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MY PIG EXPLODED
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12/11/20 09:29 PM
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JCB
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Shot this Boar at about 225 yards with a 7 Mag. Unless I plan to eat them I try to bust the front shoulders. I squeezed off a shot and he dropped in his tracks, did a couple of flops and that was it. From the stand I could see a good size hole in the top of his neck. My first thought was I made a bad shot and hit him high. I was really kicking myself for the shot placement until I put him on the ATV. I noticed the shoulders were broke so I knew the shot had to be lower than what it appeared. I looked and found the entrance pretty much right where I wanted it. Turns out the top of both shoulders exploded out the top of the neck. I actually have little chunks of meat all over my feeder. LOL. I have killed well over a thousand pigs over the years but never encountered this! That’s him laying under the feeder. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/12/full-5026-269284-10238cda_ef68_4d46_95ee_8c3e844f0254.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/12/full-5026-269285-c549e2cd_1031_4e5d_b923_380b2d5482d5.jpeg)
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8085632
12/11/20 09:36 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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My dad shot a doe in the exact same spot opening weekend. Fed Fusion, 95gr .243. I went to load her, and one of her eyeballs looked similar to that.
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
[Re: JCB]
#8085633
12/11/20 09:36 PM
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Ol Thumper
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Yep, he’s dead  Great job!!
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8085638
12/11/20 09:38 PM
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218 Bee
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Secondary projectiles at their finest!
![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/1UPfnkOt.jpg) "I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness". - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8085640
12/11/20 09:39 PM
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Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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12/12/20 12:04 AM
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NDN98
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8085851
12/12/20 12:10 AM
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8087768
12/13/20 05:07 PM
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dlrz71
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8087823
12/13/20 06:18 PM
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JCO
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Doing the job since 1962. Gotta love the 7 mag.
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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12/13/20 07:09 PM
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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12/13/20 10:23 PM
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088111
12/13/20 10:31 PM
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Ohdangit
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I'm just a pebble in the belly of the devil
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088139
12/13/20 11:00 PM
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That is a beautiful place. Nice shooting too. What load is that exactly?
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
[Re: Ol Thumper]
#8088170
12/13/20 11:20 PM
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Yep, he’s dead  Great job!!
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088365
12/14/20 02:08 AM
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Judd
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Nice shot. I’ve never seen them explode enough to punch upward like that. Regardless, don’t change a thing  What a view, cool setup! You in a tripod?
Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel As much as I hate to admit it, I do like my truck
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088812
12/14/20 03:20 PM
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TXhogkilr
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088819
12/14/20 03:23 PM
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hook_n_line
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088933
12/14/20 04:19 PM
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Grosvenor
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Whoa.
Man that's a long way to the feeder.
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8088941
12/14/20 04:24 PM
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LG
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8089190
12/14/20 07:25 PM
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JCB
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Nice shot. I’ve never seen them explode enough to punch upward like that. Regardless, don’t change a thing  What a view, cool setup! You in a tripod? Yup. It’s a tripod on the side of a mountain. The large shadow you see being cast over the valley is from the top of the mountain. As soon as that shadow starts to cover the feeder it’s usually show time.
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8089499
12/14/20 11:43 PM
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Earl
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You must be significantly younger than me. I can't see crap at 225 yards no more. And I'd kill myself climbing that high...
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8112985
01/03/21 03:53 AM
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redskeeter1020
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Re: MY PIG EXPLODED
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#8113018
01/03/21 04:11 AM
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TheMic
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Awesome shot and great looking setup
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