time, and we dang near wear the same size clothes these days. Her mom has a couple inches on me, so I'm not surprised there.

my last bowhunt for pigs i had 3 standing near me at around 20 yards 2 big black pigs and one smaller black pig ,i put the arrow thru the smaller pig and that little pig tasted alot better too ! to the young lady CONGRATS !

JPro, how are the 150 XPs holding up? I’ve only taken one midsize doe with that load from my large frame 308 and it was in the neck. Body shots doing well? Shoulders? I know they’re a quick expanding bullet but my friend is going to buy a 308 in the next week and I’d like it if he could just run to China-mart to pick up his ammo.

My wife calls the smaller ones Luau babies. Hasbeen

So far they are working well, and the cheap/available thing is what prompted me to give them a try. I haven't chronographed them yet, but I figured a 20" barrel likely wouldn't push them to failure in a .308win. I've gotten exits on everything I've shot, being a handful of deer and several pigs. One deer, shot at close range, retained the bullet jacket in the hide, but the core exited. I'd not want them for a "going away" shot at the rear of an animal, but they should be okay otherwise.

Exactly what I hoped you would say. I figured I needed one hunting rifle to use factory ammo exclusively just in case something happened and I couldn’t get some reloads done. Something did happen and I’m hoping I get cleared medically by rifle season to finally have fun.

I’ve encountered a lot of ground shrinkage in my hunting.

That pig is bigger then any American pig I ever shot.




(Which is none so far)

It is great that she could laugh about it. Some women would have gotten upset. I shot a hog and then went and got a buddy to help retrieve it. When I went back and walked up to the hog it was like never mind and I picked it up one handed and threw it over my shoulder. That's a lot of shrinkage.