HUNTING HOGS for FOOD, NOT AS EASY AS I THOUGHT!

We set out at the end of deer season to find pork for the freezer and are forced to go from bow hunting to rifles and finally to thermal gear to get the job done. The end result however, was worth the struggle!
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[@alexdietze3133]

Thanks for all you guys do. My family and I really enjoy watching you.

[@joshh5853]

I think I could get behind that backstrap plan! I might try some of the Barnes ttsx out of that rifle, good penetration on those hogs and no lead all over the place. I’ve seen where fmjs didn’t tumble and all you get on the other side is a pencil hole

[@walter992]

The best way to address your feeder issue is with a 5 gal bucket. Place the bucket under the feeder and lower it until the bucket has all the weight. Now you can remove the lid and fill it up. Works great.

[@kylen1922]

U should try some 77 grain soft points out of the longer barrel ar, think u will really like the results .

[@Michaeldpress14]

Oh and if you are sighted in for 50 you’ll be an inch or so high at 100 and roughly dead on at 200 with most center fire setups . It’s called a 50/200 zero 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joshh5853]

I’ve had good luck with a 50 yard zero the last couple seasons, mine usually end up back on at 150-175 but still good to 200

[@Michaeldpress14]

@@joshh5853 yep , depends on the caliber & scope height but it makes for a great maximum point blank range

[@chadrossiter156]

Good ol tarp and a thicket blind with a bucket seat lol

[@BeaglerBassFishingOutdoors]

Lower feeder motor into a 5 gal bucket the feeder will stand up, fill it and raise it up. I had the same issue. Kept a camo painted bucket near the tree for this purpose.

[@beauhunter2123]

We have a 40lb feeder at a bow stand. Just lower to 1ft off the ground and tie rope around tree and it will hold while you fill it up and then pull it up. Thats how I do it by myself.

[@patricklavergne232]

I had the same problems hanging and filling up a 30 gal drum. I inverted a 5 gal bucket, no lid, and cut a hole the same size as the hole there at the bottom. I then took the feeder off the drum drilled the holes to mount both the feeder and the bucket on the bottom of the drum. Now when you lower the drum it sits on the bucket, on level ground. Don't forget to take off the handle on the bucket.

[@edmarlborough733]

I had to hang my feeders between 2 trees using a boat crank and pulls because of bears destroying my feeders. Same spinner that was shown on the show.
Place a 5 gallon bucket under the barrel and allow the spinner to go inside the bucket as you lower the feeder. This will allow the barrel to stand erect and you can remove the barrel band, lid and fill the barrel. Works every time... BUT keep tension on it just in case.

[@Thermal_Hunters_of_Texas]

2 for 3 shots that’s a good day !!! Nice.

[@terrybennetts7898]

Great show. Thankyou.

[@stephenhair5501]

Some great video fellas! And what a great looking place to hunt. Thanks for sharing and God Bless.

[@TheElementWild]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mckwilly]

Good stuff guys !

[@codybeaver6719]

Those new feeders look good

[@bestcommentor]

Nice work fellas

[@basedpatriot4143]

Love the garand thumb shout out 😆

[@TheElementWild]

One of the best channels on CZcams!

[@curtwatkins9520]

You had me at the whataburger ketchup

[@briankelly2886]

I would have definitely load with Barnes TSX or Hornady GMX , especially in the little cartridge!

[@king_framer2180]

Have been hoping I’d run into you fellas at hootens sometime. Never fails I’m listening to a podcast when I roll into yalls town for work lol can’t beat north Texas hogs!

[@TheElementWild]

I was there twice last week! Haha

[@king_framer2180]

@@TheElementWild first time I went in there I was building a house on sulphur springs and the place blew my mind. Went in for framing nails and left with a new shotgun 😂😂

[@thermalpursuit5447]

Now this is my kind of hunting 👀

[@Michaeldpress14]

Those AGM scopes look nice

[@TheElementWild]

I like it!

[@saponycreekoutdoors7743]

That looks like a AGM Spectrum-IR Digital Day & Night Vision Riflescope, and not a thermal optic. I didn't see any heat registers like a thermal scope would have.

[@garyhouser3533]

What brand of thermal scope do you have

[@joncooke9515]

Lower the feeder on a bucket, and fmj is NOT quickly lethal if not a headshot. Bullet doesnt destabilize enough to tumble til about 150 yards.

[@dandidthat]

😂Raccoons bathing in the feeder, just like Aladdin in the treasure. Hahaha. Or Scrooge McDuck… ahh the good old easy days.

[@user-gu1fw8cf7g]

What is brand and caliber is the gun in the thumbnail?

[@duckruchter6274]

Can I ask what scope is that

[@kalebsmith2155]

AGM Adder I believe.

[@jameslatham4747]

Evidently, the "Baconater" is not just a sandwich at Wendy's. 🐖

[@charlessavoie2367]

When hunting wild hogs the idea to focus o9n is that the hogs meat belongs to you, not to the hogs. Claim all the wild pork you wish.

[@user-gu1fw8cf7g]

What brand is the rifle in the thumbnail?

[@TheElementWild]

Sig Sauer Cross 6.5CM

[@gentrye02]

brian stud bostic

[@kalebsmith2155]

Is that guy part hog?

[@kevinstephens2834]

I love y’all and love y’all’s videos, but please don’t chew gum while filming 😂

[@uncafunky1]

More action and less talk.

[@creiggarrett3922]

says the guy commenting online. go figure