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I actually saw a pig fly!! Several years ago I was driving from Waco to Austin on IH-35. All of us were zipping along and a hog dashed out into the right lane, the Honda ahead of me hit it on the head with the right front fender and the hog spun in the air 3 times before landing!! (it was like a big fuzzy Frisbee).
I saw this as I tried not to hit the car as he slammed on the brakes. We both stopped and checked his car and the right fender's headlight area was destroyed. We walked back up the road and a truck had already pulled up and Bubba asked if we wanted it. I told him "I don't think it will fit in my car with four kids", the Honda driver said no, but we took some pictures and then loaded the hog into the truck.
I saw this as I tried not to hit the car as he slammed on the brakes. We both stopped and checked his car and the right fender's headlight area was destroyed. We walked back up the road and a truck had already pulled up and Bubba asked if we wanted it. I told him "I don't think it will fit in my car with four kids", the Honda driver said no, but we took some pictures and then loaded the hog into the truck.
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GatorFarmer
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It is a bit light. A .416 Rigby or, better yet a .470 N.E. double, would be better, though I reckon a case could be made for the .505 Gibbs. Mogambo...
Serves as a good practice session with the old Sasquatch rifle.
The nice thing about elephant rifles is that they also work on everything "up to" elephant size, making them versatile indeed. Solemn nod.
S&WIowegan
US Veteran
I have a nephew down in south Alabama who hunts hog and deer regularly with nothing larger than a 270 Win. Even with all the people who shoot hogs regularly, they are out of control.
I am expecting some effete anti-hunters to become "hog huggers" and demonstrate against shooting them soon. These anti-kill people have made a complete mess of the wild horse problem. The horses are feral and destroy habitat, but that doesn't matter to a horse hugger. Some people in Iowa try to adopt the beasts, then fail to feed and care for them. Years ago they went to the dog food factories but now they are uncontrolled.
Iowa has a big problem already with uncontrolled critters(fox, skunk, raccoons, coyotes) devastating pheasant and deer herds. Maybe hogs will eat some of the critters...NOT.
There will eventually need to be eradication programs but I doubt city dwellers will stand for it.....ask Australians.
I am expecting some effete anti-hunters to become "hog huggers" and demonstrate against shooting them soon. These anti-kill people have made a complete mess of the wild horse problem. The horses are feral and destroy habitat, but that doesn't matter to a horse hugger. Some people in Iowa try to adopt the beasts, then fail to feed and care for them. Years ago they went to the dog food factories but now they are uncontrolled.
Iowa has a big problem already with uncontrolled critters(fox, skunk, raccoons, coyotes) devastating pheasant and deer herds. Maybe hogs will eat some of the critters...NOT.
There will eventually need to be eradication programs but I doubt city dwellers will stand for it.....ask Australians.
I lived in Iowa for several years, you guys raise big fat Oinkers all over in places that isn't in Corn.
S&WIowegan
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I lived in Iowa for several years, you guys raise big fat Oinkers all over in places that isn't in Corn.
Yup, there's a very close correlation between pork and corn. You can look it up. Fortunately, we don't have them running loose...yet!
J. R. WEEMS
Member
Well- they come around here and THEY will be food.
caduceus
US Veteran
They are a massive problem. Live in Northeast Texas on way to work this morning seen helicopter crew and hunters getting ready to fly this morning all armed with AR style rifles/shotguns. Been flying at least for four days don't know the pig count. Wouldn't surprise me to be 750-1000 dead pigs. Folks are paying hefty fees to hunt and are very effective. Spring is here, trees are leafing out etc. hard to see them. We trap, shoot, etc. all the time, no pig gets a free pass if in shooting range! Smith and Wesson 500 very effective. They are tough, last one I shot took 5 rounds of 165 gr 30/06 to anchor him. My favorite is 223 AR or 35 Rem 200gr. Hornady flextip. or what ever I have in my hand. I repair about 4-5K$ damage every year on my hay fields. Currently you just have to do the best you can and learn to live with it.
Here is a link to a Texas hunting link . Have videos featuring helo's, night vision etc. They have some real old boar trophy's...
Hogs, Varmint & Small Game Hunting | Texas Hunting Forum
Here is a link to a Texas hunting link . Have videos featuring helo's, night vision etc. They have some real old boar trophy's...
Hogs, Varmint & Small Game Hunting | Texas Hunting Forum
lrb1200
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The video is an interesting take on hog population control, you probably haven't seen this before.....
......YOW!! Warning...Graphic!!
Watch Feral Hogs Explode When Hit with Tannerite [NSFW][/URL]
......YOW!! Warning...Graphic!!
Watch Feral Hogs Explode When Hit with Tannerite [NSFW][/URL]
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I species that we are trying to save......
The species that we would like to keep border on extinction while the ones that we'd be good to get rid of, multiply like roaches.
The species that we would like to keep border on extinction while the ones that we'd be good to get rid of, multiply like roaches.
Seriously now...
What is the minimum caliber and type of bullet for hogs? What ranges do you shoot them? Can you catch them still? I've seen lots of people shoot them on the fly and I don't know how good I'd be with that.
What is the minimum caliber and type of bullet for hogs? What ranges do you shoot them? Can you catch them still? I've seen lots of people shoot them on the fly and I don't know how good I'd be with that.
I thought the shooting from the helicopter was
impressive.
In the East Texas piney woods there are not
a lot of long range shots.
The dude in the video was way over gunned.
On our lease (3500acs) some of the pups use the
AR platform two have that style in .308 which
works great.
Shot placement is the key.
Right behind the ear,no meat destroyed,
tits up right there..no trackin.
One older member uses a tricked out Ruger 10/22.
Bull barrel, suppressed, scope near as long as the
rifle. You only hear the gun cycle. (I want one)
If there was a way to market them I could make a
load of dough...just trapping the porkers.
Biggest recorded weigh to date is...296 lbs boar
with 4.5 inch cutters.
impressive.
In the East Texas piney woods there are not
a lot of long range shots.
The dude in the video was way over gunned.
On our lease (3500acs) some of the pups use the
AR platform two have that style in .308 which
works great.
Shot placement is the key.
Right behind the ear,no meat destroyed,
tits up right there..no trackin.
One older member uses a tricked out Ruger 10/22.
Bull barrel, suppressed, scope near as long as the
rifle. You only hear the gun cycle. (I want one)
If there was a way to market them I could make a
load of dough...just trapping the porkers.
Biggest recorded weigh to date is...296 lbs boar
with 4.5 inch cutters.
GatorFarmer
Member
Some people use spears and large knives. Yes, really. The Cold Steel boar spear has killed a lot of hogs it is said.
Another interesting exotic choice is a modified Colt Walker clone. They can be fitted with a latch so that the rammer won't drop when fired with a heavy load. Some even have a rail put on for a red dot. With the right loads, and a specialty mold is available, ballistics are said to approximate .41 Magnum levels. The vagaries of gun laws and hunting regulations in some state make the officially not a firearm (per ATF) a niche option in some states.
Beyond that you will find reported hog sizes vary greatly. In some areas an AR or Mini14 suffices, in others people swear by leverguns in .45-70, and a few people have reported animals of outlying size where the .416 Rigby and assorted dangerous game offerings may be justified.
Google hogzilla for an interesting tale.
Also remember that pigs are known to eat people, are capable of complex problem solving, and are known to be smarter than dogs.
Stevens
Member
They are a huge problem in the sugar cane fields around here. They live anddhide in the woods/swamp and come out to eat the sweet stalks, once the cane is harvested they root up the cane stubble that would have been next years crop. They are hunted, shot on sight, or trapped and shot, but they start breeding young and have big litters often. Unless they are killed young they aren't very good eating so there is not much of an incentive to harvest them for food.
Steve W.
Steve W.
S&WIowegan
US Veteran
Maybe just Choot 'em and toss 'em to the gators.
Faulkner
Member
I've killed 20 or so with a .30 carbine using Winchester soft/hollow points.
armenius
US Veteran
As retired physician I have to entertain myself between hunting seasons.Last year I pondered the "hog problem" which has excited a number of folk almost as much as "Global Warming".I determined that this population increased starting in the Late 40's or early 50's .The population of hogs in 1950 was 2 million in SE US.About 2 years ago 16 million and was to double in just a few years.This started when Government programs paid farmers not to farm,plant pine trees and city jobs became available and people left the farm.Many abandoned hogs which were free ranging.No longer during these years did you see small farms with "butchering days" as I saw as a kid.These hogs multiplied to the level they are today.
I backed up my thesis by finding graphs representing subsidies since 1950.Lo and behold these grafts were identical .In other words,The Government Caused It.
No longer do people live on farms having to butcher and eat hogs to survive!The availability of welfare programs and food stamps allow one to procure a ready to cook pork loin at the nearest Winn Dixie and have to put out no effort.
Some folks have gotten so lazy they refused nuisance hogs I have killed because it wasn't worth the effort to butcher them!
You may think I am full of bull, But I then did a similar study on the rising cost of medical treatment as well as the rising cost of college education and again this is related to Government money and regulation!
when turkey season is over I may write a paper,"OF PIGS,POLITICIANS,PHYSICIANS and PROFESSORS"
I backed up my thesis by finding graphs representing subsidies since 1950.Lo and behold these grafts were identical .In other words,The Government Caused It.
No longer do people live on farms having to butcher and eat hogs to survive!The availability of welfare programs and food stamps allow one to procure a ready to cook pork loin at the nearest Winn Dixie and have to put out no effort.
Some folks have gotten so lazy they refused nuisance hogs I have killed because it wasn't worth the effort to butcher them!
You may think I am full of bull, But I then did a similar study on the rising cost of medical treatment as well as the rising cost of college education and again this is related to Government money and regulation!
when turkey season is over I may write a paper,"OF PIGS,POLITICIANS,PHYSICIANS and PROFESSORS"
pluspea
Member
Double-O-Dave
US Veteran
They are a huge problem here in Central Texas, but most farmer and ranchers want to charge a small fortune to shoot them. I contacted one local rancher that runs hunts on his property. His prices were in-line with most of his competitors, and allowed you to hunt with a bow, crossbow, handgun or long gun. He had one iron clad rule, and that was once they put you in your tree stand, you weren't to get out of it until they came to pick you up. He kept saying how dangerous the hogs were, and he sounded like he knew what he was talking about.
I'm hoping my son and I will get a chance to hunt some hogs later this year.
Regards,
Dave
I'm hoping my son and I will get a chance to hunt some hogs later this year.
Regards,
Dave
Frank46
US Veteran
I don't know what type semi auto shotgun the guy in the chopper was using but he seemed to have no trouble making hits on the hogs from the chopper. The tannerite one was good, nothing to take home. Frank
