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First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-28-2022

Ok so I would like to say thanks to everyone that gave input in here. Y'all are great.

I got my first hog! A 175lb female. 60 yard shot. She was nose down facing me, so I aimed right between her eyes. It went through her right one, and she was DRT. W00 W00!

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First Hunt Ever Advice - Double Naught Spy - 10-28-2022

Outstanding! That is really good shooting for a cat person. Big Grin

First Hunt Ever Advice - LRRPF52 - 10-28-2022

Congrats DeNinny.

Which load did you use?

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-28-2022

LRRPF52 Wrote:Congrats DeNinny.

Which load did you use?

Hornady 123gr SST, 27.5gr TAC, new Starline brass, 2.245" COL, CCI #41s.

Here's what I could recover. It hit the outside edge of the right eyeball socket.

Edit: Thanks too! It was extremely satisfying to do this with an AR I assembled and my own reload.
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First Hunt Ever Advice - sundowner - 10-28-2022

Great shot and thanks for the recovered bullet picture .

First Hunt Ever Advice - grendelnubi - 10-29-2022

I use a salt brine to make the stingiest pigs eatable.

After de-boning / quartering etc... place a layer of ice in the bottom of your ice chest then lay the meat down on top. Add the remainder of ice. Using rock salt, sprinkle a good layer over the ice. You can apply salt again but should not be needed.

Over the next several days, drain the water and add more ice till water runs clear. Rinse the meat really well before final butchering or the meat will be salty.

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-29-2022

grendelnubi Wrote:I use a salt brine to make the stingiest pigs eatable.

After de-boning / quartering etc... place a layer of ice in the bottom of your ice chest then lay the meat down on top. Add the remainder of ice. Using rock salt, sprinkle a good layer over the ice. You can apply salt again but should not be needed.

Over the next several days, drain the water and add more ice till water runs clear. Rinse the meat really well before final butchering or the meat will be salty.

This makes sense. The salt will soak up all the stink and bad taste.

But at the moment I only have the heart. I dropped everything else at the butcher earlier today. It was 102 lbs of meat.

First Hunt Ever Advice - CJW - 10-29-2022

Congratulations CatMan……
Great questions and great reply’s ..

Tell me about the area you are hunting, it looks very open and hilly.

What type of blind were you in???

Wasn’t that about the most fun you’ve ever had in your life……

I still scream like a Girl Scout every time I kill one.

DNS is an excellent source for information.

Chuck

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-29-2022

CJW Wrote:Congratulations CatMan……
Great questions and great reply’s ..

Tell me about the area you are hunting, it looks very open and hilly.

What type of blind were you in???

Wasn’t that about the most fun you’ve ever had in your life……

I still scream like a Girl Scout every time I kill one.

DNS is an excellent source for information.

Chuck

It was central Oregon. High desert and mountain terrain. There were trees but there was enough room for us to ride an enclosed UTV on private trails. No blind. Also there was good visibility. We could see up to 300 yds away at times. We searched from the UTV and on foot. Once we spotted her we went on foot. She was busy foraging and we got into a position in front of her. Then my guide simply lined up a perfect head shot for me at 60 yds and even set up a shooting stick. All I had to do was aim and shoot. It was a total rush. Much different than shooting paper, too. And then pulling off the shot and seeing it drop dead in my crosshairs was exhilarating. It's something I'll never forget.

First Hunt Ever Advice - biodsl - 10-29-2022

DeNinny Wrote:It was central Oregon. High desert and mountain terrain. There were trees but there was enough room for us to ride an enclosed UTV on private trails. No blind. Also there was good visibility. We could see up to 300 yds away at times. We searched from the UTV and on foot. Once we spotted her we went on foot. She was busy foraging and we got into a position in front of her. Then my guide simply lined up a perfect head shot for me at 60 yds and even set up a shooting stick. All I had to do was aim and shoot. It was a total rush. Much different than shooting paper, too. And then pulling off the shot and seeing it drop dead in my crosshairs was exhilarating. It's something I'll never forget.

I was under the impression that the hog population over there had been picked clean. Was this the Muddy Ranch area (Antelope), East, NE of Madras? Congratulations!

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-29-2022

biodsl Wrote:I was under the impression that the hog population over there had been picked clean. Was this the Muddy Ranch area (Antelope), East, NE of Madras? Congratulations!

Thanks. It was at the Four Aces Ranch in Ashwood. East of Madras.

First Hunt Ever Advice - biodsl - 10-29-2022

It's your duty as an Oregonian to keep going back until the job is done.

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-29-2022

biodsl Wrote:It's your duty as an Oregonian to keep going back until the job is done.

Hahaha I definitely want to go again, but I think my next hunt is going to be for deer. I also wanna do my duty and get rid of some nutria with my 223 Wylde AR.

First Hunt Ever Advice - CJW - 10-29-2022

Nutria, now you are talking my game !!!!!!!!


CatMan if you lived in Georgia you would make a good redneck.

First Hunt Ever Advice - DeNinny - 10-30-2022

CJW Wrote:Nutria, now you are talking my game !!!!!!!!


CatMan if you lived in Georgia you would make a good redneck.

Out here they are an invasive species. No tags needed. Big Grin

LOL I have redneck in-laws and met my wife in Nashville. Y'all are my people.

First Hunt Ever Advice - CJW - 10-30-2022

CatMan this is how I was going to make a million while in retirement……….
Making candy dishes out of armadillo shells………
They were selling like hotcakes in the Buy/Sell/Trade section of our forum……..

Then some woke ARC shooter complained that I only joined the forum to sell armadillo shells, he also complained to the Friends of Animals about the exploitation of New World placental mammals.

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So I was forced to stop.

First Hunt Ever Advice - CJW - 10-30-2022

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They also make great soup bowls.