J. R. WEEMS
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I used that 629 long before I had a 10MM but I would feel well armed with this 'BUCKEYE' SPEACIAL
My handloads will beat any factory loads and get the job done just fine. 
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Handgun for Hogs & Pigs
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I used that 629 long before I had a 10MM but I would feel well armed with this 'BUCKEYE' SPEACIAL
My handloads will beat any factory loads and get the job done just fine.
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Peter M. Eick
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To the folks suggesting slugs, I can easily manage that. I have a bunch (hundreds and hundreds) of 2 3/4" slugs left over from field work and an 870 18" slug gun to go with it.
I actually keep the slug gun out at the ranch with bird shot in it for snakes and critters around the place. I will just go grab some slugs to go with it and take them out for my next trip.
So I will table the search for a 44Mag 629 and just use my 610 instead. I am ok with that. I had not really thought about the 610 as a possibility since I consider it a range toy only. Just perceptions of what the gun can do.
Thank you again for the tips and suggestions.
I will outline my plan currently is to set up a game camera and start trying to document the pigs timing and pathways. I think I know right where he goes so I will do some preliminary stalking over thanksgiving and see if I can sus him out.
I actually keep the slug gun out at the ranch with bird shot in it for snakes and critters around the place. I will just go grab some slugs to go with it and take them out for my next trip.
So I will table the search for a 44Mag 629 and just use my 610 instead. I am ok with that. I had not really thought about the 610 as a possibility since I consider it a range toy only. Just perceptions of what the gun can do.
Thank you again for the tips and suggestions.
I will outline my plan currently is to set up a game camera and start trying to document the pigs timing and pathways. I think I know right where he goes so I will do some preliminary stalking over thanksgiving and see if I can sus him out.
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If you want a handgun on purpose, the Glock20 you already have, and presumably shoot well will work just fine. You just need to break down , and get a holster with covered trigger guard.
Depending upon the size of your "front yard" , the rifle from the window is an interesting concept.
I read that .22lr works with perfect shot placement. I suspect perfect shot placement is most frequent when said hog is in a pen, or otherwise corraled. In my personal experience, .357 has been very unimpressive.
Depending upon the size of your "front yard" , the rifle from the window is an interesting concept.
I read that .22lr works with perfect shot placement. I suspect perfect shot placement is most frequent when said hog is in a pen, or otherwise corraled. In my personal experience, .357 has been very unimpressive.
Protected One
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Just go ahead and use the 10mm. Accept the fact that you may lose a casing or two, but console yourself with the fact that your acreage won't be rooted up anymore!
CAJUNLAWYER
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If it were me, I's spend $300 or so for a trap. trap them and shoot them. That's the only way you're gonna put a dent in it.
Texas Star
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Will buckshot penetrate the gristle plate?
Damn Yankee
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This is the best idea for a property owner with "pig problems", because they are like Lays Potato Chips "you can't have just one!!" They breed like rabbits. You better take all you can, even the little ones, or they will take a property over.
For the non-property owner, hunting them is much more fun. This one voted to be taken with a Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum:
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JJEH
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I think that you have plenty of good options regarding your pig/wild hog problem. Just choose a heavy bullet (i.e. Buffalo Bore) and you should be fine.
SGM (Ret) Kyle Lamb uses a 9mm M&P for pig hunting, so you should be fine
https://youtu.be/CXU1GkTj48c
SGM (Ret) Kyle Lamb uses a 9mm M&P for pig hunting, so you should be fine
https://youtu.be/CXU1GkTj48c
hangnoose
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IN YOUR SHOES.
AS a rancher, you should be more concerned with possible diseases they may spread than some torn up acreage. Think of hog eradication, not fair chase ethical type hunting. You have more than 1 hog. They make rabbits look infertile. It is easy to see where they have been from wallows when sleeping & rooting when feeding. They are not quiet in a group and all they want to do is eat, sleep, fight, & make other piggies. I would check your local laws, apply for nuisance permits if needed, you may be able to shoot them 24/7. +1 on trapping.
AS a rancher, you should be more concerned with possible diseases they may spread than some torn up acreage. Think of hog eradication, not fair chase ethical type hunting. You have more than 1 hog. They make rabbits look infertile. It is easy to see where they have been from wallows when sleeping & rooting when feeding. They are not quiet in a group and all they want to do is eat, sleep, fight, & make other piggies. I would check your local laws, apply for nuisance permits if needed, you may be able to shoot them 24/7. +1 on trapping.
No doubt about it. Only the older boars will hang by themselves. If you're seeing a smallish hog, look around and you're bound to find the drove. Any projectile can ricochet so I wouldn't be too concerned about that, just know your backstop. Like's been said, shot placement is what it's all about with these overly shielded beasts
I would never purposely hog hunt with a pistol but each to their own. I prefer something with a little more heft...
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To be absolutely sure, use a 454 cassul.
kwselke
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I carried my .454 Cassul a couple of times while hog hunting and then I realized the error of my ways. If you are hog hunting you need to be able to listen for them, as well as smell them, and see them. Firing a .454 without ear protection is not foolish, it is stupid. Hog hunting is fast action and you have to be ready to shoot when the shot presents itself. Trying to put ear protection in place is too slow if you are on foot. If you are in a stand and have time, use a rifle.
Pre-Curing feral Hogs with Sodium Nitrite ? ? ?
Sodium Nitrite is already in our bacon, ham, and hot dogs …
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Texas testing poison to battle feral hogs
To combat the problem, TPWD has launched a test program to potentially use a so-called “toxicant” of sodium nitrite in feeders to destroy the wild pigs.
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Sodium Nitrite
What is sodium nitrite?
Sodium nitrite is a salt and an anti-oxidant that is used to cure meats like ham, bacon and hot dogs. Sodium nitrite serves a vital public health function: it blocks the growth of botulism-causing bacteria and prevents spoilage. Sodium nitrite also gives cured meats their characteristic color and flavor.
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The Nitrate and Nitrite Myth: Another Reason not to Fear Bacon
It may surprise you to learn that the vast majority of nitrate/nitrite exposure comes not from food, but from endogenous sources within the body. (1) In fact, nitrites are produced by your own body in greater amounts than can be obtained from food, and salivary nitrite accounts for 70-90% of our total nitrite exposure. In other words, your spit contains far more nitrites than anything you could ever eat.
When it comes to food, vegetables are the primary source of nitrites. On average, about 93% of nitrites we get from food come from vegetables. It may shock you to learn that one serving of arugula, two servings of butter lettuce, and four servings of celery or beets all have more nitrite than 467 hot dogs. (2) And your own saliva has more nitrites than all of them! So before you eliminate cured meats from your diet, you might want to address your celery intake. And try not to swallow so frequently
Sodium Nitrite is already in our bacon, ham, and hot dogs …
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Texas testing poison to battle feral hogs
To combat the problem, TPWD has launched a test program to potentially use a so-called “toxicant” of sodium nitrite in feeders to destroy the wild pigs.
*****/
Sodium Nitrite
What is sodium nitrite?
Sodium nitrite is a salt and an anti-oxidant that is used to cure meats like ham, bacon and hot dogs. Sodium nitrite serves a vital public health function: it blocks the growth of botulism-causing bacteria and prevents spoilage. Sodium nitrite also gives cured meats their characteristic color and flavor.
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The Nitrate and Nitrite Myth: Another Reason not to Fear Bacon
It may surprise you to learn that the vast majority of nitrate/nitrite exposure comes not from food, but from endogenous sources within the body. (1) In fact, nitrites are produced by your own body in greater amounts than can be obtained from food, and salivary nitrite accounts for 70-90% of our total nitrite exposure. In other words, your spit contains far more nitrites than anything you could ever eat.
When it comes to food, vegetables are the primary source of nitrites. On average, about 93% of nitrites we get from food come from vegetables. It may shock you to learn that one serving of arugula, two servings of butter lettuce, and four servings of celery or beets all have more nitrite than 467 hot dogs. (2) And your own saliva has more nitrites than all of them! So before you eliminate cured meats from your diet, you might want to address your celery intake. And try not to swallow so frequently
I think that your G20 would be fine. get some of those ear plugs with the valves in them. they aren't expensive, and you can hear right up until you shouldn't. Chop up a kydex holster or cut off the bottom half of a leather holster for the comp on your Glock. Personally, being a retired weenie who took all his lumps earlier in life, I use a .45-70 with Leverevolution 325 grains at something over 2000 fps.
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Peter M. Eick
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Thank you to 3Dots for posting aiming points. I really appreciate that.
Don't you take a few lumps on your shoulder every time you pull the trigger on that load?
BearBio
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I've used it when a client wounded a hog and I had to go into the chaparral after it. But that was at closer range than I like to remember! (PS DO NOT tell you wife about those!)
"If it were me, I's spend $300 or so for a trap. trap them and shoot them. That's the only way you're gonna put a dent in it."
The Finger Lakes area south of San Francisco had a large pig problem in the public parks. Tried trapping, shooting, poison. The pigs learned. Ended up costing about $2K per pig (AND they came back in force within 5 years)--Google Dr. Reginald Barrett==he has many articles and worked on Dye Creek Ranch as a guide while doing his MS and PhD. Real nice guy!
The State of Texas says you can kill them any way necessary... you can legally use Machine guns, Helicopters, Thermal and even Tannerite to rid us of these zombies. Currently we eliminate 20% of the population a year. To keep the population at its current size, we would need to eliminate of 70% of the of these zombies a year.
I would hate to run into this one with a pistol:
I would hate to run into this one with a pistol:
