My first Russian Boar!

[bronco]

So I harvested my first Russian Boar over here in Sweden. I have been adopted by a group of Swedish Military hunters. I shot this bruiser at 80 meters. DRT! He weighed in at 127Kilos (280lbs) and we have estimated the tusk length at 19cm. They say I am spoiled now, as it's like shooting a 6x6 elk in you first season. The (loaner) rifle they let me hunt with is a Heym SR30 in 30-06 topped with a Zeiss Diavari scope. Good friends with expensive toys!

 

[rifle 57]

Congratulations on the piggy. Thats a good one.

 

[captacademy]

That's what I call a pig!

 

[Ludicrous]

Nice boar. Looks larger than 280# in the photo. Congrats!

 

[trebark]

Definitely looks bigger than 280 pounds! Also, to score a DRT on any pig is a great accomplishment. Those are some tenacious bastards!

 

[bronco]

280 was the dressed weight, guessing a little under 350lbs live weight.

I was happy with the DRT as well. I was hunting from the ground, in the open, sitting in some tall grass. The landowner showed me what one of the boars did to his dog, unprovoked, only a week earlier. It was gruesome to say the least.

The meat off these pigs is great table quality. Like a cross between pork and beef. Unique but really tasty. And best of all, the wife likes it!

This fall I am going after Moose, Roe, Red, Fallow deer and more pigs. Hopefully my season keeps going well. I missed most of last season because of the move over here.

 

[trebark]

350 sounds better, but I still think he's bigger than that. (can't believe for the first time in internet history we are trying to convince you that your pig is BIGGER than what you say!)

 

[FEENIX]

Sweet! Congrats on a nice harvest ... and most especially on your new found friends.

 

[rayo9954]

Wow!!great pig.

 

[JARHEAD1371]

Great looking pig!! With one like that you don't have to sit 8 feet behind him in the pic, he's already big enough.

 

[curtis]

Great looking boar!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Railguner]

Great looking pig!! With one like that you don't have to sit 8 feet behind him in the pic, he's already big enough.

+1 first thing I thought too. Love Euro boars!!

 

[bronco]

Well I got the mount back this past week. The big tusks measured out to 21.2cm or 8.34in which qualifies as a silver medal boar in Europe.

Oh and for the record; my knee was in contact with the pig holding it steady for the photo. Not standing 8 feet behind it.

 

[trebark]

That is a really cool mount for the tusks! Did you mount them yourself?