First pig hunt at 62 years old

[jayvance]

Yesterday at Independence Ranch about 80 miles east of San Antonio where I live. Did their 3-hour hunt and saw 12-15 during that time, but with all the rain, the foliage and underbrush made it very difficult to get any good shots. Right at the end of the hunt I noticed some tall weeds (highlighted in red in the last photo) were moving around, and eventually I was able to tell it was a pig. No telling how long the stinker was hiding in there, probably taking a nap. After she tromped around in the weeds for a few minutes, I could see she was moving out of cover, and I was able to get a good sight on where she would appear. Sure enough, out she sauntered and I was able to put her down with one shot at about 40 yards with a .223 Hornady Black 75-grain boattail hollow-point. She was 101 lbs on the hoof. I'm sure there are lots of thoughts on using .223 for hogs, but in this case the exit hole was at least an inch and she dropped like a rock, kicked for about 30 seconds, and that was that. Thanks for letting me share!

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Nice.
223/5.56 work great but I personally wouldn't use hollow points the Black ammo bullets have a poly tip or SST design so that's a different ball game.

 

[Fishkiller]

Well done

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yesterday at Independence Ranch about 80 miles east of San Antonio where I live. Did their 3-hour hunt and saw 12-15 during that time, but with all the rain, the foliage and underbrush made it very difficult to get any good shots. Right at the end of the hunt I noticed some tall weeds (highlighted in red in the last photo) were moving around, and eventually I was able to tell it was a pig. No telling how long the stinker was hiding in there, probably taking a nap. After she tromped around in the weeds for a few minutes, I could see she was moving out of cover, and I was able to get a good sight on where she would appear. Sure enough, out she sauntered and I was able to put her down with one shot at about 40 yards with a .223 Hornady Black 75-grain boattail hollow-point. She was 101 lbs on the hoof. I'm sure there are lots of thoughts on using .223 for hogs, but in this case the exit hole was at least an inch and she dropped like a rock, kicked for about 30 seconds, and that was that. Thanks for letting me share!

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Welcome to the Forum!

Nice job!

 

[jimbo]

Hello and welcome. Thanks for sharing. I'm jealous

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Your choice of caliber/grain etc. works quite well - ya did good!

 

[Gearhead_Gunsmith]

Awesome! I LOVE Independence - I used to fly out there twice a year to go with my buddy. Haven't been in awhile since we're moving to the Richmond area next month. If you ever want a hunting buddy to go with, let me know!

 

[Texasgordo]

Good shooting bud.

 

[paknheat]

Thanks for sharing. Been a minute since I got to zap a hog.

I used the Hornady 60 spire point bullet for hogs out of my Mini-14 back in the day & it always dropped them in their tracks.

Great shot on your hog, it ought to cook up nicely.


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[billtool]

Good job! Shoot those vermin with anything available. A .223 is a great choice. Shame you didn't see a pack of 30 you could've machine-gunned. Feral pigs and fire ants are truly a blight on Texas.

 

[Moonpie]

nice

 

[762x39TexasGunGuy]

Yesterday at Independence Ranch about 80 miles east of San Antonio where I live. Did their 3-hour hunt and saw 12-15 during that time, but with all the rain, the foliage and underbrush made it very difficult to get any good shots. Right at the end of the hunt I noticed some tall weeds (highlighted in red in the last photo) were moving around, and eventually I was able to tell it was a pig. No telling how long the stinker was hiding in there, probably taking a nap. After she tromped around in the weeds for a few minutes, I could see she was moving out of cover, and I was able to get a good sight on where she would appear. Sure enough, out she sauntered and I was able to put her down with one shot at about 40 yards with a .223 Hornady Black 75-grain boattail hollow-point. She was 101 lbs on the hoof. I'm sure there are lots of thoughts on using .223 for hogs, but in this case the exit hole was at least an inch and she dropped like a rock, kicked for about 30 seconds, and that was that. Thanks for letting me share!

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nice hog

 

[Jedi54]

congrats on your first pig hunt!

 

[Tnhawk]

Welcome to TGT

 

[popper]

Gkid and his friend use 223 but it takes an accurate shot to put them down right there. Probably just the cheap stuff. I prefer something in 30 cal or larger.

 

[skfullgun]

Good hunting and good bullet placement. I’ve had them run off when hit by FMJ .308 when shot through the shoulder.

That was back when I was killing several each week and was just trying to get rid of them on my place. I haven’t seen any in almost a year - thank goodness.

 

[jayvance]

Gkid and his friend use 223 but it takes an accurate shot to put them down right there. Probably just the cheap stuff. I prefer something in 30 cal or larger.

Yes sir, the Hornady Black isn't cheap, but it makes a heck of a hole on the way out.

 

[jayvance]

Good hunting and good bullet placement. I’ve had them run off when hit by FMJ .308 when shot through the shoulder.

That was back when I was killing several each week and was just trying to get rid of them on my place. I haven’t seen any in almost a year - thank goodness.

I was watching some YouTube videos of guys hunting at very close range from a quad with 12-gauge slugs, and more than one hog took a direct hit and never slowed down. They were big-uns though.

 

[billtool]

I’m thinking the death run after a 12 gage slug hit. All depends on where I guess. Those damn things will drop a grizzly bear.

 

[dbgun]

Nice pig. Congratulations.