Having never hog hunted in my life but being thrilled at the opportunity, what does a hog like that run for weight? When (notice I did not say if) I hunt them, I want to do it with a muzzleloader. I was wondering what kind of distances a person could expect to encounter from a stand type hunting situation. I am guessing that they take a lot of killing to drop one. That way I can work up a good load to get the job done...
We shot this one at about 7 yds. on the ground. To be honest, I don't think I have ever shot one past 25 yds with an average of about 10 yds, but the terrain down here in Florida doesn't usually offer to many long shots at anything. 100- 150 grains with a nice heavy bullet and you shouldn't have any problems. A shot foward of the shoulder actually drops them the fastest.