Posted on 04/13/2015 10:29:23 AM PDT by Kaslin
“ Do you really think Hunters are killing wild pigs just for fun? . “Some do.”
Yup, I do. And so do my friends. And so do my friends friends. Btw, pigs can deliver about 2.5 litters per year and about 8 to 10 shoats per litter. You can’t kill’em as fast as they can reproduce.
The delicious wild pig you ate was probably a young one. A wild boar is a totally different thing, same species, different taste.
It took me 2 days and countless mouth washing to get the taste out of my mouth. Ugh!
I live on a private air port.
We kill pigs so they do not tear up the taxi ways or the runway.
They figure there are over a million from
Vero Beach to West Palm Beach.
A 100 pounder can destroy an acre in a night.
A buddy and I went hog hunting on his parents’ farm in -, TX. Wandered into a field of peanuts and found a group of 20-30 of them having a morning snack.
We both set up and started firing, and the piggies scattered to the winds like you wouldn’t believe. I had a 45-70 lever, and was having trouble figuring out how much to lead the critters when I got lucky and one turned direct away from me, and at about 150 yards, I hit it in the backside and the buffalo round went clean through the pig and out the front end. The results were quite dramatic.
My buddy was shooting an AR10 that had a marginal scope on it, and not having much luck either. The pigs that had run off to the right had gotten away, and I had used up my 5 shots and didn’t have the presence of mind to reload (adrenaline).
I looked over to his left and saw a bunch of pigs stand up and start running to the left (since it had gotten quiet) and tapped him on the shoulder and pointed. He commenced to firing, and managed to hit one in the spine. He ended up having to finish it off with his .44.
All told, we learned a few things, which is why I’m bothering to tell this story.
1: At ... fps, it takes your average 308 or 45-70 round ... seconds to reach a pig at 150 yards. During which time, said pig travels about 6 ft, at 30MPH. We figured out that I was probably shooting *behind* them. (I was aiming 2 ft in front of the head.)
2: As told to us by one of the local constabulary, a high capacity semi-auto with some punch is the preferred tool for the job. Bolt action and such are fine for deer hunting, but this isn’t deer hunting.
3: The pack of pigs we shot at pretty much split and went far to the left and right of us. In retrospect, I’m glad they didn’t start running toward us. That could have gotten ugly.
Anyway, just thought I’d share that little bit of outdoor “adventure” with you. Enjoy!
We go by a place on the way to the Northern Neck of Virgina called “Hog Heaven”. It’s a slaughter house.
True. The two pictured above are just right for eating, 125-175lb range.
Sorry, not possible. A 308 leaves the barrel traveling about 900 yards per second. A 45-70 about half to 2/3 that speed. So it would take less than a 1/4 second to get there. You may have been shooting in front of them. Or just shooting over them.
That, Sir, wasn't the point.
Actually on doing the other part of the equation, a pig traveling at 30mph would go about 40 ft per second, or 5-10 ft in the 1/4 to 8th of a second the bullet takes to get there. So I take it back, you may very well have been shooting behind it. And a fraction of a second can seem like seconds when your adrenaline gets pumping.
After putting some bullets in those guys, someone might want to go after the Hogs before there is a problem. Reckless. Stupid beyond belief...
Bigger problem. The Appalachian Trail runs right through the area.
I didn't realize you were my neighbor.
Coyotes kill foals... they kill calves... they kill pigs... they kill chickens... the kill pets... I mean systematically hunt them and surround them and ambush them.
Just a matter of time before they snatch a kid.
Gotta add beavers to the list too. Destructive varmints.
Some great videos of helicopter hog hunts on youtube. The weaponry used is awesome.
The comments are hilarious over how “unfair” helo hunts are.
I got coyotes and beaver... the effing beavers take down trees on the riverbank just to take them down... they aren’t damming anything here... which I have had to deal with o the railroad... not fun.
“an AR10 that had a marginal scope on it”
Could you describe the scope he was using please?
They eat the upper branches, once they can reach them. Not that I expect that to change your opinion of them.
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