Big Black Nasty

[RattlesnakeDan]

Finally got out...went to my tree stand on the horse ranch I frequent. Just to get out, there has been no hog sign in quite a while but it beats sitting at home and my new gal is in Florida.
1/2 hour set when just before it's too dark to shoot this 200# Boar is walking across the neighbors field about 200 yds away or more. He is headed kind of towards me, so I wait and hope he continues on his path. He is probably 80 yds away and stops, quartering towards me, right between a couple branches....so perfect. I pick out what I believe is center mass of his head and dump him. He does the shuffle after a bit and he gets another through the jaw for good measure.
I had to drag him about a 70 yds and he was heavy. The neighbor is a nice guy but wanted the carcass on my side of the fence so there wouldn't be any complaints. I measured him at 40". I went to take the back straps and almost could not cut his hide, unbelievably tough so I scratched that idea and cut his head off although he took the first shot in the ear and 1 in the jaw should make a good European mount.

 

[Jake]

Very nice Dan, looks like maybe some decent cutters for a skull mount. Pretty hog, looks every bit of 200#

 

[Shooter]

very nice big guy !!!!!!!

 

[FrankT]

way to go DAN!! nice boar

 

[dman62]

Coyotes will probably enjoy the meat more than you would have anyway. Nice hog!

 

[Ratdog68]

Burly chested buster there ! Congrats on that shot. Lovin' that 6.8 yet?

 

[rrv333]

Big un!

 

[Lancer]

Good job, that should mount well!

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Burly chested buster there ! Congrats on that shot. Lovin' that 6.8 yet?

The 6.8 rocks, there is a different level of confidence with it over the 556 for me. That and retraining myself to take head shots and not shoulder shots.

 

[Brian Shaffer]

Nice bruiser!

 

[Chopperdrvr]

That's a big ole nasty looking guy! Nice going Dan. I would have hated to have to drag him that far.

 

[Homebrewer]

Great hog Dan. From the looks of that deep chest, I would have guessed the tape measurement would be more than 40".
Good job!

Dennis

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Great hog Dan. From the looks of that deep chest, I would have guessed the tape measurement would be more than 40".
Good job!

Dennis

I thought he was going to big bigger too. His legs were huge, I was laughing as I was dragging him because I could hardly get a grip on his ankles( do they have ankles?) lol

 

[Chopperdrvr]

Cancles...no wait, I'm thinking of a different hog. My bad.

 

[gshock]

nice hog and sounds like a good hunt

 

[theblakester]

Dan the man way to go!!! Big solid muscular guy... pretty good lookin boar too

 

[bldsmith]

He definitely had some shoulder to him. Great shooting.

 

[slim_shady]

Very nice Hog!