Number 1 of the season. I don't usually hunt them this early but make an exception for ones that are digging under foundations and around buildings. 1st time at this particular farm. This place may provide some good hunting this year.

what bullet you using? I hit one at 90yards last night with a 223 55gr v max and the hole was about the size of a baseball.Finally got out this afternoon. An area where I know there are lots of holes, but there is curvature in the land, and sometimes you can only see less than 100 yards.
I'm at the farm of a friend of mine. The friend owns the land, his son is farming it. I set up looking down a tree line. But as I said, gentle hills make it so there are blind spots you cannot see. After sitting for about 45 minutes, I look to my left, and there's a ghog in the middle of the bean field about 150 yards away. Just as clear as can be. I knew the hold existed when I was scouting earlier this spring. I put a flag on the hole. (Which was not disturbed when they planted.) I had a clear shot to the ghog, but the son's house is exactly in the line of fire. So I have to move. I think the hog saw me and ran down it's hole. But I was able to move so the house is directly off to my right. But I'm concerned about having some dirt behind my shot. I don't want to be shooting upward where there is no backstop (dirt) of any kind. I crouch down and approach the hole from an angle that has me coming up a (slight) hill. By the time I get close enough to see the flag, I'm only 50 yards away. But if/when the hog comes out, it will only be able to see the top half of my body, and I've got trees behind me. (no sky backdrop behind me) But I'm still down far enough on the hill, I can't use my bipod. I'll have to shoot sitting position. (from my old target shooting days as a kid in the 70's) About 10 minutes later it came out. (I didn't even see it come out, I just looked up) I slowly put my ear plugs in, slowly raised up the rifle, put the cross hairs on the chest. ...was pleased I wasn't wavering too much...and pulled the trigger.
Entrance wound...pretty much where I was aiming.
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