First time using NV and hunting hogs at night

jim87formula

jim87formula

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After a couple months placing out two feeders and a few cameras, plus trying to get my night vision rig exactly how I wanted; I finally made it out to the stand to try everything out.

Well, knowing that these hogs like to come out between 1800 & 1900 to feed with their family, I knew I should see some action.

Where I am hunting is between a hay lot where the cattle are being fed and where the hogs are getting a free meal as well. So I set-up between the two barb wired fences, almost directly in the middle of the hay lot and knowing where the hogs are coming through from the brush to the hay. This night (being the first time ever out hunting at night and using night vision for hunting) my first experience was a heard a loud "BING!" noise, basically something hit the barb wired fence in back of me extremely hard; then I heard hoofs doing a Mach 1 on my right side, you guessed it a hog! Couldn't even get my gun turned fast enough but it sure did get the blood a pumping.

After that excitement with the hog and the coyotes hollering very close to me; I started to hear some noise in the brush... Well this video was the first hog that came right into my view...



As you can see clearly the hog turned and seems like I jerked when I pulled the trigger, a little bit of hog fever might be involved.

Roughly a few minutes later, it sounded like 20 cows moving through the brush and of course I forgot to turn on the video camera but had a 400lb+ sow turn broadside to me and I let a slug go right in her neck, she dropped and squealed for over 10 seconds, I thought she was DRT but I was mistaken, as she got up and ran off; I couldn't believe what I just witnessed.

The next morning I went out looking for the big sow and for my surprise I could not find any blood but could see where she went down and was kicking. I fine combed as much as I could in that brush but no luck.

The property that I have access to adjacent sides to where I do believe where the hogs are denning at, I am in the process right now trying to get a hold of the other property owner which would be awesome if I can.

Now, I am just waiting to find where the buzzards will be circling...
 
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Which X-Sight do you have? Is it an older model? What distance to the hog?

The scene appears pretty clear, but I notice jerking in the video that was common to the X-Sights. Just wondering which scope you have.

Thanks for the post.
 
Originally Posted By: 6mm06
Which X-Sight do you have? Is it an older model? What distance to the hog?

The scene appears pretty clear, but I notice jerking in the video that was common to the X-Sights. Just wondering which scope you have.

Thanks for the post.



This is the first gen, bought it over a year ago or so. The distance was roughly 30 yards, I need to go out there and get the yardage because mostly all my stands will be right around that distance from the feeders.

The jerking was due to the batteries needed to be changed, after I changed them out with new ones the jerking went away. I did have an issue with it that same night the cross hairs disappeared and it froze up so I unscrewed the battery cap and went back to working but I do believe it was the batteries because went out the next night and last night with no issues.
 


I finally had a chance to get back in the seat from having to deal with crappy weather to having a busy schedule. The boy and I went yesterday afternoon to check feeders and cameras; which the last video above there wasn't much activity at that feeder but on the other side of the property that I haven't hunted over yet was picking up some action so I decided to give it a try last night; not knowing what direction the hogs would be coming from was I guess and would have to find out.

So I sat roughly 40 yards from the feeder up on a slope of hill and the feeder is right next to a waterhole, which the hogs get both water and food at the same place. I got out there a little after 18:00 and didn't have much movement until about 20:00. I had my rifle pointing towards the feeder and my 1911 45 on my right leg ready to go then a hog stepped out to my right about 20 yards which all I could see is a black outline of a hog, it started grunting and seemed like to me rooting the ground, which I had my 45 pointed right at it just in case if it decided to charge at me. It decided to move up the hill behind me then I lost sight of it. Not even 30 seconds later I saw a black figure running on the horizon roughly 100 yards out to my right, again... Well this one came directly in front of me then put on the brakes which I'm guessing it smelled me and ran back about 20 yards and stopped to look in my direction which gave me time to swing my rifle around to throw a slug at him, he dropped and did a 3 stooges Curly circle of death, that is when I turned on the video to record if there were any other takers but none came out.

Some video for your entertainment
Texas hog down

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I'd say roughly a 70lber which will make some great sausage!

 
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Nice job. The view through the scope looks pretty good. I notice this video does not have the jumpy scenes like the earlier one did.

So, at about what range was the hog when it was on the ground? I guess I didn't follow exactly about the range. Just curious.

Which model X-Sight do you have?
 

Do the new model X-Sights have the ability to use the green view, if you are aware? Am I correct that either green or white can be used on the new models?
 
Originally Posted By: Yellowhammer400 pound hogs are rarer than low fence 200 inch Boone and Crockett deer, especially a sow.

Well this must of been a rare sow then. I've shot a 300lb+ Russian boar in Oklahoma so it might of been 399lbs give or take....
 
Originally Posted By: jim87formulaOriginally Posted By: Yellowhammer400 pound hogs are rarer than low fence 200 inch Boone and Crockett deer, especially a sow.

Well this must of been a rare sow then. I've shot a 300lb+ Russian boar in Oklahoma so it might of been 399lbs give or take....

Can you guess how many pounds this one was?



 
Went out tonight after filling up feeders and checking cameras this afternoon. First time going out and seeing 2 coyotes, 4 sows with about 15 or so piglets and none were in pistol range but next time I will have the rifle.

Sorry about the poor quality in the video, the batteries were about dead.



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He didn't go too far, roughly 150 yards is where he dropped.

I ordered me some Kentli batteries so I won't have any more issues of almost drained batteries.




 


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