Yeah, I guess things are done a little different here, but it is CA, what do you expect? lol.
I don't think our hawgs are as dangerous as the ones back east. I usually spot and stalk the pigs here on our open ranges. The last time I went hunting, I wanted to see how close I could get without them seeing me. SO I was able to get within about 15 feet, then decided that none of my buddies would believe me, so I whipped out my digital camera and snapped a few photos. One of the smaller pigs saw my red eye light and squelled, they all started to bolt, got my gun up, they stopped to look back at what I was, and the big boy was dead before he knew it, right through the head.
Sorry probably a little off topic. If I was shooting at night, and at dangerous hawgs, odds are that I would use something larger than a .243.