Hunting Videos

[FrankT]

I have not shot prone since basic training...Now I am to FAT, there is a huge hump if I lay on my stomach...What is that? I never felt that before??

 

[Hard_ware]

Yep! I use shooting sticks, getting too old (& too lazy) to kneel down much less lay down. The screen would need to be near the end of the rifle to focus (eyes are getting lazy too).

 

[Afalex1]

It is extremely hard to shoot while looking at an iPhone screen. I only do it on lone hogs and sometimes if there are two. Leading the runners with the phone recording is really tough.

 

[Shooter]

why would you want to !!

 

[PRyan1877]

why would you want to !!

Lead the animal or look through a phone screen?

 

[Afalex1]

I look at the phone screen to record "through the scope" to make videos. It us fun to document the hunt and a lot of people really enjoy hunting videos.

 

[Hunt TXHogs]

Good thread here, I will chip in later with a vid from this past weekend.

HTXH

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

why would you want to !!

So people at home and on the interweb can watch!

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

I'm thinking about a GoPro. Anyone use one before dark or after dark.
Shot a Bobcat with 22 pistol out of my treestand last night. Then a racoon with pistol and then boar hog with 45-70. All fun action, would like to have video but that stuff is spur of the moment, no time for turning on phones or video equipment. I did not recover any of them, THE JUNGLE WON'T GIVE UP IT'S DEAD. I did spend the night out there in my popup blind and found the hog on neighbors property, heard the coyotes on it last night. I don't have permission to croos fence though so no pics. Also found big boar from earlier this week in the jungle brush by smell. Not far from where I shot him.

 

[FrankT]

I doubt I will ever video, just too much to deal with so will live through your videos!

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Gopro Heros do not like low light. The more light the better.

Now the newer gopro black may be different I have not used it yet.

 

[pruhdlr]

TLM - post #68
Brian - post #65
Super glad to hear this from you guys. My belief exactly. Even for the eradicators vs the guides vs hunters(one shot one killers). Even the hogs set for eradication should die a humane death. --- pruhdlr

 

[Hunt TXHogs]

Here is a video of a headshot from Saturday morning in Stephens County TX, 35 yards.

HTXH

 

[Ratdog68]

Heartbreaker morning. Stalked several fields and back and forth on a large Soil Conservation Service erosion control dam for 2 hours before the hogs finally showed up. Got tangled up in a rats nest of discarded, balled up barbed wire, then had trouble making it over a barbed wire fence in order to get close to the sounder that promptly turned around. I tried to parallel them to get a shot but was running out of property. I need more offhand work. This business of huffing and puffing across the country side and then making perfect shots like the Olympians do is something that apparently is missing from my education. After a protracted foot pursuit and search, then a later vehicle search, I could not find the hog.

Nuttin' like two weeks' worth of work to make a feller late to the party. LOL... Good effort there Brian, sorry the hog got away like that. Glad to hear the truck was still stable upon your return though. Now I know what I'm doing wrong... I thought a good fuel stabilizer was all I needed. LOL

 

[Ratdog68]

First attempt to shoot a hog at 300 yards ended poorly.

1). Rushed the shot
2). Didn't load my bi-pod
3). Used my left hand to level butt stock instead of sand bag

I was aiming for the head of the white and black sow. Shaved her head. Hopefully they'll come back next week. I spotted the same sounder later that evening but wind was in their favor and I got busted. Spotted another bore around mid-night but it was in the middle of our cattle. There was also a group of about 10 deer between me and the hog posing no possible shot.

We HATE when that happens ! Great fun though.

 

[Ratdog68]

It would appear I hit two and one got up and ran away. I did not realize this until editing the video.

Moo-Deer... what's a feller ta do? They always seem to have that look about 'em of... 'Duh... what'cha doin'?

 

[Ratdog68]

First time I used a decoy was on an antelope hunt in Montana, maybe 25 yrs ago, set the thing up and got my bow ready and this speed goat comes flyin up to me about 15' away. I was so flustered I didn't know what to do. Then he turned and ran off, left me going what the....

Yer lucky he didn't grab a quicky while he was there. LOL

 

[Ratdog68]

Your missing the point lol.

Wasn't THAT the original "point" ? LOL Very true though... a more "forgiving" point aimed at can make for bigger legend.

 

[Ratdog68]

Unless you're using a monolithic upper... having your scope on your fore end rail doesn't help your POI consistency (in relation to your POA). I understand "why" the move off the receiver rail... just adding to your thoughts for dialing in the change of lay-out.

 

[Ratdog68]

I have not shot prone since basic training...Now I am to FAT, there is a huge hump if I lay on my stomach...What is that? I never felt that before??

LOL... I KNOW !!! Wassup wit' 'dat?!?!? "Back in the day"... a feller could use his mono-pod to anchor himself in place and enjoy his shot. Now... a trench for the belly, and the mono-pod isn't as reliable !!