A cell tower went up next to our ranch a couple years ago, so we invested in a game camera that texts/emails photos to us (me, my dad, my son). Great fun when we can comment, group text style, on pics instantly sent of deer, turkeys, hogs, my dad's unintended selfie when checking the game cam, etc. Last Saturday just as my neighbor and I had finished filling feeders and were about to crack open a cold one, I got the following text:
So we grabbed my scoped 16" 6.8 and 12.5" 6.8 SBR (sans PVS-14), hopped in the Ranger and sped the mile or so down FM 100 to the feeder. Parked a couple hundred yards away and stalked to within 80 yds or so of feeder, hiding in a grove of trees (just outside & right of the photo frame below). No pigs. We waited in silence about 20 minutes until it was almost dark and the mosquitos were about to carry us off. Finally, the loan boar appeared from the direction he was headed in the first photo.
My son had already headed to town, and my phone was in the Ranger, but I later noticed at that moment he had sent a text: "Choot'em !!"
I motioned for my neighbor to take the shot as he was positioned a little in front of me. I saw dust kick just behind the pig as his first shot with a black rifle hit a little low (later we learned it grazed the pigs front leg). The hog took off straight towards the trees we were in, and then at about 15 yards in front of my neighbor he swung to our right. I waited for him to appear in an opening between trees, put the Eotech dot on him, both eyes open, and dropped him with a 120gr SST about 20 yds away. As you can see in the photo, he had gone to take a mud bath before coming back to have dinner at the feeder:
My neighbor, a long-time hunter and bolt gun guy, is now hooked and now wants me to build him a 6.8.
Here is the cell game camera we have: Covert Special Ops Code Black 3G Cellular Trail Camera http://covertscoutingcameras.com/products/cameras/special-ops-code-black/
I ordered it new from Ebay last year for $220, but the best current deal I found is on Amazon for $300. It costs us an additional $10/month for the ATT service, but there is no contract so we turn it off after hunting season. If you have a strong enough cell signal where you hunt it is pretty cool technology - check it out. If anyone else has experience/impressions with these types of game cams, please share….
So we grabbed my scoped 16" 6.8 and 12.5" 6.8 SBR (sans PVS-14), hopped in the Ranger and sped the mile or so down FM 100 to the feeder. Parked a couple hundred yards away and stalked to within 80 yds or so of feeder, hiding in a grove of trees (just outside & right of the photo frame below). No pigs. We waited in silence about 20 minutes until it was almost dark and the mosquitos were about to carry us off. Finally, the loan boar appeared from the direction he was headed in the first photo.
My son had already headed to town, and my phone was in the Ranger, but I later noticed at that moment he had sent a text: "Choot'em !!"
I motioned for my neighbor to take the shot as he was positioned a little in front of me. I saw dust kick just behind the pig as his first shot with a black rifle hit a little low (later we learned it grazed the pigs front leg). The hog took off straight towards the trees we were in, and then at about 15 yards in front of my neighbor he swung to our right. I waited for him to appear in an opening between trees, put the Eotech dot on him, both eyes open, and dropped him with a 120gr SST about 20 yds away. As you can see in the photo, he had gone to take a mud bath before coming back to have dinner at the feeder:
My neighbor, a long-time hunter and bolt gun guy, is now hooked and now wants me to build him a 6.8.
Here is the cell game camera we have: Covert Special Ops Code Black 3G Cellular Trail Camera http://covertscoutingcameras.com/products/cameras/special-ops-code-black/
I ordered it new from Ebay last year for $220, but the best current deal I found is on Amazon for $300. It costs us an additional $10/month for the ATT service, but there is no contract so we turn it off after hunting season. If you have a strong enough cell signal where you hunt it is pretty cool technology - check it out. If anyone else has experience/impressions with these types of game cams, please share….