Happy Thanksgiving. This season has so far been a wash for me, so I thought I would share a few pictures from last season. It is not as good as a recent kill, but, it is better than doing nothing.
Anyway, I shot this boar at 200 yards with a hand loaded Hornady FTX bullet from a .30-30. He was the only spotted pig of about fifteen black pigs, and standing away from the rest of the sounder. I figured he would be easy to track after the shot, as they tend to kind of swarm after the shot. It is important for me to watch the pig I shoot, so this pig was a target in more ways than one. The bullet centered the left shoulder and exited just behind the right. The bullet actually kind of notched the rear part of the right shoulder. This boar was about 175 pounds and had a gristle shield about 3/8" of an inch thick.
At the shot the pig fell down, but not over. He tried to keep up with the rest of the pigs but could not. He changed course from the heard or sounder, running directly away from me. I figured he was hit pretty hard by his reactions. Also, as he ran he could not keep his head up. He ran a little ways down and then changed direction again. He ran into the brush and emerged back into view again, then ran a little further down only to duck back to the right again. This time he didn't come back out. Like I said, I figured he was hit pretty hard. I have seen pigs do this before when they were hit.
I followed up to where I thought I had last seen him and found him about thirty yards out. He didn't have much fight in him, but I didn't want him getting away so I put one in his neck to end the show.
Upon field dressing the pig I noticed the lungs were tattered with about an1-1/2" hole bored through. Fatal hit for sure, but not the same kind of damage from my .264. The second bullet hit the spine and did not exit that I could find. Anyway, he ran less than 100 yards. I have had pigs shot closer with well placed bullets from more powerful rifles run further, so I was pleased.
Just thought I would share...
MSM
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Anyway, I shot this boar at 200 yards with a hand loaded Hornady FTX bullet from a .30-30. He was the only spotted pig of about fifteen black pigs, and standing away from the rest of the sounder. I figured he would be easy to track after the shot, as they tend to kind of swarm after the shot. It is important for me to watch the pig I shoot, so this pig was a target in more ways than one. The bullet centered the left shoulder and exited just behind the right. The bullet actually kind of notched the rear part of the right shoulder. This boar was about 175 pounds and had a gristle shield about 3/8" of an inch thick.
At the shot the pig fell down, but not over. He tried to keep up with the rest of the pigs but could not. He changed course from the heard or sounder, running directly away from me. I figured he was hit pretty hard by his reactions. Also, as he ran he could not keep his head up. He ran a little ways down and then changed direction again. He ran into the brush and emerged back into view again, then ran a little further down only to duck back to the right again. This time he didn't come back out. Like I said, I figured he was hit pretty hard. I have seen pigs do this before when they were hit.
I followed up to where I thought I had last seen him and found him about thirty yards out. He didn't have much fight in him, but I didn't want him getting away so I put one in his neck to end the show.
Upon field dressing the pig I noticed the lungs were tattered with about an1-1/2" hole bored through. Fatal hit for sure, but not the same kind of damage from my .264. The second bullet hit the spine and did not exit that I could find. Anyway, he ran less than 100 yards. I have had pigs shot closer with well placed bullets from more powerful rifles run further, so I was pleased.
Just thought I would share...
MSM
D))
