Some Hogs I've Taken with Center Fire Rifles

[Ironwood]

This is one of the first hogs I got in my hunting lease "Cobb Pasture".  I think this was in 1969 or maybe 70.  I took the photo by placing my camera in the fork of a May Haw tree and using the camera's automatic timer.  Didn't notice the Palmetto fond in my face until I developed the film.



This one might be the same hog in the first photo.  I know he was a big ol' boar hog and I was using a Model 94 Winchester in 30-30.



This is a early 70's Polaroid photo.  I took these two, one right after the other, using a Remington 700 chambered for 22-250.  I was using handloaded Speer 70 grain, .224 bullets.  Both were sows.



I shot this ol' sow with my then new Marlin 1895 in 45-70.  I think I was using the 350 grain Speer bullet handloaded up pretty hot.



I think this was the last hog I killed with the 45-70.  Not long after I took this hog I had a heart attack.  Had to go back to a lighter kicking rifle.



Back to the 22-250!  I took this ol' boy from my stand. This part of the lease had been clear cut a couple years before.  Man was it thick!  I did that armpit shot.  The hog staggered at the shot but then ran off into the really think new growth stuff.  I was naturally concerned about going into that thick stuff to look for him.  I didn't need to worry.  About 20 feet into the stuff there he lay stone dead.



Stepped up to 6MM with this one.  I was using the Speer 85 grain boattail bullet.  Shot this one from the same stand where I got the big brown hog.




I got into a second club with the understanding there were no hogs in the lease.  Nothing but hogs on that dang lease!  This is one of the biggerst of the hogs I've killed.  Took her with a Remington 788 in 30-30 Winchester.  Handloaded 150 grain Sierra bullet.



That's a few from a few years back.  Don't want to bore everyone to death.  :)

[William]

I'm all ears eyes on your post!

[Hammer]

Great Pics...thanks for sharing

[david32cal]

great pics,not boring at all

[DEADDAWG]

Looks like you've had some good eats over the years.

[Ironwood]

Thanks everyone.  Glad you like the photos. 
David, hogs are a real problem here in East Texas.  There have been hogs here for years and years. Until the Timber Companies and land owners found there was big money in hunting leases the hog population was sort of held in check.  With less hunter access to several hundred thousand acres the hog population has exploded.  Everything that has been done to enhance the deer habitat has just help the hogs.

DEADDAWG,  Yes wild hog sows are some very good eating.  The ol' boar hogs will almost run you out of the house when you try cooking them.  If the boar meat is cooked well done it doesn't taste bad after it cools down.  Now I know some folks say there are ways you can do a boar hog to make them taste great.  Well all I can say is they would have to prove it to me.......... and David I'm not from Missouri.      

[ThunderHeart]

Great pics Thanks for sharing em !!

[DEADDAWG]

Ironwood, When I was in San Antonio I used to take a hog everynow and then off the ranges at Medina Base. I agree, the sows are better eating. Used to skin them and soak them in salt water for a couple days then cook them on a spit in the back yard and baste them with maple syrup. The boars I would strip the hams and boil them for a couple hours. Then strip the meat in small chunks and simmer in a good home made BBQ sause for about six hours. Was pretty good that way. Helotis General Store had the best sause for that, miss that sause. One of these days I may get the chance to get back down that way and bust a few again.

Rick

[Micanopy]

Man, thanks for sharing!

[Ironwood]

DEADDAWG,  The last time I saw that big spotted, earless, hog he was on his way to Houston to be made into tamalas.  Come to think of it, I never did get any of those tamalas!   

[Ironwood]

This ol' sow really shocked me.  She came trotting in to my tube feeder with some little pigs right behind her.  She went right up to the feeder.  I was ready to pop her a good one.  As soon as she saw there was corn in the feeder she backed right up and let the pigs eat!  I had never seen a sow do that.  I put my rifle down and got the camera.

 

 

[Micanopy]

Purdy cool!