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The boys & I jumped & cut a big fat boar on an island in the basin for the Spring Squirrel Season Opener here in the Bayou State; we were using 22WMR & 22LR Semi-Autos.


 
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They need to be exterminated, they cause so much damage. Good job guys!!!

Did y’all get any squirrel?
 
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Good shootin guys!!! PAX
 
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Lyle
Now there is some HAPPY kids! WOW! Look at those faces~Congrats to you all.
Nice Pig!
My neighbor just shot and killed one here in the Mountains in his back yard last Monday afternoon. 160 lb. Bore.
But last week he had two Hugh sows with 10 piglets. But he could not get to his rifle before they ran off. But! They will be back!

I guess it would take a lot of squirrels to come up with the meat from that one PIG!:p

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I remember back when I was an 8 year old kid, I hunted alone for quail, rabbit and squirrel every day I could between school, church and chores. I also remember the smiles on my parents faces whether I came home with critters or not and they were always willing to listen to how the hunt went.:)
Thanks for rekindling my old memories and good luck with your new adventures.;)
 
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Lyle
You guys going to have it butchered?
If so Summer Sausage made with Jalapenos and Cheese is fantastic.:)

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Lyle
You guys going to have it butchered?
If so Summer Sausage made with Jalapenos and Cheese is fantastic.:)

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I don’t like the summer sausage. My brother sends us ground meat, ground pan sausage and the back strap. He has sent me summer sausage in the past. I give it away.
The boys & I jumped & cut a big fat boar on an island in the basin for the Spring Squirrel Season Opener here in the Bayou State; we were using 22WMR & 22LR Semi-Autos.


You can kill a hog with .22LR?
 
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Lyle

I understand they do stink! We recently shot a hog and drug it off into the woods and left it thinking we might get a shot at a coyote hanging around it later. This Hog weighed about 160 lbs. We went back 3 days later to check the area out for a possible coyote, bobcat or what ever hanging around. Could not believe what we saw! NOTHING! The carcass was totally gone? It is our thought that another pack of Hogs came along and you know the rest! They have always said if a criminal wanted to cover up a homicide throw the body in a Hog Lot!:rolleyes: They will eat bones and all! We do have a few bears here but we do not think they would drag the hog off. They would just eat on it on the spot as well as the coyotes and other critters!
Happy Hunting to you and the Boys!:)

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The boys & I jumped & cut a big fat boar on an island in the basin for the Spring Squirrel Season Opener here in the Bayou State; we were using 22WMR & 22LR Semi-Autos.


Where'd you hit him?
 
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We did see one solid shoulder shot, but had body shots as well. In the heat of the moment when they break cover and are moving very quickly, aiming is not in order as much as point and shoot focusing on center mass; we use Red Dots for quick Sight Acquisition. As we approach when it is down, we aim for the neck, as it has no armor.
 
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Hope it doesnt damage the meat, if you. are going for pork.

I'll never understand hunting razorbacks with spears.
 
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We effectively only have one game animal here in the East or most of America..the deer. Our Ancestors eliminated the black bear, panther, jaguar, wolf, elk and buffalo. The hog is a real problem but it gives another opportunity to hunt..and maybe some meat for the table.
I read of problems with the quality of the pork, and trying to butcher a hog is a challenge for someone not raised on the farm. I would welcome the opportunity to hunt hogs but here in Tennessee only the landowners are allowed to. On our few acres we have not seen one...
I would welcome the Bears, the Elk and Buffalo, but mostly nonresident owners of large land tracts, and farmers are unwilling to build the strong fences an they don't even want the deer, on their property, even if they won't eat the new corn etc anymore with poisons in and on them. The sales of serious brush guards and push bars would go up fer sure....but ai don't care. We need our wildlife restored for us as well as the environment. It would be great to look out the window walls and see some boars and buffalo and elk with the deer and turkeys. The local butcher would get a lot more business...and sush.. the stores not so much for meat.
 
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I’m all for Wild Game, but trust me Wild Hogs DESTROY Property & eat up all the acorns that deer would normally eat. They literally PLOW the woods and even do so to the USACE Levee’s that hold back the Mississippi River from flooding communities.
We used to not have hogs, then we started seeing them about 10 years ago, now we are overrun with them and 70% of the pack must be cut to control a population increase, which is not possible. They start breeding at 6 months old, sows have (2) litters a year with (10) per litter; do the math, it’s EXPONENTIAL.

My boys nearly got run over by a big boar today. We retrieved some cutters from a boar I cut back in February; see attached.

Be careful what you ask for.
 
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Wow - love it when folks show the younger ones that hunting can be done responsibly and with lower calibers that people think can't do the job. Hogs are a breeding menace in a lot of different areas where it's totally necessary to keep your rifle maintained and ready on the front porch.
Haven't seen a hog but plenty of deer and a couple, incluing one huge coyote from front porch, at about 100 yards. Unfortunately the road runs about 200 ft away on one side of the home. Traffic might call Sheriff, still legal but...... Had visions of shooting skeet from front porch.
 
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Feral hogs are an invasive species. Yes, wild hogs multiply very rapidly. But the wildlife "experts" make hogs into a mythical animal by applying domestic hog statistics to feral hogs. Yes, sows can breed at six months: Fact is that few feral sows breed at six months. At the lease we often shoot and trap sows 2-3 years old that have never borne a litter.

Very few feral sows have two litters per year. Unlike their domestic cousins, feral hogs have a hard scrabble life. I've seen a few feral sows birth two litters in years when pecans and acorns are abundant or when dining at feeders all year long.
 
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