Corn thief neutralized

[scallen2112]

This one has been stealing corn at my club for quite a while. Got him on camera right after a couple of days of rain and managed to track him back to his bedding spot. The .457 carbine did him in as he tried to make an exit. No more corn thieving for this one. He had gotten fat off raiding our feeders. Appears to have been a hybrid of a wild pig and some farm stock somewhere back in his lineage. Some of these hybrids have reached 1000 lbs down here in South Georgia. This one was 287.

 

[Ranchibi]

Excellent hunt, track and shot! Great pic! Hope you enjoy the many fine meals.

 

[L.Leon]

All that corn thieving is going to make that pig tasty…

 

[crittahitta]

Love it. I have the same rifle. What slug were you using and how far away? Head or body shot? Pass thru? Mine loves the NSA 350 grain hollowpoint at about 500 foot pounds.

 

[PaulYosh]

Good story with an awesome photo of that fat pig.

 

[athlon_oved]

it's making me hungry

 

[ram2jeep]

Just in time for Thanksgiving to go with the turkey!!!

 

[scallen2112]

Love it. I have the same rifle. What slug were you using and how far away? Head or body shot? Pass thru? Mine loves the NSA 350 grain hollowpoint at about 500 foot pounds.

Same. NSA 350 grn boat-tails. Lung shot while moving. No pass-through and no blood. Heard him crash, but didn't find him until the next morning, so no meat off this one. Just glad he's gone.

 

[scallen2112]

Excellent hunt, track and shot! Great pic! Hope you enjoy the many fine meals.

Thank you. I'm getting better at following just tracks. It helps when the ground gets wet and softens up. He had a wallow in a palmetto thicket almost as deep as he was. I might not have seen him if I hadn't gotten down on a knee to check what I thought was a track through the pine straw.

 

[Ranchibi]

Thank you. I'm getting better at following just tracks. It helps when the ground gets wet and softens up. He had a wallow in a palmetto thicket almost as deep as he was. I might not have seen him if I hadn't gotten down on a knee to check what I thought was a track through the pine straw.

You're welcome! You are a wonderful hunter and one brave soul out there hunting on foot with those huge hogzillas! LOL!

 

[crittahitta]

you replied to me that thee was no pass thru. Any chance you dug the 350 grain slug out? I would love to see if it flattened out at all. If you have any pics that would be great.

 

[scallen2112]

you replied to me that thee was no pass thru. Any chance you dug the 350 grain slug out? I would love to see if it flattened out at all. If you have any pics that would be great.

Didn't think about trying to dig the slug out.

 

[huntin86]

Bacon! Won’t be long and IL will have hogs at the rate they are spreading in Missouri.

 

[sasquatch]

Corn thief turns into rib dinner!