Big Tusk Boar Down

Zen Archery · May 26, 2011, 02:51 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lew3gNOjAI <---- CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

My NV Scope pics up whites really nice. When I saw these tusks through my scope I was astonished!!!!

hogdogs · May 26, 2011, 03:22 PM

Them are the "cutters" that will muck our dogs right up and if they live, will be on "injured reserve" for a good while!

Nice hog!
Brent

Keg · May 26, 2011, 03:36 PM

Good one Zen.....

graniteob · May 26, 2011, 04:52 PM

The smile on your face says it all. I wish we could hunt pigs at night here. Good pig to make a Euro mount. Nice tooth shape. Super cool video.

hogdogs · May 26, 2011, 05:04 PM

We can night 'em hunt... 'cept no light at night with guns... nor NVG or NVS technology...

Brent

mquail · May 26, 2011, 06:32 PM

Impressive!!!

Some day.............

Mayor Al · May 26, 2011, 06:53 PM

DID YOU GET A "HANGING WEIGHT" ON THAT BIG GUY? Or maybe a cleaned and gutted weight? My uneducated guess would be close to 200 lbs.?? How far off am I???

AL

Double Naught Spy · May 26, 2011, 07:50 PM

Nice hog, Ed!

doofus47 · May 26, 2011, 09:46 PM

Nice shot. Did you cut feed ramps into your m4 style 7.62x39 upper?
I'm thinking of doing it (or having someone more competent then I do it.)
Thoughts?

TXGunNut · May 26, 2011, 09:59 PM

Nice pig, +1 on the euro mount suggestion.

ammo.crafter · May 26, 2011, 10:17 PM

My favorite game. That's a beauty! I'll be trying for one in October with my Contender in .357 Maximum. Hope to get as nice.

jmortimer · May 26, 2011, 10:54 PM

You are right to be proud of this one. Must have been a beautiful experience.

thallub · May 27, 2011, 06:52 AM

Congrats on the nice boar.

Zen Archery · May 27, 2011, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graniteob

The smile on your face says it all. I wish we could hunt pigs at night here. Good pig to make a Euro mount. Nice tooth shape.

Thanks and yes this one is def getting Euro mounted!

Zen Archery · May 27, 2011, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmortimer

You are right to be proud of this one. Must have been a beautiful experience.

Favorite hunt to date!!!

mquail · May 27, 2011, 03:49 PM

I'm with Mayor Al. Any chance you got a hanging weight on that critter?

Zen Archery · May 28, 2011, 08:28 AM

"Nice shot. Did you cut feed ramps into your m4 style 7.62x39 upper?
I'm thinking of doing it (or having someone more competent then I do it.)
Thoughts?"

I know nothing about A.R.'s. The only thing I added to this rifle is the sling and the N.V. scope. The only issue I had was using crappy ammo at first. Got 50 shots down the pipe and it was so mucked up I wouldn't cycle. N A S T Y!!!

warbirdlover · May 28, 2011, 09:39 PM

That's gotta be well over 200 lbs. I've seen 230 lb. (field dressed) whitetail bucks and the mass on that hog is something else.

GURU1911 · May 28, 2011, 10:56 PM

IN TEXAS, FERAL HOGS CAN BE HUNTED YEAR ROUND (no closed season) DAY OR NIGHT, WITH LIGHTS, DOGS, RIFLE, HANDGUNS, SPEARS, KNIVES, ARCHERY GEAR & NO BAG LIMITS.

BIOLOGISTS ESTIMATE THE TEXAS POPULATION TO BE CLOSE TO 2 MILLION. THEY ARE EXCELLENT FOR THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY AT < 150 LBS.

GURU1911

TXGunNut · May 28, 2011, 10:59 PM

Since Zen isn't saying I'm going to guess 300 but I generally go light. If it were on "Hogs Gone Wild" or a hunting show it would be 500, easy.

TXGunNut · May 28, 2011, 11:10 PM

Don't forget we'll be able to hunt them from helicopters soon, GURU1911. Not gonna say how I feel about that, could be an interesting thread tho.
+1 on the excellent table fare as well. I've eaten hogs somewhat over 200#s that were very good, this year's smelled better than the domestic pork I bought to bring up the fat content for sausage.
The sows are often better eating and taking them out of the breeding business may be helpful as well. They can have almost three litters a year and can reproduce before their first birthday.

banditt007 · May 30, 2011, 05:54 PM

Nice shot, good vid, congrats-nice work.

603Country · May 30, 2011, 09:42 PM

That is one seriously big Hog. I've got nothing around here the size of that, I hope. I'll guess the weight at well over 300 for full body weight. The last one I weighed was right at 200 pounds, and he was nowhere near the size of that one.

Mayor Al · May 31, 2011, 01:37 AM

I get the feeling that due to the size of the critter, it may not make great 'Tablefare'? It does make a fine wall-hanging though!!

hogdogs · May 31, 2011, 01:47 AM

If quickly gutted and cooled then carefully processed... ALL FERAL SWINE IS GREAT EATING!

There are "specialty meat dealers" that specialize in "wild BOAR" meat.

There have been many people that have been fed LARGE BOAR pork after they said they will not eat boar and I know of none who turned up a nose to it.

The one exception I will buy into is regarding boars caught with dogs and immediately killed. These seem to have a "gamey" taste that is likely related to adrenaline and/or testosterone dump into the blood stream during the chase and catch.

Most of the doggers prefer to tie them up and haul them out alive to be penned anywhere from a couple days to a few months.

For me, 7 days seems to be fine. Fed on corn and/or pig feed daily. Final night they get "dispatched" clean and quiet and the meat is supreme!

Brent

May 26, 2011, 02:51 PM	#1
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	Big Tusk Boar Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lew3gNOjAI <---- CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO My NV Scope pics up whites really nice. When I saw these tusks through my scope I was astonished!!!! __________________ Video Hunting Library

May 26, 2011, 03:36 PM	#3
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	Good one Zen..... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

May 26, 2011, 07:50 PM	#8
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Nice hog, Ed! __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

May 26, 2011, 09:59 PM	#10
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Nice pig, +1 on the euro mount suggestion. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

May 26, 2011, 10:17 PM	#11
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	oink My favorite game. That's a beauty! I'll be trying for one in October with my Contender in .357 Maximum. Hope to get as nice. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

May 26, 2011, 03:22 PM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Them are the "cutters" that will muck our dogs right up and if they live, will be on "injured reserve" for a good while! Nice hog! Brent

May 26, 2011, 04:52 PM	#4
graniteob Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Posts: 33	The smile on your face says it all. I wish we could hunt pigs at night here. Good pig to make a Euro mount. Nice tooth shape. Super cool video.

May 26, 2011, 05:04 PM	#5
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	We can night 'em hunt... 'cept no light at night with guns... nor NVG or NVS technology... Brent

May 26, 2011, 06:32 PM	#6
mquail Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: South Dakota Posts: 148	Impressive!!! Some day.............

May 26, 2011, 06:53 PM	#7
Mayor Al Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Southern Indiana, Near Louisville. Posts: 211	DID YOU GET A "HANGING WEIGHT" ON THAT BIG GUY? Or maybe a cleaned and gutted weight? My uneducated guess would be close to 200 lbs.?? How far off am I??? AL

May 26, 2011, 09:46 PM	#9
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	Nice shot. Did you cut feed ramps into your m4 style 7.62x39 upper? I'm thinking of doing it (or having someone more competent then I do it.) Thoughts?

May 26, 2011, 10:54 PM	#12
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	You are right to be proud of this one. Must have been a beautiful experience.

May 27, 2011, 06:52 AM	#13
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	Congrats on the nice boar.

May 27, 2011, 03:49 PM	#16
mquail Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2011 Location: South Dakota Posts: 148	I'm with Mayor Al. Any chance you got a hanging weight on that critter?

May 28, 2011, 08:28 AM	#17
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	"Nice shot. Did you cut feed ramps into your m4 style 7.62x39 upper? I'm thinking of doing it (or having someone more competent then I do it.) Thoughts?" I know nothing about A.R.'s. The only thing I added to this rifle is the sling and the N.V. scope. The only issue I had was using crappy ammo at first. Got 50 shots down the pipe and it was so mucked up I wouldn't cycle. N A S T Y!!! __________________ Video Hunting Library

May 28, 2011, 09:39 PM	#18
warbirdlover Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2009 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 2,324	That's gotta be well over 200 lbs. I've seen 230 lb. (field dressed) whitetail bucks and the mass on that hog is something else.

May 28, 2011, 10:56 PM	#19
GURU1911 Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: SEALY, THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS Posts: 501	IN TEXAS, FERAL HOGS CAN BE HUNTED YEAR ROUND (no closed season) DAY OR NIGHT, WITH LIGHTS, DOGS, RIFLE, HANDGUNS, SPEARS, KNIVES, ARCHERY GEAR & NO BAG LIMITS. BIOLOGISTS ESTIMATE THE TEXAS POPULATION TO BE CLOSE TO 2 MILLION. THEY ARE EXCELLENT FOR THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY AT < 150 LBS. GURU1911 __________________ NRA LIFE MEMBER (1984) & PRESIDENT: S.W. LA. R&P CLUB, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (1994-1999) METALLIC CARTRIDGE RELOADER (1977) & GENTILE CHRISTIAN ZIONIST INFIDEL !!! "THERE AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FIX, WITH $500 DOLLARS OR A .30-06"

May 28, 2011, 10:59 PM	#20
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Since Zen isn't saying I'm going to guess 300 but I generally go light. If it were on "Hogs Gone Wild" or a hunting show it would be 500, easy. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

May 28, 2011, 11:10 PM	#21
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Don't forget we'll be able to hunt them from helicopters soon, GURU1911. Not gonna say how I feel about that, could be an interesting thread tho. +1 on the excellent table fare as well. I've eaten hogs somewhat over 200#s that were very good, this year's smelled better than the domestic pork I bought to bring up the fat content for sausage. The sows are often better eating and taking them out of the breeding business may be helpful as well. They can have almost three litters a year and can reproduce before their first birthday. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

May 30, 2011, 05:54 PM	#22
banditt007 Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2006 Posts: 694	Nice shot, good vid, congrats-nice work.

May 30, 2011, 09:42 PM	#23
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	That is one seriously big Hog. I've got nothing around here the size of that, I hope. I'll guess the weight at well over 300 for full body weight. The last one I weighed was right at 200 pounds, and he was nowhere near the size of that one.

May 31, 2011, 01:37 AM	#24
Mayor Al Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Southern Indiana, Near Louisville. Posts: 211	I get the feeling that due to the size of the critter, it may not make great 'Tablefare'? It does make a fine wall-hanging though!!

May 31, 2011, 01:47 AM	#25
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	If quickly gutted and cooled then carefully processed... ALL FERAL SWINE IS GREAT EATING! There are "specialty meat dealers" that specialize in "wild BOAR" meat. There have been many people that have been fed LARGE BOAR pork after they said they will not eat boar and I know of none who turned up a nose to it. The one exception I will buy into is regarding boars caught with dogs and immediately killed. These seem to have a "gamey" taste that is likely related to adrenaline and/or testosterone dump into the blood stream during the chase and catch. Most of the doggers prefer to tie them up and haul them out alive to be penned anywhere from a couple days to a few months. For me, 7 days seems to be fine. Fed on corn and/or pig feed daily. Final night they get "dispatched" clean and quiet and the meat is supreme! Brent

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