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OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 05:17 AM
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dlrz71
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Made the last trip of the season for one last day of hunting. My brother hunted with me this morning before he had to head home. I stayed and hunted this evening for one last hunt. I had a small group of bucks come in early around 3 and then nothing until around 5. I had one doe step out that had an injured right front leg but I didn’t want to chance a shot at 200 yards with the wind gusting so bad and possibly wounding her even more. Just before dark I could hear hogs squealing but they never showed. It started to get too dark to see with the binos so I packed up for one last walk to the truck. Just as I got to my North feeder I stopped briefly and could hear movement in the brush. I continued to walk before stopping again and this time I could hear pigs as they made their way to a water trough in my area. I got behind a big oak and got within about 30 yards of them. I dialed the scope down and got one in my sights and scanned the trough for a bigger one. A large sow was making her way into the road so I clicked off the safety and quickly sent a round her way. As the muzzle flashed and the other hogs ran off then began to growl I gathered my things and walked to where she was standing. Blood everywhere and a quick 20 yard track this sow ended my 2017-18 hunting season with a bang!!!
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 05:37 AM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 11:29 AM
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Good way to go out! Nice looking rifle.
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 12:22 PM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 12:44 PM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 01:22 PM
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Capt.JVH
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Gotta love walking up to the last spot they were standing and seeing a blood trail like that!
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 01:44 PM
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Good way to go out! Nice looking rifle.
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 04:26 PM
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dlrz71
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Good way to go out! Nice looking rifle. Thanks!!
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 04:27 PM
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Gotta love walking up to the last spot they were standing and seeing a blood trail like that! A heck of a lot better than seeing nothing and feeling that knot in your stomach like "man I hope I made a good shot" Exit blew out left shoulder and she made a half moon about 25 yards spraying blood everywhere
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 08:17 PM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/08/18 08:20 PM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/11/18 06:19 PM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/11/18 06:28 PM
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Well done, and a truly great way to end the hunting season! Now you can focus on hogs only until November!!
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/12/18 12:45 AM
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Re: OUT WITH A BANG....LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
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01/14/18 01:36 AM
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Well done, and a truly great way to end the hunting season! Now you can focus on hogs only until November!! It will definitely be one I won't soon forget
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01/14/18 01:38 AM
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