They never weight as much as you think they are going to. Like I always say, the majority of people who say they killed a 300 pound hog (and there are plenty who do) probably never actually weighed it.
This one was making regular appearances at my feeder lately according to my game camera. I went over Sunday afternoon to check my cameras and he had been there the 2 prior evenings between 6 and 7 pm so I sat the stand hoping to take him out, but he didn't show.
So today I went back to see if he was still around. Sure enough he came out about 6:20. I shot him dead in the shoulder with the 143 grain ELDX 6.5 Creedmoor and he made it about 20 yards. I had him figured to be at least 200 pounds judging from the pictures, but when I walked up though he wasn't as big as I thought. After I drug him the 20 or so yard back to the feeder, I though maybe I was right.
So, I hauled him back to the camp and hung him on the digital scale to get a good weight - 168 pounds.
He did have some good cutters and a really thick shield.
This one was making regular appearances at my feeder lately according to my game camera. I went over Sunday afternoon to check my cameras and he had been there the 2 prior evenings between 6 and 7 pm so I sat the stand hoping to take him out, but he didn't show.
So today I went back to see if he was still around. Sure enough he came out about 6:20. I shot him dead in the shoulder with the 143 grain ELDX 6.5 Creedmoor and he made it about 20 yards. I had him figured to be at least 200 pounds judging from the pictures, but when I walked up though he wasn't as big as I thought. After I drug him the 20 or so yard back to the feeder, I though maybe I was right.
So, I hauled him back to the camp and hung him on the digital scale to get a good weight - 168 pounds.
He did have some good cutters and a really thick shield.
