Yes sir… but the per pound price would not be very condusive per the pissed off farmer
I had to laugh at this statement because way back from 1982 - 2015 I leased a nearly 4000 acre hunting lease on a large cattle and sod company ranch. Don't remember exactly when it came about, but one of the first (most important) rules was that any hunter who shot a beef (intentional or not) was fined $2,xxx regardless of how big, what it weighed, bull, steer, heifer or cow ....... just didn't matter. Cost was the same. And they kept the beef!Yea sir… but the per pound price would not be very condusive per the pissed off farmer
Its custom now in my area (several counties) for $5000+ in restitution and breeding fees for a shot animal. Kicked off the lease. Charges pressed and game warden involved so as to not have “cheap beef”.
Well I gave up the lease back in 2015 IIRC, and I'm thinking it was still $2,xxx at the time. I didn't mention the 'being kicked off the lease', but oh yeh, that generally applied too. They did take a few things into account and rarely, very rarely would accept the accidental shooting thing and not kick the shooter off the lease ...... but I mean VERY rarely !!! But in all situations, the cost stayed the same. No consideration given there !!!
I'm glad you mentioned this because to me the only you could end up shooting cow is either hunting at night with a spotlight where you can only see eyes or shooting at a deer standing in the middle of a cow herd. The spotlighting is illegal in Va and shooting over a field of cows where it is possible you could hit one is just not right.
Thermals. Texas allows you to hunt at night for hogs. Can spotlight them, but thermal scopes are easier.
Va has a dawn to dust rule for game animals and since cycotes and wild hogs aren't considered "game" I believe you can shoot them at night. There may be some wild hogs in the southern part of the state, but I haven't seen much about it. Add to run #1: patience. I know you Texas boys know the difference between steers and hogs, but not knowing what's behind them and rushing a shot is where mistakes happen. I imagine in a crowded field follow-up shots would be problematic. However, I suspect you have all of the bases covered!Thermals. Texas allows you to hunt at night for hogs. Can spotlight them, but thermal scopes are easier.
More times than not, hogs are in with the cattle.
Discipline and trigger control.
Rule #1 applies. Know your target and what is beyond it. Or sometimes running in front of it
That reminds me of my first whitetail hunt on Fort Riley, KS. They had a mount of a cow elk above the sign-in desk where each hunter had to state their area of preference. I asked what that was all about, and one of the employees stated that the cow elk [with orange identification tag clearly displayed in its ear] was shot by a newcomer to the area that had never seen an elk before. When the lady brought the elk into the check station she had no idea that is was not a whitetail. The wildlife office had it mounted with a plaque that read "This is not a whitetail!"
That’s Rule 4….Thermals. Texas allows you to hunt at night for hogs. Can spotlight them, but thermal scopes are easier.
More times than not, hogs are in with the cattle.
Discipline and trigger control.
Rule #1 applies. Know your target and what is beyond it. Or sometimes running in front of it
I'd really like to go on one of those nighttime feral hog hunts. Looks like it would be fun and I'd like to try out my Colt M4 on a hog.That’s Rule 4….
Rule 1 is “Always treat every gun as if it is loaded”…
5.56 is tough to drop a hog on the run. .300BO or higher caliber is preferred in an AR platform.
Wow. Good to know. I've been watching a lot of feral hog hunt YouTube videos. I never realized how bad of a menace they are in Texas and other states. Guess I never thought much about them. I saw one guy using 55 grain Hornady V-MAX 5.56. It seemed to be dropping them ok, but I can see where the 5.56 might be a bit light for hog hunting. Do you think the higher grain, heavier rounds might work better?
I’ve hit hogs with every grain of 5.56 & .223 from 55 to 77.