Boar Hog Down
09-21-2009, 02:06 PM
#1
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,409
Boar Hog Down
We have had trouble with hogs on one of our places for some time. We have trapped and shot a lot of them with centerfire
rifles. Last night i decided to get the next one with my .50 Encore muzzleloader.
Gun: Encore .50
Scope: Burris 4X.
Bullet: 350 grain FPB
Powder: 120 grains of Pinnacle 2X
Primer: Winchester shotgun
Distance: 70 yards
Got into a stand over looking part of the pond, some hay field, an oat patch, the feeder, and pig toy. My view was somewhat obstructed by tree limbs, brush and tall grass. Decided to go
to the stand 125 yards to the south.
Was walking around the pond dam when i saw this hog grazing in the oat patch. Sat down but could not see the hog for the tall grass. Stood up and got a rest on a small oak tree. The hog raised his head and I shot. Hog hit the ground and thrashed around. Reloaded the gun, approached the animal and delivered the coup' de grace.
The bullet hit the hog in the chest, tearing up the lungs and diaphram. The heart was not hit. There was a hole in the chest wall over one inch in diameter. Bullet did not exit and was not found.
We did not weight this hog but he is bigger than a boar i killed last month. That hog went 270 pounds field dressed. This hog is
at least eight years old.
There are two boars on that place that are much bigger than this one. One of those hogs is my nemisis, Osama bin Laden bin Boar.
rifles. Last night i decided to get the next one with my .50 Encore muzzleloader.
Gun: Encore .50
Scope: Burris 4X.
Bullet: 350 grain FPB
Powder: 120 grains of Pinnacle 2X
Primer: Winchester shotgun
Distance: 70 yards
Got into a stand over looking part of the pond, some hay field, an oat patch, the feeder, and pig toy. My view was somewhat obstructed by tree limbs, brush and tall grass. Decided to go
to the stand 125 yards to the south.
Was walking around the pond dam when i saw this hog grazing in the oat patch. Sat down but could not see the hog for the tall grass. Stood up and got a rest on a small oak tree. The hog raised his head and I shot. Hog hit the ground and thrashed around. Reloaded the gun, approached the animal and delivered the coup' de grace.
The bullet hit the hog in the chest, tearing up the lungs and diaphram. The heart was not hit. There was a hole in the chest wall over one inch in diameter. Bullet did not exit and was not found.
We did not weight this hog but he is bigger than a boar i killed last month. That hog went 270 pounds field dressed. This hog is
at least eight years old.
There are two boars on that place that are much bigger than this one. One of those hogs is my nemisis, Osama bin Laden bin Boar.
09-21-2009, 02:58 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,918
Dang, that's a BIG old porker Falcon. Good shooting!
What was the range? (Bye the way - three demerits for not finding the bullet. We really wanted a picture of it.
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EDIT: Oops, never mind. I see now that the range was 70 yds.
What was the range? (Bye the way - three demerits for not finding the bullet. We really wanted a picture of it.
)EDIT: Oops, never mind. I see now that the range was 70 yds.
