Shot my first wild boar last weekend

diggs · September 20, 2005, 03:01 PM

My brother and went down to OK last weekend and both got one. It was the first time for both us so it was very exciting. The hogs were both over 200 lbs. being inexperienced I don't know if that is about average or not, let me know.

Thanks
diggs

VirgilCaine · September 20, 2005, 03:05 PM

Congrats!!
Those are respectable hogs, first kill or not. Probably on the average to high average size, but who cares??? Chops is chops!

Nice work and continued success.

Mannlicher · September 20, 2005, 04:20 PM

good for ya. Now. what did you use? Rifle? Shotgun? Handgun? what load? how did it perform?

diggs · September 20, 2005, 04:51 PM

I used a .243 100 grain, I hit him right above the shoulder. That put it him down, but I had finish him with my pistol. My brother used a .270. He shot the hog once where the leg meets the body, and we had to track him for awhile then he got it right behind the ear. I would have to say both guns performed very well. It was a blast definately gonna do it again.

diggs

impact · September 20, 2005, 07:10 PM

Glad you had fun! I would rather hunt hogs over deer. In most parts of Texas you can hunt them all year round.

**Rich Lucibella** · September 20, 2005, 07:25 PM

Diggs-
Both very good hogs. And good shooting!
Congrats to you both.
Rich

FrontSight · September 20, 2005, 11:18 PM

No pics?

diggs · September 21, 2005, 12:34 PM

not yet but they are coming

zeisloft · September 21, 2005, 01:39 PM

Diggs, good clean fun. I'm heading out for a hunt in a few weeks myself. A note to the wise, The big ones are fun to hunt, we have taken some in excess of 650#...but the tasty ones are between 40-150#. The real big ones taste like crap. I'm sure one at 200# will be pretty good. But next time (if you are meat huntin) see if you cant get a few small ones.
Recipe: Pork Ribs

1 Rack Pork ribs
1 Grill
Wood...Yes wood, not charcoal or gas
salt
pepper
onions (red or 1015)
Beer
Horse shoes or washers
3 friends

Start fire...coat ribs in pepper and some salt...throw ribs on grill...Drink beer and play shoes or washers...pour beer on ribs occasionally...after a few hrs (2ish) of low heat and high alcohol intake eat.
Enjoy and congrats.
~z

diggs · September 21, 2005, 07:11 PM

The BBQ is coming, and there will definately be friends, beer, and washers, I love that game.

mbartel · September 23, 2005, 06:02 PM

Back here in the East (NC). A rifle is just too long and cumbersome in the thick brush where the feral hogs are. And the shots are CLOSE..usually less than 30 feet. In the area where we hunt they run a little smaller...around 140 lbs or so. But they are very tough for their size. I use my Magnum Research BFR in .50 AE with Speer 300gr gold dots. I load them to about 1100fps. Quite a bit less than full power, but still more than enough to put them down quick. At the close ranges we shoot at...head/spine shots are best. If they take off when shot.... you might not find them in the very dense underbrush. When the spine or brain pan is hit, they drop in their tracks, and there is no meat spoilage.

Pointer · September 23, 2005, 06:39 PM

BBQ? Did I hear BBQ?

What's the address?

Jack O'Conner · September 23, 2005, 06:46 PM

I've had good luck with wild boar a few times as well. They're a bit tougher to kill with one shot than a deer. I've used 30-30, 35 Remington, and .308 with success. Any good hunting bullet that gets inside the chest will do the job.

I was displeased with the flavor of an un-castrated boar hog. But the females are always good eatin'.
Jack

butch50 · September 23, 2005, 07:46 PM

Woody's Sweet and Sour Sauce. Cook the meat over an open fire, basting often with the sauce. Awesome!

September 20, 2005, 03:01 PM	#1
diggs Member Join Date: July 6, 2005 Location: lincoln, nebraska Posts: 53	Shot my first wild boar last weekend My brother and went down to OK last weekend and both got one. It was the first time for both us so it was very exciting. The hogs were both over 200 lbs. being inexperienced I don't know if that is about average or not, let me know. Thanks diggs

September 20, 2005, 04:20 PM	#3
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,239	good for ya. Now. what did you use? Rifle? Shotgun? Handgun? what load? how did it perform? __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

September 20, 2005, 04:51 PM	#4
diggs Member Join Date: July 6, 2005 Location: lincoln, nebraska Posts: 53	what I used I used a .243 100 grain, I hit him right above the shoulder. That put it him down, but I had finish him with my pistol. My brother used a .270. He shot the hog once where the leg meets the body, and we had to track him for awhile then he got it right behind the ear. I would have to say both guns performed very well. It was a blast definately gonna do it again. diggs Last edited by diggs; September 20, 2005 at 04:52 PM. Reason: incomplete answer

September 20, 2005, 07:25 PM	#6
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Diggs- Both very good hogs. And good shooting! Congrats to you both. Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

September 21, 2005, 12:34 PM	#8
diggs Member Join Date: July 6, 2005 Location: lincoln, nebraska Posts: 53	pics not yet but they are coming

September 20, 2005, 03:05 PM	#2
VirgilCaine Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2004 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 419	Congrats!! Those are respectable hogs, first kill or not. Probably on the average to high average size, but who cares??? Chops is chops! Nice work and continued success.

September 20, 2005, 07:10 PM	#5
impact Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: the great state of Texas Posts: 854	Glad you had fun! I would rather hunt hogs over deer. In most parts of Texas you can hunt them all year round.

September 20, 2005, 11:18 PM	#7
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	No pics?

September 21, 2005, 01:39 PM	#9
zeisloft Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 419	Diggs, good clean fun. I'm heading out for a hunt in a few weeks myself. A note to the wise, The big ones are fun to hunt, we have taken some in excess of 650#...but the tasty ones are between 40-150#. The real big ones taste like crap. I'm sure one at 200# will be pretty good. But next time (if you are meat huntin) see if you cant get a few small ones. Recipe: Pork Ribs 1 Rack Pork ribs 1 Grill Wood...Yes wood, not charcoal or gas salt pepper onions (red or 1015) Beer Horse shoes or washers 3 friends Start fire...coat ribs in pepper and some salt...throw ribs on grill...Drink beer and play shoes or washers...pour beer on ribs occasionally...after a few hrs (2ish) of low heat and high alcohol intake eat. Enjoy and congrats. ~z

September 21, 2005, 07:11 PM	#10
diggs Member Join Date: July 6, 2005 Location: lincoln, nebraska Posts: 53	The BBQ is coming, and there will definately be friends, beer, and washers, I love that game.

September 23, 2005, 06:02 PM	#11
mbartel Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Posts: 77	Back here in the East (NC). A rifle is just too long and cumbersome in the thick brush where the feral hogs are. And the shots are CLOSE..usually less than 30 feet. In the area where we hunt they run a little smaller...around 140 lbs or so. But they are very tough for their size. I use my Magnum Research BFR in .50 AE with Speer 300gr gold dots. I load them to about 1100fps. Quite a bit less than full power, but still more than enough to put them down quick. At the close ranges we shoot at...head/spine shots are best. If they take off when shot.... you might not find them in the very dense underbrush. When the spine or brain pan is hit, they drop in their tracks, and there is no meat spoilage.

September 23, 2005, 06:39 PM	#12
Pointer Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 2,559	BBQ? Did I hear BBQ? What's the address?

September 23, 2005, 06:46 PM	#13
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,982	I've had good luck with wild boar a few times as well. They're a bit tougher to kill with one shot than a deer. I've used 30-30, 35 Remington, and .308 with success. Any good hunting bullet that gets inside the chest will do the job. I was displeased with the flavor of an un-castrated boar hog. But the females are always good eatin'. Jack

September 23, 2005, 07:46 PM	#14
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	Woody's Sweet and Sour Sauce. Cook the meat over an open fire, basting often with the sauce. Awesome!