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Post by jfs on Jan 12, 2023 15:50:57 GMT -5
  I came up short on last year`s deer season, so I packed up the Jeep and headed to north central Pennsylvania for a visit to see my friends at Tioga Ranch. Set up the target pictured above at 100 to check the scope and those are the first two shots I fired from my S&W PC 460. That afternoon we tried to get onto two boar, but they hooked with a group of about 60 fallow deer who took off when we got within 100 yards. This went on until the boar had enough running and was able to get lined up at 70. Rested a half-filled leather sandbag along the side of small tree to brace the X frame and squeezed off a shot using that beautiful S&W single action trigger. I dropped `em with one of Hornady`s 200gr copper hollow point "handgun hunter" bullets.... Pretty spectacular.... I was really surprised finding pulverized bits of bone and some 1/4" pieces outside of the "entrance" wound that I had only seen once before when I shot a North Carolina doe using my 260 Remington XP-100 at 30 yards. Speed kills........ A neighbor had given me about 600 rounds of 9mm ammo, so he got a cooler full of fresh boar meat. Everybody was a winner... |
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Post by parallaxbill on Jan 12, 2023 15:59:55 GMT -5
Congrats on a nice hunt!
In my area of upstate SC hogs are near my place but not quite here yet. I suppose it's just a matter of time before we will see them here. Most folks tell me I will regret their arrival but if they come, I'll be hunting them.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jan 12, 2023 16:39:07 GMT -5
I did a write up on that line of ammunition, and they surprised me as well. They are a good alternative for those needing lead free ammunition, I was surprised by their penetrative qualities, as well as destruction caused along the way.
Congrats on the pig,……..I’m in your predicament as well no venison so far, but I’ve got till the end of Feb.
Trapr
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Post by x101airborne on Jan 12, 2023 18:12:48 GMT -5
You will regret their presence and lament their absence.
I love hunting them and eating them. I hate their destructive nature. I have two traps set tonight with high hopes. Going to test some 9mm ammo and some of the 125 grain hollow point 357 magnum ammo that so many people seem to love. If there are enough trapped hogs I also have some 190 grain cast 10mm hollow points to test. Ballistic geletan is great but it does not beat flesh, bone and blood testing.
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Post by Big Bore on Jan 12, 2023 20:14:12 GMT -5
The pig whisperer strikes again. Nice hog James!
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Post by contender on Jan 12, 2023 22:26:11 GMT -5
Kudos James! Meat is always enjoyed when taken the "right" way! And parallaxbill,, "In my area of upstate SC hogs are near my place but not quite here yet. I suppose it's just a matter of time before we will see them here. Most folks tell me I will regret their arrival but if they come, I'll be hunting them." If you get hogs onto your place,, I want to come help you try & control them!  |
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Post by woody on Jan 13, 2023 7:35:34 GMT -5
Congrats on a nice hunt! In my area of upstate SC hogs are near my place but not quite here yet. I suppose it's just a matter of time before we will see them here. Most folks tell me I will regret their arrival but if they come, I'll be hunting them. Same here in NY. We don’t have them but in a way I wish we did. But knowing how everyone feels about there destructiveness and problems its good we don’t. I believe they closed down all the canned hunting of pigs in NY? The state was afraid they would get loose is the reasoning. Not sure though. Most guys here go to PA for that anyways. |
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Post by gunsbam45 on Jan 13, 2023 22:01:45 GMT -5
Good shooting and nice boar.
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Post by bula on Jan 14, 2023 8:11:25 GMT -5
I need to check that place out sometime. See it is about 2 hrs ENE of friends place near Driftwood, in elk range. Read of them many years back and has always been in the back of my mind. I enjoy your pics from there. Thanks. Oh, how is the mast crop there ? Next to none at my house and have red and white oak. Very little at my camp in Elk co and friends place in Cameron co(Penn).
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Post by KRal on Jan 14, 2023 13:30:37 GMT -5
James is the original “Pigman” - well done James!
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Post by hampton on Jan 14, 2023 15:43:56 GMT -5
Congrats and good shooting! Well done as usual.
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Post by sixshot on Jan 15, 2023 2:47:19 GMT -5
I knew when you didn't get a deer that the hogs were in trouble because you always get one.....or more! Nice shooting buddy & I'm glad you used enough gun.
Dick
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Post by jfs on Jan 15, 2023 17:21:25 GMT -5
I'm glad you used enough gun. Dick |
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Post by cas on Jan 15, 2023 19:26:44 GMT -5
Same here in NY. We don’t have them but in a way I wish we did. NY, who knows. A few years back the DEC said "We have them, shoot them on sight, no limit, any time of year, day or night." Then a year or two later they said no, you can't shoot them. They didn't want to encourage people from bringing in more of them?? Or something like that. Doesn't make sense, typical of them. |
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Post by woody on Jan 15, 2023 19:50:33 GMT -5
Same here in NY. We don’t have them but in a way I wish we did. NY, who knows. A few years back the DEC said "We have them, shoot them on sight, no limit, any time of year, day or night." Then a year or two later they said no, you can't shoot them. They didn't want to encourage people from bringing in more of them?? Or something like that. Doesn't make sense, typical of them. I remember when that happen. Crazy. |
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