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 Busted another one last night and lost him
#8097020
12/20/20 09:34 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 5,785
mikei
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THF Trophy Hunter
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He was quartering away from me at a fast trot; the light was very poor, so I tried to tuck one in behind his shoulder and hope it would work it's magic going forward. He ran a couple of hundred yards before giving it up at the fence line. Looks like he tried crawling up the fence and fell back! I could find no blood and had little interest in night-time tracking in heavy brush for what looked to be a pretty good sized piggy. Went out this morning and found him. Big; dirty, smelly, and very little blood anywhere around or on him. No exit wound. 25/45 Sharps. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/12/full-54774-270749-lastnighthog.jpg)
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: mikei]
#8097032
12/20/20 09:49 PM
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Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 7
Tortoise2187
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Didn't truly get away. One more down. Nice job.
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: mikei]
#8097041
12/20/20 09:53 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,885
der Teufel
Pro Tracker
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Looks like a confirmed dead hog.
Keep After 'Em!
You can never have too much ammo — unless you're swimming.
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: der Teufel]
#8097080
12/20/20 10:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 5,212
Biscuit
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Looks like a confirmed dead hog.
Keep After 'Em! Nice one sir
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: mikei]
#8097280
12/21/20 12:36 AM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 7,050
Double Naught Spy
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I hate having to go back and find them the next day. Great job!
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: mikei]
#8099364
12/22/20 04:43 PM
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 789
h20thief
Tracker
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I shot a medium sized sow with my 25-06 using 100 grain core-lok ammo. She dropped with a neck shot but continued to flop around. I followed up with another round (presumably a bad shot) only to see her finally get to her feet and run off. This is a full 15 minutes after the first shot. Unbelievable as the 3 previous boar's I shot, all over 220 lbs, never moved with similar shot placement. I guess I was off that day but still amazing what these animals can do after taking several hits.
H20thief
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Positive thinking may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Re: Busted another one last night and lost him
[Re: mikei]
#8099390
12/22/20 04:59 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
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colt45
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He was quartering away from me at a fast trot; the light was very poor, so I tried to tuck one in behind his shoulder and hope it would work it's magic going forward. He ran a couple of hundred yards before giving it up at the fence line. Looks like he tried crawling up the fence and fell back! I could find no blood and had little interest in night-time tracking in heavy brush for what looked to be a pretty good sized piggy. Went out this morning and found him. Big; dirty, smelly, and very little blood anywhere around or on him. No exit wound. 25/45 Sharps. nice job, good to here about the 25/45
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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