Blackpowder Hog Hunt

[x-caliber]

I had a little luck over the weekend! I killed a nice boar just before dark last Sunday evenining with my Lyman Great Plains Rifle. My load is a .495 Hornady round ball and a .018 pillow ticking patch over 90 grains of GOEX FFG.

Since I was by myself, about four miles in, it was almost dark, and overnight temps were supposed to be around thirty degrees I decided to gut the hog, hang it in a nearby tree, and come back with reinforcements the following day! The next day, my friend Adam and I hunted until lunchtime (neither one of us saw anything) and we then went to recover my hog.

On the way out, while we still carrying my hog in our packs, Adam spotted a gang of hogs next to the trail about twenty minutes from the truck! He picked out the handiest one; a good eating sized hog.

Now we had another hog down! I decided to go to the truck to unload the meat from my hog and then come back and help Adam get his hog out. Along the way, I ran into this 'ol gal about ten minutes from the truck:

After I unloaded the meat, I went back to help Adam recover his hog and I discovered that while he was skinning his hog, another hog (a nice boar according to Adam) had come running through and he had taken a shot at it with his skinning gloves on. Thank God he missed! :grin:

We finished skinning and quartering his hog, transported it to the truck, and then went back up the trail to recover my second one.

What a trip!

 

[rafterob]

Man-when's the pig pickin? I'll bring the beer! Hey! what's that funny looking camouflage thingy yer buddy has there?

 

[boar]

Good hunt.Looks like you could of needed a iron mule or Mule four miles in. Nice to be young. :thumbsup: Dilly

 

[larry wv]

Those are nice hogs. Good job and thanks for the photo's. Larry Wv

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Way to go, X Caliber. :thumbsup: Great hunt and pics. Lot's of skinnin to do now. GW

 

[Leon/Iowa]

Congratulations on the great hunt. Your friend does need a better rifle, like yours. Some day I would like to try a hog hunt. Leon

 

[sundog]

Mummm Mummm some one is gona be eatin good. Nice big .50 tround ball certasinly does the trick.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Thanks for removing those hogs from the country. They do a tremendous amount of damage to the forests, and as you experienced, in some places, there are just way too many of them. Best wishes on the good eats. If you are a member of a local sportsman's club, the two of you could make a very interesting wild game dinner for members on short notice using a pot-luck format. :thumbsup:

 

[StevePrice2]

Ssssuuuuuuueeeeeeeeee! Sweet! :bow:

Excellent hunt guys, nice looking hogs, lotta meat, black powder shot. Hard to beat that with a stick.

Good thing your buddy's gun is cammoed up where it can hide it's true identity... :shake:


Just kidding! :grin:

Congrats, again.

Steve

 

[longcruise]

Closer ya get to the truck the more hogs. :shocked2:

Maybe should have a chair in the truck bed?

Good going and good eating!

 

[BillinOregon]

Man! What a great hunt. I am sure envious of your pork stash. Say, are you going to brain tan those hides?

 

[chance]

great hunt im jealous!!!!! Enjoy the meat.

 

[Harold1950]

Congrats on making smoke and bringing home the bacon.....I'm very envious................ :bow:

 

[Capt. Fred]

What a trip is right! Nice going. :thumbsup:

 

[bucktales]

Nice!! :bow: :thumbsup:

 

[Little Wattsy]

Nice when it all come together!!! :hatsoff:

 

[Trench]

Wow, what a day! Thanks for the pictures and nice shootin'. :thumbsup:

 

[txcookie]

Nice bacon I just got back last week from my annual Hog hunt with my dad had a Blast Literally will post pics up when I getem!

 

[Robert Egler]

Congratulations! Great hunt! :thumbsup:

 

[sethb]

nice hog.
im hoping to get out east and shoot a hog this summer too