Hog Shots

[satx78247]

To All,

IF you shoot a sow with pigs "in tow" FIRST & drop her right there GYD, the pigs will return SOON to feed or to "be near Mama".
(The "wee piggies" are the BEST tasting on the BBQ, imo.)

With LUCK you can take the whole litter, IF you kill the sow first.

yours, satx

 

[gshayd]

Last time I went hog hunting I popped it right behind the ear with a 180 gr from a .30-06 it dropped right where it was standing.

 

[rhaas90]

556 NATO FMJ to the done works well.... I know some prefer the soft points for knockdown, but a head shot is a head shot!

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[just country]

morning, aim small--hit small. 1 shot 1kill.
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[Bozz10mm]

I can see what's coming.

 

[ROGER4314]

Put your bullet right behind the ear and the animal will drop like a sack of rocks.

Flash

 

[Double Naught Spy]

The problem with behind the ear shots is that the ear is at the back of the skull and directly behind it is nothing but muscle tissue. You can shoot behind the ear, hit nothing vital, and the hog lives. I have killed two that were previously wounded and healed like in the pic. You either need to shoot behind and below the ear and hit the spine or shoot with the hog quartered away so that the bullet will hit the skull to be assured the hog will drop in place. Otherwise, you are relying or hydraulic or hydrostatic shock to make the kill and those are not always reliable.

 

[leVieux]

I missed another one !

Rifle checked, scope fine. From a rest, ~85 yards, aimed for head.

Just as shot fired, pig moved his head. Ran off like a racehorse, but I did soon hear a lot of screaming from his direction.

Searched, no hog. No blood.

Maybe a .375 H&H to the body will work.

Visited next night by my long-time "guide" who lamented: "Damn, Doc, I've never seen you miss anything!"

Old Age is not for sissies. . . . . .

leVieux

 

[sergeant69]

 

[sergeant69]

total 10 in a week. 270, 308, 30-06, 223
gave away 3, eating on one, had a FEW xmas tamales

 

[Gunmetal]

I've killed more hogs with my 9mm Glock than any rifle. Shot placement is key, just like any other animal.

 

[Hoji]

I've killed more hogs with my 9mm Glock than any rifle. Shot placement is key, just like any other animal.

Traps or range? Easy statement to make if killing them in traps. I have killed thousands in traps with a .22 LR pistol.

 

[Gunmetal]

Just walking around my land checking cameras/feeders, I jump them all the time.

 

[orbitup]

I shot this one with an 87gn VMAX a few weeks ago. DRT

 

[MTA]

I shot this one with an 87gn VMAX a few weeks ago. DRT

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Hell yea

 

[just country]

Hell yea

good shooting, same place I shoot hogs.
barnes 55gr TTSX 28.7 grains TAC.
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[just country]

I've killed more hogs with my 9mm Glock than any rifle. Shot placement is key, just like any other animal.

10mm justme gbot tum

 

[EZ-E]

5.56 55gr VMax behind the ear, dropped on the spot, then leg kicked a few times.
About a 75 yard shot

 

[jlmoses1]

450 bushmaster and they won’t take a step!
Then again 223 55gr vmax in the ear does the trick with a lot less recoil.


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[cvgunman]

While sulking from missed opportunity on a nice buck, a few hogs cam in from behind me. Was able to put one down (first kill with my 300blk carbine). Not large, about 70#, but made for some good eats!