A Boar!


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Author: Roy Wolff (Oleman)
Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 9:57 pm
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Since Darrell won't tell the story I will....

He and I have been after almost whatever gets into a couple hog traps that we started baiting awhile back. We baited and baited. Nothing! We begin to wonder if someone may be releasing the hogs in the traps. But naw! Everyone in the area wants the critters gone. So, wrong bait? NAW!!!

Then one afternoon! Whamo! We make the daily run to check the traps. First one, trap gate up, bait in place! Discouraged! Get back into the truck, talk about what may be the problem. Travel away and approach the other trap. DOOR CLOSE!!

Darrell says we have a hog! I see an ear above the solid gate door. I say we got a small one for sure.

We walk towards the trap. The ear gets larger. The head gets larger. The dang hog stands up. Is it the hog that came into my shooting range one evening, but did not offer a shot? NAW! Is it the same hog that another hunter seen? NAW. Bet your butt it is not the same. This is a brute. Not seen before. He is a boar and has cutters that will cause you to climb a tree fast.

Darrell tells me he is mine. He has the head and teeth that I have been looking for to have a euro mount. Promise, he is an ugly boar hog.

Darrell tells me to get the pistol and take my trophy. Since I have limited experience in taking a hog, much lest a huge guy like what I am looking at, I ask where? Darrell says between the eyes if he is facing you and in the or right behind the ear if not. I take aim, he gets up and walks toward the back of the cage. No between the eyes, but an ear shot is there. I take aim, shoot. All I do is tick this guy off and he charges the gate and end of the trap where I am standing. I jump back, Clayton (6/7 yrs old) climbs into the truck bed. Darrell laughs. The boar actually bends the trap door, scares me and Clayton, and stands there challenging me with his anger grunts. Now he is mine! Those eyes glare, I glare back and release a deadly shot between the eyes. He is down and history.

He is huge. Hard to estimate the poundage, but stretching out to 5 1/2 feet, he must be 275-325 lbs, maybe more.

One exciting evening.

Author: Randy Miller (Sporty87)
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 4:57 am
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Congratulations. Meat and trophy to mount.

Author: Roy Wolff (Oleman)
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 8:53 pm
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Today I skinned the head to make the mount, and as I was skinning something fell on the table making a sound. I check it out and there is the .22 slug from the ear shot. It did not penetrate farther than the skin. No wonder he was ticked off. LOL.

Author: Red_hilliard (Red_hilliard)
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 10:49 pm


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Way to go ROY.!! Them Big ole Dudes like that makes some pretty good Link Sausage.! The one I shoot down out of Larado did anyway.!! I had every thing except the Back Strap ground up into Links.! Sure was Good stuff.!

Author: Roy Wolff (Oleman)
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 9:45 pm
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Red, that is if you can get by the smell. This dude was old, so guess we do not have to go farther. LOL

Author: Red_hilliard (Red_hilliard)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 7:55 am


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Well, just mix in some AIRO WICK then.! LOL :-)

Author: Darrell Brizendine (Darrell)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 7:17 pm
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hey red oleman and i took three porkers out of the trap today two were fourty to fifety pounders one old sow

Author: Red_hilliard (Red_hilliard)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 9:15 pm


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Them TWO sounds like GOOD COOKING Porkers.!! ??

Author: Roy Wolff (Oleman)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 10:14 pm
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You bet your tail they will be. The sow has been nursing 6 and we caught 2, maybe not from the same litter. Maybe the other young-uns will come back tonight looking for mama or sibling. Trap is set, freezer is ready. LOL

Author: Steve_p (Steve_p)
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 4:39 pm
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Sounds like fun. I just came off a 73 hour week. Shoo it is hot. No end in sight to the heat some rain would be nice. Maybe some pork ribs with burgers on July forth ?

Author: Darrell Brizendine (Darrell)
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 9:30 pm
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if you will come early steve that may be lunch

Author: Darrell Brizendine (Darrell)
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 10:37 am
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hey red the oleman and i scored again with the trap we had 2 that weighed 26 pounds this mourning something had been eating the bait for several days so we set the trailcamera out when we checked it sunday we had pictures of 5 or 6 in the trap but the trip cable was to high and needed some oil will probably have more tomorrow

Author: Darrell Brizendine (Darrell)
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:30 pm
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hey red oleman scored again he and his granddaughter went out and took 4 more out of the trap this morning

Author: Red_hilliard (Red_hilliard)
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 10:28 pm


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Dang Ole Man, Your Freezer got to be Filling up too.Huh,?? :-)

Author: Roy Wolff (Oleman)
Friday, July 17, 2009 - 9:35 pm
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Yeppers! Freezers are full. I processed 5 of those buggers today. Worked from 3PM to 7 PM. They will be tender and tasty. 25-30 pounders! Don't that make your mouth water?? LOL

Author: Red_hilliard (Red_hilliard)
Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 4:32 pm


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I Know there's other's out there with water in there mouth too. They just Won't Admit it.!LOL:-)