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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: Nomadic Pirate on April 28, 2020, 01:50:58 AM
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Today I took my new to me used .30 Storm that I got just a week back for a long hunt up the mountains.
After many, many miles I come back down and planned to go sit in my blind for an hour or so to finish the day.
Once you get at the foot of the mountain is about 3/4 mile to my blind I use a Hog trail in the tall grass.
The wind was blowing pretty good strait from my right,
When all of a sudden I heard the unmistakable sound of a porker making it's way through the thick tall grass I could tell it was to my right and behind but couldn't tell how far or close.
So I just stud there listening and trying to get a visual, when I could tell the porker entered the trail and was coming towards me.
got the scope at the bend in the trail and waited, with my left eye noticed a dark shape approaching the bend so I got ready.
Consciously I would never take an off hand brain shot at a moving hog, but in the heat of the moment it's all instinctive.
As the porker rounded the corner the head was a bit higher then I like but not to bad, the crosshair was in position in a split second and the 44gr pellet was out.
Where she fell
(https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DSCF2229_zps4x88pcby.jpg) (https://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Harvests/DSCF2229_zps4x88pcby.jpg.html)
You can see the bend in the trail just behind her
(https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DSCF2232_zps1iljvzhh.jpg) (https://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Harvests/DSCF2232_zps1iljvzhh.jpg.html)
The shot was about 15 yards, offhand and standing straight up
(https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Harvests/DSCF2231_zpsdqrj36xl.jpg) (https://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Harvests/DSCF2231_zpsdqrj36xl.jpg.html)
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Nice boar Manny. Glad to see you back in action.
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Great shooting Manny !!!
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Nice Boar Manny ! Great off-hand shot on that one.
(A Storm rages on a mountain hog trail)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Nice Boar Manny ! Great off-hand shot on that one.
(A Storm rages on a mountain hog trail)
Best Wishes - Tom
:) :) thanks Tommy, always great to hear from you
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Great shooting Manny !!!
I usually say, ........."not really, the gun does it all"
but this time I'll take it :) ....thanks
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Nice boar Manny. Glad to see you back in action.
Surf season is dwindling down, so more time for Hunting :)
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Nice shot on the porker, now that is some close range hunting...
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Nice shot on the porker, now that is some close range hunting...
Thanks,....Yeaahhhh, as you can see not much room, thick and close quarters
Hair rising at times, I tell you :) :) :)
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Nice hog Manny, enjoy the BBQ
I have a question about the wild hog meat.
I do a lot of meat smoking, and often do some nice pulled pork. I will usually do a 10 to 12lb butt/shoulder roast (or 2) in the smoker, and it will be anywhere from a 8 to 12 hr. smoke.
I'm wondering if the wild hogs cook up about the same ?
Am I correct to think that they might have leaner meat than standard market pork ?
Do you ever do them in a slow smoker ?
Cheers
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Thanks Ron, I never smoke it.
correct, wild boar is basically fat free.
I tenderize the meat by leaving it in ice water for 48 hours with a bit of Vinegar, I replace the water that gets bloody every 10-12 hours
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Nice shooting Manny
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Nice one Manny!
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And just like that, pork on the ground, and another story to tell the grandkids around the campfire! Don't get no better than that!
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Thanks guys,
This was a really diverse hunt, all day up in the mountains in relatively open grounds, lots of miles and seen nothing.
Then on the return in exceptionally thick ground it all happened, fast and with a good bit of hard adrenaline rush :) :) :)
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Ho yeah, one thing I forgot.
When I walk in thick areas I always have my scope on the lowest setting, on this old Centerpoint is at 3x
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Great shooting bruddah! Just last weekend I was 15yds away from a sounder that rolled in unexpectedly.
I counted about 5 males and three females...3 of the males were at least 110, females were roughly the same, with one possibly being in the 130lb range. They all stopped and looked at me. Then they proceeded to annihilate my bait station.
I think after the first minute and a half I remembered to breathe. I didn't take a shot at any of them...figured it would be best not to get them riled up. At least, not at 15yds and out in the wide open. :o ;D
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The other day I was in the woods so I checked out the skull,
Not bad for an Offhand shot standing straight up on a walking porker :)
(https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/DSCF2252_zps6x1wiplb.jpg) (https://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/DSCF2252_zps6x1wiplb.jpg.html)
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Nice hog Manny, enjoy the BBQ
I have a question about the wild hog meat.
I do a lot of meat smoking, and often do some nice pulled pork. I will usually do a 10 to 12lb butt/shoulder roast (or 2) in the smoker, and it will be anywhere from a 8 to 12 hr. smoke.
I'm wondering if the wild hogs cook up about the same ?
Am I correct to think that they might have leaner meat than standard market pork ?
Do you ever do them in a slow smoker ?
Cheers
Yes, wild hog smokes up wonderfully. This past week, we smoked a whole shoulder for 10 hours. It was awesome pulled and put on buns. It was from a sow, so there was enough fat to add a nice taste and keep it very moist.
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Does the vinegar get rid of boar taint? I've heard apple juice or orange juice works well for that.
I saw a group of at least 10 right by the road last night as I drove by them. I could have easily killed several but I drove on home. This morning I saw they tore up 100ft of ground by the road there.
Congrats on the good shot.
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Great shooting Manny! That looks like a good eating size pig and it is good to see that
a .30cal can knock it down. The skull image is proof enough. Getting my new .30cal
Impact ready for my annual hog hunt. This year I will take my .357 Bulldog and my Impact.
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Your .30 cal Impact with the right shot placement will take down any Wild boar in North America my brother ;)
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Good shot. You were standing up and that partly made up for the angle. Did you say which pellet you were using? Be Well, Packy.
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Thick cover and close does not sound like the most enjoyable way to hunt for a pig. A friend was hunting with a guy that only wounded a hog and he said that after it was shot it was not pretty at all. I am glad that you got a quick kill.
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Jerry what happened once the hog was injured? A lot of people have little respect for boar believing they always run away scared but that's not the case. They can be vicious when shot or when protecting their young. I had a fox charge me after I shot it where thankfully I hit it again just 20ft from me which left me shaking and breathless afterward because I knew it wasn't coming to play marbles so if fox are willing to do that then boar definitely are.
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Does the vinegar get rid of boar taint? I've heard apple juice or orange juice works well for that.
Anything acidic will take care of the taint and tenderize the meat at the same time. I use fresh limes when available, it doesn't take much, you don't want to pickle the meat.
Nice porker Manny. Perfect size to cook.
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Good shot. You were standing up and that partly made up for the angle. Did you say which pellet you were using? Be Well, Packy.
I can't remember, most likely JSB 50 gr
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Thick cover and close does not sound like the most enjoyable way to hunt for a pig. A friend was hunting with a guy that only wounded a hog and he said that after it was shot it was not pretty at all. I am glad that you got a quick kill.
Yeah it's a bit stressful when I run into one in those transition areas, I've seen a monster about a couple months ago and if I had to run into him in them transition areas it sure would make it very interesting.