Porcus Hogrelius

Near Success/Patience/Shot Placement
#0045 In my recent update from the tree farm, I was hoping to get a hog at the pig pipe. Well, as I was hanging around the house after sunset (with the lights out) I would go outside from time to time and scan for any warm blooded animals. I thought I could see a… Continue reading Near Success/Patience/Shot Placement
A Young Hog Hunter
#0044 For the last couple of weeks, my son Ben and his family have been staying with us. Yesterday, we visited my friend Perry to hunt hogs. We got there about six and put a few rounds through the AR15 (5.56). After I adjusted the scope, young Jared (aged 9) took a couple of shots… Continue reading A Young Hog Hunter
Eric’s Trophy
#0043 My friend Eric flew in to hunt hogs. He took this big guy at Manx Farm near Corsicana. This hog was huge, estimated weight: 300lbs. (FYI, the pig’s hide after it is tanned covers a foam form. This makes the shoulder mount fairly light weight, very easy to handle and to hang on your… Continue reading Eric’s Trophy
Fall Approaches
#0042 As Labor Day ended (after laboring on the lawn), I drove to my small rural property intent on deer food plot preps. I arrived before sunset and put corn in the pig pipe where I have had repeated pictures of a large spotted boar. No pigs on the camera Monday night… Tuesday I did… Continue reading Fall Approaches
Thermal vs Night Vision
#0041 Son Ben and Grandson Jared and I went to the tree farm Friday afternoon and spent a couple of nights there. Plenty of chainsaw work, burning, and mowing. Saturday after dark, about 2130, I saw some hogs with the thermal scanner. We moved toward the road and saw several small pigs grazing. Before Ben… Continue reading Thermal vs Night Vision