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Everything goes into grinder for ground pork, sausage, and taco meat.

got a little rain in east texas last week.

Went out for one last hunt of the 2016 season before we head back to minnesota for the year. told my dad there was a big boar hog coming in late, and he needed to stay off the cell phone. I was pretty surprised the hog didn't even break 200 lbs. yes, its hot, and muggy in east texas tonight. https&#...

http://www.amazon.com/Evolva-Future-Technology-Flashlight-Invisible/dp/B019WLAJ9O Thats the torch I'm using. The hogs are about 75 yards. I'm impressed with the X-sight for the price point. Definitely usable. yeah, I agree. this was my second kill this week using the night mode. when I got it, I wa...

http://www.amazon.com/Evolva-Future-Tec ... B019WLAJ9O

Thats the torch I'm using.

The hogs are about 75 yards.

heres a video shot with my X-sight from last night.

https://youtu.be/oDaeVzC5xKg?t=3m18s

got another fat one tonight.

We've had really heavy rain this week here in east texas, and the creeks are out of their banks.

It's pushing the hogs all over the place.

We put cameras back out a few days, so we'll see if they moved to the stand on higher ground.

You'll often hear guys talk about "shoulder shields" when hunting older boar hogs.

Here's a good example of a pretty heavy shield.

The hide over the shoulder is almost an inch thick, and it's so heavy and stiff that it won't bend.

been after this guy for awhile now. he would only come in at night, so I fired up the night vision, and dropped him around 9:30. doesn't look like it from the picture, but he weighed just a little under 270. https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/13010776_1015...

A friend lost his long held FFL because the ATF claimed they didn't receive his renewal fee. I'd say anything you send to ATF should be at least certified mail and better yet get a return receipt. They probably have some employees that just randomly pitch stuff. this is just hearsay, but I talked t...

Sigfan220 wrote:Did you hire a guide? I'm looking to do a hog hunt this year.

you pretty much have to get a guide or find someone who has hogs on their land, and wants them gone.

very little public hunting land in texas.

if you need to find a guide, ask here.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632784293617166/

bnelson06 wrote:You should be able to see your check cashed shortly after the paperwork is sent in. The gov doesn't wait to do any work before taking your money.

yeah, wish I would have known that at the time.

I was just figuring they were going to cash it after I was approved.

Going to make sausage?