Why I went thermal

Jake

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I went out Thursday night solo again. I walked the property where I have been having recent luck. I checked my feeder and the oat fields first but there was nothing happening. Earlier in the day I had baited my sour corn holes in the back of the ranch but wasn't confident they'd be there since myself and 3 kiddos left a lot of scent walking around. Typically the hogs will hit the area the 2nd night after I bait. since the North breeze was perfect I walked the 1.5 miles to the back and I'm glad I did. I saw one black pig from a few hundred yards away. By the time I got closer I saw a whole sounder coming out to play. The moon was extremely bright so I picked a route where I could keep some large elms between me and the pigs. The stalk was on. Once I came around the trees I saw a large shape off away from the sounder, a biggun for sure. I got to my chosen shooting position and the boar was around 90 yards away, the sounder 50.


After the 1st shot I hesitated because I wanted to make dang sure the boar was down. He is my largest boar ever, around 287lbs with good cutters too. I thought he was the werewolf I caught on the trail cam last week but after comparing photos it appears the beast is still on the loose. Awesome to finally catch a group in the open with thermal!
 

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Awesome hunt! Makes me even more upset that I got rained out last night.
 

Chopperdrvr

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Great shooting! You stayed on them and made every shot count. Good going.
 

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Outstanding !!! I'd want to do a European mount on that boar's head... his snout's as long as a '59 Cadillac !! Nice cutters indeed. Congrats on that hunt. Great slayage there.
 

FrankT

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Dang nice shooting there Jake, well done...gonna mount that beast?
 

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That was awesome
 

Jake

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Thanks everyone, glad yall enjoyed it! Yep RD and Frank I will definitely bleach and skull mount this guy.
 

FrankT

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Good for you...Glad you were able to get him!! We need to turn my barn or shop into a trophy room of sorts!
 

RattlesnakeDan

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That was like watching a video game! Great job Jake!!
 

rob072770

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Lots of dead hogs great job. Looks like it was way fun.
 

Cazz

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Wow! Great fun to watch.
 

rgilbert

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Great job Jake and even better shooting.
 

Jake

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Thank yall so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I will be re-living it for a while!
 

Lancer

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That's what it's all about right there! Exceptional shooting!
 

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What a great hunt! The few hogs that left the scene will live in fear of your return!!
 
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djones

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not so fast folks...

good try jake, but i zoomed in on one of your kills. seems there's more to this story...

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