GREATEST HITS of 2018 (Thermal Hog Hunting) - Horn Swamp Hunting

[@canthonybutler]

I have to admit... it’s fun to watch some of the worst shooting. You know it’s bad when on your first shot, hog runs! Not just run, but a strong run! Great vid!!!

[@madmaximilian5783]

@Bigg A• I just don't get it how some of these guys are trying to take down a 250 or 300 pound hog with one body shot. They are pest just load um up with lead, a good lung shot should slow um down.

[@georgewolkoff1349]

i agree

[@HoulieMon]

@@georgewolkoff1349 I noticed that also ! He never hit a standing hog !

[@dbcooper3503]

This should be recognised by the IOC and part of the next summer Olympics. Real gold medal prospect here!

[@karlditz8631]

This guy is a good steady shot. He doesnt panic when they scramble and shoot wildly.

[@hornswamp]

thanks. comes with experience.

[@72defender]

I can watch this stuff all day!

[@TBullCajunbreadmaker]

Whoever is behind that gun needs to know that you are suppose to put the dot on the pig's snout when it is running, and most of the shots are too low. Either set your scope to shoot an inch or two higher at 100 yards and you will quit all of the missing. Just try this friendly advice and you will learn a little something from somebody who is a Master of Arms and have been shooting for well over 50 years.

[@MrJMNK]

I thought I was the only one who had a problem with the shooting on display. Most of those rounds missed their target completely

[@sproket168]

Absolute game changer in regards to pest control

[@volkspanzer831]

You guys are giving me anxiety ulcers when I see a group of hogs all bunched together and only one shot is fired letting the rest of them scatter.

[@somerandombaldguy5296]

From 12:18 to 12:50, does it get much better than this? I'd say no. Nicely done.

[@NEO-RC]

I can watch these hog hunting videos all day! Well done, keep at it!

[@hornswamp]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrWigV25]

Awesome video Mr. Wig. Is here with good vlogs Lol.

[@majormitchell01]

Love the vid. Top shooting and heaps of it. Not to much bloody blarh blar blarh. Good job. Keep the coming mate.

[@tomblount5635]

Great shooting, I'm guessing that you are using a smaller round due to less recoil and better sight picture?

[@hornswamp]

Tom Blount 6.5 Grendel

[@anthonyromo8684]

Good video, nice quiet rig. However, in this video the 6.5 Grendel doesn't appear to be a sure stopper.

[@paulbuck7356]

What do you do with them? Do they have a game taste? Or are they like regular hogs.

[@hornswamp]

Taste like chicken. I meant pork! We eat some and feed the local buzzards too

[@HuntShootOffroad]

You using hunting sticks, free hand or reading on a truck? What calibre? Wish we could have surpassors and semi autos, looks so much more effective.

[@hornswamp]

Shooting sticks. 6.5 Grendel

[@HuntShootOffroad]

@@hornswamp and particular reason on 6.5 grendal?

[@hornswamp]

Hunt Shoot Offroad Fast round. Cheap ammo. Kills pretty well.

[@HuntShootOffroad]

@@hornswamp thanks for the info!

[@dynasty4851]

Nice shooting! Please keep up the great videos. I'm so subscribing to your channel!

[@hornswamp]

Thanks! We always appreciate a new subscriber.

[@canedaunknown2504]

So what happens to the pigs afterwards ?

[@hornswamp]

We generally drag them into the woods and leave them for scavengers. Not many people want the meat, and there’s too many of them to give away.

[@canedaunknown2504]

But there is a market for the meat?

[@hornswamp]

There’s no real market for it here, except for what we give away.

[@drew65sep]

All good piggies go on the spit...the rest? Fertilizer or coyote bait. (Seriously though, I'd say that they're not unlike any other "wild" meat that's harvested...it depends upon what they're eating. Also, the younger they are, the better eating they make.)

[@johnpoelking6249]

I asked about your counting out loud, you answered, well you made good sence, I hun t but new to hogs. I was wrong, keep doing your thing.

[@JohnAlot]

SERIOUSLY impressive shooting.

[@hornswamp]

Thanks!

[@Jesuscatshockey]

This video's fantastic. I love squealers. Your rig is silent. Are pigs more likely to get up & run after a rear gut shot vs a side shoulder shot?

[@hornswamp]

They are more likely to run off after a rear gut shot.

[@glennsmith8949]

I love it , Wish I was there, Keep up tne amazing work.

[@johnmarriott5836]

you have a hell of a steady hand, what are you on

[@hornswamp]

I use shooting sticks.

[@hubertusrumker1718]

Great Hits look different to me

[@RebekkaRN1962]

That's some pretty good shooting 👏 I like the 1 shot, but not the 5 shots to humanely bring a pig down!

[@madmaximilian5783]

The shooter seems not to be squeezing but jerking the trigger at times.

[@derekcrymble9085]

Excellent shooting , fantastic editing , AND no endless yakking , all business . great job - A+ .

[@drew65sep]

Yup...the Keith Warren, Carp Sauce (yeah, I spelled it wrong), and Tim Wells' "play by play" commentary wears on ya real quick. I believe that they just like to hear themselves talk. Then, you got the bunch who want to grow up and be VJ's, DJ's, and musical score creators are a couple others. All that stuff just yanks the realism and enjoyment right out of the vids. Almost like they think that they're teaching a bunch of first graders. I'm sure that they're fine people, but damn. Hell, my daughter (started her in the woods and on the water when she was 5-6yrs old) and ex-wife don't ratchet-jaw like that. Speaking of my daughter, she's like her mom...the poor thing is uncoordinated as hell. But, if I'm lyin, I'm dyin, when I say she took to a fishing rod and shootin iron like she was born with em. Admittedly, I'm biased, but aren't we dads supposed to be lol?

[@philip48230]

What sort of rifle, ammo being used? Was a silencer being used?

[@hornswamp]

AR 15 in 6.5 Grendel. Shooting supersonic ammo through a suppressor.

[@ronaldwalker5575]

Is your silencer actually that quiet or is it the audio what kind of silencer do you use

[@hornswamp]

Not it’s not that quiet. The microphone on the scope doesn’t pick up real well. It’s a Silencer Co Omega.

[@kensgold]

Do wolves hunt feral hogs? Wondering if you could train a pack of large dogs to be corn hounds instead of sheep hounds?

[@miketrahan8261]

what range and bullet caliber. guessin 782 or 308

[@hornswamp]

Shooting 6.5 Grendel. 100 grain bullets.

[@danielredondo1090]

Muy bueno el video saludos amigo Daniel

[@hornswamp]

¡Gracias Daniel!

[@davidallen8669]

Do the carcasses just rot in place?

[@hornswamp]

Quite often.

[@dkgiovenco]

Outstanding!!!!! 3:16 just splattered it!!!!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

The best is when you see big hunks of flesh get torn off and fly 30 feet from the hog. Makes me all misty eyed...

[@jerryp1392]

My favorite video is when he shot the pig right in the butthole.

[@makcimenuka7904]

What gun & thermoImaging did you use?

[@hornswamp]

6.5 Grendel on an AR 15. Shooting pulsar thermal optics

[@makcimenuka7904]

@@hornswamp Thank you.

[@minimac721]

Best videos. Thank you for feeding.my family. From n.h

[@soundslikebstome]

The little exploding hog at 3:15 was the best.

[@josephvargas480]

I like this guys scope the best. Good shoot'n too!

[@hornswamp]

That's a Pulsar XP50

[@londohondo]

Whats the prefered"round" for hog hunting?

[@hornswamp]

We really like 6.5 Grendel.

[@therealcommodoremccrary]

@ 3:25 runnnnnnnn!!! Little piggy took 5!! And kept on going 👊🏽

[@freddyrin]

He deserves to live..... take'm to the vet

[@norbertmedeiros9604]

you guys should contact the province of saskatchewan, serious hog problem, and from what i have read they are heading south to montana. great videos btw subbed

[@stevenkimball5592]

Great video! That's what we like to see! All shootin and no music or taking. A damn shooting gallery.

[@gittesonne9193]

Just great compilation. Keep on.

[@carltonphelps8088]

Do you track down the hogs that are just crippled up by shots on the fly?

[@hornswamp]

Yes. They usually don’t go very far into the woods before they go down.

[@arnelgoyes6528]

One question that you use to shoot at night is that I want to buy one and I don't know which one, thanks

[@hornswamp]

We use Pulsar Trail and Thermion models.

[@kenmtb]

"Any pig that doesn't run is a well disciplined pig"

[@bigthunder2860]

What is the biggest hog you dropped? It seems the big hogs drop easily, and the average hog take 2-4 shots?

[@hornswamp]

The biggest hog I’ve ever killed was about 300 lbs. My friend, who supplies a lot of the footage in our videos, has killed a 375 pound hog.

[@hornswamp]

Also, the main reason you see the larger hogs getting killed quickly, is because we target those initially while they are standing still. The smaller, lower priority, hogs are shot while on the run and these shots are naturally less accurate.

[@paulquerengesser2926]

Hunters auditioning pigs for this video: Oh don't worry, we don't need head shots right now, we can get those later.

[@Fur_Crumbs_Channel]

This hog was running towards the icon where he got shot from, im guessing he was going for a melee kill 🤔 8:49

[@magnificumimperium8392]

Do you guys leave the dead hogs on the field for natural decomposition and varmints to eat..? Are you using AR rifles....in Texas

[@hornswamp]

Yes, we use AR15s usually. And we usually will drag the dead hogs out into the woods where buzzards won’t collect in the middle of the field.

[@magnificumimperium8392]

What a nice experience and aiming practice. Merry Xmas

[@hornswamp]

@@magnificumimperium8392 Merry Christmas to you too!

[@thestreetwisepodcast]

Love the videos! What are each of you into your rifle sets ups? ($)

[@hornswamp]

Gun $1200, Thermal scope $5000, suppressor $1000

[@philschuler9674]

Wow !

[@valerieharrison7774]

Wouldn’t an AK47 be more efficient? I mean, they scatter so quickly! I never thought I had hunting in my blood but these videos are satisfying. Except when they escape!

[@hornswamp]

The AR15 is equivalent in firepower to the AK47. It's a semi-auto with a 20 round clip.

[@TempoDrift1480]

I wonder if the would still run with a suppressor.

[@НиколайСмирнов-ф9м]

👍👍👍 быстрей бы сезон !!!

[@victordayrider8554]

this goes out to all the pig hunters good job these animals are a menace to crops and cattle .. they destroy the farmers feilds and can quite possibley spread sickness in cattle im from montana and this state is yet to have a hog problem but there are a lot of hunters in my area so it will be a bad thing for hogs to come around ... anyway keep up the good work saving crops and feeding the the food pantries and healthy dog food again thanks

[@hornswamp]

Thanks! We agree totally, the damage caused by hogs is devastating. We hope you never have to deal with them up in beautiful Montana!

[@ИгорьБаранчук-ц8ц]

Видимо станок удобный, и навык наработанный - с упреждением попадает пулей в бегущего, как будто дробью по утке. Like.

[@sergiobegood4274]

The rifle is pcp ???

[@SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh]

Good stuff buddy cheers from australia Loving the thermal here too :)

[@2OldFarmer]

Good video but you need to force yourself to aim at mid body height on the running pigs. If you study the video you will see that there were too many shots going under the target. Wish I had the opportunity to help you out on this project.

[@mrhoffame]

Always sad to see the little piggies go down, but this has to be done.

[@hornswamp]

exactly

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@hornswamp those are some really tough hogs they took some serious hits.

[@dj6769]

Try unloading it into the group after first shot. Once they all scatter lots of missed shots trying to get one on the run good shooting!

[@rivolibioscoop]

then you have time to repair the shed or roof. Electric fencing also prevents a lot of work.

[@divaldireduardosouzadias9829]

Olá, boa noite. Vcs aí comem esses animais? Pois aqui no Brasil e proibido comercializar, mas pode ser consumido.

[@hornswamp]

Algumas pessoas daqui gostam de comê-los, mas nós pessoalmente não.

[@johnjames7054]

Great video! Great shooting!

[@larrybaxter6881]

Speaking of horn, if you have a friend stand a 1/2 mil away with a train horn and have him blow it for 5 seconds, it might mask your first few shots. Just a suggestion.

[@CK-yi6pc]

Good work! Nice shooting....

[@mqbitsko25]

3:15 Closed casket funeral

[@dougrush5710]

Mickey Bitsko Right On! 😂

[@georgefenrich4119]

@@dougrush5710 SWEEEEEEET piggy, piggy, piggy bam

[@dj6769]

😂😂😂😂

[@tomnicholes8517]

I always heard pork was unhealthy and bad for you. Now I see why , its full of lead. Hahaha, nice shooting guys. Keep the vids coming.. 👍

[@runeljungstrommer331]

Good show, thx!

[@michaelmoser7892]

Why go to Costco free range in range a dollar a shot great vid keep them coming

[@hornswamp]

will do and thanks for watching! :)

[@michaelrobinson6014]

Hard to understand.... Not certain if it is an ammo issue...or a knowledge deficiency... Once you stop a hog...you MUST make a headshot...maybe two headshots....else the animal WILL/MAY rise and run away. Seems like too many hunters have a "deer shot" mentality. Believing that the quarry will bleed out. Excellent footage!!

[@Huntnlady7]

Wow, some of those were huge... and not far removed from domestic hogs. When do you need me to come help you? BTW, you're deadly on those standing pig shots, but you've got to remember lead and follow through when they're running.

[@OniSamurai_86]

When you miss and they start running you should stop shooting, you should aim for a clean shot not leave them badly wounded and suffering.

[@krisslloyd2280]

LOOKS CRUEL TO ME! WISH THEY COULD SHOOT BACK..

[@Northtide]

Having been involved in trying to save a farm crop from these vermin. I don't care if the suffer or not, just so long as they die.

[@Northtide]

@@krisslloyd2280 It has been said that being silent and thought a fool. Was better that opening ones mouth and dispelling any doubt. These animals are vermin that destroy the framers crops.

[@OniSamurai_86]

@@Northtide Someday I bet you will get the same mercy you show to others. Mark my words and remember this when you do.

[@SiegJion]

@@OniSamurai_86 ooo spoopy

[@jaywinters2483]

Shooter is not leading them enough.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Those little football sized ones are tough to hit

[@davidgaylord2035]

i just love those flippers

[@miketrahan8261]

where do you see respone of questions

[@hornswamp]

Mike, sorry for delay in responding. you should see responses by questions now.

[@stevenkimball5592]

Under the questions will show a response

[@drew65sep]

Some of these things belong on a Nike commercial...a few have great acrobatic skills (once they meet a little bit of lead that is). "Air Hog." Lol...Sabonis (sp?), the ex-NBA player only wishes he had the "vertical" that a couple of these things have/had.

[@jraintdead]

Wow! @3:15 bacon bits everywhere!

[@christophermoltisanti1557]

Good One.LMFAO

[@anhell32]

Great job my friend...

[@RonlyBonly]

Which model of Pulsar thermal was this?

[@hornswamp]

Pulsar Trail XP50

[@joesmoe71]

Wilber looked up, and a moment too late realized that Charlotte had just spelled out "you're fucked" in her web.

[@juanthelawnmowerthief1641]

Shooting 556? If so what load?

[@hornswamp]

Shooting 6.5 Grendel.

[@hornswamp]

Shooting 6.5 Grendel. 100 grain FMJ Wolf brand

[@juanthelawnmowerthief1641]

@@hornswamp Do you get that many walk offs or more recoveries with that load over hunting loads or something like 7.62x39?

[@BenTV73]

Anyone else shouting at their monitor "get 'im! Get 'im!? I wonder what happens to the carcasses?

[@ianmckinnon8461]

great shooter 😊

[@daNeterAUsaru999]

Is it true that when you shoot them in the belly it makes a popping noise? 𗀅𗀅𗀅😂😂😂

[@hornswamp]

It does, better heard when shooting through a suppressor.

[@lazynut81]

Head shots is cool! This what I would do, to put a pig down right were it's standing.

[@curtisj2002]

They run because they know they're guilty

[@philschuler9674]

Hha haaa haaaaaa

[@cazador1022]

if they run...they're VC ...if they don't run, they're well trained VC

[@jmcg2518]

Same with criminals

[@curtisj2002]

@@jmcg2518 true but criminals have rights. Pigs have the right to remain bacon.

[@jmcg2518]

@@curtisj2002 ha ha ha 😂

[@billygarfield5520]

Very good! Thanks.

[@norbertmedeiros9604]

geez these guys dont fuck around. perfect shooting...im guessing they are using silencers on the rifles almost like a train wreck, cant stop watching pest control being done the right way.

[@TheFaderland]

It is wrong to aime at the head, the scull is too tough. You only give them a scratch and they run away.

[@hornswamp]

Not really. A head shot is the most deadly.

[@andrewclaxton6446]

Looks like a video game 😃

[@danny1884]

1:54 "Mission failed. We'll get 'em next time."

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

That hog was hit at least twice though

[@mcluvn1000]

You KILLED about 85% of the ones that were standing still, you HIT about 12% of the ones that were running. You need to lead farther in front of the hog if they are running perpendicular, You need to keep your gun moving at the same pace as the animal all the way through your shot (don't stop pacing the target as you pull the trigger or your round will go to where the hog WAS, not where it IS). Also you shot too low on over half the shots. Please understand I'm not knocking your video, just trying to help you get a higher success rate.

[@VintageNomad0275]

mcluvn1000 you sure called that right. Yeah it's easy for us to criticize but dude take time with your shots. How many were running on 3 legs after your first shot? A bunch from what I saw. I saw one that looked like you blew his jaw off. They are pests yeah but we shouldn't be like animals.

[@therapturecrf]

@@VintageNomad0275 AHHH screw that. Those wounded ones are going to die, good riddance. Hell if all I can see is a gut shot, so be it, let them run off and die away from my own pasture!

[@drew65sep]

Being on "video" makes anything look a hell of a lot easier. Shooting in the dark, at distance, through night vision, at a moving target, mostly free-handed, with the only aid being some shooting sticks (sometimes), is a lot harder than most think if one hasn't done it themselves. Also, these things have been termed an "invasive species," and coupled with the destruction they're capable of, "rules" go out the window. They've ceased to be "game" animals, and it's extermination with extreme prejudice. What's not shown in the vast majority of these vids is the amount of property and/or crops destroyed. Estimates vary depending on the source, but it's pretty safe to say that even a small group of hogs can destroy three acres overnight. I'll not relate all of the statistics, save one. Feral hogs are directly responsible for the failure of one in three new farms and ranches. Annual monetary damages are well into the hundreds of millions of dollars, and that's without considering the lasting environmental impact on the land and the native species that are supposed to be in a given area. There are some videos here on KZbin that plainly show the damages these things are capable of. "Couch-quarterbacking" these dude's shooting skills is a bit crass, and unwarranted. They're making the effort to save their own livelihoods and heritage. This is NOT hunting...nowhere close. It's the eradication of a pest. Just sayin...

[@kevinpolk4653]

Great shooting

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Ok, did the little piggy at 3:15's head just burst like shootin' a small watermelon, or what? If you kept the meat, and had decided to make roast piglet out of that one, you wouldn't have to shove the apple in its mouth, you could just shove it neatly in the hole in its head! 😁😁😁 Sorry, a little dark humor...

[@christophermoltisanti1557]

@3:15,Now you see him🙉 @3:16,Now you don't.🙈 It's "MAGIC".🙊

[@johnd843]

Great shooting! Put an IR sighter on and everyone will know what to shoot. Just a thought...….BUZZ

[@vd3364]

some of those hogs are taking 2-3 shots and still going. tough

[@johna.4334]

Was that hog eating another hog in the beginning of this vdo?

[@hornswamp]

Although they will eat meat, I think it was rooting something in the ground.

[@biggil50]

Excellent video, good shooting!

[@hornswamp]

thank you

[@charlesfuentes6809]

D-D-De-D-D-Dea-D-D-Dea-Dat's all folks...!