09-23-2019, 12:20 AM
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When you shoot a hog and it goes down and starts kicking, the proverbial death dance or curly shuffle, the pig is experiencing disinhibition of the motor neurons. Basically, that means that the spinal column is continually sending out signals and it is the brain that controls these signals, only allowing them to be sent when the brain directs. When the brain goes offline, this control or inhibition no longer exists and you commonly get the kicking that you witnessed. Usually, the hog is dead or very close to death. Once in a while, the hog may still be alive (spinal shot) and breathing, just paralyzed from conscious control and so a follow-up shot is necessary. Still rarer, a shot will stun the system and the hog will go through the kicking process (brain temporarily offline) only to then recover, get up, and take off. This can happen quickly, but I have most commonly seen it happen after the hog has been kicking for a prolonged period of time, kicking strongly. The hogs that manage to get up may still be mortally wounded, but their deaths may still be minutes away.
I never discourage somebody from putting a 2nd or 3rd shot into a downed hog, so long as it is a safe shot to make. You made the right choice. On larger hogs, I sometimes do it administratively just to be certain the hog won't have the opportunity to get up.
On a particularly unfortunate group hunt, we had 10 or 11 hogs down on their sides and kicking. They were spread out over quite a distance and after checking the first three, we figured it would be more prudent to just go get the truck. That took 4 or 5 minutes. By the time we returned, TWO had gotten up and disappeared. We shot 4 more hogs that weekend and every one of them received multiple additional shots...just to be sure. ;-)
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When you shoot a hog and it goes down and starts kicking, the proverbial death dance or curly shuffle, the pig is experiencing disinhibition of the motor neurons. Basically, that means that the spinal column is continually sending out signals and it is the brain that controls these signals, only allowing them to be sent when the brain directs. When the brain goes offline, this control or inhibition no longer exists and you commonly get the kicking that you witnessed. Usually, the hog is dead or very close to death. Once in a while, the hog may still be alive (spinal shot) and breathing, just paralyzed from conscious control and so a follow-up shot is necessary. Still rarer, a shot will stun the system and the hog will go through the kicking process (brain temporarily offline) only to then recover, get up, and take off. This can happen quickly, but I have most commonly seen it happen after the hog has been kicking for a prolonged period of time, kicking strongly. The hogs that manage to get up may still be mortally wounded, but their deaths may still be minutes away.
I never discourage somebody from putting a 2nd or 3rd shot into a downed hog, so long as it is a safe shot to make. You made the right choice. On larger hogs, I sometimes do it administratively just to be certain the hog won't have the opportunity to get up.
On a particularly unfortunate group hunt, we had 10 or 11 hogs down on their sides and kicking. They were spread out over quite a distance and after checking the first three, we figured it would be more prudent to just go get the truck. That took 4 or 5 minutes. By the time we returned, TWO had gotten up and disappeared. We shot 4 more hogs that weekend and every one of them received multiple additional shots...just to be sure. ;-)
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To post a pic, click on the picture button (3rd from right, above where you put in your text replies).
Click on FROM COMPUTER
Then on BROWSE and that will allow you to get the file off your computer. Once you click on the file, that screen will disappear and you will be back to where you clicked on BROWSE
NOW Click on UPLOAD FILE (note that the file can't be larger than 1500x1500 in size)
And that should get it.
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