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#0043My 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 wall.)The taxidermy was… Continue reading Eric’s Trophy

#0042As 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 some final prep… Continue reading Fall Approaches

#0041Son 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 got set… Continue reading Thermal vs Night Vision

#0040Since taking out the huge boar on Thursday night, no pictures of hogs have been received from either camera.Further, rancher Wade sent a text stating that no new damage has been seen on his property.All good news.For now, the cameras will remain in place and monitoring will continue.All in all, a complete success.And, the two… Continue reading Suburban Feral Hog Control Update

#0039As you may recall I had a big hog on the camera Tuesday night. He got in front of the camera but did not eat any of the corn. He’s old, he’s big, he’s smart.I had a trip planned so I would be out of town for a few days.Also, neighboring rancher Wade sent a… Continue reading Details from 28 OCT 20 Hunt