Today was our annual hog hunt and the day did not disappoint. Todays group included my youngest son who is now 6ft 230lbs, my brother and his youngest daughter, my good friend Mike (retired Gunny) and Roy our corporate guy who made a head shot freehand about 60yds away through heavy brush.

I scouted out some area the day before putting my new Bronco to good use. Our new pup Max accompanied me on that scouting trip….lol. One hog was shot with 30/30 by my brother with a 150gr power point. He went down immediately but my brother gave him a few minutes before walking through the brush to get him with his daughter. I heard 3 quick shots. It was my brother having to use his 45 sidearm to fend off a charge from a big boar. He said my niece was scared as heck, but stayed in place as he shot. She also said the rush made her want to come back next year.

I took pig number 2 using my home built Aero Precision Lightweight with Aimpoint RDS and Aimpoint 3xC. This is my truck / home defense gun that I keep loaded with Speer Gold Dot 75gr bonded. Since this is used to defend my family and I, I wanted to see how the bullet would perform on living tissue. I picked out this guy, put the dot on his forehead from about 50yds away and pulled the trigger. He dropped in his tracks DRT. I now have full confidence in what I have loaded in this gun.

Pig number 3 was shot by Gunny and was a freaking beast. He weighed around 330lbs and had massive cutters. The picture of the 4 of us around him shows just how big the SOB was. He was dropped with a single 155gr Tap from about 60yds away. Gunny tried to look hard as a rock in the pics, but he is one of the most humble guys you could ever meet. He and I are both combat vets and joke that anybody coming into our neighborhoods during the Zombie Apocalypse would be in big trouble….lol. The Navy/Marine Corps team is strong between us.

Pig number 4 was shot by our corporate guy. He has no military time, but is a hell of a shooter. He made a offhand head shot with a 4-12 scope in heavy brush using a 62gr Hornady Tap. The pig dropped DRT. Last time out, he did the same thing on a running pig. We joke about him wearing designer suits for work, but he is good in the field.

All in all, we had a great time. We all look forward to this every year and hope we can do it for many more. Our hunting areas are getting smaller and our gun rights are being infringed upon. Please get out and enjoy this great country before our god given rights disappear.

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Good looking hogs.

Did you fully process them, or just take specific cuts?

Towards the end of my period of frequent hog hunting, my buddies and I had gotten to the point where we'd just carve out the loins and some of the shoulders/hams, and not even bother with dressing or processing the rest. It was partly meat hunting, and partly just nuisance eradication. Plus, we'd often shoot a dozen or more hogs at a time, so nobody had the time to fully process all of them.

You boys made every shot count and got some good pork to boot. Congratulations!

Looks like there's a domesticated Piggy there too huh? Did he make friends with the pup?

Ranch I went to had one and my dogs wanted him for dinner so I got to keep them apart the whole time.

Nice shooting.

What a great looking, successful hunt.

Congratulations.

That "Max" looks vicious! Good thing you have him as back-up.

Also, you're getting a reputation.
I see "Hog Hunting" in the subject title, I already know who the poster is.
Choot 'em all. We don't have a big hog problem up here but our deer need it too but the number of hunters keep declining.

A great post.
I was particularly interested in the 75 grain Gold Dot and the 155 TAP.

Did you have a chance to see if any of the bullets were recovered?

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Originally posted by dsiets:
That "Max" looks vicious! Good thing you have him as back-up.

Also, you're getting a reputation.
I see "Hog Hunting" in the subject title, I already know who the poster is.
Choot 'em all. We don't have a big hog problem up here but our deer need it too but the number of hunters keep declining.

Max is vicious. He’ll tear a Pupperoni apart.

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Originally posted by Slippery Pete:
Looks like there's a domesticated Piggy there too huh? Did he make friends with the pup?

Ranch I went to had one and my dogs wanted him for dinner so I got to keep them apart the whole time.

Nice shooting.

Lol….that guy is Willy. He is as tame as can be and loves blueberry donuts.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
A great post.
I was particularly interested in the 75 grain Gold Dot and the 155 TAP.

Did you have a chance to see if any of the bullets were recovered?

Neither bullet was recovered bullet and there was not a complete pass through. The 155gr TAP took out the heart, lungs and made a mess of the chest cavity without damaging any meat.

The 75gr GD dropped the hog in its tracks and did not exit the scull that I could tell. When the pig was cleaned, the chest cavity was full of blood, so there is a possibility the bullet may have traveled into the chest cavity.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Good looking hogs.

Did you fully process them, or just take specific cuts?

Towards the end of my period of frequent hog hunting, my buddies and I had gotten to the point where we'd just carve out the loins and some of the shoulders/hams, and not even bother with dressing or processing the rest. It was partly meat hunting, and partly just nuisance eradication. Plus, we'd often shoot a dozen or more hogs at a time, so nobody had the time to fully process all of them.

We fully process them for pulled pork and sausages.

Congrats. We don't have hogs like that. What would an attacking hog do? Bite, kick, try to run you over. Just curious.

That black one is good size for sure.

Enjoy the eats.

Always enjoy your posts, nothing better than hunting time with family and friends, congratulations on another successful hog hunt sir!

Awesome. Congratulations!

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
What would an attacking hog do? Bite, kick, try to run you over.

Gore/slash you with their large tusks.

Their lower tusks grind against their upper tusks, resulting in the tusks being sharpened to a point, often with sharp edges too. When fighting, they typically try to pierce the enemy with the tusk and then rip it out, resulting in nasty gaping wounds.

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Originally posted by usncorpsman:
Neither bullet was recovered ....

Thanks for what you were able to observe.
The 75 grain Gold Dot and 155 grain TAP are two of my “serious purposes” loads.

Boar were traditionally considered to be the most dangerous game to hunt in places like Europe, and that really is still true. “Boar spears” used for the purpose often had stout crossbars behind the head to prevent the animal from just running up the shaft to attack the hunter.
Firearms and shooting from a distance obviously changed things significantly, but we still wouldn’t want to let one get too close. There are videos of boars charging hunters even today

https://i.postimg.cc/GttSLcPM/...0231202-084818-1.jpg


Your niece appears to be “hooked”. I would start her shooting, if she isn’t already, and let her hunt for real.

Love her shoes.

Wow, that’s a lot of pork. Always love seeing this post each year.

Nice work!

Well done. 4 fewer pigs in the world is a good weekend.