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December 3, 2024




Pretty good dry sow.




Clean enough to skin and use for table fare.



She was flopping and I put one in her as she was paddling and turning.

I load the Sierra 165 gr. HPBT in the Armalite AR-10, 308 Win,

seeing daylight, I'd say little bit much @ 70 yds.


ya,

GWB

You think his buddies ate him, or possibly coyotes? I need to start setting up a camera on dump sites.

Turn hanco loose and your going to get some carnage......lots of carnage. Not only do I approve of it, I applaud it.

Kill a Pig every now and then ---Rio7

11/22/24



300 HAMR', 130 Gr Speer Hot-Cor

Another eater



I typically don't skin pigs in the hot months these days but when its cool enough to let the meat hang over night.........



ya,


GWB

Video recorded with the Spectrum you mentioned the other day?

Kill a Pig every now and then ---Rio7

No, that vid is using the IRAY RICO RH-5 V2, which is a 640 sensor thermal unit.

Night vision will look considerably different. as it is light/illumination aided by an IR 750 accessory Infrared Illuminator. The thermal optic displays a heat signature that is above or below the ambient temperature.




Distance is 120 yds. Browning X Bolt Hunter, 308 Win. 150 Gr. Winchester Factory soft points.

Here is a short vid using an ATN 4k Pro Digital Day/Night optic with a Nite-Snipe IR 750 illuminator.



I got the replacement unit in last week and hope to have it zero'd and in service when I head back to my lease on Thursday. If all works out and I can perforate a hoglet and get video, I will post it up.

ya!

GWB

That is awesome geedubya.

I catch a lot in round pens, something to do while Im at lease. I need to get off my ass, put up cellular cameras, build triggers I can set off with my phone. I could really catch them if I do that. I wont be leaving scent when I go to set them. I think some of the problem is cable appears in there. I saw a bunch hesitating one day. The would go up to door, but wouldn’t go in. They finally did, got to watch door fall. The MFer’s went nuts for a little while.

View from the Spectrum last night at 240yds +/- with a half-ass focus. It was a hasty and improvised field rest, but it got the job done. The view looks good on 3.5x base magnification or 7x, but I was all the way up at 14x due to the distance.



That was my hold to drop it in with a 200yd zero. Impact was 3-4" below.

That is sweet.

Can't wait to give mine a try.

Good stuff

ya,

GWB

A nice thing about the Digital Day/Night vision is that they are mighty fine during the daylight hours for doing vids.

Same spot and set-up as the previous DNV vid, just in the daytime. Nice thing about being set up on the ground vs, an elevated blind is that it is much easier to line em' up and get a two' fer. That is what I did in this vid. The black pig ran about 10yds and dropped. The tan hog ran another 20 yds into the scrum. I've quit tracking in the scrum at night but in this case there was enough daylight left that I went in and snagged the bugger.




Whereas I am constantly panning a scanning with thermal (and a thermal scanner could be used in conjunction with DNV. My typical DNV setup is to set up over a feeder, water source or bait and stream video to my tablet. Then I do not have to keep my eye glued to the objective.



I can sit and listen to an audio-book, play on my I-phone if I have signal or snooze. Nice thing about hunting over corn is that the pigs, being pigs will stay well after they've eaten every grain of corn. I can check my eyelids for cracks and when I come to, many times the porkers are there munching away.

ya,

GWB

PS: Don't know if this would be considered hunting, but it sure is entertaining to this ol' fart

Baddassss GWB.! Living large my friend....

I’m sure it was probably pigs. Coyotes will leave big bones, I guess pigs just crunch them up and eat them bones, hooves, hide and all. They are efficient if nothing else.

Perforating Porkers is my passion. Plus the ability to hunt at night opens up a whole new avenue of entertainment. Due to the heat factor here in Texas, nothing moves during the day most of the time. However the woods come alive at night. Hogs, coons, coyotes, cats, bunnies, rats, even squirrels.

Last time I was at my lease I saw three bobcats, each at a different location. I have not taken the time to upload video but IIRC I got vid of two of them. Did not shoot, just watched.

Amazing what can bee seen while scanning. I never realized how many birds fly at night.

In fact, the more time you spend behind the optic, the better you get at discerning what is and what is not a critter.

ya,

GWB

Years ago when I watched hunting programs I would get tickled when the star made a bad hit (espeially bow hunters) and they would say, we'll come back and get him in the morning when there is more light. Ain't happening in the Texas Hill Country.

I often say that if one needed to dispose of his mother-in-law, the Texas hill country would make an excellent resting place. 24-48 hours and nothing will be left. Hide nor hair!

ya!

GWB

I want to do this when I grow up.

Was telling a buddy how you set up like this the other day. Would work perfect for coyotes in his long but narrow pasture.

Coyotes, buzzards, and hogs would take care of that