boar hunt with pistol was a success !!! lots of pics

[hellerodsyahoo.com]

Well done Silent Sniper--great story and pictures, very well done!! Thanks for sharing--really, thanks.

 

[Supercracker]

Very nice

 

[BrownBear]

Outstanding hunting, shooting and terminal performance. You worked hard beforehand, during and after! :thumbsup:

Any sign that famous gristle shield on their chests on the different hogs interfered with any of those assorted bullets? So many different pigs with so many calibers seems like an opportunity to compare. I'm not trying to start a debate with anyone, rather I'm looking for firsthand experience like you now have.

 

[boar]

Hi I shot my little porker a little high as they are built different then a deer, I was afraid to aim low were their heart is as I might shoot under it. Your suppose to shot them down back of elbow. I didn't notice any thing when I skinned it, my first time to skin a pig. Wasn't no big deal. The guide could do them quick, but he has done a bunch. I used a TC Cheap Shot and 80grs of 2ff, It was a 42yrd , it when down then got up, went 30yrds and laid down died. Bullet went right thru. The bigger boars might have the shield? Dilly

 

[silent sniper]

I didn't notice any crazy shield on it. The grissle on the shoulder was around an inch or a tad more thick. It was definetly tough but not extremely impenetrateable. The cailbers used were 54 roundball, 50 cal cheap shot sabot, 16 guage slug, and 303 british. The farthest shot for any hog was around 45 yards. Both the 16 guage and the 303 where heart shots. The 16 guage hog ran 200 yards. The 303 british completely blew up the heart and made a hole you could fit your fist in.the hog dropped in its tracks. Cheap shot made nice big hole and hog didn't go far. Oviously 54 made very nice big hole and hog only made it 15 yards. All did the job in the end

 

[BrownBear]

I didn't notice any crazy shield on it. The grissle on the shoulder was around an inch or a tad more thick. It was definetly tough but not extremely impenetrateable. The cailbers used were 54 roundball, 50 cal cheap shot sabot, 16 guage slug, and 303 british. The farthest shot for any hog was around 45 yards. Both the 16 guage and the 303 where heart shots. The 16 guage hog ran 200 yards. The 303 british completely blew up the heart and made a hole you could fit your fist in.the hog dropped in its tracks. Cheap shot made nice big hole and hog didn't go far. Oviously 54 made very nice big hole and hog only made it 15 yards. All did the job in the end

Thanks for the feedback. I killed a whole bunch of them as well as javelina when I was a kid but we were mostly life trapping them, then choosing the ones we wanted and dispatching with a 22 behind the ear while letting the rest go. Not really a test of "hunting" is it!

That was a unique opportunity to have a group of hunters, each shooting something different. Interesting to me that the 16 gauge heart shot ran 200 yards. Must mean the 16 is insufficient for hogs. :bull:

Now the good part comes. Eating all that great meat. Due to diet for sure, they have more and better taste than domestic pig. Kind of like comparing wild with domestic turkey. The domestic seems pretty bland and tasteless in comparison. I'd never buy pig if I had access to the wild, I prefer the taste so much more.

Great job, all of you!

 

[paulvallandigham]

The "Shield" everyone talks about is really the Shoulder blade, which extend back a little further than in other animals, and can be 3/8-1/2 thick on mature boars. I suspect that in very large bores, the blade may get even thicker than that. I just haven't seen one to measure. My last boar went about 250 lbs. and I shot her from behind the front leg's elbow, angleing forward and through both lungs. The bullet missed the near side blade, but smashed against the other( off-shoulder) blade, cracking it in three fractures, while turning the JSP bullet which skidded along the inside of the blade a few inches before coming to a stop against the upper blade. I was pleased with the penetration, and accuracy of the bullet; not so pleased with its performance. I put a second shot in her neck through her spine to kill her instantly, rather than let her suffer as she bled out.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Large older boars, boars are adult males, sows are adult females, Boars have a thick tissue layer from the jowles back to the mid rib cage to protect them during fights for breeding rights. Sows, adult females do not have this tissue. This so called shield is not the shouilder blade, it is a layer of tough fat and gristle protecting the neck and shoulder areas on boars.

It can be very thick, as much as 2 inches but very rarely thicker than that. The fun part is removing this when you are mounting them, dulls a knife real fast.

 

[Stumpkiller]

The "shield" or gristle plate is not bone. It is the bane of bowhunters just the same. It's similar to a callous or scar tissue.

She killed Uncle Herman! (This season's Jacob's Sheep lambs) ;-)

Spencer - our wether - has four horns.

 

[Wayne/Al]

Great Pictures, Great Story and great to see a family making memories. :thumbsup:

Wayne/Al

 

[Supercracker]

Large older boars, boars are adult males, sows are adult females, Boars have a thick tissue layer from the jowles back to the mid rib cage to protect them during fights for breeding rights. Sows, adult females do not have this tissue. This so called shield is not the shouilder blade, it is a layer of tough fat and gristle protecting the neck and shoulder areas on boars.

It can be very thick, as much as 2 inches but very rarely thicker than that. The fun part is removing this when you are mounting them, dulls a knife real fast.

It can also seal up nice and tight when you punch a hole in it lessening any blood trail .

 

[Outdoor Success]

Awesome pics and story!! Congratulations again!! and some spectacular eating!!! I live about 30 minutes from Sunrise acres. beautiful piece of property!!! Very Cool!!

 

[John Wasmuth]

Exactly.

 

[pab1]

Very impressive! I do a lot of handgun hunting but have not used a ml handgun yet.

 

[sepiatone]

Great job! :thumbsup: Loved the story and all the pics!

 

[heraldj]

SS,
I figured you would make that hogleg sing! Nice shot and good hunt. Tell that sister of yours nicely done also. Glad you made memories with her!

Chasing Crow

 

[jrmflintlock]

Awesome!!!! Congrats to You and all your family! You all will eat well this winter!!!

Keep up the good work and keep the storries and pictures coming!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[bdhutier]

Awesome, dude! Glad it worked out for you! :thumbsup:

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

Once again congrats to you & the entire hunting party! Nice story & photos! Thanks for sharing!

Dave

 

[Britsmoothy]

That has to be one of the best hunting stories of 2011 :hatsoff:

Thanks for the excellent account and keep up the good work :thumbsup:

Brits.