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Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/10/06 01:39 AM
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My cousins and I are planning a trip to a private ranch in Texas to do some wild hog hunting. This will be my first time on this kind of hunt and I could use some tips.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/10/06 02:17 AM
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Are you going to be using rifles, pistols, or large knives?
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/10/06 01:28 PM
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I'll be using a rifle and one cousin is using his bow the other is using his rifle. I'll also take a sidearm with me. Being that its my first hog hunt I'm not ready for a knife hunt.
Last edited by Luckee; 12/10/06 01:46 PM.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/10/06 01:44 PM
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Sounds like it will be a good time! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/10/06 01:48 PM
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Yeah I'm looking forward to bringing home the bacon to my wife literally.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/11/06 02:04 AM
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Don't forget your camera to take some pics for us! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/31/06 03:57 AM
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Stay as back up for your cousins, if their shot placement is off a little bit a boar will come after you. Don't use anything under a .44 magnum within 50 yards I bounced a 300 grain solid point off a 350lb hogs head. The follow up hit him directly under the eye dropping him, I later found the bullet on the inside of his shoulder. Were rubber gloves when you field dress it DO NOT let the blood get on you, hogs carry a nasty batch of cooties. Get it on ice as quick as you can. I only stalk hunt so I don't know how your set up is going to be, if your using your own dogs make sure they have a chest piece on. I only hunt Central California and I hear that Texas hogs are smaller, are you going after Javelina? Anyway hope some of that helps if any of it remedial sorry.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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12/31/06 05:38 PM
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Thanks for the tips Razor. I'll most likely be using a 30/30 or a 306. My 306 is scoped and the 30/30 isn'nt so it'll depend on the landscape. Truth be told, I have a soft spot for the 30/30 so I'll probably be using her.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/01/07 02:47 AM
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Luckee, If you do a search for the Knifemakers wild boar hunt that went down a couple months ago you will get a pretty good idea of what goes on
ME??
I have thought about it for along time and I have come up with this
design and make my own knife for the kill
Will I have a pistol to back me up?? prolly not
Do my friends think I am beyond insane?? yea they sure do!!
When ya go take lots of pics...Ohh and the texas wild boar get plenty big and fiesty!!
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/01/07 03:52 PM
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We have trapped hogs for many years now since the area started getting populated more and more. Yes they are fiesty and yes they get big, IMO. My dad shot one at about 150 yards with a 7mag last year. Our scales topped at 485 and needles to say it was heavier than that. I'll see if I can find the pic. Ok found it. My dad is 6'6" 305 for prespective. It was a high shoulder shot. The blood on the snout came from bleeding out laying in the truck bed. It was fun for us 2 to get that thing in my truck that has a 3" lift on it.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/01/07 04:50 PM
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Yarddawg that is an AWESOME PIC!!!!!
Your Dad is 6'6"??
Wow that PIG is HUGE!!!!!!
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/01/07 05:12 PM
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Yeah thanks to my mom, Im only 5'11". She tops the chart at 4'10". Stunted me a little I think.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/01/07 07:50 PM
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Andy Wayne
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Wow, that's a big porker. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/05/07 07:15 AM
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I wanted to do a knife hunt until I saw that pic. I get to attached to my dogs to put them in danger like that.
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01/05/07 11:14 PM
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Yeah, I wouldn’t want to do it with my dog either. But it would be fun to do it with someone else who does it with their dogs.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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01/06/07 02:44 PM
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Alot of guys put Kevlar vest on their dogs. Ive still seen alot dogs hurt or killed. I really dont like the idea of using dogs. I believe its a little inhumane for the hog. But thats my opinion and we all know what opinions are like.
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Re: Anyone ever go wild boar hunting?
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02/04/07 02:42 PM
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Sounds like a hoot! I look forward to tryin this some day.. will be reading the tips too. ::subscribed::
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