Rice stubble hogs

Wildfowler

Mis'sippi
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I had just about completed the end of my route without seeing any hogs when I spotted something in the rice stubble about 100 yards in front of my driving lights.

Much of the time I have to use minimal lighting to navigate with my Flir rooftop scanner. Driving long straightaways without moving the scanner from side to side is no problem in total black out, it’s when you are making turns and negotiating uneven terrain while scanning from side to side at the same time that it becomes very disorienting.

It’s a miracle I haven’t actually had to call for help to come get unstuck or severely wrecked my truck. Hahaha

Anyway, when I stopped to get out to look with my rifle they headlights were right on these two hogs that were not that far away but they were totally oblivious to my presence.

Luckily I had a great south wind to walk into which helped keep my Noisey approach hidden from them. The rice stubble was over knee high. It’s not really rice stubble, it’s a regrowth from grain that spilled it during harvest.

These two guys looked like 100 lb twins.


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Ratdog68

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Uncomplicated kills are always a nice bonus.
 

Wildfowler

Mis'sippi
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Uncomplicated kills are always a nice bonus.
Haha

I was thinking this morning it might be a good idea for me to go ahead and clean my rifle as that’s likely to be the next issue I encounter and a weapons malfunction has not happened to me in a wille.

Wonder when I’ll get around to that??.......

Hahaha.
 

bar-d

Head Wrangler, Chief Manure Manager: Bar-D Cattle
Bang flop, bang, bang flop. High efficiency rating there WF, kudos.
 

J BAR K

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Looks like you broke their rice bowl! Good Shooting !
 

lonepunman

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And that’s how ya do it.

Did you have to drag them out?
 

Pootie

Santa Fe, TX
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Nice kills! There is always some grain left in rice fields from natural shattering and from harvest and is more of a weed than a grain producer. Much of what is headed out or producing grain is a true regrowth or ratoon crop. Like I said - Nice kills!
 
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