The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post

Double Naught Spy · September 13, 2012, 07:51 AM

The armored killing machines are usually bigger than a large choate, LOL.

Okay, yeah, the reputation has been blown way out of proportion.

The thing about losing the front leg isn't so much running as it is cornering, at least with tripod dogs I have seen. That is great that you didn't even notice until after shooting. Your hog had adapted well.

As for the healed amputation, we tend to think that wounded animals won't survive and a lot do not. However, many still do quite well. A few miles south of me, a guy has 3 or more years of pics of a 3 legged doe with fawns each spring. Then again, a buddy of mine shot a pig with a broken humerus that never healed. The exterior had healed, but when I skeletonized the carcass, there was all sorts of reactive bone around the remaining humerus above the break. The boar, a little over 3 and 240 lbs had lived at least several weeks. Maybe months since the injury and was otherwise quite healthy.

September 13, 2012, 07:51 AM	#7
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	The armored killing machines are usually bigger than a large choate, LOL. Okay, yeah, the reputation has been blown way out of proportion. The thing about losing the front leg isn't so much running as it is cornering, at least with tripod dogs I have seen. That is great that you didn't even notice until after shooting. Your hog had adapted well. As for the healed amputation, we tend to think that wounded animals won't survive and a lot do not. However, many still do quite well. A few miles south of me, a guy has 3 or more years of pics of a 3 legged doe with fawns each spring. Then again, a buddy of mine shot a pig with a broken humerus that never healed. The exterior had healed, but when I skeletonized the carcass, there was all sorts of reactive bone around the remaining humerus above the break. The boar, a little over 3 and 240 lbs had lived at least several weeks. Maybe months since the injury and was otherwise quite healthy. __________________ "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 Last edited by Double Naught Spy; September 13, 2012 at 11:45 AM.