Forget about the firearm. In most states it's illegal to have during archery season anyway. I've shot a pile of hogs with a bow here in Florida, a lot of them from the ground and only had a couple even act aggressive. I did shoot onebetween the eyeswith an arrow at point blank range that a buddy had gut shot. The hog was in a thick palmetto patch and I probably should have given him some more time. Wild hogs that are pressured are one of the hardest animals to hunt that I know of. They will run from you, not towards you at the first hint of a man.