w8_liftr
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Just completed a guided hunt with August Harden of Cross Country Outfitters. We started Saturday evening by glassing hillsides and checking a few seeps and wet spots. We saw about 6 or so pigs for the evening, I passed on two shooters since I still had plenty of time.
Sunday morning we posted up along a major travel route between the bedding area and a hay field. Waited two hours for a no show. We did pop a pup coyote.
Went back for Sunday evening. We saw two small family groups of sows and piglets. I was thinking about shooting a dry sow since we weren't seeing much but August urged me to hold out. We sat over a plowed hay field and glassed from a distance. No go, so we started to head back to the ranch house. On our way back, we spotted a boar using a wallow. I jacked a round while August evaluated the pig.
Before he could tell me to take him, I had the scope zeroed in and was waiting for a shot. The boar was standing straight away and started to trot. He finally stopped, took a step to the right, and looked back at us. Big mistake. I held about the mid-line behind the shoulder. Pig dropped due to a spine hit.
While dressing the animal, we noticed that the bullet actually never entered the body cavity. The Barnes TSX dumped so much force into the animal that it ruptured half of the lungs.
It is going to be a tough year on wildlife. There are no acorns to speak of and very little to no water. The water that exists on this property is due to pipes and natural seeps. They do graze cattle on this ranch. The surrounding hills are drier than brick and the fire danger is beyond high.
Sunday morning we posted up along a major travel route between the bedding area and a hay field. Waited two hours for a no show. We did pop a pup coyote.
Went back for Sunday evening. We saw two small family groups of sows and piglets. I was thinking about shooting a dry sow since we weren't seeing much but August urged me to hold out. We sat over a plowed hay field and glassed from a distance. No go, so we started to head back to the ranch house. On our way back, we spotted a boar using a wallow. I jacked a round while August evaluated the pig.
Before he could tell me to take him, I had the scope zeroed in and was waiting for a shot. The boar was standing straight away and started to trot. He finally stopped, took a step to the right, and looked back at us. Big mistake. I held about the mid-line behind the shoulder. Pig dropped due to a spine hit.
While dressing the animal, we noticed that the bullet actually never entered the body cavity. The Barnes TSX dumped so much force into the animal that it ruptured half of the lungs.
It is going to be a tough year on wildlife. There are no acorns to speak of and very little to no water. The water that exists on this property is due to pipes and natural seeps. They do graze cattle on this ranch. The surrounding hills are drier than brick and the fire danger is beyond high.
