I got some stuff i needed to get done around the house early so I loaded some shells up for the 6.5x284 and decided to go see if some hogs were out. it was slow at first about a hour of sitting I was decideing if I should leave and move to a greener field. about then one came out 307 yds the rangefinder said so I dialed it in and squeezed the trigger. he was facing me and I ran one through him length wise.
I just got back from getting pics and I spyed another one. I range found him and it was 297 yds. I settled the crosshairs on him and squeezed off another shot.
since I could see him through the scope I decided to just leave him lay.
it was a bit then till the next one showed. he was at 475 yds. I dialed in 9moa and .75moa the wrong way and squeezed. the bullet landed to the right of him which is where I dialed the turrets too. rookie mistake and hoping he would come out and play again but it was not going to happen.
shortly thereafter a pair showed up around 300 yds and I watched em for a long time. finally they ended up one in front of the other and I squeezed another one off. the one that was nearest to me just collapsed the one behind hopped and limped the few feet back to a nearby hole. With the amount of blood I doubt he'll live.
after that I told myself that I wasn't shooting anymore unless it was with the contender or past 350 yds. about 10 minutes go by and sure nuff another one shows. I layed the contender up in the tripod and held steady. I eased the hammer back and squeezed one off. I heard the satisfying thump and through the 2x scope I could see a leg in the ear waving. I walked out and range found back to my tripod and it was 197 yds. That was the most satisfying shot of the night.
I packed it in at that point since it was 6 and light was fading fast. Even with the ones I killed today I seen twice as many in blind spots of the field as I was walking out to the hits and on my way out. I prob with save this field for a day later in april it is going to be a corn field so id rather kill em now since I wont be able to see em by the end of may.
