First Hog Hunt

[cesna250]

A buddy and I are heading down to Texas in August to hunt wild boar. I've read about what to use, 30-30, .308, .270... I am thinking of using a 12 or 20 gauge slug. Or is that just not a good idea??

 

[RGriff69]

Slugs will work just fine.

 

[Classic]

Might be better off with a rifle. You may be in open country. My friends in Texas who hunted pigs often used 5.56.

 

[Mosinowner]

5.56 is great for pigs, drop by and say hi when your down here

 

[VN Vet]

Get yourself a .44 Magnum handgun. It is exciting tool to hunt wild hogs with.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Any of what you listed will be fine.

 

[Twentyfootdaredevil]

I have friends in Texas that only hunt with semi auto rifles so they can kill as many as possible. Other guys like stalk hunting with a lightweight bolt action.

What kind of hunting do you plan to do? How many hogs are you going to kill?

I don't think there is anything wrong with any of the options you posted above.

 

[melensdad]

I'll be going hog hunting in the spring. Looking to take one or two 6.5 Grendel rifle. Possibly also a 7.62x39 rifle and a 5.56 rifle. From everything I can tell, a 5.56 is plenty of gun for a hog.

 

[Hemingway]

Is a 120 gr 25-06 good enough then? Ive got one im very good with but someone told me thats too light for hogs.

I know the importance of placement.

 

[VanillaThunder]

When I was in TX a couple years ago chasing turkeys, the outfitter had some pics from a hog hunt he guided recently. The hunter used a Yugo SKS.

 

[RGriff69]

GRAPHIC VIDEO!!

Keith Warren hog hunting with a Savage 17 HMR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUAh6jYtOs

 

[timeforchili]

You gotta take at least one down with an $80 mosin!

 

[chuddly]

where are you guys going to hunt? I have been thinking about going somewhere to hunt hogs but havnt really found a place yet. I find it kind of off that hogs are a nuisance animal yet some places want to charge a TON of money to hunt them. Seems like its almost backwards of how it should be. Seems like it should be cheaper to hunt and animal that you dont want around at all.

 

[cesna250]

where are you guys going to hunt? I have been thinking about going somewhere to hunt hogs but havnt really found a place yet. I find it kind of off that hogs are a nuisance animal yet some places want to charge a TON of money to hunt them. Seems like its almost backwards of how it should be. Seems like it should be cheaper to hunt and animal that you dont want around at all.

I totally agree. We are going to a couple national forests. Davy Crockett NF and Angelina NF. I hear there's hogs aplenty. Your only required to get a license if its government property. The ranches down there have guided tours and certain guns your forced to use. I prefer to just buy the licence and do our own thing. Even if it means to purchase a permit. Or we could use the, "It Attacked Me" excuse.

 

[UncleNorby]

I think the average hog is given a little too much credit as far as beign bullet resistant goes. I shot a nice hog (about 175 lbs) with a recurve bow, got complete penetration. Any rifle that works for deer will work on hogs. I would pick a bullet designed for controlled expansion.

 

[chuddly]

I totally agree. We are going to a couple national forests. Davy Crockett NF and Angelina NF. I hear there's hogs aplenty. Your only required to get a license if its government property. The ranches down there have guided tours and certain guns your forced to use. I prefer to just buy the licence and do our own thing. Even if it means to purchase a permit. Or we could use the, "It Attacked Me" excuse.

Do me a favor and let me know how it goes for you because i have a couple friends that want to go on a hog hunt (and well as me) and i just find it kind of funny people want to charge quite a bit for something that they want gone so bad. If its possible to do what you guys are planning i will just go that way. Keep me posted!

 

[indygunguy]

I took a hog with a 30-30 and he pretty much just dropped. On the other hand, that same day my dad was using a 44mag Marlin and put 6 or 7 well placed shots straight through a big hog (in one side and out the other) before he even thought about going down. Based on my very limited experience I will disagree with UncleNorby... I think for hogs bullet expansion is important.

 

[daedrian]

I've hunted hogs with a spear before with my Grandpa. He would go rustle some up over a hill and send them my way. I had to find a point where only one could get to me at a time and stick the butt end in the dirt. They run themselves down the spear. Try not to miss the heart. Had one get halfway down the shaft once and almost gored my arm because I missed the heart.

 

[cesna250]

Need I say more???

 

[RGriff69]

Where did you get that?!