2 big boars shot with thermal in rice

theblakester · October 22, 2016, 09:32 AM

Both of the pigs in these vids were Big. Shooting a 6.8 spc 120 grain hornady SST out of a 12.5" barrel (~2400 fps). Avg sized hogs fall over dead with hits like that.. Or maybe run 20-30 yards. These were some big boys and they took multiple hits. It's about like I was shooting a .223!

https://youtu.be/VgG0vbFuHpk

https://youtu.be/AJIuoaLd4CI

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Iwanttoshootbettter · November 17, 2016, 03:45 PM

I love hog hunting it's poor mans bear hunting great videos.

Double Naught Spy · November 17, 2016, 07:01 PM

Good job, Blake!

jonnefudge · December 15, 2016, 03:13 AM

Nice! I have never hunted hogs. Is it hard to get close enough?

Double Naught Spy · December 15, 2016, 11:33 AM

If you play the wind and keep out of sight, then approaching sounders, certainly to within 70 yards on an open field (moving slow and low), 50-30 yards in an orchard, woods, high crop situation isn't too difficult. Sounders tend to make a lot of noise and some extraneous movement or sound isn't as apt to startle them as it would loner boars. They can be harder to approach because they spook so much more easily. Sound and smell seem to be the biggest problems for folks, but hogs see pretty darned well during the day and better than humans at night, so that is a real factor as well.

2damnold4this · December 15, 2016, 05:19 PM

I've never tried this but I read an article in the Georgia Outdoor News (GoN) where a couple of fellows would put on waders and ease through swamps in wildlife management areas when during the early part of squirrel season. They would carry muzzle loaders (any muzzle loader is a legal small game weapon on a state WMA) and use wood duck calls to mask their sound. They seemed to have good success working the wind and slipping up on bedded hogs.

October 22, 2016, 09:32 AM	#1
theblakester Member Join Date: May 6, 2011 Posts: 88	2 big boars shot with thermal in rice Both of the pigs in these vids were Big. Shooting a 6.8 spc 120 grain hornady SST out of a 12.5" barrel (~2400 fps). Avg sized hogs fall over dead with hits like that.. Or maybe run 20-30 yards. These were some big boys and they took multiple hits. It's about like I was shooting a .223! https://youtu.be/VgG0vbFuHpk https://youtu.be/AJIuoaLd4CI Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

November 17, 2016, 03:45 PM	#2
Iwanttoshootbettter Member Join Date: November 16, 2016 Location: Laporte Texas Posts: 79	Very nice I love hog hunting it's poor mans bear hunting great videos.

November 17, 2016, 07:01 PM	#3
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Good job, Blake! __________________ "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

December 15, 2016, 11:33 AM	#5
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	If you play the wind and keep out of sight, then approaching sounders, certainly to within 70 yards on an open field (moving slow and low), 50-30 yards in an orchard, woods, high crop situation isn't too difficult. Sounders tend to make a lot of noise and some extraneous movement or sound isn't as apt to startle them as it would loner boars. They can be harder to approach because they spook so much more easily. Sound and smell seem to be the biggest problems for folks, but hogs see pretty darned well during the day and better than humans at night, so that is a real factor as well. __________________ "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

December 15, 2016, 03:13 AM	#4
jonnefudge Member Join Date: November 20, 2016 Posts: 76	Nice! I have never hunted hogs. Is it hard to get close enough?

December 15, 2016, 05:19 PM	#6
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	I've never tried this but I read an article in the Georgia Outdoor News (GoN) where a couple of fellows would put on waders and ease through swamps in wildlife management areas when during the early part of squirrel season. They would carry muzzle loaders (any muzzle loader is a legal small game weapon on a state WMA) and use wood duck calls to mask their sound. They seemed to have good success working the wind and slipping up on bedded hogs.