In 1960 i hunted with a guy in eastern TN who decided that he wanted to hunt with a .44 magnum pistol. He wounded a huge boar that came after him and tore upone upper and both lower legs very badly. We had to put tourniquets (sp) onhis legsto get him to the hospital where it took 217 stitches to sew him up. Luckily there were six of us to carry him out of the woods.

Usually zap three of four hogs, mostly boars, a month. Most of mine have been killed with a .50 muzzleloader and 240 grain XTP or 250 grain SST bullets. Have shot the suckers at ranges of 25 to 200 yards.For some reason that big bullet from a muzzleloader does a goodjob on hogs.

There is something about a hog that i have never seen discussed on a board. They can be lying on the ground, apparently dying after a shot. Let them catch a glimpse of you or hear a human voice and they can be up and gone in a flash. If you are closea wounded hog can be up and after you in a flash.

The heart of a hog is much lower in the chest than that of a deer. Aim accordingly.

http://www.texasboars.com/anatomy.html