night time hog down

[Howie1968]

just shot this eater size pig, had one of the big boars come in, the wind changed and buted me and was out of there. this pig came in with a sounder of pigs, he was the biggest of the sounder. DRT with 430 gr maxiball behind 90 grains of pyrodex rs 2F used my .54 tc white mountain carbine

 

[SDSmlf]

Looks like a lot of bacon. And bacon goes with everything.

 

[Juice Jaws]

I have a kill few hogs with my ML's but you win hands down. Its great you have a good place hunt. Thanks for all the photos

 

[Walkingeagle]

Great job once again Howie!!
Walk

 

[Spikebuck]

Another great hog.

You've probably answered this before, but what light source do you use shooting these hogs at night...to both illuminate the target and to see your sights?

 

[Skychief]

Congrats Howie!!!

 

[Howie1968]

Mr.Spikebuck my night source are Texas boar feederlights ive got several versions the old 2 watt array to my 9watt bowhunter series it has a elliptical lens that allows me to see 45 yards wide by 60 yards the other is 9 volt with a spot lens can stretch to 75 yards long by 30 yards wide. I put those on 10 foot tripods. the red shows great contrast inside my blins I have a red headlamp on my head when I hear the hogs I click the light on my front sight is glo white when I see the front sight the rear sight levels. I sight all my muzzleloaders in at 1 inch high at 25 yards

 

[Howie1968]

in this picture you will see my portable set up a bowhunter special light mounted on my climbing stand my white mountain carbine 54 on this particular set up we after season put protien feeders up we was having trouble out of a big boar jumping in the feeder pen so my job was to deal with the hog which I harvested a big boar inside the pen

 

[Howie1968]

Congrats Howie!!!

thank you mr skychief

 

[tallpine]

Good job Howard, You are certainly doing your part to reduce the swine population in Texas. Keep up the good work

 

[Howie1968]

Good job Howard, You are certainly doing your part to reduce the swine population in Texas. Keep up the good work

Thanks Dan!!! been at it for 35 years.ill have to call soon and tell about some new muzzleloaders ive gotten. im sure by now yove gotten a couple more built. how did you all do in Crockett this year?

 

[Stony Broke]

Very interesting techniques you have developed. Good job !

 

[hanshi]

I think you are pretty much a hog specialist judging by your amazing scoring on those critters. I'm impressed!

 

[Howie1968]

im well known in the hog hunting community in Texas before 4 years ago I bowhunted them only. I was bowhunting a WMA close to my house when the closest I could get to a hog was 50 yards, this WMA allows archery black powder and shotguns. 35 years ago in rual Indiana I worked for a gunshop- taking out trash and such when I earned my first muzzleloader. I want to say a cva mountain rifle. killed deer with it the same year. over the years I thought about black powder and my former mentor, he always talked about a .54 caliber. fast forward 2016 I got tired of the hogs busting me so I ordered a Lyman deerstalker .54 since I got the lyman ive gotten 20 more muzzleloaders mainly Thompson centers 9 .54s I have got some .50 cals .58 and a .72 double. in the last 4 years ive taken over 100 hogs using traditional muzzleloading rifles ive killed some with roundballs and on hogs under 200 the 50s and .54s work ok. wheni use rb now I use one of my .58s or my pedersoli Kodiak double .72 ive learned when shooting the big boys I use a conical in 50 cal the 600 gr no excuse .54 I use the 535 no excuse or the 425 great plains or the tc 430 maxi. 58s tow 600 gr .58 maxi or a .570 rb in my pedersoli ive got conicals that way 1000 grains they shoot ok at 25 yards but I prefer the roundball in my Kodiak 120 grains olde eynesford 2 F with the 500 gr rb makes the hogs drt. hog hunting is a passion, a passion that ive guided Tink the owner of Tinks69 to a record boar and many other famous hunters. I have a few friends on this forumn whos hunted with me. I stopped guiding and such in 2008 now I just hunt every week mostly every day and have been blessed with lots of private land to hunt.
This forumn has helped me so much with my journey back into traditional muzzleloading many members mentorship and advice has helped me along the way im the muzzleloading hunter I am now because of the men on this forumn

 

[lwscrim]

Congratulations Howie! That is another nice hog.
Keep up the great work!
Sam A.

 

[jdw276]

im well known in the hog hunting community in Texas before 4 years ago I bowhunted them only. I was bowhunting a WMA close to my house when the closest I could get to a hog was 50 yards, this WMA allows archery black powder and shotguns. 35 years ago in rual Indiana I worked for a gunshop- taking out trash and such when I earned my first muzzleloader. I want to say a cva mountain rifle. killed deer with it the same year. over the years I thought about black powder and my former mentor, he always talked about a .54 caliber. fast forward 2016 I got tired of the hogs busting me so I ordered a Lyman deerstalker .54 since I got the lyman ive gotten 20 more muzzleloaders mainly Thompson centers 9 .54s I have got some .50 cals .58 and a .72 double. in the last 4 years ive taken over 100 hogs using traditional muzzleloading rifles ive killed some with roundballs and on hogs under 200 the 50s and .54s work ok. wheni use rb now I use one of my .58s or my pedersoli Kodiak double .72 ive learned when shooting the big boys I use a conical in 50 cal the 600 gr no excuse .54 I use the 535 no excuse or the 425 great plains or the tc 430 maxi. 58s tow 600 gr .58 maxi or a .570 rb in my pedersoli ive got conicals that way 1000 grains they shoot ok at 25 yards but I prefer the roundball in my Kodiak 120 grains olde eynesford 2 F with the 500 gr rb makes the hogs drt. hog hunting is a passion, a passion that ive guided Tink the owner of Tinks69 to a record boar and many other famous hunters. I have a few friends on this forumn whos hunted with me. I stopped guiding and such in 2008 now I just hunt every week mostly every day and have been blessed with lots of private land to hunt.
This forumn has helped me so much with my journey back into traditional muzzleloading many members mentorship and advice has helped me along the way im the muzzleloading hunter I am now because of the men on this forumn

Which part of rural indiana? Got family all over indiana and i grew up in muncie.....

 

[Howie1968]

walkerton, Plymouth and north liberty st joseph county

 

[Howie1968]

my family dads side all have big farms that produce corn and soy beans

 

[jdw276]

walkerton, Plymouth and north liberty st joseph county

Parents grew up in north judson, sister lives in toto, spent summers ar bass lake.

 

[Howie1968]

We played North Judson in football and I have family in North Judson we visited flea market in Toto often and have relatives there I fished Koontz lake often and fished the Kankakee river often