apache12 Report post Posted February 4, 2018 My 14 year old has had a good hunt season. Tagged a cow in October and with only being able to one day for pig he tagged out in the first couple hours. Fortunately I know of a spot that generally holds pigs and we got lucky they cooperated. One big pig in the group but we couldnt get a god shot on it. So he settled for a smaller one. Pretty young pig but it a tag. Had fun watching in the glass and then planning out stalk. Was teaching him some about working the wind in our stalk. I used my wind puffer. Her preferred his bag of powdered doughnuts. Which actually worked quite well. We got to 80 yards. Could have shot further out. Of my three boys hes the best shot. Took his elk at 460 in the wind. But I Wanted him to have fun stalking. Anyway. One strange note. Used a 7mm-08 with Barnes tttsx. pig quartering away a bit. He placed it perfect maybe an inch behind the shoulder low on the body. Bullet blew through and completely shattered the opposite elbow or leg below shoulder just a bit. I Guess they dont have elbows really. Anyway we thought he missed because they all scattered. Pig didnt flinch and I didnt here a smack. We initially stalked another but didnt get a good shot. Thank God. We hiked over to original area and looked around but no blood. My boy was like. Dad I had a good shot. It felt good. Nice and steady. So Im doing the normal. Hey everyone misses now and again no big deal. And then said maybe they were a little further over to the right. We walked over and there was a massive blood trail. Strangely it went straight up a steep hill for 20yards and was heavy squirts of blood. Then made a right turn and ran along the mountain for 20more yards. Very little blood. Probably out of blood. And we found it. Im a fan of solid copper And I used this same rifle and bullet on feral hogs in OK this year and OKl whitetail and most animals dropped or made it maybe 15 yards but where obviously hit and going down. This little oinker was a tough SOB. Thinking the bullet just passed so fast that it was like an arrow. But that opposite shoulder was hammered . Anyway thought Id share. Attached a pic of the boy because the moon and airplane in the back are cool. Attached pic of exit wound shoulder 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roosevelt Mark Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Congrats.. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wish2hunt Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Congrats man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Awesome! Congrats to your son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Way cool. Congrat's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted February 4, 2018 That's awesome, the smile says it all and that is a great picture to boot. Where in OK did you hunt hogs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
browtine Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Awsome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldfinger78 Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Sweet congratulations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WampusCat Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Looks like a great hunt. Those stink pigs are pretty tough critters. Congrats to you and him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle mountain ranch Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Well done young man, congratulations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Congrats to your son. Those peccaries are tough like Timex watches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOWUNTR Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Congrats... Ed F Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Looks like some good shootin! Congrats guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Congrats! Like the first pic of your boy with the moon and jet in the background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
