First time Wild Hog Hunting, What do I need?

[latigo]

Going to GA wild hog hunting, need some input on what to take. Type and caliber Rifle, gear, sidearm etc.

Thanks

Latigo

 

[littletommy]

I've never been, but it's very high on my to do list. I would love to take a hog with a Mosin Nagant, and when I do finally go, that will be my weapon of choice.

 

[malern28us]

Going to GA wild hog hunting, need some input on what to take. Type and caliber Rifle, gear, sidearm etc.

Thanks

Latigo

What you got to pick from?
I plan on doing this in the future. I have a 6.8 and a 7.62x39 AR that I plan on taking.

 

[shooter1054]

I think the first thing you need is hogs...Seriously, let us know how you do. Hog hunting is something I want to do.

 

[Principal Skinr]

I use an AR15 in .223. I have Black Hills ammo with 55 grain Barnes TSX bullets. A shot to the neck absolutely flattens them. You can also make quick follow-up shots with an AR. I took 4 follow up shots on the first hog I killed, and all 4 hit home. That's what makes the AR so good.

It turned out that I did not need the follow up shots. The hog fell right where it stood, with its esophagus completely obliterated by the first shot. It couldn't even squeal or grunt.

 

[huzyerdaddy]

Going to GA wild hog hunting, need some input on what to take. Type and caliber Rifle, gear, sidearm etc.

Thanks

Latigo

Where in GA areyou going- that sounds like a blast!

 

[latigo]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I have a .243 Savage and a .44 Ruger carbine. I had a Ruger in 6.8 I wish I still had. Just found out it's North Carolina I'm going to not GA.

 

[justanotherjarhe]

All you need is a 6ft spear and a bowie knife. Leave the rifle at home and dont forget your shinguards.

 

[DEC]

A sharp knife and a couple dogs.

I agree with above. Leave the guns and bows at home.

There is no greater adrenaline rush than to kill one with your bare hands and a sharp knife.

 

[Sailor]

12 gauge.

 

[teddy12b]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I have a .243 Savage and a .44 Ruger carbine. I had a Ruger in 6.8 I wish I still had. Just found out it's North Carolina I'm going to not GA.

Between the two bolt actions, I'd take the 243 just in case you get a long shot. On something as tough as a hog, I'd look at the heaviest bullets in whatever caliber I used.

Are you planning on carrying a sidearm?

 

[chraland51]

If I was crazy enough to go wild hog hunting, I think that I would take my Ruger Mini-30 and a Ruger Redhawk in .44 Magnum along with a big, sharp knife. My son who is a paramedic/fireman in the West Palm Beach fire department goes with his buddies with just dogs and knives. Last year when the extreme rescue unit volunteered to provide the meat for their Christmas dinner (in January), my son, since this was his first was sent after a smaller on weighing less than 150 lbs. He took a dog who knew what he was doing to harass the hog until my son knocked him off his feet and onto his back when he sliced through his aorta with his Gil Hibben Rambo III knife. The hog had some nice self-sharpening tusks on him. The second hog was about twice as big so they used two dogs and three firemen---two to hold it up like a wheelbarrow and the third guy to plunge the knife up into its chest from below.

I suppose a good 30.30 Marlin or .33 lever action might do the job also.

 

[teddy12b]

I get the macho part of the idea of killing a hog with a knife, but at some point we start walking a fine line between effectively killing something to eat it versus having dogs hold the pig down while someone sneaks in behind it with a knife. I saw Tred Barta episode where he killed a hog with a knife while the dogs held it down and it didn’t' really impress me. Looked to me like killing it by stabbing it was more to satisfy some psychotic itch that the person had to scratch.

As a hunter I feel like I owe it to the animal to provide a swift and reasonably dignified death. I'm not going to tell anyone else how to live their life, but I'm not into the knife thing to pad my ego.

 

[snowman46919]

I am thinking 12ga with 00 buck and a helicopter

 

[littletommy]

I get the macho part of the idea of killing a hog with a knife, but at some point we start walking a fine line between effectively killing something to eat it versus having dogs hold the pig down while someone sneaks in behind it with a knife. I saw Tred Barta episode where he killed a hog with a knife while the dogs held it down and it didn’t' really impress me. Looked to me like killing it by stabbing it was more to satisfy some psychotic itch that the person had to scratch.

As a hunter I feel like I owe it to the animal to provide a swift and reasonably dignified death. I'm not going to tell anyone else how to live their life, but I'm not into the knife thing to pad my ego.

+1

 

[Leadeye]

Take something to keep the fire ants off.

 

[huzyerdaddy]

I get the macho part of the idea of killing a hog with a knife, but at some point we start walking a fine line between effectively killing something to eat it versus having dogs hold the pig down while someone sneaks in behind it with a knife. I saw Tred Barta episode where he killed a hog with a knife while the dogs held it down and it didn’t' really impress me. Looked to me like killing it by stabbing it was more to satisfy some psychotic itch that the person had to scratch.

As a hunter I feel like I owe it to the animal to provide a swift and reasonably dignified death. I'm not going to tell anyone else how to live their life, but I'm not into the knife thing to pad my ego.

+1

 

[Scutter01]

How about a trusty Mosin Nagant?

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[glouck]

Did a wild boar hunt last fall, you are gonna have a blast, pun intended. Took mine with a Marlin 336 .44 magnum. Snuck up on the group and shot him from 20 yards, dropped that 300 pounder in his tracks. I would suggest 12 gauge or 44 magnum round.

 

[ChrisK1977]

I have went several times with a bow but never a rifle. I had a 7mm mag that I would of love to take with me but now I am thinking my .308 encore pistol would really shine in a hog hunt.