Hog hunting in TX.

[Mitch B]

My dad goes down to TX every year and takes his 6.5 Remington Mag. He used to go to the Doube T ranch, but it has sold and is now the Record Buck Ranch. His longest shot was 612 yards....or so he says!!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Here's what an Indiana farmer and gun writer has to report about shooting hogs in Tejas:

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: RANDOM OBSERVATIONS AFTER BEING OFF THE RADAR SCREEN...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: RANDOM NOTES AT THE FRONT OF THE WEEK...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: THE IMPORTANCE OF 'MANEUVER'...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: HOLD 'EM OR FOLD 'EM...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: NOT A SNIPER 'HIDE'...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: SOMETIMES THEY 'THINK' ABOUT FIGHTING...

Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011: GOT A BIG ONE LAST NIGHT...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

As far as which round I'd say it's dealer's choice. .308 sound like what you want but I have a soft spot for the 6.5mms, e.g. the 6.5X.284 is really cool.

However, I am told that optics make all the difference. The pigs are smart and only come out when we cannot see well. Get good glass.

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

I just found out that people can 'knife' hogs during a hunt. Is this accurate?

Most hunters that "knife" hogs use dogs to catch and hold them.

 

[mikebaker1129]

Something in 7mm Magnum. Works pretty good for deer too !
You don't have to walk too far to find them ,they just lay down .

 

[alluwant]

just whip out the ak that will getter done

 

[Bert]

I go to Oklahoma every year . haved killed them with a .270 , 10 mm glock , .458 socom . 1 guy used a knife with the help of dogs . just depends on where you hit them .

 

[fergie22]

i used a ruger 44 mag in tenn. worked fine

 

[Reaper]

I grew up in Florida huntin them in the everglades. We used 30/30's, 30-06, .44's, bows, 12 guage,... It all depends on how your hunting them. What is the expected distance? Up close and personal, nothing beats the .44mag in my opinion. short distance but not too close, i love the 30/30. if you need to reach out with a little distance, your choice on long rifle.

The most important factos is shot placement. The larger more exotics have thick bones plates covering their neck and ribs. I've seen a guy hit on that was charging 4 times between the eyes and it didn't flinch. That one ended up weighing 470lb.

Enjoy the hunting and shoot well!

 

[1$Chuck]

Most hunters that "knife" hogs use dogs to catch and hold them.

There was a show on the Discovery channel (or I think it was Discovery) about this. The show is called "Hogs gone wild". It was neat to see those trained dogs. Most of the time they just held the pig down and wire tied up its legs and hauled them off live, the big nasty ones they stabbed.

 

[HICKMAN]

There's been a couple killed here already....one north of Worthington & one just south of Bloomfield! Both of them were HUGE suckers.
It's been a few years ago, though.

Here's the link to the story.
Greene County Daily World: Local News: Wild boars killed near Worthington (08/20/03)

wow, just a couple of miles from my place.

 

[reload4ever]

My best friend and I are goin to "Bangs Hunt Club" in SouthCarolina in June of this year to hunt hogs. I'm takin my Raging Bull in 454 casull and am hopin to bring back the Bacon.

 

[Leo]

I just moved here from Texas just south and a little east of Dallas. Those hogs are out of countrol and cause a lot of damage. A hand gun WILL NOT protect you from a hog unless it is a big bore magnum. We were in a ravine with a hog and 7 or 8 hits from a 9mm did not even slow him down. A 30-06 did the job. Do not underestimate how fast they are or how far they can run. I have a 35 inch inseam and I could not out run one without a pick up bed to jump up in, he would have got me. Guys that try to use 5.56 nato wound a lot that probably die later, but the .308 and .30-06 drops their anchor pretty quick I liked the 7mm Rem Express with heavy bullets, but that is what I had. I am not sure I would use anything lighter unless that is all I had. Make sure it is a hunting bullet for big game, not a quick expansion soft little bullet for white tails.

 

[troutline]

7mm Rem Mag will do

 

[Gator762]

I took two hogs down in Georgia with a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with 200gr s&b about five years ago.

 

[anthony010]

Mosin

I took two hogs down in Georgia with a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with 200gr s&b about five years ago.

+1 thats what Ive been told will do the job as well, I plan on using one when I go.

 

[littletommy]

Here ya go

YouTube - Hog Hunting - Best Shot Ever

 

[Rottweiler and Handgun]

You may want to consider a Remington 870 Express. A big piece of metal comes out the end and is pretty accurate at 100 yards. If you want a rifle I'd use at least a 30-06. You can get ammo anywhere. The last thing you want to do is make the thing mad. One shot; one kill. Sidearm a good idea, just in case.

 

[blackmouth]

lever action 45-70

 

[TiminMishawaka]

The plan is to go hoggin' (for lack of better terms) with my dad in central TX this spring. Currently I am without a sufficient rifle. I was hoping to get some suggestions on what I should be looking to get.

From what I've read, a good caliber range 207, 308 or 30-06. I'm not limiting myself but would like a round that is readily available to buy and eventually reload... I've been looking at the Browning BAR's.

Thoughts?

This is just my anecdotal observation from killing 4 of these and watching a lot more killed but anything that will take a deer at 100 yards will cleanly take a hog. I know people use some small calibers for deer at close range and I personally wouldn't on hogs, which is why I stipulate that 100 yard range. People have a tendency to overdramatize the "invincibility" of wild boars but it's more due to improper shot placement. A .357 with the right bullet will do the job and everything you're listed is far more powerful than a .357.