Wish me luck RAT bros and sisters. It's pig killin' time!

Well we haven't left yet. I'm about to pull my hair out waiting! It's ok though. That big bastage won't come out until night time anyway. For anyone who wants to know the weapon of choice for this particular hunt, I'm using a Springfield Armory .45 frame with comp hammer, trigger job, and hogue wrap arounds attached to a Mech-Tech Carbine Conversion Unit (CCU) with red dot sight and a red filter tac light. I'll have a couple of extra 10rd mags on me also just in case.

As for the pack, the contents are med kit complete with quik clot sponge, wound cleaning solution and suture kit (I'm going to be pretty far away from the camp and it is way too far away from any hospital), an extra LED flashlight, small notepad and 2 all weather pens, MC2 compass, topo map of the area, latex gloves, water purification tabs (there's a good clear stream near by which is where I'll be sourcing my water from), canteen and cup, glucose tablets, 6 powerbars, 1 single serving pack of almonds, cell phone (although it doesn't work where I'm going), camera with extra battery, toothbrush and toothpaste, RAT RC-4SE (Thanks Tony!), Kershaw JYDII, Leatherman Charge TTi. I think that's everything. I'm actually WAY over packed but hey, you gotta plan for the worst right.

I've given my buddy a copy of the topo map with the route I'm taking marked on it and where I plan on being when I stop. That way if anything happens, they'll know where to start looking for me. I'll also have a radio with me and I told them that I'll give 6 beeps every 6 hours to let them know I'm ok. Bursts of 3 beeps means that I'm in trouble.
 
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Wait a minute!:eek:

It's a boar hunt!!:D

Don't boar hunters always take a big knife for use in finishing the boar? I believe I've got that right -- think I read about that after Dan Koster's last boar hunt.

You should definitely take one good, long, "potential Boar killing" knife. Just in case.:D
[I am not saying you aren't a fine shot with that .45 -- just wouldn't want you to be without 'all the right stuff.']
 
OldPhysics said:
Wait a minute!:eek:

It's a boar hunt!!:D

Don't boar hunters always take a big knife for use in finishing the boar? I believe I've got that right -- think I read about that after Dan Koster's last boar hunt.

You should definitely take one good, long, "potential Boar killing" knife. Just in case.:D
[I am not saying you aren't a fine shot with that .45 -- just wouldn't want you to be without 'all the right stuff.']
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If that big hunk of pissed off isn't dead after I shoot it, I'm just going to unload a mag into it. I learned through trial and error that, with the big ones, it's easier just to make sure it's dead before you go anywhere near it. They can still whip around and gore the paint off you. Realistically, I'm not going to stand any better chance with a big sticker of a knife than my RC-4 if it somehow gets to me before I can get a shot off. For smaller pigs, it's nice to have a big pointy knife to bleed it after you plug it, but once they get this size, you don't want to take any unnecessary risks and get up close and personal enough to bleed it.

Would make a cool story though...

and then I saw it. Too late to take a sturdy well placed shot. It was barreling towards me, full tilt boogie. I could see it had one thing on its mind... MURDER. As it closed in, I lifted "Ole faithful".. click. jammed! You bastard! Knowing I had no time to clear the jam, I threw the weapon to the dirt and pulled my last chance from it's sheath. The laser etched letters glistened as I raised it to purpose, "RAT CUTLERY RC10" The moonlight shined off of the cutting edge of the blade as if the angels wanted the pig to see its fate. There was no where to run. No tree to climb. I had to make my stand. I braced myself for the impact, titan against man. Then BAM. It was like being hit by a Mack truck. Dazed, I tried to roll over, hoping to get back to my feet to defend myself once again against the Goliath animal. I was still so shaken that I barely noticed my knife gone from my grip. Scared, I frantically looked on the ground. I could hear the beast squealing. After a second, I thought, "Why haven't I been hit again?" Then I saw it, ... the beast was lying on it's side. Blood puddling up from underneath it. There it glistened, my blade buried to the hilt, only the handle protruding from the monsters hide. I had done it. In that split second of impact my instincts had taken over and my stab landed home. I had blasted the blade right through it's front leg bone and into the heart behind it. That one thrust during the train wreck had done its job. I sat down as the rush went away, trying to stay focused. I had done it. I had survived.
Dude. HOW BADASS IS THAT!
 
be safe, have fun and shoot that pig :o

Hope we see some pics :D

And what a story that would be :D
 
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Dylside said:
If that big hunk of pissed off isn't dead after I shoot it, I'm just going to unload a mag into it. I learned through trial and error that, with the big ones, it's easier just to make sure it's dead before you go anywhere near it. They can still whip around and gore the paint off you. Realistically, I'm not going to stand any better chance with a big sticker of a knife than my RC-4 if it somehow gets to me before I can get a shot off. For smaller pigs, it's nice to have a big pointy knife to bleed it after you plug it, but once they get this size, you don't want to take any unnecessary risks and get up close and personal enough to bleed it.

Would make a cool story though...

and then I saw it. Too late to take a sturdy well placed shot. It was barreling towards me, full tilt boogie. I could see it had one thing on its mind... MURDER. As it closed in, I lifted "Ole faithful".. click. jammed! You bastard! Knowing I had no time to clear the jam, I threw the weapon to the dirt and pulled my last chance from it's sheath. The laser etched letters glistened as I raised it to purpose, "RAT CUTLERY RC10" The moonlight shined off of the cutting edge of the blade as if the angels wanted the pig to see its fate. There was no where to run. No tree to climb. I had to make my stand. I braced myself for the impact, titan against man. Then BAM. It was like being hit by a Mack truck. Dazed, I tried to roll over, hoping to get back to my feet to defend myself once again against the Goliath animal. I was still so shaken that I barely noticed my knife gone from my grip. Scared, I frantically looked on the ground. I could hear the beast squealing. After a second, I thought, "Why haven't I been hit again?" Then I saw it, ... the beast was lying on it's side. Blood puddling up from underneath it. There it glistened, my blade buried to the hilt, only the handle protruding from the monsters hide. I had done it. In that split second of impact my instincts had taken over and my stab landed home. I had blasted the blade right through it's front leg bone and into the heart behind it. That one thrust during the train wreck had done its job. I sat down as the rush went away, trying to stay focused. I had done it. I had survived.
Dude. HOW BADASS IS THAT!
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You can't tell ... but I guarantee I'm laughing now!:D

I was going to offer you a very nice shortsword if you thought that "big knife" idea was a good one. Truly, I much prefer your suggested tactic -- unloading a full mag. And maybe waiting "just a bit" "just in case.":)

I have to agree it would make a wonderful story, though. Quite romantic. Women everywhere would swoon!;)
 
Goodluck.......but I think the hog is too smart. Well, smart enough to elude a hide and a tree stand. I don't think you're getting anywhere near him on foot. You might have a chance if you hunt with dogs.
 
Good luck man. That sounds like a lot of fun. I need to see a pic of your .45. it sounds like quite a pistol.

Man i dunno if i'd face a 700lb hog with a .45.... unless you add a -70 to it. :) I'd take my .357 mag too in case the SHTF.
 
Good luck man! My friends and I are heading down to Texas to hunt them with longbows. I've taken them with my recurve before but last year only got a javelina. All spot and stalk. FUN!
 
Looking forward to hearin your report. The thing is, that pig didnt get 700 lbs by being dumb. ill be surprised if he makes an appearance but i really hope im wrong cause id love to see some pics of this beast! hope all is well bro. im sure it is and im sure ur havin a blast out in them woods!
 
So I got to the camp Saturday evening. When I got there, there were 4 or 5 other people down there. I noticed that the quads were out and asked if they had been out on the property much. They said they had been going around all day pulling stands down to recoat them and putting them back up. Needless to say, the hog was nowhere near the property. He had moved on. Usually if enough people get down there and disturb the area, he stays gone fo a couple of weeks. I was nice about it, but secretly I was superfly pissed because I knew they ruined it for me. I still headed out. The first night, I made my rounds exactly as I had planned on doing anyways. I figured it was something to do and who knows, maybe he would show up. Sunday morning I was making my way through some swamp and came across a few good sized deer. Lined up the fattest one and took her. That brought me back to camp for a little while to weigh her, load her up in the truck, and take her to the processor. Good looking deer. She weighed 130lb. After that, I headed back out. It was cold as bawls the first night, but the second night it wasn't too bad. If I had it all to do over again, I would have planned better for the moon phases. There was a late moon this weekend. It wasn't even rising until about 10PM. That made it hard to do anything without the flashlight on in the woods. All in all, even though I didn't get my pig, it was a good trip. The only picture I got was when I brought the deer back to camp. My buddy took the picture, I'll have to get him to email it to me when he gets it off his camera.
 
That sucks they disturbed your hunting grounds. There's so much that can go wrong with the "perfect hunt". At least you still got out and came home safe with a kill.
 
I hunted hogs without dogs for years before getting one. Pigs can cover a lot of ground. They're smart and they can smell you a mile away. They are low to the ground and tend to hide in the thickest cover. You just never know when or where they will turn up. I have spent all day tracking them in the swamps, only to see them rooting along the highway on my way home. If you get one without using dogs, it's just luck anyway. Glad you got a deer. :D
 
WOW..Never considered hunting with my .45. seems a bit light. how did it perform and what ammo did u use. sounds very exciting.
 
tdc rangemaster said:
WOW..Never considered hunting with my .45. seems a bit light. how did it perform and what ammo did u use. sounds very exciting.
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Well it's important to keep in mind that it's a .45 frame attached to a Mech-Tech CCU. Basically it's a short carbine that fires .45ACP rounds. So far I've only plugged a couple of smaller 300+/-lb. pigs with it. I use Golden Sabers for pig hunting. They work great. Turns 'em off in a messy hurry. Though I imagine you could use just about any ammo in that thing and it would work fine. The great aspects of that setup are that there is almost no kick what so ever and it's semi-auto so you can put multiple shots in a tight grouping really fast. It feels just like firing a .22 rifle and the red dot I have on it is right on the money. I practice with that setup a lot when I go to the indoor range. I use the half dollar sized shoot 'n see target stickers. I'll empty a 10rd mag and every round hits that sticker at a rate of about two shots per second. That range is about 25 yards deep. It is a GREAT weapon. I put that thing together back in 2002 and have recommended them ever since.
 
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