1187Shooter
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My family Texas hunt last week went very well... the boys (my stepsons) both got their first ever deer, and we all got some hogs.
Shot this one at 230 yards with my 30-06 and a Winchester 150 grain Deer Season Extreme Point, the ones with the extra large polymer tip... first experience with these, and they didn't disappoint. Dropped him about 5 feet from where he stood. They said this was the biggest boar taken on the ranch so far, about 250 lbs... I had a shot at one about the same size a day or two earlier that did a 180 and ran under the border fence, so I was not able to recover him. I did hear him gving up the ghost a few yards into the trees though, so I know it was a good kill.
My younger stepson (19) took this sow (and the doe about 30 minutes earlier,) at about 80 yards with my Savage 340 30-30 and my 130 grain Hornady Spire Point handloads. They were devastating on both... he later hit a slightly larger boar that ran squealing into the woods, to be found later in the hunt.
Figured I'd throw this proud papa moment in, since we're all hunters here and can relate... either we have taught someone to hunt or were taught ourselves... this was my favorite moment of the 6 day hunt. On day 1, he took his very first deer at right under 90 yards with a perfect double lung and heart shot with the aforementioned Savage 340. The rifle has a peep sight on it, and he dropped the doe in it's tracks like a pro with a scoped magnum.
His older brother (23) got his deer as well, a 153 yard high shoulder shot that also dropped her on the spot, and shot a couple of hogs too. (No pics of his, unfortunately.)
All in all I think we as a group killed anywhere from 15 to 20 pigs over the course of the hunt. Maybe more. We also saw about a 350 pounder laying by the road on the drive home... made mine look like a runt, but it's dead, and that's what counts.
After all is said and done, it was a great hunt. Two new hunters brought into the sport, and two new hog hunting addicts created... both sons are looking at options and saving up for their own rifles for next year!
Shot this one at 230 yards with my 30-06 and a Winchester 150 grain Deer Season Extreme Point, the ones with the extra large polymer tip... first experience with these, and they didn't disappoint. Dropped him about 5 feet from where he stood. They said this was the biggest boar taken on the ranch so far, about 250 lbs... I had a shot at one about the same size a day or two earlier that did a 180 and ran under the border fence, so I was not able to recover him. I did hear him gving up the ghost a few yards into the trees though, so I know it was a good kill.
My younger stepson (19) took this sow (and the doe about 30 minutes earlier,) at about 80 yards with my Savage 340 30-30 and my 130 grain Hornady Spire Point handloads. They were devastating on both... he later hit a slightly larger boar that ran squealing into the woods, to be found later in the hunt.
Figured I'd throw this proud papa moment in, since we're all hunters here and can relate... either we have taught someone to hunt or were taught ourselves... this was my favorite moment of the 6 day hunt. On day 1, he took his very first deer at right under 90 yards with a perfect double lung and heart shot with the aforementioned Savage 340. The rifle has a peep sight on it, and he dropped the doe in it's tracks like a pro with a scoped magnum.
His older brother (23) got his deer as well, a 153 yard high shoulder shot that also dropped her on the spot, and shot a couple of hogs too. (No pics of his, unfortunately.)
All in all I think we as a group killed anywhere from 15 to 20 pigs over the course of the hunt. Maybe more. We also saw about a 350 pounder laying by the road on the drive home... made mine look like a runt, but it's dead, and that's what counts.
After all is said and done, it was a great hunt. Two new hunters brought into the sport, and two new hog hunting addicts created... both sons are looking at options and saving up for their own rifles for next year!
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