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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: Nomadic Pirate on August 16, 2014, 08:24:05 PM
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Couple of weeks back I went to scout a new valley, eventually I found a place I really liked and wipped up a quick blind to set up an Hambush. ;D
Today I went back to check if there was enough activity to warrant a hunt on Wednesday, the moist grounds where easy to read and there's Hog Spoor everywhere.
On the way up to my spot sometimes you can use game trails and sometimes you need to drop into the creek bed.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0206_zps5d9d5810.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0206_zps5d9d5810.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0207_zps5d4e7db3.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0207_zps5d4e7db3.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0208_zpsae6490cf.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0208_zpsae6490cf.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0209_zpsf09e2556.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0209_zpsf09e2556.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0210_zpscab4f5ba.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0210_zpscab4f5ba.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0211_zpsa07c1143.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0211_zpsa07c1143.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0213_zpsbac5358f.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0213_zpsbac5358f.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0214_zpscba96da5.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0214_zpscba96da5.jpg.html)
Than I got to my spot and it was really beat up.
It's an intersection of 5 trails.
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0216_zpse929d707.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0216_zpse929d707.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0217_zps952861b8.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0217_zps952861b8.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0215_zpsd1270956.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0215_zpsd1270956.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0212_zps13042238.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0212_zps13042238.jpg.html)
That's my Blind up the slope just under the cliff
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(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0219_zpse16e3ad4.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0219_zpse16e3ad4.jpg.html)
The view from my Blind down the Kill zone
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more of the Kill zone
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0222_zps33946d44.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0222_zps33946d44.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0221_zps4622e632.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0221_zps4622e632.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0223_zpsea003f73.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0223_zpsea003f73.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0224_zps54cdaa02.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0224_zps54cdaa02.jpg.html)
I decided to make a bit of a roof on my blind because I'm right under the cliff and falling rocks are common
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0225_zps20e19c72.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0225_zps20e19c72.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Habitat/DSCF0226_zps93512055.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Habitat/DSCF0226_zps93512055.jpg.html)
I'll be using my Storm .357 and the 81gr EPP/UG CarlsonRatSniper made me.
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Looks like a good blind! That is how I squirrel hunt I make a similar blind.
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Very cool hunting grounds and great looking blind. I bet you'll get one on Wednesday.
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......not that easy, 90% + of the times even with a great set up and lots of signs I come home empty handed.
I will try to get a video too
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What beautiful hunting grounds,,,, there just aren't words to describe how jealous I am. You truly are in air gun hunting heaven :)
Jeff
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Beautiful spot. All you need is a little of my super secret hog bait.
Richard
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Nice set up you got there Manny. Seems to have a lot of traffic, as well. I'm sure you'll bag a nice one.
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That's a nice looking area with some great sign. Looks promising.
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Sweet! You've got some beautiful woods there in HI.
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Outstanding land there! So nice looking almost don't matter if you get some or not, just enjoy the wonders of it all. Having said that, now go and spill that blood ;D good luck
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Great way you let the pictures tell the story. All that prep work you do comes through in the photos, beautiful location. Enjoy your time out there, here's hoping you bring home some bacon!
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Hambush 101! Thanks Manny :)
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Outstanding land there! So nice looking almost don't matter if you get some or not, just enjoy the wonders of it all.
That's what happens the vast majority of the times,....Nothing :) :) :)
I spend countless hours soaking in the views :) :)
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Ok, I'll bite..
what is the super secret hog bait? a tied up sow?
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Weather forecast for tomorrow is sunny with moderate trades in the 10-15 MPH range ( I prefer the slower trades rather than the hard gusty ones because before a gust the air gets sucked in the opposite direction so you have the winds consistently going in all directions )
The trades hit my blind from the 2 O'clock direction,
I'll bring some mangoes to throw at the intersection to see if I can stop or at lest slow down a passing Hog.
I'll be sitting from about noon to 7 PM if needed.
So everything is in place, now I need a good measure of Luck :) :) :)
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Good luck Manny! Do you feel like you are under a lot of pressure as We are ALL expecting you to get us a BIG HOG !!!!!!! ;)
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I actually prefer to get a 80-100 pound-er Saw, Big Boars don't taste all that good,
Pressure will be about taking a video, so much going on and not much time so it's hard to remember to go through the process of getting the camera going :) :)
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I actually prefer to get a 80-100 pound-er Saw, Big Boars don't taste all that good,
Pressure will be about taking a video, so much going on and not much time so it's hard to remember to go through the process of getting the camera going :) :)
I was joking about the big hog. ;D I know how it is. I hunt deer. It is very cool to kill a big tough 11 point buck like I did 8) but the younger bucks and does taste so much better.
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;) ;D If it was a sure a thing they would call it shopping ::)
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That looks like a good spot to hang out, from what you say. You're Lucky, for sure.
Good Luck tomorrow!
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I actually prefer to get a 80-100 pound-er Saw, Big Boars don't taste all that good,
Pressure will be about taking a video, so much going on and not much time so it's hard to remember to go through the process of getting the camera going :) :)
I was joking about the big hog. ;D I know how it is. I hunt deer. It is very cool to kill a big tough 11 point buck like I did 8) but the younger bucks and does taste so much better.
Best case senario would be to have a Big trophy Boar coming in very early and take that down on video, than later in the evening a nice meat saw :) :)
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I actually prefer to get a 80-100 pound-er Saw, Big Boars don't taste all that good,
Pressure will be about taking a video, so much going on and not much time so it's hard to remember to go through the process of getting the camera going :) :)
I was joking about the big hog. ;D I know how it is. I hunt deer. It is very cool to kill a big tough 11 point buck like I did 8) but the younger bucks and does taste so much better.
Best case senario would be to have a Big trophy Boar coming in very early and take that down on video, than later in the evening a nice meat saw :) :)
That would be very cool! ;) Good luck
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Good luck Manny, get some bacon so you can make bacon wrapped bacon... :-*
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Just did my final Zero check.
Gun is shooting fantastic, a super tight rugged hole for a full magazine at 32 yards,...so if anything goes wrong on the hunt the shooter will be the one to blame :)
Double checked my Packs too, everything is in place, ...I'm ready :)
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;D Good luck on the hunt although the only luck required is for the hogs to be hungry and moving in your direction the rest is thorough preparation and I believe you have that well covered
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Good luck Manny. If you get one or not, thanks for sharing your hunt, set-up and gorgeous scenery with us.
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looks like I will never get bored seating in that blind. I usually use a camo net hanging on branches. but, it is too cumbersome to stick a rifle through and get a sturdy rest . this year, I will build a blind for tree squirrels like that! I remembered getting nothing when I learned to hunt tree squirrels first 3 years. I was not disappointed at all. just enjoyed being out there. it is combination of hunting skills and marksmanship that brings success. you feel comfy and confidence seating in a good blind. good luck!
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;D Sort of off topic but still applies when a youngster I would go "fishing" with my dad on Sunday mornings. We would go out on his 14 ft runabout and I would bait up my dad would do the same and then make himself comfortable . One day the fish were practically jumping into the boat for me , my dad was catching nothing . I asked the old man if he had checked the bait on his hook , his response was "I just love being out here with you and am perfectly content with that" , fish are optional!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Good luck today Manny!
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Just woke up, ...on my 2nd cup of coffee.
Couple errands, a bit of food and than I'll get ready to go, Hunter mood starting to settle in :)
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Gun is Charged,
Jeep is Packed,
Trades are blowing,
Big puffy white clouds are racing on a bright blue sky,
heart rate is slowing down to Hunting status,
.....I'm Out the door.
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Camera Check... Good to go manny. Go get 'em.
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WOW !!!!!!....all I can say is, WHAT A DAY !!!!!!!!
I have a lot of downloading to do.
To Be Continued...............
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WOW !!!!!!....all I can say is, WHAT A DAY !!!!!!!!
I have a lot of downloading to do.
To Be Continued...............
So did you get one? ??? ??? :D
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WOW !!!!!!....all I can say is, WHAT A DAY !!!!!!!!
I have a lot of downloading to do.
To Be Continued...............
What a teaser! Know you must have great pics!
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I got the pics on photobucket but I'm having all kinds of trubles with the Videos, for some reason I'm not able to get them on there.
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Manny, I suggest youtube for your vids. They don't limit bandwidth and their playback quality is much better.
Tom
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Manny, I suggest youtube for your vids. They don't limit bandwidth and their playback quality is much better.
Tom
Plus my computer does not do photo bucket :(
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I'm going to a friend's house so he can download them and Email to my computer, than I can write the story, I have many pictures and 3 Videos :)
Here's a little teaser :)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0238_zps5ec8b7db.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0238_zps5ec8b7db.jpg.html)
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Very cool hunting grounds and great looking blind. I bet you'll get one on Wednesday.
I guess I was wrong.... ya got two!!!!! :D
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That a boy manny, looking forward to the vids hopefully to see live the stoping power of the .357 evanix ;D
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My friend has the videos on his computer and he's downloading on my Photobucket at his house, He'll text me when done,...it was reeeeeeeaallly ssssslllllooooooooooow :)
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Good Job! ;)
TWO!!! :o
I wanna see the vids! 8)
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I was watching the videos at my friends house and quality isn't all that good :( .......my cheap camera needs to be replaced :)
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Don't apologize Manny. You got video and that's a great effort man! ;)
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Grats Manny!! Cant wait to see all the pics and vid and read the story ;)
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;D way to go Manny
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Great job !! I really enjoy reading about your boar hunts
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Good job Manny!!! I was not expecting two! ;) 8)
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Prior Proper Planning Prevents wet Poor Performance Great Work!
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Checked out the photobucket page, great pics! Nice work.
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I also checked out your photo bucket page Manny. As always I enjoy reading about your hunts and love seeing your see pictures. The two videos help place me along side you due to the perspective, and that moment of squeezing the trigger. I swear I could smell the jungle, and the pigs as they root around you. I hope to one day hike through the woods, set up a blind and hunt pigs with my Sumatra. You sir, are providing much encouragement.
Though I eat lots of meat, there is something so poignant and sobering watching an animal lose it's life. I greatly respect your serious approach and laser focus on the task at hand.
The other day I watched my wife take the life of the rooster that made into our latest batch of hens. It was essential to protect our right to keep our flock and that rooster had to go. While we are allowed hens in city limits we are not allowed roosters. I had already started to grow attached to this beautiful creature, and so we did no happy dance as he did his last dance in the killing cone. Killing a creature that will end up on the dinner table in one form or another keeps things in prospective. You show us good example. Thank you.
Last weekend I smoked up 17 pounds of Pork Shoulder. I took about 12 pounds of that to work to share with my co-workers, and kept the rest for home. I will celebrate your hunt this morning by enjoying a plate of this pork and imagining it came from a mango and guava fed piggy that you harvested!
Thank you!
Steveoh
Attached image of three piggy shoulders almost ready to eat in celebration of your hunt!
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Well executed Manny. Did I miss where the photobucket page was listed, or do some of you guys already know where his is?
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OK, Here we go My friend is still trying to download video 1 when he's finished i'll put it on.
So, I got to my blind around 12:30 and the day before I had soaked 2 ziplocks full of corn in fresh squished mangoes, I spread that corn at the intersection.
I had my Storm .357 with EPP/UG
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0228_zps425e4776.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0228_zps425e4776.jpg.html)
by 2 PM a young boar and sow come trotting down from the trail at my 11 O'clock, good thing I spread that corn because otherwise they would have kept on going never to be see again :)
When I 1st put the camera on them I wasn't intending to shoot but than I figured it could be my one an only chance.
I'll put that video here when it's avaiable..................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk0wwcojwk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk0wwcojwk)
Here the young Boar
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0229_zpsd3f743da.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0229_zpsd3f743da.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0230_zps4f4ce4cb.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0230_zps4f4ce4cb.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0231_zpsa65b790c.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0231_zpsa65b790c.jpg.html)
At this point I wasn't ready to give up a hunt, it was way to early, I'm used to sit all day in blinds like that.
about an Hour later an other sow came in but I had no intention of shooting her, I just watched has she ate, having a smaller hog eating peacefully might bring in a big hog that is hanging back.
sure enough this nice boar come charging down the slope from my 3 Oclock, displaced the sow and started eating, this time I had all intentions to shoot :)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/th_DSCF0233_zps897e926d.mp4) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0233_zps897e926d.mp4)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0234_zpsc8306bf1.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0234_zpsc8306bf1.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0235_zps7670cc0c.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0235_zps7670cc0c.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0236_zpscbe8e72c.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0236_zpscbe8e72c.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0237_zpsed7851f4.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0237_zpsed7851f4.jpg.html)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0241_zps941d5c0e.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Heidy/DSCF0241_zps941d5c0e.jpg.html)
At this point the hunt at the blind was over, but Hunting wasn't :)
after a Packed up i set out for my favorite type of hunting, slow quiet stalking,...the combination of soft ground, big boulders on the river bed and my favorite stalking shoes, the All Star Converse made for virtual silent going.
eventually I got to a spot that I had hogs all around me on both banks in the tall grass.
Once I got in the mist of them they started to freak out, but they didn't know where I was, just that something was very wrong, in the excitment I forgot to turn the camera on, than I remembered, you can see a hog poking his head, if he gave me one more second I would have taken the shot, later you see him again running away off to the right, few seconds after I turned the camera off a good sized one exploded out the tall grass behind me at took off down the river bed
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/th_DSCF0242_zps21d5f960.mp4) (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Heidy/DSCF0242_zps21d5f960.mp4)
Love those type of exciting hunts :)
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A GoPro camera on my head when I was in the river bottom would have really given a great prospective
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WOW! You are the man! Good shooting, awesome scenery! Thank you so much for "taking us along" on your hunt.
I really enjoyed your reaction to the dropping of the large hog. Or should I say the lack thereof? I see these professional hunters hootin' and hollerin' after they drop an animal and you didn't do that. It's all calm, collected focus with you. I like it!
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WOW! You are the man! Good shooting, awesome scenery! Thank you so much for "taking us along" on your hunt.
I really enjoyed your reaction to the dropping of the large hog. Or should I say the lack thereof? I see these professional hunters hootin' and hollerin' after they drop an animal and you didn't do that. It's all calm, collected focus with you. I like it!
X2!! I hate when the pros start jumpen around like a bunch of idiots. Good job Manny!! ;) ;D
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I've gotten a lot of complains over the years because I look so serious in my Trophy pictures, to be Honest, I just don't feel like jumping up and down and smile when I just killed something.
I absolutely can't stand those Hunting shows where they do that,...JMO
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WOW! You are the man! Good shooting, awesome scenery! Thank you so much for "taking us along" on your hunt.
I really enjoyed your reaction to the dropping of the large hog. Or should I say the lack thereof? I see these professional hunters hootin' and hollerin' after they drop an animal and you didn't do that. It's all calm, collected focus with you. I like it!
the Adrenaline was running pretty good when I shot that Boar,
just the fact that came charging down like that and the shot was taken pretty quickly, I was still in a full adrenaline rush at that moment :)
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;D Thanks for another great hunt and victory dance is for football touchdowns not hunting
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Wow! what can I say you're everybody's hero. I'm anxious to get home and my back gets healed and I'm able to enjoy my hobbies once again.
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Nice one Manny!
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I've gotten a lot of complains over the years because I look so serious in my Trophy pictures, to be Honest, I just don't feel like jumping up and down and smile when I just killed something.
I absolutely can't stand those Hunting shows where they do that,...JMO
Very sportsman like of you. It's good to keep in mind that it's not a video game, it's a real living thing that just breathed its last. Of course it is going to a better place...the freezer. LOL
How big were they? they look like good eating size.
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It's good to keep in mind that it's not a video game, it's a real living thing that just breathed its last.
I think people (especially my generation) have lost the perception of this concept. The popular video games now (Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, etc) show killing, not animals but humans, as a "normal" and "exciting" thing. Personally, when I kill an animal, even something as detrimental and annoying as a starling, I take a second to slow down and respect the animal. Every one of those 171 sparrows I've popped have had a small moment of silence for them.
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Congrats Manny! I really dig the sounds of the HI woods. What would you call that habitat? Rainforest? Jungle? Highlands?
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Thanks Travis,...Rainforest I guess ?
I'm now playing with your mount, the camcorder I just got has the screw set to far right so I had to hammer the bracket to the side.
Next time the video quality should be much improved :) :)
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Awesome! Yeah we put the plate on there tight but we do make it moveable with some force for just such a reason, although its usually point-and-shoot cameras that have that issue. For my reference, what make and model camcorder did you get?
That .357 really puts them down. I am watching the videos through my phone and it doesn't let me do full screen on photobucket. What is that substance that flies out from around the hogs head during the shot? Is that the pellet/bullet going through the skull and kicking up dirt or is that slobber or food from the hog's mouth?
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Looks like a great hunt Manny thanks for sharing.
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Good hunt.
Richard
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Where can I find the videos?
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Click on a pic he has posted and you will be able to see all the pics and the two videos.
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Thanks, Pirate. Hey everybody, did you hear that big "SIGHHHH" after the shot on the boar? Well done!
Youngsters, take a lesson from this man.
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bacon wrapped bacon! funny
i guess these are feral pigs? can you take them year round?
did anybody notice the sounds of those B-52 sized mosquitoes? haven't seen them that bad since i saw a special about northern canada. now THERE are some vicious mosquitoes.
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bacon wrapped bacon! funny
i guess these are feral pigs? can you take them year round?
did anybody notice the sounds of those B-52 sized mosquitoes? haven't seen them that bad since i saw a special about northern canada. now THERE are some vicious mosquitoes.
Yes we can take them year round.
Good catch there on mosquitoes, ...they are brutal, the Shamagh I always wear insn't so much for camo but for keeping the Mozzies away.
The video is almost uploaded on YouTube, I should post it soon
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Here is the Video.
at the end I was trying to show the area and my Hunting attire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk0wwcojwk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk0wwcojwk)
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Awesome! Yeah we put the plate on there tight but we do make it moveable with some force for just such a reason, although its usually point-and-shoot cameras that have that issue. For my reference, what make and model camcorder did you get?
That .357 really puts them down. I am watching the videos through my phone and it doesn't let me do full screen on photobucket. What is that substance that flies out from around the hogs head during the shot? Is that the pellet/bullet going through the skull and kicking up dirt or is that slobber or food from the hog's mouth?
Travis, I would guess that was a piece of Mango
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Outstanding Manny!
Your patience while getting good footage before shooting was professional grade Sir.
You are officially the first person to take any game with Bobs scaled down 80 grain EPP/UG slug ;)
Keep em coming! I'm too busy to hunt let alone go shoot my AG's. I'm living vicariously through you...
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I need to put an order in for 500 count of them .358 EPP/UG ;)
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I will have to wait until I get a bottom pour...it takes too long with too many rejects hand casting.
I still have over 30 pounds of pure lead for casting so you're in luck there...but I'm ordering swaging tooling for .358" before I buy a new furnace.
I've been waiting for the new Lyman Pro Mag 25 to actually be available...
My swaged .358" will knock the socks off of those slugs I sent you ;)
If my tooling is WAAAAY out I will set aside a day to make you some. I'll PM you when they're ready.
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Great replay of a successful hunt. Congratulations!
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I will have to wait until I get a bottom pour...it takes too long with too many rejects hand casting.
I still have over 30 pounds of pure lead for casting so you're in luck there...but I'm ordering swaging tooling for .358" before I buy a new furnace.
I've been waiting for the new Lyman Pro Mag 25 to actually be available...
My swaged .358" will knock the socks off of those slugs I sent you ;)
If my tooling is WAAAAY out I will set aside a day to make you some. I'll PM you when they're ready.
I'd like to try those swaged .358 in my rainstorm too.
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I will post availability in my Vendor Gate when I have my tooling.
I will have 80 grain to 140 grain available.
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OK, I'll wait for the swaged bullets, I have enough EPPP/UG to keep me for awhile .
Next Hunt will be with the Storm .22 and the 28gr EunJin Hopefully I'll get a better quality video now that I have a Camcorder and Travis mount to film through the scope
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Great hunt! Thanks for sharing.
Charlie
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Really nice hunting story and vid. You help all us hunters with info,stories and reviews of guns ,{pellets,slugs} Keep it up ;D
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Another awesome hunt with great pics, story and hunting tips.
This should be published in a magazine or on T.V.
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Thanks Guys, I do appreciate the words
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Found this one on YouTube,
This is what I do the majority of the time, makes packing a pig out much, much easier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLscFTQfrfQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLscFTQfrfQ)
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Just thank you Manny
Tommy
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Thanks manny, you have fed the hunger of us less fortunate AG shooters. We were there in spirit right along with ya ;D
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Thanks manny, you have fed the hunger of us less fortunate AG shooters. We were there in spirit right along with ya ;D
Yep, I go on Hawaiian and Alaskan hunts and African safari's too when I shoot at my post cards in the back yard.... ::)......yes, in spirit!
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Epic hunt bro. How much power is required to drop a big hog at that kinda range?
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Epic hunt bro. How much power is required to drop a big hog at that kinda range?
Several people have successfully taken larger game animals with heavy .25 and .357 high power AG's Manny has been using both calibers with great success. but if you ask nicely he has a thread where he dissects a boars head after a kill and shows best shot placement for the best humane results he is the best resource for wild boar hunting and shot placement.
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Epic hunt bro. How much power is required to drop a big hog at that kinda range?
I would strive for 50 fpe on impact and perfect shot placement
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That big hog that Bullfrog shot at 64 yards was with my 45gr S/HP @ 80 ft lbs at the muzzle (900 fps) - the slug was doing 804 fps for 64.7 ft lbs @ Impact.
Bullfrog reported about 3" of penetration but I think it went low and missed the open cell portion of the skull and penetrated some solid bone.
Not stealing your thunder Manny, its the only one I have hard data on.
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;D Manny when you hunt with the RS II's do you instal the stock hammer spring?
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How much does the .357 rainstorm put out?
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excellent hunt and Pics.. Still hoping someday I can experience something akin to that..
Right now have to settle for deer and doves
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;D Manny when you hunt with the RS II's do you instal the stock hammer spring?
All my Storms at the moment are set up with the factory power spring, the only one with the weaker spring now is the Blizzard on duty for backyard pest extermination and I'm shooting the H&N Baracuda Hollowpoint 18gr out of it.
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Epic hunt bro. How much power is required to drop a big hog at that kinda range?
I've dropped several real Big Hogs with my .22s and .25s shooting in the 55-60 FPE range.
I try to stay in the 30 yards average,...most of the time that's all you get here for distance :) :)
the .357 at 130 FPE sure gives added confidence,
but I had no trubbles with the perfectly placed shot dropping them with my Small Bores :)
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Awesome trip!!
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It sure was,
Thanks.
Going back to that valley maybe in 2-3 weeks, I'm setting up the StormPup .25 with my new Camcorder,
this time I should be able to get some much better quality footage :) :)
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What pellets will you be using with the 25cal Stormpup and at what distance?
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The 27.8gr Benjamin dome is the pellet of choice, and I'm gonna use the same blind so -/+ 30 yards ?
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The 27.8gr Benjamin dome is the pellet of choice, and I'm gonna use the same blind so -/+ 30 yards ?
At what velocity will you be shooting them. On another note, I'm still recovering from my back surgery. Looks like it'll be another 4 weeks before I get the green light.
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Heal up there Tony, we want you to go out and shoot them guns :)
She's shooting those Benjis in the 950-970 fps range,...Will sent me the numbers, but off course I lost the paper and definitly those things aren't something that I make much of an effort in remembering :) :)
Ballpark is good for me ;)