175 lb Boar taken with 140 gr. Nosler BTHP

[Double Naught Spy]

This was a good hunt, quick, though the recovery and necropsy took longer than the time I spent hunting.

Found a new tool for breaking into the rib cage and removing a side of ribs all together in order to examine internal organ damage. I am using cheapo Harbor Freight Pittsburgh brand 11" Diagonal Cutters. They work really well for cutting through ribs. In the future, I will (should) fully remove the front leg before removing the rib plate, but I am learning as I go along.

The Nosler 140 gr. BTHP did pretty well. I thought it would penetrate better with the extra weight, but it stopped at and in the shield. The damage was moderate, but it certainly did the job given the shot made.

FYI, if you stay for the necropsy section, it is a bit more overt than previous necropsies.

[video=youtube_share;BvtAMZuW5jg]https://youtu.be/BvtAMZuW5jg[/video]

[CJW]

DNS,
That was absolutely epic, very interesting.
Thanks for going to so much trouble to make these great videos.
I am just fascinated with them.

Chuck

[HuntTXhogs]

You need a film and production crew - I’d watch your hunting show on TV.

They could air it instead of Kardorkins , Bachelor , real housewives , all those property flipping shows....

[A5BLASTER]

Great vid as always DNS.

Agreed you need your own hunting show. I would watch it for sure.

[Klem]

Wow, it's like a mobile laboratory. Always fascinating.

[Double Naught Spy]

Thanks guys!

Still need to work on the lighting issue, which is hard to figure out with self filming. I made some changes, but apparently, the didn't turn out.

The diagonal cutters worked better than expected for opening up the chest cavity. I will see about working on presentation of the wound area and internals combined with changing the lighting and see if I can come up with some more clear imagery.

As an aside, I had gone to Harbor Freight to buy a relatively inexpensive cordless oscillating saw to power through the ribs. I think the price was $40. For an experiment, that was significantly cheaper than buying one that was $65-80. However, they didn't have any of the inexpensive ones in stock. I happened to see the long handled diagonal cutters and they looked like they would give me plenty of leverage, plus they were only $6. They turned out to be a bargain. They are inexpensive, worked well for the task, are smaller and lighter than an oscillating saw, and I can carry them in my pocket if I have to do so. Cleanup wasn't too bad, either. I just hosed them off with some WD-40 and wiped them with a cloth. Probably the best part was that I got to look inside the chest at the damage without completely eviscerating the hog to do so.

[VASCAR2]

Thanks for doing these videos DNS!

[sundowner]

Great video and info , for the ribs I use this https://www.ebay.com/itm/Viking-Stainles...SwEWJc6gg-

[Double Naught Spy]

sundowner, that is a neat tool. Will that go through the ribs by the vertebrae as well?

[sundowner]

Yes you can also use it to split a deer's pelvis so it should be able to do that .