Well guys, I got a wild boar. Four of us went to a ranch in Paris, IL and had some fun. Mine weighed out at 170#. It was the smallest but I don't care. (Largest was 210#) It was a great time. Those things are hard to kill! They get down right nasty after you shoot one. I don't think I'll do it again though. It's not really what I'd call a "Hunt". Much better than watching the boob tube though. I wasn't impressed with the Wenzel Woodsmans. Very poor penetration and blood trail. I'm going back to a 2 blade head. Dick
Congratulations Dick. Don't be thinkin because yours was the smallest that it was an inferior hog. The smaller the better they taste and the easier they are to carry out, <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
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'betcha went to Coal creek?
Ditto the woodsman heads. I just don't care for them. Seems I always come back to the old Zwicky eskimo. If you havn't eaten Russian boar, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Red as beef, and very tasty!
Fact is, hogs don't leave much of a bloodtrail, no matter the head. The fat just seals 'em right up. They are indeed non-dying SOBs. I'm going to Texas this week for Javalina, and to Ken Moody's place in Tennessee in March.
Edited by - john nail on 02/20/2002 17:43:09
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Congrats Dick! Yep, you're in for some FINE eating! Hmmm..so ya wasn't thrilled w/the WW's huh? Were ya using the heavier limbs on your CM? Anyhow, that isn't the first negative comment I've heard on em. I may reconsider what I will bring to Canada for bear. A big ole Magnus w/bleeders worked fine on the last one...
Mike, looks bigger than it really was (a 180# sow). Due to the brush I was sitting a couple feet behind the bear & wound up w/a Chuck Adams style picture. It was in '97 I think...
I wouldn't worry about using them in Canada. I put ONE head through four deer this last year. Broke 7 ribs (I think), taking two right off the vertebrae and sternum. Burried a few times in pretty rocky soil too. Nothing but straight blow-throughs and blood everywhere.
Then again, a hog's a different critter. Lots of fat and that nasty shield too.
Thanks for the input Jason. I've been sorta wanting to try the WW's ever since they came out & bear would be a decent test, but I know what the Magnus will do to em so the jury's still out on what I'll choose. Only thing I know right now is that it'll surely be a multiple blade head. Oh well, one way to wile away some of the remaining months till the hunt. Still wish you'd be hunting w/us. Maybe another time.
Got a Boar!
