Hey, I had a great time! Many thanks to Ricky and Joe for hosting the whole thing! Brian (the outfitter/guide) did a great job for us and made sure everyone had plenty of chances to bag a hog. Yes, it was a muddy mess but the stands were comfortable and there were plenty of hogs moving around, so it was all worth it.
Enjoyed meeting and seeing those I've already met again. What a great bunch of guys we have on the board! And yes, we sure ate well - everything was tasty! I think Piller could have been happy just staying in the cabin and cooking stuff for us to eat!
I just read a PM from Ricky that Will shot another hog after I left - the one that took a bullet to the leg from my Blackhawk on Friday
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While Ricky says that it was just a flesh wound, I'm glad that Will took it down - no meat ruined at least! Thanks Will!
The handgun hunters on this trip sure didn't do so great... Piller did get his hog on Saturday with this 44 but, well I'll let him tell you about that.
I do know that a 310 grain Lee wfn gas checked boolit going 1600 fps from a Marlin 94 does a number on hog... and made it quite easy to place the shot! There was a wide and volumous blood trail a blind man could follow from my boar - but they are tough as heck - the shot went through his chest and came out in the off-front quarter, ruining everything in the chest and shattering his leg and he still managed to go 30 yards before laying down. And this was just a 120 pound boar...
I have some pics to post but my current pic host is down, so I need a new one - any recommendations on a free site? Just basic picture hosting is all I want.