Been a couple weeks ago, but just now getting time to post these up...
Two close friends and I headed once more to Oklahoma, second year we've done this. Different place, though; this time south and east of Oklahoma city, straight north of Dallas. Spotting and stalking through the timber. Not unlike slug hunting deer at home. They had about 4" of snow the first day, which the locals said was unusual but made for terrific hunting. Nice and fluffy and quiet, easy to sneak, and easy to spot pigs when they were up moving around. When they were bedded down, though, the snow piled up on top of them and we about stepped on a couple. In any event, fun! Sleet and rain the rest of the time. Over the course of two full days, we ended up with two pigs apiece. Here are mine. The first one was a sow, at 50 yards, somewhat ambushed at a watering hole. The second brown one, a boar, was measured at 114 yards.
Rifle this year was a Kimber 84L Select chambered in my favorite, the .30-06, set up with a 2.5-8 VX3. I acquired this rifle last summer and at 7 lbs scoped, loaded and slung, it is a little snappy off the bench but a dream to carry. The pre-'64 Featherweight made the trip but stayed warm and dry in the cabin. Load was the 165 AB over 58 grains H4350, right at about 2800 fps. Lapua brass. Both were high lung shots, and both went straight down.
They are at the locker now for a combination of straight ground, ring balogna and brats.
Two close friends and I headed once more to Oklahoma, second year we've done this. Different place, though; this time south and east of Oklahoma city, straight north of Dallas. Spotting and stalking through the timber. Not unlike slug hunting deer at home. They had about 4" of snow the first day, which the locals said was unusual but made for terrific hunting. Nice and fluffy and quiet, easy to sneak, and easy to spot pigs when they were up moving around. When they were bedded down, though, the snow piled up on top of them and we about stepped on a couple. In any event, fun! Sleet and rain the rest of the time. Over the course of two full days, we ended up with two pigs apiece. Here are mine. The first one was a sow, at 50 yards, somewhat ambushed at a watering hole. The second brown one, a boar, was measured at 114 yards.
Rifle this year was a Kimber 84L Select chambered in my favorite, the .30-06, set up with a 2.5-8 VX3. I acquired this rifle last summer and at 7 lbs scoped, loaded and slung, it is a little snappy off the bench but a dream to carry. The pre-'64 Featherweight made the trip but stayed warm and dry in the cabin. Load was the 165 AB over 58 grains H4350, right at about 2800 fps. Lapua brass. Both were high lung shots, and both went straight down.
They are at the locker now for a combination of straight ground, ring balogna and brats.
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