nice kill. congrats

where on the body did you shoot him?

He was facing away from me about 3/4 of the way around.  I hit him up high just behind the right shoulder, so the bullet ended up near the base of the skull.  He took about two steps.

Regards,

Jim

That's a 'boss' hog there!

good performance  and shot placement for a 30-30.

A cuz and law shot one not much smaller than yours in the shoulder with a 30 30. just knocked a 5" plug of gristle off, a little present for his encounter. hog just kind of wandered off......... awesome animals!

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Hi All,

Thanks for the comments!

When I took the shot, he was at a very steep angle away from me, so my intent was to try to get in behind the shoulder blade & gristle, and if the bullet penetrated well enough, hit the base of the brain - or at least destroy the spine just behind the skull.  I'm new at this, but it looked like I pretty well did what I intended!  There was a LOT of damage to the lungs & internals, but almost no meat destroyed.  Iwas using a Hornaday 160 gr. LeveRevolution, and I am REALLY sold on that ammo!

He dropped immediately when hit, got up for a few seconds and staggered around, then dropped again DRT.  I was glad he didn't get up & head towards me, 'cause the shot was very close - about 20 yards or less.  I had been stalking a big sow for quite a while, and was stunned when I came up on the bar from behind.  I was within 20 yards when I first saw him - He never saw me!

He was my 4th hog, and weighed better than twice as much as my first three combined!

Regards,

Jim

GOOD HUNT I LOVE THOSE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS...

Here's an update!

I was a little concerned that a boar that big might not be all that good to eat, but no problem so far!  We had sausage Saturday morning that was great, and we crock-potted some ribs Sunday.  They were really outstanding with a little mesquite-smoke BBQ sauce, although they took longer to get tender in the crock pot than store-bought pork.

Dunno how much difference it makes that my big hog was a bar (vs. an uncut boar), but we've sure had some good eat'n so far!

One interesting note:  The sausage & ribs both smelled really gamey when cooking, but had no trace of gamey taste when they were done!  So - If you're new at this like I am, and you're cooking up your hog, don't be put off by the smell - it might still be really good!

Regards,

Jim

great hog ...kudos 

GOOD HUNT I LOVE THOSE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS...

SOTXBOWHUNTER,

I had a number of close encounters that weekend!  The evening (Saturday) before my hunt, I went for a walk to get the 'lay of the land', and I snuck up to within 20 or 30 yards of two different sounders - two sows and a bunch of piglets in each.  I've been wanting to try hunting hogs with a handgun, and after my experience Saturday, my next hunt may be with my ol' .44 Dan Wesson.  I was within EASY handgun range for any of those sows!

Right now, I have a cheapo red-dot scope on the DW, and was waiting until I got a decent real scope before I tried hunting with it, but now I may not wait - I could've had any of those sows with open sights on the .44!

I'll be sure & post results if/when I go with the pistol.

Regards,

Jim

Just got the 394-pounder back from the taxidermist.  It's the first (and probably only) trophy I'll ever have mounted, but it's a kick to have!

Regards,

Jim