First Hunt With The New Thermal.........

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Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #479407 09/02/17 03:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 997 Likes: 57 Texas T Tbar OP
OP Tbar T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 997 Likes: 57 Texas	I let a friend shoot my rifle the other night and he went two for two. Fixed turret mount on the pipe fence behind the house. 18" IWT 6.8SPC IR Hunter Mk III 60htz Thermal Federal 115gn FMJ ammo 200-225 yards First hog is ~ 180#'s Second hog is ~ 80#'s

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #479596 09/07/17 04:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,534 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	With the flooding going on around Houston, how soon will the hogs come back once the waters recede? www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... esshup #479600 09/07/17 08:08 AM
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OP Tbar T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 997 Likes: 57 Texas	Originally Posted By: esshup With the flooding going on around Houston, how soon will the hogs come back once the waters recede? I'm not an expert but I would think if they left they would return asap to take advantage of the food source(worms, grubs, bugs driven to the surface).

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #486108 02/13/18 06:29 PM
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OP Tbar T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 997 Likes: 57 Texas	Shot two more from my fixed turret mount on the back fence last night 200 yards from the feeder. First shot and the big one dropped where he stood. Caught the second one on the run which is a rare occurrence for me. No video this time.....my MDVR quite before the shooting. My old pizz hound checking out the kill.

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #486109 02/13/18 06:52 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,722 Likes: 282 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile... R RAH Lunker
RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,722 Likes: 282 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile...	You must have a big freezer!

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #486110 02/13/18 09:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 534 Likes: 76 southwest Colorado 4 4CornersPuddle
4CornersPuddle 4 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 534 Likes: 76 southwest Colorado	good going Tbar! Shoot 'em all! It is really satisfying to take out a double like that, isn't it? On occasion, I have two, or even more, gobblers come in to the call in spring. I take one out, and have to sit with a loaded gun until the other(s) leave. How would it be to take "a left and a right", as they say in Britain!?

Re: First Hunt With The New Thermal......... Tbar #486133 02/14/18 02:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,948 Likes: 9 Red River County,Tx C Chris Steelman Moderator Lunker
Chris Steelman Moderator Lunker C Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,948 Likes: 9 Red River County,Tx	We bought a Pulsar XP50 a few months ago. It is a lot of fun hunting with Thermals.