Man, I had a great week. After working Monday and Tuesday, I took off the next three days and headed into the woods with 2 good buddies.
The three of us went last year about this time and got nothing but wet. This trip, however, proved much more successful.
After seeing several deer (mostly does) on the first day, we decided to call it a day. I had a ground blind set up in a little draw, right where two streams come together. It hadn't rained in a while, so the streams were dry, but it was pooled up in this area. My buddy came by to get me, and as we were packing up our stuff to head to the pickup (guns out of reach of course) a pack of hogs (10+) came running through the clearing about 100 yards away.
After tripping over the stakes on the blind, I made it to my rifle, and fired at a big sow twice. I saw feet flying in the air, and headed to the kill. I couldn't find the sow, it was too dark. I assumed I missed, until I came back on the last day and found what I had left for the buzzards. But as I was looking, another pack came running out of the woods, and I shot another good sized hog.
I have never shot, nor been close to a wild hog, and man do they stink! I used a Remington 700 30'06, with 150gr Sierra Pro-Hunter bullets behind 51gr of IMR 4064. Hog number one was shot in the shoulder, and ran about 20 yards. Hog #2 was DRT with the same shot. Both bullets exited, and by the looks of the exit wounds and dead hogs, performed perfectly. They were not recovered (it was too dark.)
Day number two was on the other ranch. This was the whitetail payoff for the three of us. We all got 8 pointers (mine was the biggest
.) I spooked him up with his lady friend, and he took off at a pretty good trot. He was at 120 yards, and I knew it was now or never, so I lead him (a bit too much) and hit him right in front of the right eye and out behind the left ear. DRT.
I learned a lot with that shot. I lead him as I would a pheasant, dove, etc. I pretended he had a cigarette in his mouth, and shot the tip of it. The next deer I shot was much better. I jumped him at about 80 yards, he ran right, and in mid trigger squeeze, decided to go left. The first shot missed, but the second did not. He was hit in the shoulder, bullet exited out the other side, and again performed perfectly.
Now I have enough meat for the winter, and another trip planned next month. Aint life great?
Regards,
Stinger
The three of us went last year about this time and got nothing but wet. This trip, however, proved much more successful.
After seeing several deer (mostly does) on the first day, we decided to call it a day. I had a ground blind set up in a little draw, right where two streams come together. It hadn't rained in a while, so the streams were dry, but it was pooled up in this area. My buddy came by to get me, and as we were packing up our stuff to head to the pickup (guns out of reach of course) a pack of hogs (10+) came running through the clearing about 100 yards away.
After tripping over the stakes on the blind, I made it to my rifle, and fired at a big sow twice. I saw feet flying in the air, and headed to the kill. I couldn't find the sow, it was too dark. I assumed I missed, until I came back on the last day and found what I had left for the buzzards. But as I was looking, another pack came running out of the woods, and I shot another good sized hog.
I have never shot, nor been close to a wild hog, and man do they stink! I used a Remington 700 30'06, with 150gr Sierra Pro-Hunter bullets behind 51gr of IMR 4064. Hog number one was shot in the shoulder, and ran about 20 yards. Hog #2 was DRT with the same shot. Both bullets exited, and by the looks of the exit wounds and dead hogs, performed perfectly. They were not recovered (it was too dark.)
Day number two was on the other ranch. This was the whitetail payoff for the three of us. We all got 8 pointers (mine was the biggest
.) I spooked him up with his lady friend, and he took off at a pretty good trot. He was at 120 yards, and I knew it was now or never, so I lead him (a bit too much) and hit him right in front of the right eye and out behind the left ear. DRT.I learned a lot with that shot. I lead him as I would a pheasant, dove, etc. I pretended he had a cigarette in his mouth, and shot the tip of it. The next deer I shot was much better. I jumped him at about 80 yards, he ran right, and in mid trigger squeeze, decided to go left. The first shot missed, but the second did not. He was hit in the shoulder, bullet exited out the other side, and again performed perfectly.
Now I have enough meat for the winter, and another trip planned next month. Aint life great?
Regards,
Stinger
