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Sorry. . .the stink thang. . . .they wallow in all kinds of nasty stuff. so. . . .get him to a hose and give em a good scrub before you start cutting. makes a big diff.;)

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hey georgetown, what the deal with the extra tit on the back of the javalinas, i heard it was a scent gland?

this is true, but them javalinas are the worst, guy told me i could shoot a few more and i'm like why, i'm sure not gonna try to eat another one, i bet the people that gave me that recipe are still laughin

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Use 30-06 with Remingtons manged recoil. It will work fine on hogs and javelina.

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Use your .280 and concentrate on shot placement. Shot placement is KEY. A decent 7mm bullet on top of a .280 has plenty of power for hogs. Just make sure you can hit with your favorite load.

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We hunt mainly ferals, and most encounters are in close brush. We generally use 12 guages with rifled slugs or 3 1/2 in buckshot loads. If you are going to be on the open southern plains rifle would obviously be superior.

As to your question, we have had good kills with a rem 700 in 30-06 using core-lokt on 220lb hogs.

And as you have heard, they wreak to high heaven.

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it sounds like your going to be hunting a lease. if this is so, your probably going to be hunting from a blind. if this is the case i would bet that none of your shots will be over 100 yards at the most. the 140gn bullet in th e.280 would be my choice. you will ahve all day to place your shot on the pig. i would say that th ebullet will travel staright through like an arrow at that range. have tons of fun and good luck.

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Dang it why'd you let the secret outa the bag? ;)

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for javelina you really dont need anything more then a .223 rem, I've used a 22 magnum for javelina but opt more towards either my .223 or 22-250. as for hogs ive killed ferrell hogs with both my .223 and 22-250 and a few with my 308. When you say hogs do you mean Boar?? for a boar Id use my 308 and nothing less

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I live in west Texas where the feral hog population is almost epidemic. I have shot a lot of hogs, They are often a target of opportunity so I use what I have. That being said all you have to do is hit it form the shoulders forward. They are thick and heavy in the shoulder but the 30-06 with 150’s will do that fine. But I have had several clean kills with a 243 and numerous with a 7.62x39. I did have to track one and shot it again with the 7.62 and I shot a 200lb +++ with a 223 that took two rds to the neck and head to drop, it didn’t even move after the first hit so I shot it again then it took two steps and fell, so they are not just real tough When I go hog hunting I take either a 44 mag or a 30-06. You could use a lighter 06 load for the shot at a javelina, never shot one so I can speak only out of a slightly educated attempt at a guess.

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m.t.hands. . .Have only chased Javelinas while hiking. . .all my shooting has been on the feral flavor, they are more of a southern Texas thang. In Hill country, central Texas, we have LOTSSSS of ferals. But yep I am told those Javelinas do have some powerful stink.