Initiating my first RC-4 on a wild boar!

Good post bro. Glad to see someone jumping into the bloody part of hunting with both feet. You were smart to wear the gloves too. Ferrel hogs can carry some nasty crap in them. I think that too many people just do the killing and aren't willing to get wet. Getting in there and doing some of, if not all the cutting yourself is an important part of the experience. Hunting hogs is one of the most addictive activities I've ever found. I love it. Good move waiting for it to turn. Those things turn into a hot mess for processing when you hit 'em with the ole "Texas longshot". I think next month I'm going to head down to the camp for a weekend and get my fix.
 
You bet with the gloves Dylside, I saw so many guys get minor infections overnight from little raw bone scratches, get a little offal etc in it and watch it grow.
One 18 year old guy ignored one in the morning, did not get it treated and next day about 2 hours before quitting he comes to me and says what are these red lines going up my inner forearm. Well that,s blood poisoning says I and you are going to the hospital right know.
He was ok after a week of antibiotics and shots, not the sharpest knife on the line.

Scaevolus..... what I mean is the sharp right angle of the steel where the bevel/edge starts. Instead of a V you are thinning the thick stock (shoulders) right behind the edge. Go to the maintenance forum and there is lots of tutorials on thinning and convexing that can explain it far better.
By thinning the stock it will produce less drag while cutting. My rc-4 performes much better like this.
Damn hogs are so smart/cagey and breed so fast I do not know how they are ever going to get the feral hog's under control. Crazy how much crop/property damage they can manage.

Knock em down buddy!
regards
 
Brad "the butcher";7761358 said:
You bet with the gloves Dylside, I saw so many guys get minor infections overnight from little raw bone scratches, get a little offal etc in it and watch it grow.
One 18 year old guy ignored one in the morning, did not get it treated and next day about 2 hours before quitting he comes to me and says what are these red lines going up my inner forearm. Well that,s blood poisoning says I and you are going to the hospital right know.
He was ok after a week of antibiotics and shots, not the sharpest knife on the line.

Scaevolus..... what I mean is the sharp right angle of the steel where the bevel/edge starts. Instead of a V you are thinning the thick stock (shoulders) right behind the edge. Go to the maintenance forum and there is lots of tutorials on thinning and convexing that can explain it far better.
By thinning the stock it will produce less drag while cutting. My rc-4 performes much better like this.
Damn hogs are so smart/cagey and breed so fast I do not know how they are ever going to get the feral hog's under control. Crazy how much crop/property damage they can manage.

Knock em down buddy!
regards
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Feral Hogs ain't going nowhere. I spend a large part of my time hunting 'em in a vain attempt to keep the population down and save myself the pain of smoothing out hog rooting. It's an uphill battle, to say the least. I've pretty much given up hope of ever getting rid of them all. You guys going bow hunting boar, especially first timers, they're no joke. Injure the right one enough to get its irish up and he's coming for you. Best find you a tree to climb or have a sidearm/wingman on standby.
 
This is a great thread! I love to see an RC in use and all the info on boars. We only have warthogs and those tusks can do some BAD damage if you are not prepared for them. One guy recently had his calf torn open.

Interesting to read about the blood poisoning. I have not heard of anyone getting that here, but will have to look into it. I also dress a lot of my own deer and never use gloves....better read up and be informed.
 
I have hunted feral hogs in Texas. What a blast we had. You could use a rifle, large caliber handgun or a shotgun with a slug. One tough animal.

Alot of the peanut farmers will allow you to hunt their property for free, as the hogs tear up their fields. Those hogs are delicious to eat.
 
Scaevolus said:
Now do you mean to give the flat grind a relief behind the edge? I actually just started practicing giving my knives a convex edge the other day after seeing some posts/videos on how to do it. So much easier and effective than the traditional way to sharpen on a stone. Now I can actually get em shaving sharp with the 2000 grit combo and strop as opposed to "just sharp enough" when I use my arkansas stone. Haven't gone convex on the Rat yet but I'm definitely thinking about it. Any tips? Pros/cons?
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I am a big fan of hand convexing, but even I wouldn't try to hand convex (or "knock the shoulders down") on this. I'd use a belt sander and a very light touch, dunking the blade frequently to keep the heat down.


Great post! Nice pig!
 
Brad "the butcher";7761358 said:
You bet with the gloves Dylside, I saw so many guys get minor infections overnight from little raw bone scratches, get a little offal etc in it and watch it grow.
One 18 year old guy ignored one in the morning, did not get it treated and next day about 2 hours before quitting he comes to me and says what are these red lines going up my inner forearm. Well that,s blood poisoning says I and you are going to the hospital right know.
He was ok after a week of antibiotics and shots, not the sharpest knife on the line.

Damn hogs are so smart/cagey and breed so fast I do not know how they are ever going to get the feral hog's under control. Crazy how much crop/property damage they can manage.

Knock em down buddy!
regards
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I've definitely heard of the blood poisoning from hogs. My hunting buddy that day actually told me of the time HE got blood poisoning while skinning one. It's out there.

I'll hold off on a total convex conversion for now at least. I don't have that kind of tool selection and room here in the barracks. Or time, really :/ Thanks for the advice and input though!

He also said that various hunters in the camp took a total of around 300 hogs in '09. Did that make a dent in the overwhelming hog population on the 11,000 acre area? Nope.
 
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