Boy Bags Wild Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'

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I Agree with Bigred and Hannibal, even if the "boar/pig" didn't drop dead on the first shot, it's not worse then waiting 2-3 hours before tracking your game, this is a really big pig, no matter how you look at the pics, he's still 1/2 ton. It's a good thing that his father and guide had the high power rifle just in case of a charging boar, the opposite would have been plain wrong.
 
IM_Lugger said:
he should've used a f**king rifle! if first few shots weren't effective someone should've finished it off instead of having the kid play with it :rolleyes: (I've read they had people with 'hi-powered' rifles ponted at the hog in case it would charge.)
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You must be NEW... a 50Cal S&W with a long barrel is more powerful than the average rifle or slug-gun! How many Boars you killed? Thats what I thought....:onCrack:
 
Revolver hunting, very cool

He said he shot the huge animal eight times with a .50- caliber revolver
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I am not in favour of "silver platter hunts" and I do not wish to get into the debate regarding such organized and compartmentalised hunting.

That said, I just find it so cool that you can hunt with a revolver in the USA. I am happy for the 11 year-old and good for his dad for having taking the time to involve his son in his hunting experiences.

Robert
 
I saw the article in the Winnipeg's Free Press, and I thought about posting it, but I figured it would get the kind of comments it did, besides, the article in the paper was a little short on detail.

As for being gut shot, is it not possible that the critter was quartering away? Given a quartering away shot the placement is about perfect, hitting high and angling forward and slightly downward. The two visible holes aren't that far apart and due to the height of the holes on the body, I doubt they were exit holes.

Not bad at all for a youngster - or an experienced hunter for that matter. I once saw a man who was an experienced hunter, and a good shot, with many one shot kills on his resume, shoot a deer sized animal 14 times at moderate range, with a scoped rifle he was familiar with. He felt just terrible afterwards, but #### happens, and once you start something, you are obligated to finish it. Goes to show though, that there is no guarantee as to the outcome when you press the trigger, regardless of age, experience, or choice of firearm, you just do the best you can.

By the way, 2500 acres is just short of 4 square miles, how many of us hunt a larger area on foot? There is no reason why the ethics of fair chase cannot apply to a ranch hunt, providing the animals are free ranging, the cover is natural, and the hunting area is large enough. That would appear to be the case here, and that pig didn't get to be that size by being easy to find.
 
It is still "silver platter hunting"

http://www.lostcreekplantation.com/

Boomer said:
By the way, 2500 acres is just short of 4 square miles, how many of us hunt a larger area on foot?
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I know that I said I would not get into the debate regarding "silver platter hunting", but these are the facts.

This is what it says on their web sight:
Preserve Hog Hunts. Our European Boar and Feral Hog Hunts take place behind two miles of low fence. The terrain has everything that Lost Creek Plantation has to offer: From steep pine hillsides to hardwood creek bottoms, hogs have plenty of places to hide in the diverse cover.
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I am no mathematician, and please correct me if I am wrong, but two miles of low fences (assuming it is an enclosed area) is, what, about one or two acres of land? How much hiding can big hogs do on two acres of land? Maybe they have a cloaking devise.:rolleyes:

But that is just me
Robert
 
Oops, boy was I off by a mile (or two)

Donny Fenn1 said:
rlg 2 miles of continuous fence would encompass around 160 acres (1/4 section)...
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Sorry, oops, you are definitely right. Well, I did say I was no mathematician. Must have put my decimal point in the wrong place.... very wrong.

Actuality I did the calculation properly this time and it comes to 162 acres or so.

None-the-less, I still do not like “silver platter” hunting, be it 2 acres or 162 acres.
 
rlg said:
I am no mathematician, and please correct me if I am wrong, but two miles of low fences (assuming it is an enclosed area) is, what, about one or two acres of land?
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You are not even close to right, and you are wrong on more points than the math! :rolleyes:

Ted
 
What is a Silver Platter Hunt? Is that the one where you actually get to shoot something and all the losers and armchair hunters rag on you like a bunch of old women?
You should actually try the hunting before you dismiss it.JBRO
 
BIGREDD said:
What is a Silver Platter Hunt? Is that the one where you actually get to shoot something and all the losers and armchair hunters rag on you like a bunch of old women?
You should actually try the hunting before you dismiss it.JBRO
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some people are against hunting animals in pens wether its a 10'x10' area or in this case 162 acres. sure its nice to be able to hunt exotic species in a fenced in area but to others its wrong so i dont see how that makes them "losers" and "armchair warriors":rolleyes:

im against it and will never hunt an animal thats in a fenced in area. to each his own i guess...
 
A 500 acre farm is a huge farm in our part of the country. 2500 acres is a f**king huge piece of property! I wouldn't call this a canned hunt!

Some of you grown boys would have had your drawers full even being close to a beast like that! Give the young man a break.
 
Woodsman said:
A 500 acre farm is a huge farm in our part of the country. 2500 acres is a f**king huge piece of property! I wouldn't call this a canned hunt!

Some of you grown boys would have had your drawers full even being close to a beast like that! Give the young man a break.
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someone figured this out from the preserves website....

Donny Fenn1 said:
rlg 2 miles of continuous fence would encompass around 160 acres (1/4 section)...
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canadian hunter312 said:
some people are against hunting animals in pens wether its a 10'x10' area or in this case 162 acres. sure its nice to be able to hunt exotic species in a fenced in area but to others its wrong so i dont see how that makes them "losers" and "armchair warriors":rolleyes:

im against it and will never hunt an animal thats in a fenced in area. to each his own i guess...
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You better not hunt anywhere in southern Ontario, there are fences everywhere than, better pack up, and move west.

If you Want to be against something, join peta.
If you havent tried it, I could care less about your opinion because its irrelevant.

Stick to bunnyhunting...
Against is another way of saying afraid to...

I bet you'd hunt from a treestand with the biggest gun you could afford too... :D
 
DarrylDB said:
You better not hunt anywhere in southern Ontario, there are fences everywhere than, better pack up, and move west.

If you Want to be against something, join peta.
If you havent tried it, I could care less about your opinion because its irrelevant.

Stick to bunnyhunting...
Against is another way of saying afraid to...

I bet you'd hunt from a treestand with the biggest gun you could afford too... :D
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are you really that braindead? :rolleyes: the fences they use on game farms are designed to keep animals in where fences you see in a normal setting dont stop wildlife at all. ALMOST a good comparison:rolleyes:

yep, i like to use big guns and make long shots too. thats why i use a crossbow for deer/turkey and a shotgun for everything else around here.

so because im a hunter and im against something i should join peta:confused: man some of you people really need to open your eyes and enter reality...
 
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