Posted on 03/02/2016 8:42:48 AM PST by w1n1
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.
If he’s going to hunt baby ones with a machete he’s gonna have to be crazy AND fast
Those pigs are fast and they don’t run to open ground. Don’t compare them to some sow you saw at the county fair that never had to work for a meal in her life.
“There are a number of videos on the net of hunters using only knives to boar hunt. You can find places that advertise knife hunts.”
I have done this several times and it is an experience like none other. We use bay and catch dogs to capture the hog and then wade into utter chaos to stick the pig in the heart while the dogs hold the pig by the ears.
The problem we have is that the hogs have learned to run to the nearest river and swim across.
You have more courage than me.
Very old.......
I can't run...like I could once long ago...
Ate them in Switzerland (Neuchatel). As I remember, the meat was tough and dark, but the flavor was OK.
“My concern is .223 wont stop them. Advice?”
I think your concern is valid. I believe .223 would kill them, eventually. If I was hunting hogs on flat ground without trees to scamper up, I would want enough gun to drop them ASAP. I once conducted a primitive test to compare a .223 to a .30-06 - a frozen turkey. The .223 shot tiny holes into the turkey with little effect. The .30-06 blew the thing to pieces. I now know what I’d be using! I also have an 1886 Winchester loaded with .45-70 cartridges - I think that would be fine hog medicine at close range.
I have hunted wild hogs with a bow for 15 years with no injuries. I am very careful and do not take risky shots.
Have ‘em ride up on a boar while you shoot it with a .22 from range. Best of both worlds.
They are made out of ham and pork and BACON...and they taste pretty good.
Be very careful, if they are in a pigpen, chances are that they belong to an armed farmer!!!;)
LOL! I will remember that.
Seed them into ISIS territory.
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