Russian boar taken at Battenkill Hunting Lodge, Salem NY. Was going for a bayonet kill with the Mosin Nagant 91/30. I loaded one in the chamber just to be safe, and luckily i did cause he jumped up as i was stepping forward.. The dogs were great, tracked this one for almost 2 miles.. The final shot was a revolver point blank to the head.

 

Nice Catch. Pardon my asking, but what point does the dog serve tugging on it once its shot? It's not like hes going to retrieve it and the boar could put a whooping on that dog. Just wondering.

How many lbs of meat did you Harvest? What types of cuts did you have the Butcher prepare? Did you keep the Tusks?

The dogs were mostly there for tracking and finding them, also to hold them in case they try and run. these dogs were new to tracking boar so they wanted to let them get the smells, taste, etc down.. It was a good training day for the dog, we got 3 boar yesterday. A few of the dogs got banged up, but they didn't slow down at all.. the GPS collars showed the dogs ran 6.2 miles that day! when they get to the boar, they go right for the wound..

 

They were only about 175lbs as they were there for a while, when they arrived on the preserve they were like 240lbs.. this place was 1400 acres, so it wasn't like we were in a smalled fenced in area..

 

The butcher will make sausage, and hams, but mostly sausage.. not enough fat for bacon, but might be able to make some out of the backstrap.. After skinning and deboning, i'm not exactly sure how much meat will be there, find out towards the end of the week.. we didn't keep the tusks or heads..

Very Nice...Still have'nt had wild boar yet. :clap:

Hoorah!!! Love it. "Going for the bayonet kill!" I would have loved to have seen that. Tell me about shot placement... I could not see the first, but thought I heard one person say "...right in the face." I think I saw the second shot hit high on the shoulder. Tell me about the wound...did the 7.62x54 penetrate well?

 

You did that old Slavic Warhorse good.

Nice take. I don't know whats better the hunt or the feast afterwards.

Nice catch! Enjoy your kill...let some of the strap marinate in some white vinegar for a couple of days for a nice mellow taste....

Congrats on the Kill. Seems like a nice trip.

nice video. See... The $125 mosin does as good of a job as a $1500 fancy smancy hunting rifle. =P

Hoorah!!! Love it. "Going for the bayonet kill!" I would have loved to have seen that. Tell me about shot placement... I could not see the first, but thought I heard one person say "...right in the face." I think I saw the second shot hit high on the shoulder. Tell me about the wound...did the 7.62x54 penetrate well?

 

You did that old Slavic Warhorse good.

 

Yeah, the guides were cracking up when i busted out the bayonet, all day on the radios they kept telling each other, don't let anyone take the first kill, my shooter with the bayonet goes first! it was great..

First show was right in the rib cage, cause he jumped up so quick, you can see him flip over, feet in the air right after the 1st shot, he thought i nailed him in the head cause he was looking straight at me, then jumped and turned in a split second when i shot.. 2nd shot hit high like you said, there wasn't a lot of room to my right (dogs, guides, atv's) so i didnt want to take a chance at letting him get around my right side..Plus i'm not a seasoned hunter, actually my first hunt with a rifle, ever.. Did some bow hunting when i was younger, shot a squirrel or two with a BB gun, buts that about it... the 7.62 did well, I used some wolf gold lead tip penetrated deep, the impact hole was about 1/2 way between a nickle and a quarter.. the 1st shot penetrated deep, 2nd because it was high, went clear thru and out..

 

Sausage will be ready tonight, so i think i will pick it up tomorrow, can't wait..

 

here's the place we went, super nice people, awesome place, TONS of quality animals, http://www.battenkillhunt.com

 

nice video. See... The $125 mosin does as good of a job as a $1500 fancy smancy hunting rifle. =P

 

Sure does, i'm really glad i brought the "old wood pig sticker" as they were calling it, made for a lot of fun conversation as well. I think we are going back in November for a Hog/Pheasant hunt, they told me not to come unless i bring the bayonet..

Here's the first one i shot. It ran down a hill to my left, things was haulin ass, tried to anticipate the shot and wound up blasting him right in the snout.. My buddy finished him off about 5 mins later as he charged right at him quite a bit away from where i took the shot. If i paused for 1 more second i would have gotten a nice head shot. I honestly didnt expect this thing to run as fast as they did..

 

Nice kill man, gonna get some nice size pieces of meat off that sucker.