Hawg down

[flyfisher76544]

Well got out this morning before the rain decides to get here. Was a beautiful morning in the 60's and over-cast with an unusual wind coming out of the northeast. I wasn't able to get out and scout and the primitive weapons season opened this weekend on Fort Stewart(a lot of Ga boys are gonna be mad!) Well as I was sneaking down a trail looking for deer sign, this fella was coming down the same trail headin right towards me. As soon as his head was behing a pine I took a knee and cocked my flinter. He kept coming and at 40 yards I took the shot. TVM Early Lancaster .50 cal, 70 grains of 3f with a .490 round ball .018 patch. Dropped him right where he stood. First kill for this gun.

Sorry about the pict, the adrenaline was flowing.

 

[stormcrow]

Nice shot! Must have been a thrill for you to see then be able to take him.

 

[James Stella]

Nice pig and story. Good Job.

 

[rabjr]

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[blackpowderscout]

Congrats!!

 

[hoochiepapa]

Good job!

 

[VTdeerhunter]

ummmm bacon...my favorite food group

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Nice job I envey you that is what is on my list for my smooth bore flinter :thumbsup:

 

[Supercracker]

SWEET.

Big enough to be mean, small enough still be great eating and not too bad to drag out.

Was there much traffic on FS?

 

[MattyB]

Nice work!

 

[cynthialee]

My family was visiting the Fort Stewart area back in the 80's and one evening we saw a few wild pigs had a couple teen agers 'tree'd' on top of a dumpster. We honked the horn and the pigs ran away. Those two kids were mighty happy that we showed up. The kids were hollering and scared as hell of them hogs.

Do you have to have a tag for hogs? Or are they shoot on sight like some other places?


Good hunting!
:thumbsup:

 

[Matt85]

congratulations on a nice hog!

-Matt

 

[Silex]

:hatsoff:
Congrats!!

 

[flyfisher76544]

Thanks everyone! Supercracker there wasn't that much traffic in the woods. Cynthialee they are considered a nuisance animal and an invasive species. No limit and no closed season on hogs here!! :hatsoff:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Good hunting. :thumbsup:

 

[wattlebuster]

Ahhh porkchops on the firepit. Congrats an hope ya get many more with that rocklock :thumbsup:

 

[hawk]

:thumbsup:

 

[themarmot]

nice !!! well done !!!

 

[hanshi]

You got a tasty porker with a fine rifle and that's as good as it gets. When fall comes is when I really miss Ga. Well I lived there for over 60 years and never took a hog. But talk about deer.....

 

[dave n]

Sweet ! :thumbsup: