Pigs Down!!!!pigs Down!!!!

[oregoncritters12]

Well, I don't even know where to begin with this one. I usually don't post lengthy stories so i will try to keep this one short as well. Like some of you know, i've been after these pigs for several months. Got a few on my camera, found sign all over, actually spotted one a week ago but could'nt get around on him...Blah Blah Blah...Needless to say, they've caused me some restless nights trying to guess their next move..
After spotting them last week.. I found a great vantage point i could sit and see lots of country and still have time to make a move if i needed too. Two nights ago, Sara went up with me and we sat til dark with only elk, turkeys and deer to be seen. It was storming like crazy last night so Sara decided she was going to stay home.. 7 months prego, so i let her off the hook.. Heres what came out first.

Takes about 45 minutes to hike in, so i got settled into my spot at about 6:00...After watching a coyote play in the middle of the meadow and test every nerve i had not to whack him, a boar hog fed out at 477yds below me.. I just bought this gun to shoot that far, but i would hate myself if i missed an only chance..I slipped to 151 yds and got a great rest.. Problem was, the pig was no longer visible..I just waited for about 10 minutes praying the wind wouldn't change and then i saw pigs moving all over...Several piglets were moving around.. I big hog finally stepped into an opening an BAM..She went down....Pigs scattered everywhere...I waited about 10 minutes to see if anything returned, Nothing.. I hiked up the hill to get my camera that i left about 50 yds back. As i was getting back to my gun...The boar comes running over and is sniffing the dead sow...Same rest, same shooting lane...BAM!! Game over for too piggies....

This sounds kinda crazy, but i'm more excited about these two critters then any i have ever taken...Lots of work went into these, but it finally paid off..

The locals thought i was crazy for chasing them around..Heres a little perspective on the size of them..

[beardbuster]

nice one Cyr!!! that is pretty cool. Cant wait til June when I can head back down to choppers and whack another one with my bow! Great dedication!!

[OR Coast Range]

Oh the humanity! Think of the piglets!

Just kidding you. Congratulations. You worked hard for those pigs. Enjoy the meat of your labor.

[HntnFsh]

Congrats!!! All that hard work paid off big time. I can see why you would be excited.

Those are a couple nice porkers

Should be some good eats.Might be time to buy another freezer huh.

Its amazing the kind of damage those pigs can do.

[bassin]

WOW!
Great shots and story. would have loved to be with you on that hunt.

[Rusty]

Way to go!!! I am jealous. I know the ranchers and farmers want nothing to do with these pests, but I sure would like to have the opportunity to hunt them.

I do not live near Southern Oregon, so I guess I'll have to wait a few years until they show up in North Central Oregon.

Rusty

[KevinsDriftboat]

Sweet! Great pics, I can tell from your smile just how much fun that was.
Looks like you had good shots on both, congrats.

[Crayfin]

Way to stick with it!! Atta Kid

[fiddler]

Very Cool
Nice shootin.

[Yeti]

Talk about pay back for persistance! Way to whack em! I can smell the boar smoking all ready. Smoked wild boar tenderloin, YUMM!

Congratulations!

[RAGHORN!]

MMMMMMM....... Bacon!!!!!!!

[sturgn]

Oh man that is the best! Nice piggies I want one....

[Limbhanger]

That is awesome !!! I knew we would be seeing pics soon......Great Job.

[northriver1]

Very nice.

[Chug]

Butcher those.. get back up there... Kill the rest of them..

nice killing... Hog's are like gophoers.. kill them.. all.... :-)

[Roseybulls]

Nice shooting Jody!! Good job on the pigs.

[oregoncritters12]

I've had kinda this perma grin this morning for hours...I love days like today...

[johndeeregreen]

ssssssssaaaaaaawwwwwweeeeeeeeeetttttttttttt

[BigSkyHunter]

It has been fun following your story on these pigs and finally seeing the best ending to hard work and patients any sportsman could ask for.

Congrats!!!!!

[jokester]

Looks like all your hard work paid off Congrats on a couple nice porkers

-jokester

[CombinationLicense]

Kudos for your hard work and success!
&
Thank You for the ongoing story -

I am Jealous.....



"CL"

[Rank Amateur]

Way to stay after them! Looks like good eating to me. How much do they weigh, looks pretty heavy to me.

[FrogPond]

A great hunt that started months ago. Thanks for taking us along.

[Hunt'nFish]

Originally Posted by CombinationLicense

Kudos for your hard work and success!
&
Thank You for the ongoing story -
I am Jealous.....

"CL"

YEAH, I can put it any better than CL did above. WAY TO GO!
Hunt'nFish

[scottishsetter]

Talk of sweet; could you look into Pickled Pineapple Piglet Feet?

Shame on neighbors that wouldn't hire you and ten of you're best friends right then to hunt them on their property!

[oregoncritters12]

Thanks guys,
The one boar i would say weighs in over 200lbs. The sow felt about 30lbs lighter... I wasn't being picky..I was going to whack any mature pig that came out...Lucky there wasn't more of them to be shot...I'm going slow a little and get my house resided with Cedar at least until this turkey openner...Then i'm after the game cam hog.. He appears to be bigger then these and is surely a different color...

[oregonmuley]

ALso wanted to thank you for the pics & story. Looks like we have another great trophy to bag in Oregon - so when do you start guiding for them pigs!! Sign me up.

[Salty Walty]

Congrats on the piggies. The big one looks to be a solid 200. Good luck on finding the cam hog.

[billc_sbio]

Wow, that is NICE!

You put in a lot of work and effort and it finally paid off!:grin:

Nothing to be ashamed of for ranking those up towards the top. Where you are, they're obviously a pretty good challenge.

[JIMBOUY]

Very Impressive!! Thanks for the "size" perspective. Congrats!!

[docmichar]

That is just awesome, and yes I too am jealous,

Doc
(dying to kill a pig myself)

[Ni!]

Well it's about time.

You've been teasing us with those game cam pictures for so long. There's no way we would've let you go much longer without some bacon on the ground.

Congrats.

[FeatherBusterOSU]

Thats sooo Cool! Glad to hear your hard work finally paid off!

-Jimmy

[tailchaser]

I see how you are, don't even call me or mark to help you kill one of those buggers..... , must have been fun to finally put crosshairs on those things.

tc

[oregoncritters12]

Originally Posted by Ni!

Well it's about time.

You've been teasing us with those game cam pictures for so long. There's no way we would've let you go much longer without some bacon on the ground.

Congrats.

Ni, you think having those pics and not seeing a result was bothering you....It was killing me.. It's been the only thing on my mind for quite some time...It sure is a good feeling when a plan finally comes together..Sorry to drag it out so long I was trying to produce. Just kept getting distracted by things like bears...

[Ni!]

Originally Posted by oregoncritters12

Ni, you think having those pics and not seeing a result was bothering you....It was killing me.. It's been the only thing on my mind for quite some time...It sure is a good feeling when a plan finally comes together..Sorry to drag it out so long I was trying to produce. Just kept getting distracted by things like bears...

Well...now that you've finally done it, I guess we can forgive you for taking so long. Go kill that big one now and you're golden.

[SImudBogger]

very cool. what kind of rifle is that? you said you bought it to shoot long range.

[oregoncritters12]

It's a .300RUM...I put a jewell trigger in it (10 oz). I've never been much of a gun hunter, but a good friend in town builds awesome rifles and he is the inventor of that Advanced Reticle Technology used in Leopold and Smitt and Bender scopes. You run all your ballistics through a computer after chronographing and so forth. It use MOA (minutes of angle)..I print a little card that goes on the stock and can shoot very well out to 800 yds or so...I was blowing up milk jugs at 800 with it, but have never shot it further..Pretty amazing scope...I put it together for spring bear..

[billc_sbio]

oregoncritters12,

Question?

A "a good friend in town"

Might be...Darrell Holland?

[Quaka Wacka]

Nice work. I'm jealous.

[duckboy]

Nice work on those pigs.

I grew up in the rogue valley, (back in the 70's and 80's).

I Never saw a Pig or an Elk or a Turkey back then, but apparently, these species have all moved in.


I am glad you put in the time to kill off this invasive species, because pigs are not from S. Oregon, and their presence is of real concern to all of the Creatures that live down there.

Those pigs ABSOLUTELY mess up riparian habitat, which means that young salmon and steelhead are hosed.

Since they are very intelligent and prolific, they will outbreed and outfeed everything and anything else out there.

They need to be killed off and run off and eaten.

Go man Go,

You are saving the ecology of Oregon and the Pacific NW . with every one of those cloven hoofed devils you kill.

[Two Ducks]

And theses little piggies went wee wee all the way home. Great job. You must live in paradise.

[Hunt'nFish]

Originally Posted by billc_sbio

oregoncritters12,
Question?
A "a good friend in town"
Might be...Darrell Holland?

That was my thought too.

[Norm]

[oregoncritters12]

Yes sir, Darryll Holland is him.. He's a very good gunsmith with a ton of knowledge and just happens to build a heck of a product...It will cost ya though....However, if i were a serious rifle hunter, i wouldn't own anything else..His guns are incredible...

[gottafish]

Great Job, I'm jellious

[JohnnyP]

When you first started posting about the pigs I had no doubt you would get them!!! Nicely done, good job.

Bacon for dinner.

[stillwater97]

Simply Awesome!

I grew up in the medford area and in 1997 a co-workers son shot one near the or/cal border. I spent countless hours hiking around and never did see one.

That is one of the coolest stories I've heard in a long time. Thanks so much for sharing your adventure.


Mark

[RODACTION]

Great post !!

Nice work, it sounds like you had those comming !

[Mad Mikey]

Well done, thanks for the continuing saga. You earned em'.

I know very little about the pig regs(if there are any). I take it you can kill as many as you want, anytime? Sounds like it needs to be done.

Let us know how those porkers cook up!

[BlacktailBowhunter]

Awesome Jody. I know you were really wanting those porkers.

[Bull7x6]

That is the kind of story that makes me grin too! Well done.

The term "wack em and stack em" never seemed more appropriate!

[BloodNtheboat]

I too have been following your quest for an oregon pig.
Awesome Job, and thanks for sharing.
Its cool when all the homework, and scouting pays off. True sportsman right there, learn all you can about your target, pattern it and then harvest time!!!

[PGJPJ]

Can I make a general observation?





Dude! Are those all yours trophies? I need to get out more, nice pig!!!

[riverswild]

Now you have pork to mix with your bear sausage!

Thanks for sharing your ongoing quest. I am sure it feels much better this way, rather than just "lucking" into a pig.

PS- How did you get it out whole?

[ultramag]

Must feel good to finally get one of those porkers in the crosshairs.

[sliverpicker]

Makin' bacon with Jody "porkchop" Cyr Well done lad

[Beeatease]

What can I say that hasn't already been said....congrats!!!!

[Hooked up]

That`s just too cool! Congrats on a hard earned trophy. Dave

[Wheels]

Way to go Jody. Chat with ya soon. Wheels.