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  4. Hunting wild boar with a semi-auto rifle and thermal optics in the mountains of southern Spain

    in Sporting Shooting Videos

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    2 hours ago, Dougy said:

    Here is a clip from 7 years back, i miss the adrenalin rush, nothing has hit the spot anything like it. 

    You can hear the dogs coming from id guess at around a mile or slightly less, there are time's you can actually smell the Boar and at about 1.50 in i can see the over growth start to move to my front left. Muzzle comes up and away we go. The last shot was a hit with a decent Boar just under bronze, that ran about 20 yards, all were front end heart lung shots, the last shot ran a few yards

     

    Incredible, thank you for posting this.

  5. Hunting wild boar with a semi-auto rifle and thermal optics in the mountains of southern Spain

    in Sporting Shooting Videos

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    1 hour ago, landowner said:

    It's an interesting question, and driven boar shoots, called Monteria, are popular in Spain, with running targets. Wild boar "waits" (similar to high-seat strategy) or stalking on foot seems more common.

    In theory:

    In my case, the bullet was travelling at over 800m per second, and the boar was 50 meters away, so it took about 0.06 seconds for the bullet to reach the target. (Birdshot from a 12g shotgun is about half that velocity.)

    If the boar was running sideways at 10 meters per second (36 km/h), it could cover 60 cm in that time. Hogs can run almost that fast!

    In theory, for a running boar it may seem intuitive to lead the head slightly, aiming at an eye. Anecdotally, most people aim for the head, often the "cheek" area, and I've seen that produce an effective neck shot on a fast-moving hog. It's a difficult set of skills and techniques to master, in my opinion. You do need to do the math, to understand your optimal point-of-aim.

    In practice:

    For humane shot-placement, and confidence in point-of-aim, I'd avoid trying to shoot fast-moving target with a rifle. However, I should add that these slippery critters rarely stand still for as long as you want, except when drinking or feeding!

    It's noteworthy that some people hunt boar with shotguns, .22 LR, and even 9mm. I wouldn't, although I do use those calibres for other applications.

     

    Norma Academy - driven hunt shooting techniques (I was using a Norma bullet as it happens):

     

    This is greatly appreciated, thank you.

    23 hours ago, London Best said:

    Very little, due to the velocity of the bullet. 
    Crossing shot, put the cross on the forehead.

    Thank you. 

  9. Extinction of Salmonid species?

    in Country Sports

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    On 06/01/2024 at 07:35, Dave at kelton said:

    Really hacks me off that we are seeing the extinction of a species and doing chuff all! My river,The Nith, is dead. Predators everywhere and people think they are cool watching cormorants, herons, mergansers fishing the heart out of it in the centre of Dumfries!

    Totally Agree

  10. Extinction of Salmonid species?

    in Country Sports

    Posted

    Signed, and thank you for highlighting this.

     

    I am secretary of a fishing club in the Peak District.

    We have a trout river, with significant predators ( and a minuscule number that are allowed to be culled by permit ).

    Frustrating is a word that comes to mind !

  14. Number of guns on a licence

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    I have 21 in SYP area.

    I have shotguns, rifles, combination guns and revolvers.

    I have a professionally fitted and accredited alarm system and CCTV system.

    Both are monitored.

    I have always exceeded what SYP would be asking of me in resect of my security.

    I learned this at work when my old boss used to say to us  " lets do one better than the HSE would want of us " !

     

  18. Payments

    in Stalking & Game Shooting

    Posted · Edited by tonyshooter

    Our beaters get no cash payment, however, they do get a beaters day ( driven birds - value £315) and a mop up day ( walked up birds - value £100 ) and a place at the annual shoot dinner for them selves and their partner ( value £140 ).

    This equates to £555 divided by 8 shoots = £69.38 / day

    We shoot 8 days and at the start of the season we ask the team if the would like paying.

    The answer is always a no.

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