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Before it gets put back to sleep with a shotSometimes these swine have a lot of fight in them. Or maybe it's just the Zombie Aporkalypse? There is a reason when you are learning the ins and outs of hunting that your dad teaches you to walk up and poke your harvest with the barrel. Sometimes no matter how well you hit your target, their will to survive will make things interesting. Or maybe these pigs are just zombies. Dap from Pigman Outdoor Channel pulls the trigger and it looks like his work is done. Dropped in its tracks with...

The author and a Weatherby Vanguard .375 H&M Magnum pursue feral pigs in the 'Earthquake Capital of the World.' Halfway between California's Bay Area and the sprawling urban megalopolis of Los Angeles lies the Central Coast, a range of green hills and oak forests. It's home to a good portion of the Golden State's remaining agricultural land, and in hamlets such as Parkfield (population 18 or 34, depending on whether you believe the city limit sign or the abandoned railway car in the center of town) you're more likely to see flatbed pickups and cowboy hats than sports cars and...

Wild hogs are tough, and knowing where to aim is important to success. Hogs have a just reputation for being tough. Many mature hogs, especially boars, have a gristle-like "shield" or shoulder plate that can completely stop a broad head hunting arrow. The shield on a big hog can be 1-inch thick and can completely cover the rib cage. I once shot a 150-pound hog at 10 yards with a 70-pound compound bow. The razor-sharp, broad head-tipped arrow hit perfectly low and behind the shoulder and knocked the hog down. But the arrow didn't penetrate its shield. We tracked...

Feral swine are considered pest species in many countries, including the U.S. They reproduce fast and destroy billions of dollars worth of agriculture and live stock each year. Now more than ever, hunters are trying to kill wild pigs as fast as they can. But there are some dangers. Wild pigs are exactly that - wild. They can be very aggressive, and when hunters get too close, they'll charge fast. If they make contact with a hunter, they'll often bite hard with their razor sharp teeth. See the wild pig video here.

Shot a pig with blue fatA man from Morgan Hill, CA posted about how he shot a pig on their ranch and noticed that it had blue fat. They did not start cutting open the pig until they had strapped it to the ATV and driven back home so most of the blood has left the pigs body at this point. They have also shot wild pigs on the ranch before and none of them have been blue. A spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told the Morgan Hill Times experts have "occasionally" seen cases where wild...