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I have never been so close
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12/20/15 02:34 PM
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At 6am driving my 4 wheeler thru the woods and going down into the river low water crossing on my way to the deer stand, as I am rounding the turn to descend to the river I was shocked to nearly hit a big hog that was acting like deer in the headlights and was right next to the 4 wheeler like I could hav kicked it. I stop and grab my rifle, it steps into the brush 5 yards and stops, then takes 2 steps and stops so I shoot thru the brush, no aim just pointed the barrel in the direction, I could hear the pig walking away and disappeared in the brush, I found it odd that the guns shot did not cause the pig to bolt, I am unsure if I hit it, it has been a long morning sitting in the deer stand wondering if I have piggy down. In the meantime I have been covered up in deer this morning, 5 or 6 different bucks, 4 or 5 doe and some turkey. Nothing big enough to shoot, in the next 30 minutes it wl be time to go back to camp and look for a pig, I feel like the bullet deflected but will find out soon.
Last edited by allterrain; 12/20/15 03:00 PM.
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 03:26 PM
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Curtis
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That's crazy. I want to see pics and/or know what happened to that hog when you get a chance. Great story and I hope you got him. Good luck and I hope you have a great hunt!
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 04:31 PM
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Pig down. Literally walked another 5 yards after the shot and that is where he laid. I shot in some thick brush as you can see in the pic, he never made a sound after the shot only heard a few steps figured I just hit to much brush for a kill. The trusty ole 243 came thru again.
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 04:32 PM
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Will work on the pic, for some reason it is in the wrong format. Got it now.
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 04:35 PM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 05:40 PM
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That's a wooly booger right there.....
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 05:53 PM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 05:55 PM
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Big hog. You are prob the first thing he has had a reason to be scared of in a long time.
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 06:04 PM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 06:05 PM
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That's a wooly booger right there.....
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 06:07 PM
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I knew this thread would be good. Wow! That's a huge hog! Nicely done!
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/20/15 06:10 PM
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Good job , biggun
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Re: I have never been so close
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#6093830
12/21/15 01:03 AM
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Nice hog.
Can't shoot at something I can't see though, just can't.
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/21/15 02:26 AM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/21/15 02:33 AM
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You're dang lucky you didn't hit the pig. I had a passenger on the back of my ATV hauling but down a pipe line clearing about 1am, all of the sudden WAM we hit a doe and she comes over the handle bars. ATV goes one way and we go the other with one pissed of doe. We survived with bruises, few small cuts, and tons of laughs
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/21/15 02:36 AM
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Cool story. Nice to see the 'ol .243 getting it done up close. A lot of guys will tell you that .243 that close would probably not penetrate well enough for a clean kill, due to bullet fragmentation. I don't have the experience to say anything different, but apparently you do. That is a big, wooly beast right there...
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/21/15 04:47 AM
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WELL DONE!!!!
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Re: I have never been so close
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#6095850
12/22/15 04:04 AM
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Re: I have never been so close
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#6095897
12/22/15 05:02 AM
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That's a wooly booger right there..... glad you got the hog
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Re: I have never been so close
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#6096019
12/22/15 12:02 PM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/22/15 04:39 PM
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Re: I have never been so close
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#6097194
12/22/15 11:56 PM
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Damnnnn..huge pig there.... That's what she said....
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/23/15 12:23 AM
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Re: I have never been so close
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12/23/15 02:49 PM
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My boss drives his four wheeler through the woods like he's Mario Andretti. He and I were flying through the woods early one morning while it was still pitch black dark, and a big buck ran out of the woods and rammed his head right into the side of the four wheeler, directly behind my leg. My boss stopped the cart, and we watched the deer stand up, shake his head, and walk away. He was stunned pretty good. So was I.
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