Hog hunting......anyone doing it?

[DesertDug]

got this one this week end. 140 gn Nosler BT .270 win in the ear hole.

[Sled]

Nice one....

[DesertDug]

thanks, looks to have had a lot of Russian boar blood with that mohawk.

[Ryfulman]

Here in Saskatchewan they are considered an invasive species and are open season. Hogs are a very smart animal. They’ll never return to anywhere,no matter how much bait is left for them,if they’ve been shot at. If you’re able to run surpressed thats the way to go.
Sadly hunting them even when it’s a permanent open season barely makes a dent in their numbers. Here in Saskatchewan feral hogs originate from the massive hog farms we’ve got. They are escaped bacon.
Well good luck on your hunt. Wild bacon is truly a treat.

[DesertDug]

Smart yes, never come back, while they may stay away for a bit, here in Texas they will come back. Great sense of smell. I like that we can hunt the, all year around, but need to trap them if you want to make a dent in them, but that is a small dent.

I love hams and sausage, but they never have enough belly fat for bacon.

[NicfromAlabama]

I don't really hunt much other than dove hunt. I might if hogs were in my area. Here in Alabama, like other states, hogs are causing problems in some areas. What baffles me is why Alabama does not allow hunting them as well as coyotes at night. I think perhaps you can get permission, but it shouldn't have to be that way. Just my 2 cents.

[Sled]

Looks like you guys in Texas need to get busy..... Kill 70% of them a year to even make a dent..

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/texas...-feral-hogs-2/

[DesertDug]

Found this on the web site Sled had posted:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/video...h-40mm-cannon/

War on Pigs.

[scootergisme]

Found this on the web site Sled had posted:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/video...h-40mm-cannon/

War on Pigs.

Hilarious! 40mm cannon (that's 1.6" diameter) with 400 grains of powder! Impressive.

[ragsflh]

great one

[DesertDug]

Got this one this weekend. 87 yards 143 gn edlx 6.5 creedmoor ear shot no exit.
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[DesertDug]

The rewards
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[DesertDug]

Got another one tonight 270win 30 BT Nosler to the face. Nice small full pig roaster.
No one else?

[DesertDug]

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should cook out good whole. I have never done one this way. Wound up skinning her out, maybe should have keep skin on. We will see.

[Hanshi]

I lived in Georgia for 62 years prior to ending up in Maine. Hogs are a plague there and I lived near them but never hunted them; I just have no excuse. There are none up here. My friend use to hunt them just a few miles from my home and I had hunted there extensively for deer, etc, back in the 1960s. My view is that they can multiply much faster than hunters can kill them.

[DesertDug]

Even large coral traps have a hard time makeing a dent. I like that I can always go get some meat any time of year.

[Oystershooter]

Living in California I'm secretly jealous of all the hog hunting and delicious eating I see where you members live

[DesertDug]

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[RCE1]

Living in California I'm secretly jealous of all the hog hunting and delicious eating I see where you members live

Not that I've done it, but from what I hear there are lots of wild pigs in California. Hikers and mountain bikers keep complaining about how they're tearing up the trails on Mt. Tam in Marin County.