i always tell the story of my first hog when asked what i prefer...my sister and i were walkin' along the fireline, we both had to visit the lil girls room, so i laid my gun down and she picked a bush, lol....i did too, a few feet away , pullin' up my britches, got about half way and she's waving me to stop, i hear it and freeze, she shoots(10-15 yards), it squeals and runs off, at the time i thought you shot , it drops, lol.....it didnt drop.....i run to my gun, run few yards and it's still running, i had to shoot it......thought she wounded it and i couldn't let it suffer.....ended up she got one pellet in the butt.....he almost fell in his tracks, double lung when i shot (30 yards).....if i had known it only had a pellet in it, i probably would have let it run, but i was just startin' to hunt.......finally got to pull my britches all the way up, lol.....turned out to be the best hog hunt i have ever been had....most comical too....to end it, i couldnt get the back open on the bronco, so we shoved this pig behind the drivers seat...my hubby's truck......

since then i have tried buckshot, i only missed one critter, but if it was a slug i wouldnt of......i back the buckshot up with a slug now