700lb hog killed in NC

[WillBrink]

Most of the times these claims of super hogs turn out to be mythology or vastly exaggerated, and or, the hog was actually farm raised, then released into an area to be "hunted." Far as I know, this one appears legit, and that's a big freakin' animal:


http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/U.S./876/493/giantboar.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

A father-and-son hunting team killed a 707.5-pound wild hog earlier this month deep in the mountains of North Carolina with a single shot. The North Carolina Sportsman reported that Bruce Florence and his son, Jonathan, were on the side of a mountain on Jan. 16 in Transylvania County when the two split up. Bruce sat down while Jonathan investigated a rustling in the brush.

His son managed to flush out three small hogs and just when he was just about to emerge from the thicket, he recalled, "the big boy blasted out."

"He headed straight for my Dad," Jonathan told the magazine.

Bruce, an experienced hog hunter who has killed some in the 150-pound range, likened the Russian boar to a charging buffalo.

"He was bee-lining right at me," he said.

Bruce estimated that the hog was about 30 yards away when it angled just slightly to expose its vitals. Bruce pulled the trigger of his .25-06 rifle and dropped the massive beast.

Bruce took time to compose himself, and his son told the magazine his Dad's hair was standing up like he had "a Mohawk." The father and son utilized the steep terrain to drag the 7-foot, 4-inch hog until others helped moving it.

"We got some good bacon and sausage off this hog," Bruce told the magazine. "We've already eaten the ribs. We got about 150 pounds of sausage, a lot of bacon, and we got one ham and the tenderloins out."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/30/father-son-bag-charging-700-pound-hog-in-north-carolina/

[Moose-Knuckle]

Finally, someone got my ex-MIL . . .

[chuckman]

I do not know that this is the biggest hog KIA in North Carolina, and there have been others around that weight. Most of the big ones I have see have been down east; that Hogzilla was shot in he mountains. We also grow big bears here:

http://myfox8.com/2014/11/13/hunter-bags-second-largest-bear-killed-in-north-carolina/

...and big sharks...

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/14/5447340/2300-pound-great-white-shark-tracked.html

[WillBrink]

BTW, not being a bolt gun guy and knowing the usual common rnds used in bolt guns, I thought the .25-06 was a typo and they meant .30-06, but a search found .25-06 exists. Never heard of it. Anyone hunt with .25-06?

[Crow Hunter]

Finally, someone got my ex-MIL . . .

Badumm bump chi.

*applause*

[diving dave]

BTW, not being a bolt gun guy and knowing the usual common rnds used in bolt guns, I thought the .25-06 was a typo and they meant .30-06, but a search found .25-06 exists. Never heard of it. Anyone hunt with .25-06?

Yup, as you would guess its a 30 06 necked to 25 cal... Great antelope cartridge .

[WickedWillis]

BTW, not being a bolt gun guy and knowing the usual common rnds used in bolt guns, I thought the .25-06 was a typo and they meant .30-06, but a search found .25-06 exists. Never heard of it. Anyone hunt with .25-06?

It's extremely popular where I grew up in Western Montana. It's a flat shooting cartridge with good velocity. Great Deer, or as someone else said, Antelope round.

[brickboy240]

The 25-06 is a 30-06 case, necked down to fit a 25 caliber bullet.

This was once a "wildcatter" custom round that (like the 22-250 and others) got turned into a factory commercial offering.

The 270 Winchester is also another round that came from necking down the 30-06 shell casing. I regularly hunt with a 270 and yes...it kills deer like lightning. In fact, here in Texas, the 270 is probably right under the 30-06 as one of the most seen deer calibers in the woods. I know several that use the 25-06 for deer and it, like the 270, is pretty effective.

The 270 and 25-06 are flatter-shooting calibers than the 30-06 and are favored by longer shooting hunters that hunt deer and other critters in wide open country like West Texas and other western states.

So yes...it is not a typo...the 25-06 is a real caliber! LOL

[WillBrink]

The 25-06 is a 30-06 case, necked down to fit a 25 caliber bullet.

This was once a "wildcatter" custom round that (like the 22-250 and others) got turned into a factory commercial offering.

The 270 Winchester is also another round that came from necking down the 30-06 shell casing. I regularly hunt with a 270 and yes...it kills deer like lightning. In fact, here in Texas, the 270 is probably right under the 30-06 as one of the most seen deer calibers in the woods. I know several that use the 25-06 for deer and it, like the 270, is pretty effective.

The 270 and 25-06 are flatter-shooting calibers than the 30-06 and are favored by longer shooting hunters that hunt deer and other critters in wide open country like West Texas and other western states.

So yes...it is not a typo...the 25-06 is a real caliber! LOL

Am I the only one who thinks there's probably 5-6 choices out there that would cover 99.9% of everyones needs? I'm always astounded by the number of choices. I have to think those tried and true choices from small game to large, such as .223, .308, .30-06, and perhaps 7mm mag and .300 WN mag has to cover it no? It seems new do it all caliber gets developed, guns built around them, people buy them because they are new and cool, etc, and (correct me if I'm wrong) offer very little real improvements in terminal ballistics, etc over the above.

Seems in hunting rounds, this is taken to the extreme.

Flame suit on :neo:

[MBtech]

This is why I have a SCAR 17 with Hog Hammer Barnes TSX, forget bolt guns for hunting bacon that big! :cool:

[MountainRaven]

Am I the only one who thinks there's probably 5-6 choices out there that would cover 99.9% of everyones needs? I'm always astounded by the number of choices. I have to think those tried and true choices from small game to large, such as .223, .308, .30-06, and perhaps 7mm mag and .300 WN mag has to cover it no? It seems new do it all caliber gets developed, guns built around them, people buy them because they are new and cool, etc, and (correct me if I'm wrong) offer very little real improvements in terminal ballistics, etc over the above.

Seems in hunting rounds, this is taken to the extreme.

Flame suit on :neo:

Consumerism at its finest. There's always something a little shorter, a little faster, a little flatter, more powerful....

Hell, your 308, 30-06, 7mm RM, and 300 WM are going to mostly end up doing the same jobs. The differences between most major hunting calibers are pretty much identical to the differences between major defensive handgun rounds. Meaning they make almost no difference except in the details the vast majority of hunters are too unskilled to take advantage of.

IMHO, all you need is 22, 223/5.56mm, 30-30 or 7.62x39 (but only if you must have a brush gun), 308 or 30-06, 338 WM, and 375 H&H. That will cover literally everything on the planet. Everything else is a variation on the above that does something a little better in one way, a little worse in others, for a net gain of zero for all practical intents and purposes.

[7.62WildBill]

Don't forget 7mm-08.

[Ark1443]

This is why I have a SCAR 17 with Hog Hammer Barnes TSX, forget bolt guns for hunting bacon that big! :cool:

That's basically what I just told my buddy about my SCAR 17! I would definitely not feel under gunned with that thing in the field.

I plan to hunt hog one day with it, but so far the nearest ones are about a 2 1/2 hour drive away and I am lacking a means to transport them back (no truck or trailer, and one of those is NOT going into my car!).

[AKDoug]

They are sitting WAY behind that hog. It's big, but I doubt it's that big.

[TomD]

yep, I'd like to see it on a scale. For that kind of hunting and most any out to 200 yds, I'll take my 336 in .30-30 with Hornady Leverolution ammo.

[MBtech]

I have to give credit though, these guys get the job done with a bolt gun.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Wkz58rZOw

[cbx]

Finally, someone got my ex-MIL . . .
Snarf......best thing is read all day...lmao....

[SeriousStudent]

Finally, someone got my ex-MIL . . .

Beat me to it.

And put me in the 7mm-08 camp as well.

[Ready.Fire.Aim]

I don't know about " good eating"from that " big boy" even if it was pen raised. Boar hog bacon isn't on my top 100.

[Mr blasty]

Beat me to it.

And put me in the 7mm-08 camp as well.

Legit question. What makes it so great over 308? What's it giving you?

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[Moose-Knuckle]

IIRC it was Elmer Keith who wrote about someone who took an example of every big game species in N America with a .357 Magnum.

[Vash1023]

i just hate these fishermans pictures though.... just stand next to it and stop trying to make it look bigger by standing 5 feet behind it......

[MountainRaven]

Legit question. What makes it so great over 308? What's it giving you?

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Slightly lighter bullets with slightly higher BCs at slightly higher muzzle velocities with lower recoil.

I personally feel that 7mm-08 is a better cartridge than 308. But the 7mm-08 requires a handloader to even achieve the same level of versatility and cost that the 308 enjoys in factory ammo.

Plus, IIRC, the research and study that led to the development of the 6.8mm SPC and the 7x46mm found that the 7mm bullets tested tended to lead to more "devastating" terminal performance (while 6.5mm bullets had the greatest accuracy, and the developers of the 6.8mm opting to split the difference).

[SeriousStudent]

Yeah, what that guy said! :cool:

Back when I was a wee lad, the .270 was considered the "be-all" as a Texas deer slayer. Lighter to carry, shot nice and flat out in the desert, and did not destroy a lot of venison.

I think the 7mm-08 is just an updated and better version of that quest. I'm working towards a Remington Model 7 KS (Kevlar stock) in 7mm-08, and a nice piece of glass. I have to finish two other rifle projects first, but that will be my deer gun when I retire in a couple of years.