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Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 12:23 AM
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Started the night with a coyote shot from about 100 yds. Spun around for a few seconds and fell over. Bullet entered behind shoulder and exited front of shoulder. That video didn't record (forgot to enable video mode on the Reap-ir) but it did remind me to enable video on the scope which allowed me to get the next 14 confirmed hog kills from this sounder on video. Couple hours later driving/scanning I spotted some hogs. First time voice narrating, feel free to critique video for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhzk5Kj-s0https://youtu.be/nVhzk5Kj-s0
Last edited by Theblakester; 04/02/17 03:11 PM.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 01:47 AM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 02:17 AM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 02:23 AM
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I gotch'ur back, Blake...
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 03:49 AM
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That was simply amazing. Great job!
I didn't even hear a word you said. I was too caught up in the action.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 04:08 AM
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Man that is a night time hog hunters dream hunt
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 03:09 PM
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Hahaha my bad. I guess I coulda included the video... Thanks Brian! Fixed it in the original post. But thank you again
Last edited by Theblakester; 04/02/17 03:11 PM.
Fast paced gregarious society forgets the healing power of solitude. It's worked thousands of years. Casting a line/gazing into a campfire/sitting in a blind after a long week is medicine for the soul. The serenity and peacefulness of it all is majestic.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 03:54 PM
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How long did it take you (solo Hunter) to collect and lineup all those hogs - they were everywhere!!!
Nice shooting they didn't appear to be pressured much by the way they stood around.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 04:20 PM
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Man that is a night time hog hunters dream hunt No kidding. That was awesome
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 04:24 PM
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Wow that's just amazing!!
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 04:35 PM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 05:11 PM
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You sure they weren't domestic, never had a sounder stay around after the first shot. Scatter every where become invisible. Nice job.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 06:55 PM
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That's awesome. Good shooting. Couldn't believe several of them didn't drop. Looked good on the shot but those dang hogs are tough.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 08:20 PM
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Damn Blake. You are getting the hang of this. Excellent job indeed. Like the way you timed your shots. Very patiently executed.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 08:26 PM
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That's awesome. Good shooting. Couldn't believe several of them didn't drop. Looked good on the shot but those dang hogs are tough.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/02/17 10:01 PM
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That was awesome
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 12:23 AM
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Man that is a night time hog hunters dream hunt Ya the stars lined up for me! This is pretty much how I felt when I saw the rest of the sounder come up out of the brush. https://youtu.be/qUlWSR4WFlw
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Fast paced gregarious society forgets the healing power of solitude. It's worked thousands of years. Casting a line/gazing into a campfire/sitting in a blind after a long week is medicine for the soul. The serenity and peacefulness of it all is majestic.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 12:30 AM
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How long did it take you (solo Hunter) to collect and lineup all those hogs - they were everywhere!!!
Nice shooting they didn't appear to be pressured much by the way they stood around. Thank you! It took over 3 hours using a 7 ft rope. Tied a bowline knot on each end making the rope about 4-5 ft. Attached a caribeaner to one bowline. Slit the hogs ankle and hooked onto the hog leg. Stuck my hand through the knot at the other end of the rope and started dragging. Got my workout for the night for sure. The pasture was very wet/muddy. Over ankle deep water in some areas.
Fast paced gregarious society forgets the healing power of solitude. It's worked thousands of years. Casting a line/gazing into a campfire/sitting in a blind after a long week is medicine for the soul. The serenity and peacefulness of it all is majestic.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 12:33 AM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 12:38 AM
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You sure they weren't domestic, never had a sounder stay around after the first shot. Scatter every where become invisible. Nice job. Lol ya they weren't domestic. I'd say it's a mix of luck and knowing what to do to increase the odds that they won't immediately run off. The suppressor helps confuse them about which way to run. You can usually shoot the farthest pig from you and the rest of the bunch will run away from the sound of the bullet smacking the pig. That's why I shot the one on the left at first... bc he was close to the fence/property line and I wanted the other "2" (or so I thought only 2 others) to run to the right into the open field for follow up shots. Doesn't always work but it does a lot of the time. Also, as u can see in the video if you wait for a couple seconds after each shot, a lot of the time the hogs will start running and then stop and look around/try to group back up/figure out which way the others are running/figure out what the heck is going on for a couple seconds allowing an easier follow up shot. Sometimes that can be a double edged sword bc they might just sprint off and never look back. There is also a "lead sow" in a group of pigs. Usually one of the larger/mature females in the sounder. Wherever she goes the rest of the group goes. If u take her out first the rest of the sounder gets confused about where to run bc they're used to following her around all the time. Then, once you've taken out all the adults/mature hogs, the piglets usually don't know where to go at all and just bunch up. But ya the stars really lined up for me on that sounder. Also to give credit where credit's due, I learned a lot of this watching and following Texaslawmans' hunts and videos over the last few years and have gradually applied it and used it to my benefit.
Fast paced gregarious society forgets the healing power of solitude. It's worked thousands of years. Casting a line/gazing into a campfire/sitting in a blind after a long week is medicine for the soul. The serenity and peacefulness of it all is majestic.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 12:39 AM
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And thanks to everyone else for the kind words!
Fast paced gregarious society forgets the healing power of solitude. It's worked thousands of years. Casting a line/gazing into a campfire/sitting in a blind after a long week is medicine for the soul. The serenity and peacefulness of it all is majestic.
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04/03/17 01:07 PM
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Unbelievable! Excellent shooting by the way.
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/03/17 02:02 PM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/07/17 01:12 AM
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Re: Video thermal hog eradication 14 down
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04/08/17 09:08 PM
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Thank you, appreciate it, and thanks again!
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