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  • Double Naught Spy
    Chieftain
    • Sep 2013
    • 2623

    5 Sows Down

    I went out last night with HuntTXhogs (Ben) and it was a good thing we finally go together because I would have had a long walk home, otherwise.

    We arrived early in separate vehicles (social distancing) and and was able to give him an overview of the property and then we watched the fog move in...what was neat and disconcerting. We spotted a sounded and made our stalk to it, working the wind and getting nearly down wind of the hogs. As we stalked, we got sacked by the fog. We did our shooting and then went to find downed hogs, leaving our rifles where we shot. Then we could not find our rifles because they did not show up on thermal (getting wet and cooling to ambient temp) and the reflector tape on my shooting sticks wasn't reflecting the light from our headlamps because the light could not penetrate the fog. We found the rifles and shooting sticks after a few minutes, but it was really creepy how easily they disappeared in the fog.

    Complex shooting situation with a lot of cattle in the field, not herded tightly together (also social distancing?).

    The real excitement (for me) came when Ben's hog, already hit multiple times and mortally wounded, circled around right at us on my side...

    Kill a hog. Save the planet.
    My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
  • sundowner
    Chieftain
    • Nov 2017
    • 1135

    #2
    Great story and video , looked like he was coming for you two .

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    • Jkruger
      Bloodstained
      • Mar 2019
      • 67

      #3
      Very nice.
      You guys a very cautious... good job.

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      • Double Naught Spy
        Chieftain
        • Sep 2013
        • 2623

        #4
        sundowner, LOL, that is what it looked like. In reality, Ben had broken its left front leg and undoubtedly that caused it to run in an arc that would just happen to pass through us. That hog was already dead for all practical purposes, except it was upright and running. It was going down very soon whether I shot it or not. The only question was whether it would go down before or after it got to us.
        Kill a hog. Save the planet.
        My videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

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        • HuntTXhogs
          Warrior
          • Jan 2014
          • 560

          #5

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          • Jerikeaux
            Bloodstained
            • Mar 2020
            • 48

            #6
            Thanks for another great video. Any thoughts on the thermion xq50? I've been waiting for some real reviews from actual hunters. Keep up the good work fellas!

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            • CJW
              Chieftain
              • Jun 2019
              • 1356

              #7
              Congratulations to both of you.



              What was wrong with your Tundra....

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              • HuntTXhogs
                Warrior
                • Jan 2014
                • 560

                #8
                Originally posted by Jerikeaux View Post
                Thanks for another great video. Any thoughts on the thermion xq50? I've been waiting for some real reviews from actual hunters. Keep up the good work fellas!

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                • Mad Charlie
                  Warrior
                  • May 2017
                  • 827

                  #9
                  Said the starter went out...

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                  • gwtx
                    Warrior
                    • Feb 2019
                    • 381

                    #10
                    Probably that PLASTIC barrel Just joking. Great looking rig. Thanks to you guys for the entertainment. I'm going out in a few minutes to see if the little rain we got may have stirred up some hogs around here. Keep on.
                    When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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                    • Goochylogic
                      Warrior
                      • Sep 2016
                      • 193

                      #11
                      Thanks for the video. Your toyota is telling you it needs a vacation to be happy again.

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