hog hunting.

[DangerClose]

You better bring napalm. We do not have enough ammo alone in Texas to deal with our problem

[sneaky one]

It's trully that bad ??

[DangerClose]

Kinda long, but A&M did a good report.

http://icwdm.org/publications/pdf/feral%...alhogs.pdf

[lweb43]

Texas is loaded with hogs and if you pop one in the neck (6.5 and up) I'm sure it will go down but just in case on how mad they are I would carry a hefty side arm just in case. Rule of thumb start with the big hogs and work your way down. Thats if you are on the ground. If you are sitting in a stand off the ground then you want to piss off the big ones to keep them around. Just have plenty of ammunition.
My experience has been first shot they scatter but just in case I go loaded for bear. I have been using a SKS (semiautomatic). I also carry a 40 S&W Taurus PT101. I just recently purchased a 6.5 Grendel and I'm ready to try it on the hogs. I want to be prepared.

[fanofflyn]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]481[/ATTACH]That's not a hog, this is a hog, and a .458 SOCOM loaded with 300 GR TSX.

[QuadCam]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]481[/ATTACH]That's not a hog, this is a hog, and a .458 SOCOM loaded with 300 GR TSX.

that's a frightenly large hog!!! is that a razorback?

[davidj]

Watched a show called PIG BOMB last night. Somewhere in the South a local sheriff was attacked by a large pig and his dog saved his butt. He then put 13 bullets (handgun) into the pig before it went down. I think I would opt for the .458 SOCOM.

[davidj]

This looks like fun:

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29...test=faces

[YutYut]

Good hogs to both of you. As soon as my grendel is up and running im heading 3 hours west and taking care of a hog problem for a friend. I dont think ill be encountering anything quite as big as fanofflyn

[fanofflyn]

Thanks for the nice things said. This particular pig had shields that were 2 inches thick and went all the way back to his hind quarters. I was glad I had the TSX. The bullet went through the shield, the rib, the heart, the rib on the other side, and the other shield, and was in the off side hide. I'm not sure a lead bullet would have penetrated so well. The hide with the thick fibrous shields weighed a hundred pounds, of just armor. I recovered the bullet and it looks great. I would shoot a lesser pig with a Grendel and a TSX or TTSX.

[gmar]

It's trully that bad ??

Its bad enough the government is allowing citizens to hunt from helicopters!

Check this out:

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29...hogs-wild/

[hm2 clark]

fanofflyn, dont worry about cheap lead bullets. 120 gr remington corelocks and 129gr hornady spirepoints do just fine penetrating 250lb class hog shields and smashing there way through ham bones. Thats the beauty of those long 120gr 6.5 bullets. Still at the end of the day, you're right; a TSX is a superior bullet.

[fanofflyn]

That's an interesting observation, and there is no better information than direct observation imho. Still, when I'm facing a charging buffalo or elephant and I"ve got one shot to pull it off, I'm sticking with a Barnes product. It won't be a Grendel (although a large number of Ele have been havested with accurate 6.5 x 55 Swedish Mauser, I don't recommend it for us newbies, and we're all newbies there) as that caliber would not be allowed in some of the countries I've been. With that said, I don't want to face a mad hog without something in which I have confidence. Your information would improve that confidence. Thank God that I can live in a country where I can choose to shoot my Grendel.

[hm2 clark]

If you want to know about shooting charging hogs from the ground (I dont make it a habit but this year has been interesting) (1) Remington 120 gr Coreloct 1 shot 8-10ft 120 lb hog 10 ft away comming @ me went through r ear into r sholder passing through chest and lung came out same side flank- was knocked backward and down rear feet tried to get him up but he just spun in a circle and died in 10 sec (2) 130 gr scirroco (loaded hot) 8-10 feet 1 shot 150lb class boar through snout into central chest knocking him straight backwards DRT (3) factory Hornady 123 grain a 305lb hog running @ me and grinding his teeth 1 shot 2-3 feet from barrel (I might have been backing up) bullet entered just under and medial to r eye DRT. The bullet never left the skull and the skull remained otherwise intact.

[sgt_murf]

Not to steal the thread but in Central Arkansas it is just about as bad as TX. the National Guard post here puts out messages when they move close to the main post area. and the game guys don't really check anything.
here is a excerpt from the Game Laws of Arkansas:

Feral Hog Hunting Regulations
Hunting and Shooting Feral HogsOn private land:
Feral hogs may be killed or trapped year-round, day or night, by a landowner or anyone with the landowner’s permission. Hunters do not need a hunting license to kill feral hogs on private land, but anyone who has had his or her hunting license revoked may not hunt them. All general regulations for hunting safety should be observed.



On Wildlife Management Areas:
Hunters may kill feral hogs on WMAs during daylight hours during any open hunting season. They must use a weapon that is legal for that season.

During special WMA permit hunts, only permit holders may be on the WMA.
Feral hogs killed on WMAs can be taken for processing or left where they were shot.
Hunters may not use dogs, bait or traps to hunt feral hogs on WMAs.
Hunters may not hunt hogs at night on WMAs.
http://www.agfc.com/hunting/Pages/Huntin...alHog.aspx

and yeah the razorbacks here was mixed with the true Russian Boar strain and they are mean.

[PrecisionFirearms]

We build a fair amount of 6.5 Grendel AR rifles for Hog Hunting. Normally we use a 18 inch SS barrel and recommend the 130 grain Nosler Accubond Bullets. We also have the ammo available. Rifles typically weigh in the 8-9 lbs range. Also do them in Midlength Gas, SS, Gas Piston Driven. These are easy shooting, ultra reliable rifles but weigh about 9 lbs.

[davidj]

If you want to know about shooting charging hogs from the ground (I dont make it a habit but this year has been interesting) (1) Remington 120 gr Coreloct 1 shot 8-10ft 120 lb hog 10 ft away comming @ me .

Just have open sights??

[smokey27]

I am a big fan of accubonds and partitions for hogs. The biggest hog i shot was over 300lbs and dropped stone dead from one shot in the head from a glock 40S&W. I then shot one not that much smaller with a 308. shot it in the head and it went down got up and charged. I was 100 yards away. My buddy put 6 partitions from a 223 ar-15 in him before he went down. When you shoot a hog you just never know what is gonna happen, which is the exciting part!
Sometimes they take alot of lead, they usually only attack or charge you if shoot them, or if you are loading a feeder and have food. they dominate the deer hear in texas and take over the feeders. 1 female hog can have 3 litters of 15 piglets a year. their numbers grow exponentially. Most wild hogs are domestic pigs that got loose from the farm, if a pig gets loose in two weeks they start to grow tusks and hair, and if you capture a wild hog and put him in a pen in a few weeks he will start to loose his hair and tusks. Amazing animals, they are as smart as a 3 year old child, while a dog is about as smart as 1 year old, the pigs only weekness is its never ending appetite.

[smokey27]

Oh and In texas you only need a valid hunting license, and you can shoot as many as you want day or night year round. Many farmers will let you hunt for free because the hogs cause tons of crop damage, if you do pay for a hunt it should be very cheap. i used to hunt at one place in south texas that was 2 hogs for $75, then i made friends with neighboring ranch owners and was allowed to hunt there for free.

[Texas Sheepdawg]

Here is a sample of what runs around out here in North Texas. 400+ Feral Durock killed a while back in my buddies pasture. Want to come ride motorcycles on Hog infested Texas highways?