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I was invited on a feral hog hunt on my friend's farm just south of Columbus, Texas. I chose to take my Marlin 336SS-Ltd in .35 Remington as it had not been blooded yet. I also had a handload with a Speer 180gr FN @ 2375 fps that had not been tried in the hunting field either. The gun is fitted with a Leupold 1-4X20 VX2 in Talley rings.
I was headed down the trail toward the stand and feeder when I heard the warning of a boar about 20 yards east of me. This told me they were indeed in there. The brush is almost impenetrable along here, so I proceeded toward the feeder and stand. About 50 yards out I saw a large dark object in the failing light, but concluded it was a small youpon bush. But after another 10 steps the sow lifted and turned her head enough for me to see an ear. She was quartering away from me, so the Speer 180gr hit her high in the hip, also damaging the spine. She dropped on the spot and expired soon after. She weighed around 175-180 lbs. The gun, scope, and load functioned perfectly.
We field dressed her, iced down the meat, and called it a night. Looking forward to barbeque ribs soon.
I was headed down the trail toward the stand and feeder when I heard the warning of a boar about 20 yards east of me. This told me they were indeed in there. The brush is almost impenetrable along here, so I proceeded toward the feeder and stand. About 50 yards out I saw a large dark object in the failing light, but concluded it was a small youpon bush. But after another 10 steps the sow lifted and turned her head enough for me to see an ear. She was quartering away from me, so the Speer 180gr hit her high in the hip, also damaging the spine. She dropped on the spot and expired soon after. She weighed around 175-180 lbs. The gun, scope, and load functioned perfectly.
We field dressed her, iced down the meat, and called it a night. Looking forward to barbeque ribs soon.
