Many years ago I started carrying my Remington shotgun (slug gun) with me when walking to a high seat in the dark (and my .44 revolver). I've walked to a high seat in the dark hundreds of times with no problem. Three times I've had a sphincter tightening moment and another time I got really nervous. I also use the slug gun when going into brush looking for downed Hogs.

The pucker factor always goes up when they see or sense you and don't head for the hills. If they aren't afraid of me, I'm afraid of them.

The scariest was when I was crossing a waste deep ditch and a 5-6 year old Sow came charging right at me. She stopped around halfway across the meadow, maybe 30-35 yards from me. I really don't know if I was between her and where she wanted to flee too or it was a mock charge. I figured out that night, a bolt action rifle, on the ground with a large Hog, may not be my best choice. As fast as she was moving I was only going to get one shot.

Another time I was walking up a fire trail through the woods, using the grass covered center hump to walk quiet. Just as I break out of the woods onto a meadow I see a sounder lounging around on the grass maybe 30 yards in front of me. Then I hear a litter of squeakers cry alarm in the brush to my right and then hear mothers snort to my left. The Sounder scattered, I made like a tree and froze, Mother ran right past me towards her babies, brushing my leg.

Something few people realize is a Hog can run, they can cover 10-15 yards a second.

Bring toilet paper.

Here is a video you may find interesting, listen closely, some good info in this video. Not your kind of hunt, but some good info anyway.