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Texas Hogs

Postby aht_six on Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:37 pm

Did some hog shootin' this week near Blooming Grove, TX. Got a real nice dry sow with my M70 .300 WSM. I also popped 2 boars with my DPMS compact hunter .308 Win. Lots of rain and mud to deal with, but we had a great time.

I found the bullet in pig #3, it was a Federal .308 150 grain SP. It was about a 120 yard shot. The bullet broke the left leg, went through the chest, and stopped under the skin on the far side. Almost a perfect mushroom. Neither pig that I shot with the .308 had an exit wound. The other pig was closer, maybe 75 yards. The biggest pig was shot with a 180 gr .300 WSM at about 50 yards, that one had a fist size exit wound.

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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Ghost on Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:46 pm

Awesome
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:42 pm

Going to make sausage?
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby aht_six on Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:12 am

Hogslayer wrote:Going to make sausage?


I'm having some sausage made, not doing it myself.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Sigfan220 on Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:29 am

Did you hire a guide? I'm looking to do a hog hunt this year.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:41 am

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/
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby aht_six on Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:37 am

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


I hunted with freinds that live in the area. There are some WMAs open to public hunting near by, but they were closed last week because of the high water. I've heard that there are guides that operate in the area, but I've never had any contact with them.
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Texas Hogs

Postby PhilaBOR on Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:49 am

Lots of places advertise online. Prices range from cheap w no amenities to expensive lodges.
We're doing our third annual hunt this weekend in Texas. (Previous hunts were OK and Arkansas) Moore's Hilltop ranch, $125/day, no lodging or meals, but no limit on hogs.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:12 pm

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.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Ghost on Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:39 pm

I like this thread, keep up the good work.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:31 pm

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.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Lumpy on Sat Apr 23, 2016 2:25 pm

Barbecue on a spit.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:16 pm

got another fat one tonight.
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Texas Hogs

Postby PhilaBOR on Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:09 am

PhilaBOR wrote:Lots of places advertise online. Prices range from cheap w no amenities to expensive lodges.
We're doing our third annual hunt this weekend in Texas. (Previous hunts were OK and Arkansas) Moore's Hilltop ranch, $125/day, no lodging or meals, but no limit on hogs.

Wouldn't go back to Moore's. Didn't see a single hog, blinds were filthy, outfitter didn't communicate with guide.
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Re: Texas Hogs

Postby Hogslayer on Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:29 am

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

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