What's ur favorite gun for hog hunting we are talkin the big Nasty boars what caliber and ammo type ro get thru that nasty front end of theirs easy drop? Or run away and gotta find em?
Gettin thru that tough hide
- Thread starter mikey fingers
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Hogs arent to be messed with lightly. We have had 3 friends of the family die from feral hogs in the recent years. 3 in total, 2 in the same summer. 1 of them was last year and the other 2 the year before. Granted all were much older farmers, but the danger is still there.
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OK I have to admit I sometimes giggle when someone, especially hunters who should know better, get their asses kicked by wild animals. As the saying goes, senor sometimes the bull wins.
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I don’t hunt hogs with a airgun for this reason and even with a PB I use .30 or higher. It’s better for them and me. 3000 fpe is better than 60 fpe.
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Well unfortunately 2 of these old guys were not even hunting, just checking livestock fences and got gored before they could get to their gun in the side by side. The 3rd I'm not sure how that happenned but he bled out all the same. I have taken them with all the way down to .177, but different situations as well. My pistol is always cocked and chamberred. when in the woods or even the field anymore. Feral hogs are rampant from Ky south and will continue to be a problem for years to come.
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Glad to see some1 else compare some big bore airguns to 38 special ,45 acp that's 2 handgus that pack a wallopI compare my airgun caliber and ballistics to powder burner caliber and ballistics. Boerneairgunner above is comparable to a 22LR rimfire. Larger caliber Airguns would be comparable to something like a 38 Special, 45 ACP or 45 Colt etc. Any decent sized feral hog will run off if body shot with these calibers. I totally agree with Boerneairgunner and igolfat8 that an ear shot is best. Keep in mind a hog eating moves its head around a lot. Good luck.
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The WMA I used to hunt in had many pigs (it closed). Notth GA pigs are not the huge 300-600 lb beasties that roam South GA, and I would never go after one that big with my small caliber rifles, but the picture can attest that .25 cal at 50 ft lbs at 30 yards is sufficient if the pellet is placed at the proper spot. (Just below the ear on this one) for the smaller oinkers. This one dropped instantly from the hit, kicked a couple or three times and was DRT.
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@WoodWelder I’ve seen a video of a guide shooting a Cape Buffalo that was beneath the hunter that he’d charged and tossed in the air after being shot/shot at. Wild stuff happens when you hunt animals that are capable of hurting you.
As for @MAUMAU, I personally would be more inclined to believe what he says about hunting above a the majority of people claiming to be hunters on this forums. There’s a reason for that.
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Also in this thread be mindful that a pig and a hog are different. It is very unrealistic to think you can shoot a boar hog in the body and expect the same results you got shooting a pig in the body with an air rifle. My experience is limited here, but I’ve learned that much.
If this is confusing to you, look up “pig” and look up “hog.” I felt dumb and embarresed when my dad corrected me on this after I thought I knew the difference. I went after a pig once with a .25 air rifle and ran into more than I’d bargained for when a decent sized hog emerged in front of me while I was crawling though briars. That was an intense experience.
If this is confusing to you, look up “pig” and look up “hog.” I felt dumb and embarresed when my dad corrected me on this after I thought I knew the difference. I went after a pig once with a .25 air rifle and ran into more than I’d bargained for when a decent sized hog emerged in front of me while I was crawling though briars. That was an intense experience.
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