Good shooting Manny! Great to know the WARP is capable (with the right shot placement of course). Saved up and jumped right in and placed an order with Travis. I am confident with this order knowing I will have Travis's support throughout its journey. Starting off with a 22cal to get acquainted with the WARP and see how she bucks and want to be handled.
Quote from: Erroln on January 30, 2017, 11:04:15 PMGood shooting Manny! Great to know the WARP is capable (with the right shot placement of course). Saved up and jumped right in and placed an order with Travis. I am confident with this order knowing I will have Travis's support throughout its journey. Starting off with a 22cal to get acquainted with the WARP and see how she bucks and want to be handled. Erroln,Try to get over to the 2017 Placerville Airgun expo and meet Travis, he is one *(&^ of a guy. You can also meet up with a few local GTA guys too. Travis leads the way in building cool airguns, custom parts, customer service and support. I cannot say enough good things about Travis and his products/support. BTY, all of the GTA venders do a great job of taking care of us.
WarPig it is .... Congratulations Manny !
Yes hunting of a feeder and in blinds is so much more conducive to be successful in hog hunting,But nothing beats spot and stalking, so much more soul rewarding.Only a couple weeks ago I got lucky with the Claw .50 on a great spot and stalk hunt, I'm a realist so back to back success I know it's extremely unlikely, on that premise I set up for my hunt today without much expectation, a walkabout in the woods is always good anyway.I was carrying the WARP .22 tuned at 48 FPE shooting the 28gr EunJinAfter about an hour or so I came up to a place that had great vantage view of the surroundings so I decided to sit for a bit and take it all in,Not long after that I spotted 4 maybe 5 hogs running down a slope trail away from me , maybe 100-120 yards,I wasn't planning to hunt in that direction but I made a mental note one day to go check out that trail, than, couple minutes later 2 more small pigs come running down the same trail, and maybe 5 minutes later they run back up.That's it !!!!! now I was to curious about it and had to go investigate.I approached the area like if there was going to be game right there, very, very slowly.As I drew level with the bottom of the trail I started to scope the immediate area to see if there was a good spot to set up, as I'm scanning the surroundings I spot a nice hog maybe 60 yards further up gorging on Java Plums under a huge tree. I love this terrain, the slight uneven factor and the big boulders make for a Phenomenal stalker paradise.My stalk took me to about 25 yards of the nice young boar, now I was lying on the ground with the gun propped on a rock, I waited a long time for my favorite shot ( the frontal feeding shot ) but this boar just kept flipping 180s and always gave me the broadside, couldn't take it no longer and I had to pull the trigger.Where he was. propped up for pictures
Nice job Manny! Was that one shot or do you normally need a follow-up shot?Hunting wild hogs is on my bucket list. I'm an avid pork smoker, ribs, shoulder/butt etc. Looking for feedback on taste preference between slow cooked `smoked' wild boar compared to domestic pork. Also does size matter also when it comes to quality edible wild boar?
Quote from: Randbo on January 19, 2017, 04:26:22 PMNice story and good Kill, you need to get that Rainstorm 30 out there and get one of them porkers!I got a porker each with the Storm .25, the Claw @ Airbolts and the WARP .22 the only one left is indeed the Storm .30 .....Next up
Nice story and good Kill, you need to get that Rainstorm 30 out there and get one of them porkers!
Quote from: Nomadic Pirate on January 19, 2017, 04:42:08 PMQuote from: Randbo on January 19, 2017, 04:26:22 PMNice story and good Kill, you need to get that Rainstorm 30 out there and get one of them porkers!I got a porker each with the Storm .25, the Claw @ Airbolts and the WARP .22 the only one left is indeed the Storm .30 .....Next up LOL.... "Next up" I've been following your hunts for a few years now. What's left that you haven't used? Maybe a pocket knife? Or did I miss that thread?
Yes hunting of a feeder and in blinds is so much more conducive to be successful in hog hunting,But nothing beats spot and stalking, so much more soul rewarding.Only a couple weeks ago I got lucky with the Claw .50 on a great spot and stalk hunt, I'm a realist so back to back success I know it's extremely unlikely, on that premise I set up for my hunt today without much expectation, a walkabout in the woods is always good anyway.I was carrying the WARP .22 tuned at 48 FPE shooting the 28gr EunJinAfter about an hour or so I came up to a place that had great vantage view of the surroundings so I decided to sit for a bit and take it all in,Not long after that I spotted 4 maybe 5 hogs running down a slope trail away from me , maybe 100-120 yards,I wasn't planning to hunt in that direction but I made a mental note one day to go check out that trail, than, couple minutes later 2 more small pigs come running down the same trail, and maybe 5 minutes later they run back up.That's it !!!!! now I was to curious about it and had to go investigate.I approached the area like if there was going to be game right there, very, very slowly.As I drew level with the bottom of the trail I started to scope the immediate area to see if there was a good spot to set up, as I'm scanning the surroundings I spot a nice hog maybe 60 yards further up gorging on Java Plums under a huge tree. I love this terrain, the slight uneven factor and the big boulders make for a Phenomenal stalker paradise.My stalk took me to about 25 yards of the nice young boar, now I was lying on the ground with the gun propped on a rock, I waited a long time for my favorite shot ( the frontal feeding shot ) but this boar just kept flipping 180s and always gave me the broadside, couldn't take it no longer and I had to pull the trigger.Where he was. propped up for pictures.