boar pics

toolman · 11-13-2007, 10:10 PM

The guy who traps on my FIL's place bagged two more this weekend making somewhere around 50-60 for the year. Here's a few pics. BTW, the larger black and white boar is somewhere in the neighborhood of 225-250 lbs.

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bigbuddy21 · 11-13-2007, 10:40 PM

do you let them out of the cage and then shoot at them? don't seem sporting to me

toolman · 11-13-2007, 10:50 PM

Not these, they are loaded into a specially-designed trailer and then sold to a slaughterhouse with the meat going to China and Japan-it's considered a delicacy to them. I have one trap and due to the design, I have to shoot them in it(It's not really my trap, a guy left it out here a few years ago). Trust me, if you let one of these out of the cage without being pretty far away, you'll get all the "sport" you want. It's hard to tell from the pics, but both of these guys have around 2-2 1\2" cutters and a whole bunch of mean in them. I prefer hunting them, but trapping is a much more effective way of getting rid of them. The damage they cause is unbelievable!

billy · 11-13-2007, 11:01 PM

yyaarrgghh!

bigbuddy21 · 11-13-2007, 11:16 PM

just kidding, i had an uncle who used to live in the vanburen area.we used to go deer hunting with him and have been treed a few times by hogs.

billy · 11-13-2007, 11:28 PM

those things look spooky.
i would definitely want enough gun!

if those things were running around where i lived there would be no sport about it.
i would be exterminating them as quickly as possible!

poison, traps, guns i dont care.

toolman · 11-13-2007, 11:39 PM

The last one I shot was around 30ft with a 196 gr. s.p. from my 8x57 Mauser. I shot him a bit high behind the left shoulder and he went down on his left ft. leg and started going in circles so i shot him behind the left ear. That still didn't stop him completely, so I snuck up behind him and popped him in the back of the head with my PA-63. I've shot several that dropped like a rock, but the first shot counts for a lot. What makes it fun to me is the fact that we see them mostly at night which definitely adds to the challenge when you hunt by yourself.

PrivateSnuffy · 11-14-2007, 01:58 AM

what else do you use to hunt them with? would a 30-06 be good?

rtch77 · 11-14-2007, 06:08 AM

That looks very sporting, fun and delicious! Year round bacon ham galore.

Windwalker · 11-14-2007, 06:47 AM

You get on the ground near one of these and you may rethink your bacon and ham theory. These critters are dangerous.

Oxford · 11-14-2007, 03:10 PM

At the University of Arkansas they have one of those critters as their team mascot. Those razorbacks could be more than most people bargain for if they aren't prepared properly.

billy · 11-14-2007, 05:11 PM

my .308 saiga with a 20 rnd. mag.

Muznz · 11-14-2007, 06:18 PM

Tasty wild pork bacon and sausages

Midas · 11-14-2007, 06:44 PM

Nice porkers!

toolman · 11-14-2007, 11:01 PM

We had pork chops and ribs from the last one I shot for dinner tonight. The pics don't do the bigger hog justice, he's between 22"-24" across the shoulders. The smaller one in the rear trap is about 30 lbs. lighter but is a lot more aggresive. For the guys who've never played with 'em, look at the top of the traps, they're bowed up from the hogs rearing up and trying to rip the tops out. The guy that owns these traps lost a large boar last year when he reared up and broke the welds on the wire, then climbed over the side while the guy was hitting him with a cattle prod to try to make him stop. He estimates that hog at just over 300 lbs.

Palladin8 · 11-26-2007, 06:36 PM

When I went to visit my parents in Arkansas my little brother and I went to a local gun store. There was a man that walked in just ahead of us and he was on crutches. Apparently he was hunting and wounded a boar and it attacked him and mauled him pretty bad. His right leg was so torn up that it took several hundred stitches to put him back together. I will never forget the sight when he lifted his pants up and half his calf was missing.
I have always wanted to hunt them but I always see that guys leg and think of what could happen if I didn't take it down with the first shot.

khahn79 · 11-26-2007, 07:01 PM

Wow those are scary lookin' beasts aren't they. Bet they taste good though!

BTW, toolman, my sis is stationed at Dyess AFB and lives in Abilene. I'll have to ask her if she's had any run-ins w/ one of these guys yet. So far the only nasty little critters she's encountered that I know of are the jerks who robbed her house earlier this month! They took all my brother-in-law's firearms!

LiveToShoot · 11-26-2007, 07:16 PM

Wow, I spent four years in Abilene, at Dyess AFB (94-98). We took a lot of hikes in the surrounding area. Sure glad we never ran into one of these boars, because we were unarmed each time. Thanks for the pics. I'd like to hunt one of those, if we had them where I live in Idaho.

Khahn... while I was stationed in England my home was burglarized. The thief's were taking stuff out the back door when I drove up. I reported the incident to the base, and in England the military had an insurance protection for military personnel stationed there and I got replacement value paid to me for items stolen. Maybe there is a similar program at Dyess AFB, which your sister could check on at the base legal office? It's really too bad that the thief's got firearms. Sorry to hear that. I really liked living in Abilene, had some good times. But, there is an active crime side of the community that you needed to watch out for.

toolman · 11-26-2007, 07:34 PM

Small world isn't it guys? khahn, I wish your sister the best of luck-hate to hear about the burglary, I hate a damm thief!

khahn79 · 11-26-2007, 07:49 PM

Small world indeed! Insurance is working on restitution. Because these guys hit more than one home, there was more than 3 people involved and they took several firearms the ATF has been called in and they are being charged w/ organized crime. Thankfully, it appears that they are going to go away for a long time!

11-13-2007, 10:10 PM	#1
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	boar pics The guy who traps on my FIL's place bagged two more this weekend making somewhere around 50-60 for the year. Here's a few pics. BTW, the larger black and white boar is somewhere in the neighborhood of 225-250 lbs. http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DCFC0298.jpg http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DCFC0300.jpg http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DCFC0301.jpg http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DCFC0302.jpg http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/DCFC0303.jpg __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-13-2007, 10:50 PM	#3
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	Not these, they are loaded into a specially-designed trailer and then sold to a slaughterhouse with the meat going to China and Japan-it's considered a delicacy to them. I have one trap and due to the design, I have to shoot them in it(It's not really my trap, a guy left it out here a few years ago). Trust me, if you let one of these out of the cage without being pretty far away, you'll get all the "sport" you want. It's hard to tell from the pics, but both of these guys have around 2-2 1\2" cutters and a whole bunch of mean in them. I prefer hunting them, but trapping is a much more effective way of getting rid of them. The damage they cause is unbelievable! __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-13-2007, 11:01 PM	#4
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,252 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	yyaarrgghh! __________________

11-13-2007, 11:28 PM	#6
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,252 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	those things look spooky. i would definitely want enough gun! if those things were running around where i lived there would be no sport about it. i would be exterminating them as quickly as possible! poison, traps, guns i dont care. __________________ Last edited by billy; 11-13-2007 at 11:30 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

11-13-2007, 11:39 PM	#7
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	The last one I shot was around 30ft with a 196 gr. s.p. from my 8x57 Mauser. I shot him a bit high behind the left shoulder and he went down on his left ft. leg and started going in circles so i shot him behind the left ear. That still didn't stop him completely, so I snuck up behind him and popped him in the back of the head with my PA-63. I've shot several that dropped like a rock, but the first shot counts for a lot. What makes it fun to me is the fact that we see them mostly at night which definitely adds to the challenge when you hunt by yourself. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-13-2007, 10:40 PM	#2
bigbuddy21 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new albany in. Posts: 976 Images: 5	do you let them out of the cage and then shoot at them? don't seem sporting to me

11-13-2007, 11:16 PM	#5
bigbuddy21 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new albany in. Posts: 976 Images: 5	just kidding, i had an uncle who used to live in the vanburen area.we used to go deer hunting with him and have been treed a few times by hogs.

11-14-2007, 01:58 AM	#8
PrivateSnuffy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 169	what else do you use to hunt them with? would a 30-06 be good?

11-14-2007, 06:08 AM	#9
rtch77 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 69 Images: 6	That looks very sporting, fun and delicious! Year round bacon ham galore.

11-14-2007, 06:47 AM	#10
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,608	You get on the ground near one of these and you may rethink your bacon and ham theory. These critters are dangerous.

11-14-2007, 03:10 PM	#11
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	At the University of Arkansas they have one of those critters as their team mascot. Those razorbacks could be more than most people bargain for if they aren't prepared properly. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

11-14-2007, 05:11 PM	#12
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,252 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	my .308 saiga with a 20 rnd. mag. __________________

11-14-2007, 06:18 PM	#13
Muznz Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kaukapakapa North Island New Zealand Posts: 108 Images: 13	Tasty wild pork bacon and sausages __________________ Hunting is my Life

11-14-2007, 06:44 PM	#14
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,821 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	Nice porkers! __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

11-14-2007, 11:01 PM	#15
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	We had pork chops and ribs from the last one I shot for dinner tonight. The pics don't do the bigger hog justice, he's between 22"-24" across the shoulders. The smaller one in the rear trap is about 30 lbs. lighter but is a lot more aggresive. For the guys who've never played with 'em, look at the top of the traps, they're bowed up from the hogs rearing up and trying to rip the tops out. The guy that owns these traps lost a large boar last year when he reared up and broke the welds on the wire, then climbed over the side while the guy was hitting him with a cattle prod to try to make him stop. He estimates that hog at just over 300 lbs. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-26-2007, 06:36 PM	#16
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 406	Wild boar When I went to visit my parents in Arkansas my little brother and I went to a local gun store. There was a man that walked in just ahead of us and he was on crutches. Apparently he was hunting and wounded a boar and it attacked him and mauled him pretty bad. His right leg was so torn up that it took several hundred stitches to put him back together. I will never forget the sight when he lifted his pants up and half his calf was missing. I have always wanted to hunt them but I always see that guys leg and think of what could happen if I didn't take it down with the first shot.

11-26-2007, 07:01 PM	#17
khahn79 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 179	Wow those are scary lookin' beasts aren't they. Bet they taste good though! BTW, toolman, my sis is stationed at Dyess AFB and lives in Abilene. I'll have to ask her if she's had any run-ins w/ one of these guys yet. So far the only nasty little critters she's encountered that I know of are the jerks who robbed her house earlier this month! They took all my brother-in-law's firearms!

11-26-2007, 07:16 PM	#18
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,071	Wow, I spent four years in Abilene, at Dyess AFB (94-98). We took a lot of hikes in the surrounding area. Sure glad we never ran into one of these boars, because we were unarmed each time. Thanks for the pics. I'd like to hunt one of those, if we had them where I live in Idaho. Khahn... while I was stationed in England my home was burglarized. The thief's were taking stuff out the back door when I drove up. I reported the incident to the base, and in England the military had an insurance protection for military personnel stationed there and I got replacement value paid to me for items stolen. Maybe there is a similar program at Dyess AFB, which your sister could check on at the base legal office? It's really too bad that the thief's got firearms. Sorry to hear that. I really liked living in Abilene, had some good times. But, there is an active crime side of the community that you needed to watch out for. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown Last edited by LiveToShoot; 11-26-2007 at 07:28 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

11-26-2007, 07:34 PM	#19
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	Small world isn't it guys? khahn, I wish your sister the best of luck-hate to hear about the burglary, I hate a damm thief! __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

11-26-2007, 07:49 PM	#20
khahn79 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 179	Small world indeed! Insurance is working on restitution. Because these guys hit more than one home, there was more than 3 people involved and they took several firearms the ATF has been called in and they are being charged w/ organized crime. Thankfully, it appears that they are going to go away for a long time!