Biggest Hog so far

[86er]

Yesterday afternoon, just before dark I shot the biggest hog I've ever got. There is a tripod on our property that has sunk down quite a bit. On some game camera photos one particular hog's back appeared to be nearly touching the basket hanging under the tripod that is about 4 feet off the ground. I set up about 100 yds away and waited. About 15 minutes before dusk 5 hogs came in. After a half minute they scattered and began to run back and forth. There was a small window to see through since the food plots are anywhere from 3 to 4 feet high right now. Suddenly, I saw a lumbering black spot waddle in. I could see it over the grass in spite of the height. When it got to the little window that was matted down grass up to 2 feet high I could see one distinct black hump sticking up. With the failing light I could not tell if it was the front half or the back half even through the 4X scope. Hogs are varmints here and large boar hogs are not eating material so I was less concerned with the shot placement than I would be with a game animal. I've killed two animals before (one with archery) by carefully pulverizing the femoral artery. I shot so that the front half would receive a high shoulder shot or the back half would crush the pelvic and femoral artery. Bang! My 35 Remington send a 200 grain Core-Lokt 2100 fps to the hog. I heard a heavy "whack" and heard a quick squeal. When I reached the spot there was a heavy, bright red blood trail that was obvioulsly coming out both sides of the hog. 50 yards later I found the brute dead with a hole through the pelvic. The exit wound was over a quarter diameter and clearly the femoral was severed. It took everything I could muster up to drag this beast just 50 yds to a clearing. I got the truck and drove back in to the hog where I hooked up the winch. I hoisted the hog into the back of the pickup and went to take some photos. His teeth were worn off completely in some spots and his cutters were only 2 inches but gouged and broken. His length from nose to extended rear legs is 60 inches. His girth behind the front legs is 48"! From his nose to the crest of his head he measured 20". The weight was 326 pounds! Prior to this hog the biggest one I've ever got was 280 pounds. This one is quite a bit bigger! You can see that with this legs folded under, he is as long as my 1939 Remington Model 141 with a 22" barrel. His head is as long as my fingers tips to elbow.

[Pitchy]

Nice one, congrats , i`ve wanted to hog hunt for a while but haven`t had the opportunity.

[kimwcook]

Nice hog. Sure is a difference between domestic and wild. You can just keep those hogs down south, way down south.

[Old Savage]

Some hog I'll tell you!

[salvo]

Dang! Congrats.

[piller]

One can only wonder at how much property destruction that pig caused in its lifetime.

[RIHMFIRE]

wow.... what a brute...congrats....
like the remington too!
always wanted a 35...
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but as far as the hog....
i saw a bigger one yesterday at walmart
her teeth were worn down too!

[damienph]

Thanks for the picture; makes me want to take up my Uncles offer to hunt on his farm near Tyler, Texas.

[wecsoger]

That hog is scary huge!

You done good.

Now reload, go out and whack some more.

[jeepnik]

That's a good one. Congrats.

Congrats also on your photos. Many photos use a bit of photo magic to make a critter look large. There's nothing to show scale in the photo. You have the rifle in one, but the one with you hand and forearm make the size clear.

[rangerider7]

Great hog!! I killed one very similar two years ago at the ranch. He was eating all the corn! That hog has a lot of Russian Boar in it. I bet you got a rush from that kill, I did. I shot it with a 1909 Winchester 1886 in 33 Winchester.

[markinalpine]

Great!
What you might call "a Volkswagen with a tail."
Mark

[Nath]

Glad to see your love affair with the 35 Rem is still going strong

best wishes.

Nath.

[Ben_Rumson]

Glad to see your love affair with the 35 Rem is still going strong

best wishes.

+1!

[rjohns94]

Well done Joe, that is a big one for sure. How does his head stay up on the first picture. Proppe up somehow?

[Rusty]

Congratulations Joe, that would make a nice European mount.

[kragluver]

Flesh out the skull. That should make a nice mount! My buddy's son shot one about that size off our lease in Jack Co this past deer season. Hogs have no natural predators - coyotes can't brin down an adult and the adults protect the young very well. They will get quite large in the wild!

[papabear]

nice HOG there Joe
Papabear

[JerryB]

GREAT looking hog. Ain't it amazing what an old rifle and round can do, good job.

[Griff]

...That hog has a lot of Russian Boar in it...

And very little havelina! Congrats Joe!

[2ndovc]

Gotta love that .35!

Nice shot Dude!!

Can't wait to get back down there!!

jb

[FWiedner]

Nice hog, Joe!

He's a bruiser, fer sure.

[Hungarian]

Thanks for sharing the pictures and the story !!!

[gak]

You sure grow 'em big in Texas!

[olyinaz]

What a beast! Thanks for sharing the story and the photos. I learn something from just about everything here Joe but your stuff is always fascinating to me.

Best,
Oly

[crs]

Thanks for getting that brute off the lease before he ate one of us! reckon he was one of the two that charged you and Mike recently? Idea; So this is your biggest so far? How far do you want to go? I hunted birds on a place on the Red River in OK   just north of Wichita Falls  and in the lodge there were pictures of feral hogs taken in the river bed that went 500and 600+ pounds.    Jay Novacek had one that went over 650 and it must have had Poland China ancestors and had been living the good life feeding in the nearby farms. Do you reckon you would dust off your 1886 .45-70 for one of those? Or maybe figure out how to scope my 1895 .405 WCF for me, cause I want to go along on that trip and we might be shooting in light too dim for iron sights.We could go up there for some pheasants and quail and check out the hog hunting deals. He offers tower shoots and field hunting and for large groups staying over a weekend, will have the food prepared by man that brings in a chuck wagon and cooks outdoors - yummy! The owner has elevated blinds and feeders down in the riverbed for hog hunters.  He uses a four wheel drive van to haul hunters in and out with game. Course, if timed right, you might shoot a big okie buck there too.   Just a thought.

[FWiedner]

Golly, Charles.

I'd like a piece of that hunt.

[Paladin]

Great kill.

[O.S.O.K.]

That'd make a great wallhanger!! Congrats!

[Rube Burrows]

Very nice.

[Ysabel Kid]

Wow, that was a monster Joe!

[Hook]

Nice hog....but give us a better look at that little pump! Is the wood original?

[86er]

I have an old friend who is in his 90's. He's slowly letting go of some of his Remington's from his collection of over 250 guns. He was the original owner of this 1939 Remington 141 pump in 35 Rem. Factory original except the scope. He told me in 1976 Leupold had a sale on scopes and he put one on every rifle that could take one. This is a straight 4X that was never sighted in - the rifle was never fired with the scope on it. I also got a Rem 81 from him, among others.

[Hook]

You are one lucky dude to have been in line for that rifle. If this one is typical, your friend must have a heckova collection. Congratulations on having ownership of such a nice piece.

I have a weak spot for these little rifles. I've never seen one with factory wood like that!

[n2t]

Very nice, I'll be trying some 180grn spear flat points this year in the 35 after my last hog missadventure. Already planning on next year, can't wait!

[Bis]

Nice Hog. Where abouts did you shoot it. We have our share down here in the Crockett area.

[stew71]

I see a freezer full of sausage in your future.

Feel free to share with the rest of the class.