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Posted: 6/28/2017 8:47:45 AM EDT

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They are built super heavy duty.

Fill the lower black portion up with 40 pounds of gravel and then fill the upper ball with 100 pounds of corn.

Hogs knock it around getting the kernels to dribble out the holes. Holes are reinforced with metal tubes to keep squirrels and coons from messing them up.

Once hogs get on them they stay for an hour or more knocking them around. Deer don't mess with them either.

Saves a lot of corn as 100 pounds last an entire month, compared to my 10 pound corn corn pipes that get emptied out completely in 10-15 minutes, corn lasts longer and hogs stay longer.

Win-Win!

Posted: 6/29/2017 11:18:41 AM EDT

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Got a new set of HogBalls to accentuate the feeders.

http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/HogBalls.JPG

Holy HogBalls, BatMan!

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Thank you for supporting a true Texas small business.

Posted: 6/29/2017 11:47:29 AM EDT

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They are very well made, designed for heavy duty use and will pay for themselves over the years in corn not wasted and hogs wacked.

Great people to do business with and I highly recommend their product.

Posted: 7/3/2017 12:02:08 AM EDT

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Thermal video from my last hog hunt in East Texas!!!

This proves why hogs are the toughest animals in the woods!! Ben Wheeler, TX, Wild Hog capital of Texas.

HansETX

Posted: 7/6/2017 9:22:02 PM EDT

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SIG P-226 .357 SIG

Posted: 7/7/2017 7:39:06 AM EDT

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SIG P-226 .357 SIG

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Was that a spur of the moment execution?
Or an oh shit I layed down my rifle moment?

Posted: 7/7/2017 7:58:31 AM EDT

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Was walking out to feeder in tall Bahia grass that was all rooted up and jumped this red boar, rifle was in truck and pistol was on hip, hog never knew the difference....

Posted: 7/7/2017 11:43:38 AM EDT

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What 357 Sig load did you use?

Posted: 7/7/2017 1:05:47 PM EDT

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Handloaded Hornady 135 grain FlexLock JHP.

http://www.hornady.com/store/357-Sig-135-Gr.-FlexLock/

Posted: 7/8/2017 8:23:34 PM EDT

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Was riding out to load up the feeders before dark after a long rainy day and as I came around the corner a sounder was on one of my feeders, they took off as I turned the engine off, but then came back out again two minutes later, 200 yard 6.5 Grenedel Hornady 123 gr. SST handload, DRT.

Posted: 7/9/2017 7:31:49 AM EDT

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Was riding out to load up the feeders before dark after a long rainy day and as I came around the corner a sounder was on one of my feeders, they took off as I turned the engine off, but then came back out again two minutes later, 200 yard 6.5 Grenedel Hornady 123 gr. SST handload, DRT.

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Nice! Gluttony got the best of that hog! The rain was relentless yesterday afternoon. The drought is over so hopefully Mother Nature will give us a break and the grasses will stop growing by the minute. Thinking about buying a pair of stilts

or getting taller.

Posted: 7/9/2017 8:13:17 AM EDT

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Was riding out to load up the feeders before dark after a long rainy day and as I came around the corner a sounder was on one of my feeders, they took off as I turned the engine off, but then came back out again two minutes later, 200 yard 6.5 Grenedel Hornady 123 gr. SST handload, DRT.

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Man you're warming up to the Grendel quiet nicely. I think I'm fixing to get it's big brother the Creedmoor. Just to have something to plink steel with. Humidity has been killer here we hit a heat index of 107. It's hard to get motivated to fight skeeters and sweat your ass off. But I'm trying not to complain to much about the rain. I noticed that the pigs are eating my chicken litter as fast as I put it down. I guess they like the cake near the feed lines.

Posted: 7/9/2017 8:29:22 AM EDT

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I had just left the house two minutes earlier and when I raised the rifle to shoot the hog both lenses on the ACOG were fogged over from the oppressive humidity.

We had 18" of rain in June after a terrible six month drought and so far everyday in July has been heavy duty thunderstorms with relentless deluges.

The rain does turn on the hogs though, rooting all over the place.

Posted: 7/9/2017 12:03:11 PM EDT

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I had just left the house two minutes earlier and when I raised the rifle to shoot the hog both lenses on the ACOG were fogged over from the oppressive humidity.

We had 18" of rain in June after a terrible six month drought and so far everyday in July has been heavy duty thunderstorms with relentless deluges.

The rain does turn on the hogs though, rooting all over the place.

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I have often wondered if hog's get hoof rot when it's that wet? You know it brings up the chances in cattle. I caught one with a swollen hoof the other day and it could have been a slight case. Or lead poisoned from a stray .223.

Posted: 7/10/2017 12:53:42 PM EDT

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Yikes, going to have be be more careful out at night!

Posted: 7/10/2017 5:20:05 PM EDT

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Yeah I'd say so. Them sneaky bastards give me the crawlys. I hear rumors all the time that there's another kitty around. But I have yet to get a picture or find tracks. Plus it doesn't seem like we're missing any deer. And the last time we had one we started missing deer and calves until the perpetrator was caught.

Posted: 7/10/2017 8:46:27 PM EDT

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Yikes, going to have be be more careful out at night!

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Posted: 7/11/2017 9:18:20 AM EDT

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Yikes, going to have be be more careful out at night!

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Nice kitty, just move on, nothing to eat here............

Posted: 7/19/2017 6:23:47 PM EDT

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YUM!

Posted: 7/23/2017 6:25:31 PM EDT

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YUM

Posted: 7/23/2017 8:17:01 PM EDT

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Slicing ham to pan fry!

Posted: 8/4/2017 10:31:58 AM EDT

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These red boars are good eating!

Posted: 8/5/2017 7:44:57 AM EDT

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Nice shooting seems with have a lot in common.

Posted: 8/5/2017 8:08:11 AM EDT

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What do you guys think of the new FLIR vs the ATN vs Opmod Armasight? Trying to get first thermal under $2500.

Thanks for suggestions -

Posted: 8/5/2017 8:13:01 AM EDT

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Two more hogs down for Aug. So far no piggy pictures for 3rd week straight.

Posted: 8/5/2017 12:51:33 PM EDT

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FLIR Boson hands down

Posted: 8/7/2017 8:42:45 PM EDT

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Almost finished with the 520 pound boar skull.

Posted: 8/7/2017 8:56:19 PM EDT

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Almost finished with the 520 pound boar skull.

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Awesome job!

Posted: 8/8/2017 8:42:55 AM EDT

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Almost finished with the 520 pound boar skull.

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Awesome job!

I don't have the patience or the talent. I bet that'll start conversations.

Posted: 8/8/2017 10:32:32 AM EDT

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I don't have any pigs in myAO to even think of doing what he did.

Anyway, nice work there SpyPup

Posted: 8/8/2017 12:59:31 PM EDT

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I don't have any pigs in myAO to even think of doing what he did.

Anyway, nice work there SpyPup

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I don't have the patience or the talent. I bet that'll start conversations.

I don't have any pigs in myAO to even think of doing what he did.

Anyway, nice work there SpyPup

After you hit the 2000 mark they become a lot of work. I wouldn't wish feral pigs on any one.

Posted: 11/5/2017 9:23:49 AM EDT

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Have not have time for any night hunting since Hurricane Irma's eye went over the farm, lost 15 pounds working cleaning up everything destroyed everywhere, had to call the Forest Service a half dozen times for the large burn piles.

Now that everything is cleaned up, finally had a chance to do some scouting and the hogs are all over the place as usual. Apparently the acorn crop is toast this year after the 90+ mph winds, so hogs are running out of vegetation to root and hitting the feeders heavy.

Last night spotted one 200 yards out with the FLIR LS-XR scanner and took him out with the 6.5mm Grendel SBR with handloaded Hornady 123 grain SST pill, earshot and DRT.

Then spotted another with the 556 and FLIR Thermosight @ 100 yards on the 556 with handloaded 77 grain SMK, DRT:

Time to start hunting again!

Posted: 11/5/2017 9:40:39 PM EDT

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Glad to see your back to whacking and stacking them.

Posted: 11/5/2017 9:58:52 PM EDT

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Strike Two!

Another 200 yard headshot DRT in the exact same place on this 400 pound boar!

Posted: 11/7/2017 10:52:59 PM EDT

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HogBall feeders are working excellent!

Posted: 11/8/2017 1:33:04 AM EDT

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Them boars have some big gonads. Just saying......

Posted: 11/8/2017 8:59:50 PM EDT

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HogBall feeders are working excellent!

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I think you better start culling or they are gonna eat you out of house and home.

Posted: 11/27/2017 3:40:43 PM EDT

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Haha, nailed another sow in the backyard with the 6.5 mm Grendel and 123 gr handloaded Hornady SST, DRT.

Posted: 12/7/2017 1:48:28 PM EDT

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Nailed three with the 6.5 Grendel last night and recovered two, they were really moving before this cold front settles in. Went out on the golf course and shot five more.

Posted: 12/7/2017 9:18:48 PM EDT

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Well it seems like the Grendel is being fed well.

Posted: 12/7/2017 9:57:43 PM EDT

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You have lots of cool toys. You may have mentioned before but what is the length of your grendel sbr barrel?

Also for a first NV or Thermal would uou recommend the PTS233?

Posted: 12/7/2017 11:36:32 PM EDT

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You have lots of cool toys. You may have mentioned before but what is the length of your grendel sbr barrel?

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Grendel SBR has a Alexander Arms 12” barrel.

PTS233 is a great thermal scope for targeting out 250 yards for beginners or experts.

Posted: 12/8/2017 12:13:02 PM EDT

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Good shooting SkyPup!

Posted: 12/14/2017 6:46:01 PM EDT

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Another Grendel sow, in through the head and out through the adomen!

Posted: 12/14/2017 11:10:48 PM EDT

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Another Grendel sow, in through the head and out through the adomen!

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Posted: 12/15/2017 7:02:27 PM EDT

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My FLIR T-50 is 7 years old and has taken hundreds of hogs and coyotes, one of the best investments I ever made!

Posted: 12/17/2017 3:00:12 PM EDT

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Thermal UTV ready to roll and bust some hogs tonight.

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Posted: 12/20/2017 9:46:54 PM EDT

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Just loaded up some Barnes 100 grain TSX for the 6.5mm Grendel SBR and figured I’d try them out on a coon in the backyard feeder at a laser measured 185 yards.

Bang, headshot - DRT.

I be lovin’ me some Grendel SBR.

Posted: 12/21/2017 1:35:35 AM EDT

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Thom,
what's the stats on the SBR?
Thanks in advance

Posted: 12/21/2017 9:05:07 AM EDT

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The lower is a Knights Armament KAC-15 registered SBR receiver, the upper is an Alexander Arms 11” cerokoated 6.5mm Grendel.

http://www.shopalexanderarms.com/AR-15_Uppers-_6_5_Grendel_11_SBR_Complete_Upper.html

It is a lightweight tack driving hog killing hammer.

I also use a 16” Alexander Arms Tactical Grendel.

http://www.shopalexanderarms.com/AR-15_Rifles-6_5_Grendel_Tactical_Complete_Rifle.html

Both have 4X-32 ACOG LED with Truijicon RMRs redot for day optics and I swap the FLIR T-70s back and forth between them.

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