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They are great fun. You could have put a stalk on them little piggies.  Makes your hair stand up some.
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Congrats on the hogs, and thanks for the great pics. That ain't West Texas though, BTW. Kinda what I was thinking. But, I do live hunting in that Turkey to Shamrock area though. I love the area too, having hunted up near Clarendon several years. Also I was in no way diminishing his hunt, as he killed some nice hogs in some great country. I was only referencing his geographic challenged location. No matter what stats ribka pulls out his azzzz, Lubbock is High Plains, and Abilene is about as far East you can go and still be considered West Texas. Anything N of Midland by about 60 miles ain't West Texas, it's High Plains or Rolling Plains, Panhandle, etc. He reminds me of the Yankees that used to show up here in the Permian Basin and explain to us how to drill and produce oil wells.
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Turkey TX is in the Rolling Plains region. ![[Linked Image from lisalapaso.files.wordpress.com]](https://lisalapaso.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/eco-region.gif) thanks for the input I guess West Texas doesn't exist based on your vegetation map? The only state in the nation with no western half I guess. No south Texas, no gulf Texas and no south border Texas region either. No western Colorado, No western Oregon, western New Mexico etc. Fascinating!! I was hunting between Lubbock and Abilene in West Texas. Cities and towns of West Texas Cities Region rank City Census 2013 population estimate[6] State ranked County 1 El Paso 674,433 6 El Paso County 2 Lubbock 258,862 11 Lubbock County 3 Amarillo 196,429 14 Potter County 4 Midland 123,933 26 Midland County 5 Abilene 120,099 27 Taylor County 6 Odessa 110,720 30 Ector County 7 San Angelo 97,492 37 Tom Green County 8 Socorro 32,517 77 El Paso County 9 Big Spring 28,125 104 Howard County 10 Plainview 22,194 Technically, JG Raider is correct. That’s the way we were taught at TAMU in Wildlife & Fisheries Science. But, being born and raised in Abilene, and Ranching in Stonewall County all my life, the Locals and old timers here have always called it “West Texas”. My Midland friends have always objected, though, saying West Texas begins there. 🤠
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For me it ain't west Texas until you cross the Pecos river but technically that is the Trans Pecos area. Some think West Texas starts inbetween Dallas & Fort worth but they are probably Yankee or from California. Anyway if you drew a line from say Del Rio to Oklahoma City then four times as many hogs would be to the east of this line than to the west. Abilene and eastwards the same thing.
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I hear 'ya chl, and agree. Even though I'm a Midland guy, I'm firmly in your camp about Abilene.
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Thats what I was figuring on the hogster scope. Not that much range. Going pulsar for sure. A bit more money and even the mid priced IE 3500 or so are easy good to 300 yards on decent size pigs. Just makes no sense to save a bit in the end but not be able to shoot past 100 yards. I'm glad I didn't get the HogsterR35, but went with the Super Hogster. Got enough time behind it that I'm pretty confident I can identify and shoot anything I'm hunting out past 300 yards. Was watching a cottontail hop around feeding at 275 yards one night, and had no trouble identifying at all. Was watching a mouse at 100 yards stealing corn last week. I think the main issue with hunting at night is ranging. Getting a feel for range is much harder at night.
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I just need up upgrading to super Hogster. The ranging at night is a bitch on unfamiliar property. Ideally mark some landmarks, or place landmarks before dark and use range finder. Thats what I was figuring on the hogster scope. Not that much range. Going pulsar for sure. A bit more money and even the mid priced IE 3500 or so are easy good to 300 yards on decent size pigs. Just makes no sense to save a bit in the end but not be able to shoot past 100 yards. I'm glad I didn't get the HogsterR35, but went with the Super Hogster. Got enough time behind it that I'm pretty confident I can identify and shoot anything I'm hunting out past 300 yards. Was watching a cottontail hop around feeding at 275 yards one night, and had no trouble identifying at all. Was watching a mouse at 100 yards stealing corn last week. I think the main issue with hunting at night is ranging. Getting a feel for range is much harder at night.
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Fantastic pictures. Gotta love Texas. I plan on another trip there this summer. Axis and hogs or whatever else happens to come by!!
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I like the country around the Caprock there. It is unlike what many think of as the Panhandle. I've driven 86 through Turkey often to visit family and always enjoy seeing the mule deer around Turkey and Quitaque.
Regarding name, I would go with Texas Panhandle or West Texas for that region. That's what people who live there call it. Someone mentioned High Plains. If memory serves, Turkey is almost to the Llano Estacado (aka High Plains) but not quite there.
Looks like a fun hunt.
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Great pics and good killin there ribka. Thanks for sharin
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There use to be 5 TO 6 Million Buffalo's !
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So far it doesn't look like Texas tick fever kills pigs 
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It’s takes bullets or arrows to kill pigs. A cougar or coyotes might get a little one.
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There use to be 5 TO 6 Million Buffalo's !
That would have been a sight to see . Good shooting Ribka - nice pics . Texas is a great place for sure .
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Quite a history at Quitaque long before the white man showed up. Traders came from hundreds of miles from all directions to trade. Indians had it first figured out long before the white man screwed it up as usual. PaloDura canyon is second largest canyon in the USA. ,220-250 miles long. If you’ll get on the the backroads it takes a long time to see and it’s absolutely beautiful. I’m sure all of my Texas brothers here know that but too many native Texans never take time to appreciate and enjoy what we have. God Bless Texas
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My wife was raised early in her life around Silverton.When the family lived there on the ranch there were still Buffs there.
One of the things she did with her dad was to go patch fences when the herd came thru.
Went up in that area a lot when taking a break from deer hunting.
Just love that broken up country.
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Looks like a great time, always wanted to go on a hog hunt. What does a couple days of hunting them cost on average in TX?
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My wife was raised early in her life around Silverton.When the family lived there on the ranch there were still Buffs there.
One of the things she did with her dad was to go patch fences when the herd came thru.
Went up in that area a lot when taking a break from deer hunting.
Just love that broken up country. yep cool country deceiving how beautiful it can be
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Wouldn't mind if you Texas guys would send a few live pigs to PA, I'd love to have more freezer fillers,lol. Have spent hours, sometimes days, in the mountains, just to see a feathered predator or tree rat.
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Turkey, Tx. been there. miles
Me too. It's just a bit west of Hollis.
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