Last Saturday afternoon, I killed my first feral hog. I guesstimate her weight at 80-100 lbs., and I shot her at about 30 yds. range with my Savage 99 in .308 Winchester (150gr. Remington Core Lokt bullet). She was trotting, so I put the crosshairs on her nose and squeezed the trigger resulting in a high double lung hit (through and through - about level with her eye). DRT. As it was getting dark, and cold, and since we didn't have much cooler space, I opted to just take her hindquarters for meat. The 2nd photo shows the "before and after" taking off the hide, and the final photo shows the finished product - 7.5 lbs. of ground pork.
Now maybe River Rat and Banzai will quit giving me the business about just knocking hogs out with a gunshot
For a young hog, I was amazed out how thick the fat was on this sow (probably 0.5 inches thick). I think I'm going to cook the next one on the smoker.
Regards,
Dave
Now maybe River Rat and Banzai will quit giving me the business about just knocking hogs out with a gunshot
For a young hog, I was amazed out how thick the fat was on this sow (probably 0.5 inches thick). I think I'm going to cook the next one on the smoker.
Regards,
Dave
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