Thought I'd share some pictures of the past two weekends of hunting action. These were all shot with a .243 Win and 105 gr amaxes at 100 yards and in.
Opening morning, I was getting the crosshairs settled on a nice doe out in the salad, when she was spooked by something on the opposite side of the plot and split off into the woods. I pan over to where her attention was focused and out comes this guy, trotting across the greenery at 75 yards. I put the hairs under his ear, broke the shot, and he dropped on the spot. I typically won't take a moving shot but in this situation, I think practicing on the "walker" at the range paid off.
This was my first hog and man, he was stout. His tusks were worn down to about an inch and a half.
Next to a little doe my buddy shot.
And him tipping the scales at 225 lbs.
Showed Robert Gradous these pictures (he lives 5 min. from where these were hunted) and he couldn't believe they had hogs in that area. Unfortunately, the piece of property we hunt has got a small population and is only slowly being diminished by traps and Amaxes.
Thankfully that was the only interuption to the deer activity. When the season opens, I always hit the woods with the primary objective of filling the freezer as opposed to passing on does in attempts to draw out a buck.
5 tags filled
The Amax performed flawlessly dropping all 6 of the animals dead in their tracks (or backwards over their tracks in the gal missing half of her noggin's case). The fellas down at Sabo's love getting 'em hit in the head/neck... makes work nice and easy and everybody's happy.
Opening morning, I was getting the crosshairs settled on a nice doe out in the salad, when she was spooked by something on the opposite side of the plot and split off into the woods. I pan over to where her attention was focused and out comes this guy, trotting across the greenery at 75 yards. I put the hairs under his ear, broke the shot, and he dropped on the spot. I typically won't take a moving shot but in this situation, I think practicing on the "walker" at the range paid off.
This was my first hog and man, he was stout. His tusks were worn down to about an inch and a half.
Next to a little doe my buddy shot.
And him tipping the scales at 225 lbs.
Showed Robert Gradous these pictures (he lives 5 min. from where these were hunted) and he couldn't believe they had hogs in that area. Unfortunately, the piece of property we hunt has got a small population and is only slowly being diminished by traps and Amaxes.
Thankfully that was the only interuption to the deer activity. When the season opens, I always hit the woods with the primary objective of filling the freezer as opposed to passing on does in attempts to draw out a buck.
5 tags filled
The Amax performed flawlessly dropping all 6 of the animals dead in their tracks (or backwards over their tracks in the gal missing half of her noggin's case). The fellas down at Sabo's love getting 'em hit in the head/neck... makes work nice and easy and everybody's happy.
