Shot a pig at 1600 yards... ALMOST!

I went hunting at a place in West Texas between Roby and Snyder that is deep in the canyons. It is an amazing ranch and place to hunt. While there, we night hunted every night and tried to shoot some pigs in the evenings. Yesterday, we set up on a ridge over looking 3 different areas. All 3 were planted in winter wheat and had corn and protein feeders running. The main area we decided to set up on had shots between 400 and 850 yards. No problem. The other 2 fields, one was called the "Scout" field, since there was an old Scout broken down in the field. Right before dark a big group of pigs come out in the "Scout" field. The Scout was lasered exactly 1597 yards away. These pigs were on the row even with the Scout. I'm sitting up here with my 7mm/300 WM with 195 grain Bergers loaded up. I dope out the wind (1.7 mils), and the elevation (13.4 mils), and get set for a shot. I find a big boar and he's broad side. My buddy Michael was spotting me and I said here we go. I sent one round, recovered from recoil, and watch the bullet pass directly over the back of the pig. ALMOST! It was a miss by about .4 mil, which is about 22 inches at that distance. Those pigs found high gear and were gone. I sent another round at them while on the run, but no call on the round. So, it would have been a freakin' cool shot, but it was a miss! Wind call was spot on, just missed the elevation by a hair. We'll keep trying. Here's some pics of the set up.

On the first picture, it covers the entire set up. The main field we were hunting was directly in front of us. The fence line was 397 yards and the far area was about 800-850 yards. The Scout field is about 1 to 2 o'clock from the main field in fropnt of us and is hard to see. One the second picture, you can see the main area only.

I don’t care what animal it is.....none deserve to suffer being on the end of a bad shot.

You didn’t have the skills to make a 1600yd shot in the conditions in which your shot was taken.

Cool country out there. Spent time on my college roommates property around Post.

Call PETA....it’s a friggin pig and they are a plague .....

On that cold bore shot at 1600 yards, you're right, I missed. And next time I go back we will set up in the same spot and I will learn from this shot to make my next shot hit. And I will sling lead at a pig any chance I get and at any distance.

That's almost cool Chad. My main question is, can the Scout be saved?

Unfortunately no. He said it broke down many years ago and it became target practice for many rifles, including a 50 cal. I asked the same question.

Keep slinging!

Not that I have time to drive the one sitting in my garage, but hate hearing about scouts sitting in fields. I feel worse about the scout being used for target practice than the miss on the pig.

that would be fun, go get em! looking forward to some kill pics!

Cool country. Hope you get em next time.

Beautiful country I would send a round at a pig at 800 yards if given the opportunity.

SLING'EM IF YOU GOT EM

I lived in that part of the world for several years and have been hunting in that part of the world off and on since the early 90s. In the early 90s there were no hogs in that part of the world.

The mindset for most people on hogs is hunting, when the mindset should be eradication. If you have a safe shot on a hog, even one at 1600 yards, send it.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

First, Apparently you're on the wrong channel. Change it and move on. Pigs don't count as animals.....Period! (well, except for bacon....ah!)

Second, the pig wasn't wounded and didn't suffer......So what is the point of the comment?

Excellent 3rd post. I agree 100% send it.

Amen brother sling that lead at them whenever and where ever you can

Getting that close is still pretty impressive. I would have tried it, too.

I'd send one at a pig at 1600 yards and I probably don't have the skills to hit one at 1000... No, I don't want a pig to suffer, but I will take chances on a pig whereas I won't on a deer. Good work Chad!

You don't own acerage, do you?

F those hogs! Young old, male, female, close range, long range, kill em all! By any means necessary.

Chad, do you need me to come out there, and hit those hogs for you?

Buy some land and have the pigs tear it up. Then come back and preach.

Good shooting Chad...almost.

go for it.

Can’t wait to see the caliber restrictions proposals for mice and rats...BB’s are unethical

Chad don’t miss next time.

I doubt he does. Mom said 20 years ago when they came to our place, "don't kill the babies". Now at 72 and struggling to walk the place she loves because of rooting hogs she says, "please shoot them all". I try to line em up so I get a 2fer knowing the backboard hog probably won't get a clean kill not because I am a POS that doesn't have humanity but because I'm a land owner and am overrun. I kill mosquitoes, fireants, and rats too without concern. A hog is like a rat and tiller combined. Kill em all, any way you can, please.

That's so awesome ! Next time will be a hit.

For those worried if the hog was wounded from a bad shot, they're cannibals when its convenient his own will eat him let that sink in.

I agree with Redman8. Taking a shot at any animal that you are not proficient at (skill, condition, etc.) is just wrong. Pig or not, suffering is suffering.

Ethical rules do not apply to pigs, coons, porcupines, coyotes and cormorants. Only thing that applies is safety. These are not animals - they are actually demons disguised as animals. When you kill their corporeal manifestations it temporarily banishes them back to hell. OP - nice pics and better luck next time.

Sling it. Like someone said above, become a landowner and have your time and money ruined overnight- multiple times.
Pigs get no quarter with me. I lobbed a full mag out of a 22 pistol one time at a running group around 100 yards away. And I'd do it again...and again....and again...

Exactly.

Shoot at 1600 yards I don't think I would even know the hog was there!

Somebody call the wambulance

there they go

This is comical. Chad is one of a handful of shooters on this forum I would encourage to lob a round at a target a mile away. Even better is the intended target was swine in this case.

500 yards would be impressive to me.

I hunted just south of there for 12 years and I can tell you that there are always opportunities for shots like that, or even longer ones if you've got the equipment and talent to get it done. I so wish I had been into the long range shooting back then like I am now. Biggest challenge in that country is finding a day when the wind isn't blowing 20+.

700 yards exactly is my farthest hog kill.

7 Rem Mag, 180 gr Berger VLD-Hunting. Had only a few minutes of light left, and let it rip across a green wheat field. It's one of those hits where I jumped up like "I'M RICK JAMES B*TCH!!!"

A shot from almost a mile away? Even if you were close pretty impressive.

yet if he asked ta HELP out with so called hog problem tis the landowners that complain hunters do more dammage or they want money.... Hog hunten tis become big money, land owners make money off deer leases, Hogs were trapped live, then sold for hunts, same way with the pen raised deer, bread for antler size then sold for Trophy hunts. Wanna solve the problem ? Have gun will travel.. & have some x military buddies willing ta Help... U pay for travel expense,room & lodging, we know how ta skin & & small Fee of $200.0-$300.00 for time & effort we can take care of your problem... As low-income hunter always here bout How Bad times arefrom those who have more... Pay for my food stamps, First lease ha 24-7-365 hog hunts, it helped out with bill & was family time, not like some leases were wives & kids not allowed, twas less than a buck a day, so made it affordable... was different than Minnesota, thar twas family & friends getting tagether working tagether Helping land owners, Farm country not food plots & land owners aprecieated the help... Twas a Blessing whin a WMA opene up judst down the road, Afordable hunting & had the Freedom ta help land owners, Long range shots tis impressive. have made a few meself, 101 Kentucky English... me first deer rifle twas the .45 kentucky No fancy mil-dot scope.. fast draw twas a hobbie back in the day y it some time... Archery hunting impresses me more than the long range shots. just my 5Redman8 a fellow hunter just made a statement, he missed... Not every hunter can aford ta pay ta Help out landowners with thar problem.. reason posted WMA hunts for hogs, for those hunters wanting ta help, cheap & affordable.... Plenty of hunters on here willing ta help, they have epenssese too, travel, equipment, expensies, thar time tis worth something ? only land i own tis the dirt they bury me with, so ya not a land owner, dont blame other hunters for your hog problems, when i offer ta Help... Rant over...

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oh here we go...

Colt .45 for president

Yesterday range trip. Cold bore (first round hit) 800 yards with my 308 PBR (parts build rifle) with my bulk 168 bthp ammo on 2 moa plate (16”). This isn’t even my high end rifle or my match grade ammo. So, what’s your “ethical” distance? Is 800 yards ethical on a deer? Maybe. Is it ethical on a pig, which is a non game animal? Heck yes it is. Your ethical distance may be totally different than my ethical distance.

Also, the round impacted on the right hand side of the plate. As I was about to send the round, you can hear the wind pick up some. I was holding .7 mils, and increased my hold to the left at 1 mil. The round still hit right of center. For a center hit I needed about 1.2 mil wind hold. But the original wind call would have been fine, but the additional hold was needed at the exact time of the shot.

Should have known you'd agree with this. SMDH

I agree no animal should suffer but neither should my pastures. Some of these replies should be screened before posted. I personally like to place a can a tannerite on the ground and place some corn around it and wait for the pigs to eat the corn then shoot the tannerite. Take out about 5-10 at a time.

Lmao. He’s one to talk about ethical shots and skills to make good shots.

Pigs are not considered game animals for a reason. They destroy crops, natural vegetation etc. shooting a pig at 1600 yards and injuring it which causes the pig to suffer and die a slow death is not a bad thing. The day you own a farm or land your opinion will change. I can’t believe some of the opinions on here at times.

It sounds as if PETA has infiltrated the THF. Pigs need to be eradicated. Getting shot hurts and some of you need to warm up to that fact.

Preach!

Right... but at what point do you stop and say.... hmm hogs are a nuisance because of the destruction they create, the shot was missed because the shooter was more concerned with making the distance as far as he could than anything, now the hog is potentially wounded to suffer for no reason other than ego, or the hog is happily rooting away unscathed/breeding to make more that will also destroy property because the shooters ego?

I don't really care about the hog, but if it wasn't trying to pull of the furthest shot the shooter could the hog would be dead and goal accomplished... but killing the hog probably wasn't the real goal.

. We may need to mandate classes on heat.

how did he add distance? I think the hog was spotted at said distance and the shot was attempted. The boys in the military do the same thing to the enemy. What did you expect him to do, close the distance like a cheetah before taking a knee and making the shot? Chad is a great guy but a cheetah he is not.

Although I have never met him im sure he is a great guy, nor did I say otherwise.

Is he a soldier shooting enemies or a cheta chasing dinner? You tell me I don't know, I don't think either are similar to the discussion.

No and no. Then I will remove that, what did you expect him to do? How did he add distance?

Ever set up somewhere elevated? Coming down can make you lose sight of what you're looking at. Chad could have walked toward them, and not had eyes on them until 100 yards away, or less. Given the situation I will do exactly the same thing. I suffer for no reason also, at the damage hogs cause to my land. Not a lease, a payment is made every month. I don't give a damn where a bullet hits a hog as long as it dies at some point in the next day or so. F em!

I have read all the posts thus far and wondering the following:

1. Age of those who have posted.

2. Do you own land and do you lease it for hunting?

3, If you own land and lease it, do you concur with the posts here?

I went and re-read the original post. In that post he stated that the main field that he was set up on had a range of 400-850 yards. The pigs stepped out on the field where the range was 1600 yards. I don't recall in his original post where he ranged the pig at 800 yards and then backed off an additional 800 yards to make a more challenging shot.

I truly am surprised at the number of people chastising Chad for taking this shot at a pig of all things!?!

Finally found that video I have of Chad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rLkfC2CuZ4

KEEP SHOOTING!!!!!!!!

The price is so low that it isnt even worth trying to sell em. Shoot em and dump em.

Nice^^^

I think the most ethical thing to do is shoot them in the stomach so they run off and die and you dont have to worry about hauling it off.

On page 2 on this link below, I lay out exactly my set up. We were hunting the field from about 390 to 850 yards. There was a separate field much further away that I also saw and ranged the Scout at 1597 yards. I will plan to go back to this exact set up and try for pigs again in all the fields accessible, especially the far Scout field now.
After this, I'm done responding to the tree huggers, trollers, PETA wanna-be's, and butt wipes on this post.

https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/7377189/2

Lighten up Francis! It's a pig. Go hug a bunny, you will feel better.

Chad, while my place is small, it has many hogs. You are welcome to come gut shoot them all. Because I am not a POS, I would rather a clean kill but any kill of a hog on my place will earn you acceptance. What I see as the issue in this thread is that non-landowners are throwing stones but forgetting they are still inside their glass house.

Trying to read his post made my head hurt. I gave up after the first "paragraph".

thar been an increase in aspirin sales since i showed up...