Hi all hog heads. I was in SE Oklahoma, in the Ouachita Mountains. My buddy and I were walking along the creek. I had my savage 110 in '06 with corelokt 180 grain loads I saw a big hog around 350-400 lbs at 150 yards. The big hog (along with a smaller hog) was wading in the creek up to his belly. I had a pretty good rest (rice paddy prone as I was in the creek also). I fired and thought I made a good shot. When I fired, the hogs scattered. I was pretty sure I saw the big one jerk before they ran. As he was in the crrek when I fired, there was no blood spoor from the initial hit but I was sure I would see some blood from where they ran up the bank. But I could find no blood spoor anywhere. We looked and looked but it is vwery thick in the Ouachitas and we had to crawl through the brush. Then it occured to me. I never heard a squeal. All of the hogs I have shot (2) or seen shot by others (1) let out a squeal when hit.\
Question: Do hogs always squeal when hit? I am sure I could have missed. But it was pretty close and I verified zero after we couldn't find the hog. I was pretty sure I hit him behind the shoulder and a little high. Should have been at least a lung shot.
Have you guys ever shot a hog that didn't squeal?
okcmco