Texas hog hunt.

[gds]

Went hog hunting in Texas with some family, brother, cousins, uncle and some friends. We had 3 box blinds on feeders and we paired up in 2 shifts. 5pm to midnight and midnight to 7 am. First night I took the second shift with one of my cousins. His younger brother was walking with us because the blind he was going to was past the one we were going to. On the way out to the blind we passed the first shift and they had not seen anything. As we were walking up we noticed that the green light on the feeder was on and when I looked through my thermal I could see a bunch of them around the feeder. We quickly moved to the blind so we would be elevated and 2 of us moved into the blind and my younger cousin used the rail on the steps. Mind you this had been less than 5 minutes.
The one flopping around my younger cousin shot. Found mine a few feet to the right.
https://youtu.be/82b_k8LnQ0I

https://i.imgur.com/1Arrow4.jpg

Hog slayer 14.5 inch with permanently attached muzzle brake. I was using 110gr barnes black tips.
https://imgur.com/a/jqwm2DK

[BlogSarge]

Hey gds,

I hope you had a blessed Easter.

Nice work on the hogs, looks like time for some grilling.

I popped a 205 pound sow last fall with the 110 Barnes also. I’m sure there are other really good bullets now for the blackout, but the Barnes is still the gold standard for me. Did you recover any bullets?

[gds]

Nah, I did not recover any bullets, but really was not looking for any.

[BlogSarge]

I find they most always exit.

The only one I’ve recovered was from the hog. Shot was front on, entered between the eyes and ended up in the neck. Perfect mushroom but one petal broke off.

[FartinSpartan]

This does make me think of a question - please forgive my ignorance, I have only hunted (and eaten) deer in the past.

Are the wild hogs you see in Texas and elsewhere OK to eat or should they not be eaten for some reason?

Thanks!
FartinSpartan

[BlogSarge]

They can be darn tasty. I think how the animal is cared for after the kill matters a lot.

I shot a 205 pound sow in Florida that yielded some of the best pulled pork I have ever smoked.

[BJK]

This does make me think of a question - please forgive my ignorance, I have only hunted (and eaten) deer in the past.

Are the wild hogs you see in Texas and elsewhere OK to eat or should they not be eaten for some reason?

Thanks!
FartinSpartan

Just be aware that the USDA now says that pork is OK to eat rare. They are morons and for some reason can't understand that there is such a thing as wild meat. Wild pork must be thoroughly cooked because it might contain trichinosis and you definitely don't want that disease. One should also be aware of contamination of surfaces and such and play it ultra safe. FWIW, bear meat can also have the parasites that cause it.

[gds]

This does make me think of a question - please forgive my ignorance, I have only hunted (and eaten) deer in the past.

Are the wild hogs you see in Texas and elsewhere OK to eat or should they not be eaten for some reason?

Thanks!
FartinSpartan

They are ok to eat, but You have to cook them right. all of this will end up as sausages.

[bangbangping]

What part of our fine state did you hunt?

[gds]

What part of our fine state did you hunt?

About an hour west of Killeen texas