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What's the snake doing? Don't be killing all my kin...........
And the top one looks like a sow. |
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I remember way-back-when there being an argument that the "tumbling" of those barely-stable-and-very-long-for-caliber match bullets had good terminal ballistics. Mostly from the Point Blank at Long Range crowd that shot match bullets at >1k yard live targets. Not sure how closely related velocities for sub-sonic close in shots vs. high velocity but wayyyy out there shots are.
I've always been of the mindset that a big frontal area was key to a subsonic dutied bullet. That said, my subber is an NEF Handi in BLK. Unblooded. Used to sport a Noveske 10.2" Diplomat. But a buddy wanted it worse than I did. Bottom line is the quarry needs to be DRT best as possible. If that ain't happenin the way ya want, alter the tool to function. |
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I could use your luck, and gear, today. My inlaws have lost 15+ chickens and 1 full size boer goat in the last week.
I tried some calling last night but I really don't know what I'm doing. I also have to scan with a light whenever I think there might be something. Tonight I set some snares where I think they're crossing the fence. Well see how I did in the morning. |
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I could use your luck, and gear, today. My inlaws have lost 15+ chickens and 1 full size boer goat in the last week. I tried some calling last night but I really don't know what I'm doing. I also have to scan with a light whenever I think there might be something. Tonight I set some snares where I think they're crossing the fence. Well see how I did in the morning. View Quote Good luck on that, hope you nail the vermin! |
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My 2014 Honda Pioneer with the FLIR Pan/Tilt and IR blasters just rolled over 3,000 miles on the odometer with zero mechanical or electrical problems, all traveled in my backyard! So far it has been averaging a hog every 10 miles or 2 hogs per gallon (2HPG). It hasn't done so well on the coyotes and is only averaging a coyote every 1.5 gallons. http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/Pioneer%20700/2015%203000/3000%20Miles2.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/Pioneer%20700/2015%203000/3000%20Miles.jpg http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/Pioneer%20700/2015%203000/3000%20Miles3.jpg View Quote You forgot to mention that your back yard is 500+ acres... Nice haul on the golf course. The quote that a "Golf Course is a perfectly good waist of a rifle range" not true, at least in Florida... |
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Wow, that's a shit-ton of hogs lol. OP how many hogs would you estimate you kill in an average year?
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Nice representation there. Even with that 300-350 being removed you probably don't really dent the population. Prolific little suckers..
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300-350 annually and hopefully 40-50 coyotes. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Wow, that's a shit-ton of hogs lol. OP how many hogs would you estimate you kill in an average year? 300-350 annually and hopefully 40-50 coyotes. Holy shit. How much acreage do you own/have access to? |
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Man I just ate dinner and that is still making me hungry.
Looks like a coydog. Don't see too many black phase yotes running around. And that is one less anyone will see. Good job. |
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Great boar! How many blades do you go through on your sauage grinder? That thing is running constantly.
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A new six foot alligator recently moved into the pond back behind the barn about two weeks ago and has been sunning himself in the middle of the day out there in the open.
I put the offal where he's been sunning himself in front of a game cam to see if I could get some close up pics of him chomping on some boar meat. Of course, they prefer rancid meat so might have to wait a few days if the Bald Eagles leave anything for him..... |
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Nah, Just surprised to see you, Bugs Bunny style!! Good shot!
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Was walking down the road towards a feeder with a game camera on it when my buddy with a PVS-14 helmet on (I was using a FLIR M-24 helmet mounted) said that he could see big flashes of light up ahead a 1/4 mile. I told him it could be a coon or a deer on the feeder but to turn on his FLIR RS64-35 just in case.
Continued walking and came up on the feeder clearing in the dense woods and sure enough a large hog was near it, but he was leaving it and heading back into the forest. We slowly followed him deeper and deeper into the woods with him disappearing over and over again behind the trees and us trying to rearrange our position to be able to see him in the thermals. Almost lost him a couple of times but he did not catch our scent cone as he was roaming around rooting. Finally he turned back towards us after a good 20 minute stalk and nailed him in the leg and the Barnes TSX broke his arm and blew out his lungs. Boar hog took off running and fell and got up twice until I put a slug in his head. |
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Teaching them younguns some had habits. Absolutely need to whack every one you see. I want to come down and whack a few myself. Wish I had the time and $$$
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I love my FLIR, but is it ok to express FLIR-envy at your setup?
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In case you have not seen this one, another good reason to whack 'em and stack 'em. http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Hog%20Deer.jpg View Quote Where's this pic from? I can't read the watermark. |
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This is probably as close as you can get today to the kill counts of the Buffalo hunters of the 1800s. Awesome stuff OP.
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I smell sausage cooking.
No really, sitting in Danny's waiting for my breakfast. Great fun there. |
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In case you have not seen this one, another good reason to whack 'em and stack 'em. http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Hog%20Deer.jpg Where's this pic from? I can't read the watermark. Deer hunters face unwanted competition as feral hog explosion thins herds http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/31/deer-hunters-face-unwanted-competition-as-feral-hog-explosion-thins-herds.html |
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This hog was only about 20 feet from me and too close to use the 4X ACOG scope, so I used the Truijicon MRDS red dot sight on top of the ACOG to take him out with an earshot!
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