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Offline lunchbox

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Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« on: April 04, 2009, 01:57:59 AM »
Is anyone seein or getting any groundhogs yet? I got 3 in the field by my house im itching to get LOL i just got a .22-250 three weeks ago broke it in and getting some pretty good groups so far its not as good as some iv seen on here but its doing good :o cant wait to start a tally on it!

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2009, 09:09:19 PM »
Shot in my dads new Tikka back in Feb. Shooting pretty good. I've been seeing the hogs out but still gonna wait for the little tykes to starting poppin out the holes.
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2009, 10:35:15 PM »
.220 swift, .223 and .243 is ready to go

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009, 07:15:06 AM »
dang you are ready huh  :D least you have your choice of long range and farther lol good stuff

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 07:32:43 AM »
Got the 243 shooting  got 4 so far with it
now the 6mm  and 22-250 will get used
 when it warms up

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 02:53:56 PM »
22mag I'm up to ten and I started shooting them in late Feb.
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 09:32:34 PM »
Slow start this year, only three so far. ;D

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009, 09:45:02 PM »
Slow start this year, only three so far. ;D

Longhair, were they all with the same bullet?
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 10:07:15 PM »
Took a couple of shots today.
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 10:34:03 PM »
Slow start this year, only three so far. ;D

Longhair, were they all with the same bullet?

That trick is for when the little ones come out. I've got two fer's before but never a three fer. Those shots don't present itself often, but they're really neat when they do.

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2009, 10:05:40 AM »
I never really got out much in the spring-summer iv had better luck in september some of the farms i hunt let the grass get to high but the ones that dont dont have very many hogs in it anymore cuz i found im not the only one hunting it anymore   :-\ to much compition :o

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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2009, 08:34:28 AM »
been out once this year and got one.   standing shooting off shooting sticks and opened em up right across the chest.  214yd ranged and witnessed.  never did I in a hundred years think I could hit em from that far standing.  lucky shot is all I can say.
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2009, 08:48:41 AM »
Sometimes things just go the way you planned it. Nice shot Ben. You were prepared for a lucky shot. Luck comes to those who work at it. I've made those "lucky" shots also and everyone says "lucky shot". I think there is some skill involved too.
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2009, 09:03:48 AM »
as much as I would like to say it was a chip shot I can't.  when I first looked through the scope I said this ones gotta be little.  we did not range it till after I shot.  worst thing is I have to be sitting or kneeling to hit a fox or coon at night but can hit a groudhog at 200 yds standing.  go figure.   ???
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Re: Anyone getting ready for hogs!?
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2009, 09:09:42 AM »
Iv made some good shots like that before I agree about skills if you practice enough you could make them no problem. I on the otherhand should be shooting more a differnt ranges so my shots arnt called lucky :o