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Having spent the time to go back and recount my numbers from the kill counter over the last two years. Up until this morning I was sitting at a personal lifetime count of 94 hogs.
I've found I really enjoy reading the posts on this forum, and watching all the videos. The videos have especially helped me. Watching others aim and shoot at moving targets has given me a strong feel for where I should aim at a moving target. This morning offered up the numbers to prove this idea.
Once again I decided to set my alarm for an early morning hunt. It went off at 4:45 am, and I was out the door just after 5 am with a cup of coffee in hand.
Once onto the property I transfered my gear into the Polaris Ranger, aired up the tires and pulled out of the barn. 1/4 mile down the gravel road nature called, and I decided to take a quick peak from the high spot I had stopped at before I relived myself. Yay a sounder was moving across the corn field towards the hay field. I thought to myself I had a few min.
They must have spotted my headlight flashing around, and at some point they picked up the speed of there crossing. I took another look before getting back into the Polaris and they were less then 200 yards from the fence line. I decided to do a lights on high speed cut them off just before the fence attack.
I had simply guessed at where they were going to cross the road, and slammed on the breaks. Up and out scope on scanning from left to right their they were just 20 yards from my position moving from right to left. Two shots to a big one in the lead, and she was down. I scan more to the right, and even though the hay is nearly 24" high I spot a smaller one and ring off a shot. Other then seeing the bobs and weaves of there heads the tall grass, I didn't have anymore good shots. I even climbed into the back of the polaris to get a bit more elevation, and could see a few bounding off in the distance, but I didn't have any more good targets.
It was only about 5:30 at this point, plenty of night left to keep looking. With a lack of wind I decided to curve around the east side of the property and ease up to the very southwest corner of the hayfield to my 12' stand that overlooks both the hay and cornfields. I wasn't nearly as quiet as I could have been, and did not expect anything to be in the corn field close enough to shoot at, but to my surprise there must have been about 30 hogs all spread out, between 20 and 150 yards from the stand. Without my tripod I took aim at the closest one and pulled the trigger.
Oh ya buddy! The hog races are so much fun. I was starting to think I had took out the lead sow as they would run for a bit then just stop. I nearly emptied the whole mag taking 3 to 4 shots at a time. I decided to stop, change the batteries, grab my tripod, and change mags. Once back up and on top of the stand, there were still 15 or so hogs out within 200 yards. After 3 more solid thuds and squeals the majority of targets had moved north. I climbed down and drove the Polaris a couple hundred yards along the fence line and climbed up on top of the roof.
More targets. I took a few more shots and watched 2 go down. It just doesn't get any better then this. Sigh however the only piece of equipment I had forgot at home was a rope, and I knew I was going to have to recover and drag out as many as I could find. At this point it was starting to get light out, so I decided to slowly work my way back to the barn to get some bailing twine. After braiding 3 pieces together I headed back down to the bottom of the field to start my search for the bodies.
I did find 4 in the corn field, but I think there at least 2 if not 3 little ones out there, and as I rolled up on the first sow of the night, the 2nd smaller wounded hog popped up and started to run. In the daylight I managed to finish the 6th one off with my 9 mm.
Once it was all said and done I realized I had hit my 100th hog. Thanks to all for posting your experiences and techniques!
I've found I really enjoy reading the posts on this forum, and watching all the videos. The videos have especially helped me. Watching others aim and shoot at moving targets has given me a strong feel for where I should aim at a moving target. This morning offered up the numbers to prove this idea.
Once again I decided to set my alarm for an early morning hunt. It went off at 4:45 am, and I was out the door just after 5 am with a cup of coffee in hand.
Once onto the property I transfered my gear into the Polaris Ranger, aired up the tires and pulled out of the barn. 1/4 mile down the gravel road nature called, and I decided to take a quick peak from the high spot I had stopped at before I relived myself. Yay a sounder was moving across the corn field towards the hay field. I thought to myself I had a few min.
They must have spotted my headlight flashing around, and at some point they picked up the speed of there crossing. I took another look before getting back into the Polaris and they were less then 200 yards from the fence line. I decided to do a lights on high speed cut them off just before the fence attack.
I had simply guessed at where they were going to cross the road, and slammed on the breaks. Up and out scope on scanning from left to right their they were just 20 yards from my position moving from right to left. Two shots to a big one in the lead, and she was down. I scan more to the right, and even though the hay is nearly 24" high I spot a smaller one and ring off a shot. Other then seeing the bobs and weaves of there heads the tall grass, I didn't have anymore good shots. I even climbed into the back of the polaris to get a bit more elevation, and could see a few bounding off in the distance, but I didn't have any more good targets.
It was only about 5:30 at this point, plenty of night left to keep looking. With a lack of wind I decided to curve around the east side of the property and ease up to the very southwest corner of the hayfield to my 12' stand that overlooks both the hay and cornfields. I wasn't nearly as quiet as I could have been, and did not expect anything to be in the corn field close enough to shoot at, but to my surprise there must have been about 30 hogs all spread out, between 20 and 150 yards from the stand. Without my tripod I took aim at the closest one and pulled the trigger.
Oh ya buddy! The hog races are so much fun. I was starting to think I had took out the lead sow as they would run for a bit then just stop. I nearly emptied the whole mag taking 3 to 4 shots at a time. I decided to stop, change the batteries, grab my tripod, and change mags. Once back up and on top of the stand, there were still 15 or so hogs out within 200 yards. After 3 more solid thuds and squeals the majority of targets had moved north. I climbed down and drove the Polaris a couple hundred yards along the fence line and climbed up on top of the roof.
More targets. I took a few more shots and watched 2 go down. It just doesn't get any better then this. Sigh however the only piece of equipment I had forgot at home was a rope, and I knew I was going to have to recover and drag out as many as I could find. At this point it was starting to get light out, so I decided to slowly work my way back to the barn to get some bailing twine. After braiding 3 pieces together I headed back down to the bottom of the field to start my search for the bodies.
I did find 4 in the corn field, but I think there at least 2 if not 3 little ones out there, and as I rolled up on the first sow of the night, the 2nd smaller wounded hog popped up and started to run. In the daylight I managed to finish the 6th one off with my 9 mm.
Once it was all said and done I realized I had hit my 100th hog. Thanks to all for posting your experiences and techniques!
