What firearm do you hunt hogs with?
 

Simply put, what do you like to bring hog hunting with you? My rifles are 280 (not 270), ar-15 and a Romanian WASR-10.

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Look Kev, Tree Climber used a Savage .17 Cal

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I use a Remington modelsevenin 260rem, and a SXS 12ga with SSG's or solids the most and with a Remington 7600 in 30/06 throwing some rocks at them ocasionaly but when my new XCR in 375H&H arives then I'm gunna hammer a few with that big boy for sure.

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I hunted them for over 45yrs with dogs so I used side arm.:)


















Revolver
KGP-161

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Bow+glock.40 or 22magnum most of the time

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3006 44 mag 50 cal ml and 12 ga and a bow .it such a hard decision on what to take

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my 12 guage or my muzzleloader

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I like about a 12oz. ball peen hammer.

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.45lc pistol sense i do my hog hunting with dogs

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any gun, any bullet properly placed will do the trick

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I believe it was actually a 22mag.? I generally use my remington 7400 30-06, Mossberg 500 or a Ruger 10/22 just depends what im actually hunting at the time as to what ive got with me....

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Ruger GP-100, .357Magnum, 4" heavy barrel, stainless.
Federal 180 grain Castcore bullets.

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OOOOPS, MY BAD! You're right ROR, 22 Mag.:)

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357, AR-15, Browning .44 mag

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trusty rusty 30/30 marlin they don't go far if at all :D

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ruger 45 colt......usfa 44 special....or marlin 45-70

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depends on the time and place. I have taken many; many with a knife with dogs.from there a 22 lr, 22 mag, 40 cal. handgun 45 cal B/P all the way up to 12 ga. with #4 buckshot.

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Ditto!

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.243, 7mm-08, Muzzleloader, and Switchback Bow

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Kev, here in California we are required to use rifles of greater than .22 caliber so I guess the smallest caliber you could use here would be .243. There is no maximum caliber for rifles (I use a .300 Weatherby Magnum) but shotguns can be no larger than 10 guageshooting rifled slugs, which is what I use. Now if I can only find one on Public land.

Caldoc

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I went with my son and brother-in-law last December on a hog huntfor the first time. My son used my .270 with a managed recoil 115 gr bullet, my brother-in-law used a .308, and I used my 7mm with a 150 grain bullet.We each got hogs, 135, 185 and225 lbs.with that ordinance, and none of them wandered off. But my impression from how they went down (one shot in the middle of the neck just in front of the shoulder, a half a minute of twiching and done) was that a much less powerful round, properly placed, would have done just as well. Next time I will probably take my 30-30.

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Doc, here in FL on Wild Life Management Areaswe have touse center fire cartridgeswhen the season is open.
The smallest center firebeing the Remington .17caliber could be used, but hardly no one uses it, .223 would be thesmallest being used. On private property we can hunt hogs all year round, day/night with a .22 if we desired. Hogs are not considered a game animal on private property, they are considered Owners Property.






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LEGAL METHODS OF TAKING GAME
(The definition of “taking” wildlife includes taking, attempting to take, pursuing, hunting, molesting, capturing or killing any wildlife)
Resident game birds and mammals: Rifles, shotguns, pistols, longbows, compound bows, recurve bows, crossbows and birds of prey (falcons, owls and hawks) may be used. Longbows, compound bows, recurve bows and crossbows must have minimum draw weights of 35 pounds. Hand-held releases may be used. Arrows used to take deer, hog or turkey must be equipped with broadheads having at least two sharpened edges with minimum widths of 7/8 inch. Non-migratory game can be taken from stationary vehicles.
Hunting deer: Muzzleloading guns firing single bullets must be at least .40-caliber. Muzzleloading guns firing two or more balls must be 20-gauge or larger.
Migratory game birds: Shotguns (not larger than 10-gauge, plugged to a three-shell capacity including a one-piece filler that cannot be removed without disassembling the gun and incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined), birds of prey and bows (except crossbows) may be used.
PROHIBITED METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TAKING GAME
• Centerfire, semi-automatic rifles having magazine capacities of more than five rounds.
• Non-expanding, full metal case (military ball) ammunition for taking deer.
• Firearms using rimfire cartridges for taking deer.
• Rifles, pistols or crossbows for taking migratory game birds.
• Fully automatic or silencer-equipped firearms.
• Explosive or drug-injecting arrows.
• Taking or attempting to take game with live decoys, recorded game calls or sounds, set guns, artificial lights, nets, traps, snares, drugs or poisons.
• Shooting from vehicles, powerboats or sailboats moving under power. Motors must be shut off or sails furled and the vessel’s progress must cease from such motor or sail before hunters may shoot wildlife.
• Herding or driving wildlife with vehicles, boats or aircraft.
• Hunting turkeys with dogs.
• Shooting turkeys while they are on the roost.
• Taking migratory game birds over baited areas.
• Taking turkeys by baiting or over baited areas.
• Taking turkeys when the hunter is within 100 yards of a game-feeding station.
• Taking fawn deer or swimming deer is prohibited.
• Hunting with bows equipped with sights or aiming devices with electronic computational capabilities or light projection (laser) features during archery seasons.
• Hunting resident game using bows with draw weights less than 35 pounds.
• Using dogs without collars identifying owners.
• Using dogs on private lands without written landowner permission (See Deer Dog Registration on page 7).
• Possessing modern firearms while muzzleloading gun hunting during special muzzleloading gun seasons.
• Possessing firearms or crossbows while archery hunting during special archery seasons.
• Placing, exposing or distributing soporific, anesthetic, tranquilizer, hypnotic or similar drugs or chemicals; preparation by baits; or by other means whereby game birds or game animals can be affected, unless authorized by permit from the FWC executive director.

RE: What firearm do you hunt hogs with?
 

90% of the time i go after them with my bow. If im setting on a bluff over looking the river i grab my trusty 300 wby, or 30 06. I also like to go after them with a pistol, 45 acp, 44 mag, or 454 casual.

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I'm with burnie, I like to chase em with my bow, but here's what my buddy did with his 12 gauge, using 3.5" 00 buck. I set him up in an area where some hogs had been tearing up the place. He was sittin in a chair in some brush for about 30 minutes, when a group of about 8-10 came out behind him. He's got very bad hearing and didn't know they were there until they were about 5 yards behind him. He turned his head, saw them, and then started lettin em rip. I was about 300 yards away in my climber and thought that WW3 had started. Anyway, he shotfive times. He dropped 4 hogs in 4 shots before the others ran away.His fifth shot was to finish-off one of the 4. I guess what I'm trying to say is that 00 buckshot works pretty darn good, especially if you want some quickfollow-up shots.

RE: What firearm do you hunt hogs with?
 

Usually nothing larger that a .243. Went hog hunting with a guy once whose only weapon was a 12" bowie knife, crazy SOB.


Dan Rotlisberger

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Weapon of choice...

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With the exception of slugs we are not allowed to use anything weaker than 6,5x55. A lot of people have bought larger caliber rifles since wild boar grew in numbers here. 9,3x62 is considered a good and sensible weapon of choice in many peoples views. Im not agreeing with the need of such a big cartridge but a monster boar shot in the shoulder would perhaps require something more than a .243? I dunno!

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.300 winmag. they dont run far

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3D Depression-

It is all about shot placement. I usually head shoot all of my hogs, large or small. side shots damage too much meat. I eat all animals I kill, even if it is a large boar (I will make sausage if it is too stinky). And most shots are about 50 yards.

Thats another reason that I am going to start bow hunting for hogs, they are so darn blind that I can get right up on them. Makes it almost to easy.

Take 'er easy,

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10-4, Daniel

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Here most all wild boar is shot at either drive hunts or baits at night in only moonlight. Most recommend baiting to be doneat some 60 meters from the blind, since the boar have a good sence of smell.I would feel very uncomfortable to take headshots at any of those circumstances. I guess things are done differently here, and the law still dictates that wild boar is aclass 1 species and therefore must be shot with class 1 weapons.

I hear of many animals thatgo somewhere around 80-150 meters after a solid lung shot but what makes people go for bigger cartridges here is probably the reputation of the pigs being dangerous (OK, they can be but still). I just love hearing about you guys using weak guns and bows!:D

10-4? is that what the swedish ice hockey team beat USA with in the olympics?:D

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Rub it in, rub it in,:D:D:D:D:DNo that is called a 10-code we use here in law enforcement.



10-Codes
10-Codes
There are 200 10-Codes in current usage, approximately 50 of these are used by the police, fire and other types of radio operators, while others have combined meanings depending on the service.
Below is a list of the most commonly used 10-Codes:
Any 10-Code signal can be made into a question by using it as a question. 10-1 Receiving Poorly 10-41 Please Tune To Channel
10-2 Receiving Well 10-42 Traffic Accident At___________
10-3 Stop Transmitting 10-43 Traffic Tieup At______________
10-4 OK, Message Received 10-44 I Have A Message For You
10-5 Relay Message 10-44 (Or__________________________)
10-6 Busy, Stand By 10-45 All Units Within Range Report
10-7 Out of Service, Leaving Air 10-50 Break Channel_________________
10-8 In Service, Subject To Call 10-60 What Is Next Message Number?
10-9 Repeat Message 10-62 Unable To Copy, Use Landline
10-10 Trnsmssn Cmpltd, Stndng By 10-63 Net Directed To_______________
10-11 Talking Too Rapidly 10-64 Net Clear
10-12 Visitors Present 10-65 Waitng for Nxt Msg or Assngmnt
10-13 Advise Wx and Road Conditions 10-67 All Units Comply
10-16 Make Pickup At_______________ 10-70 Fire At_______________________
10-17 Urgent Business 10-71 Prcd With Trnsmssn In Sequence
10-18 Anything For Us? 10-73 Speed Trap At_________________
10-19 Nothing For You, Rtrn To Base 10-75 You Are Causing Interference
10-20 My Location Is_______________ 10-77 Negative Contact
10-21 Call By Landline 10-81 Reserve Hotel Room For________
10-22 Report In Person To__________ 10-82 Reserve Room For______________
10-23 Stand By 10-84 My Telephone Number Is________
10-24 Completed Last Assignment 10-85 My Address Is_________________
10-25 Can You Contact______________ 10-89 Radio Repairman Needed At_____
10-26 Disregard Last Information 10-90 I Have TVI
10-27 I Am Moving To Channel_______ 10-91 Talk Closer To Mike
10-28 Identify Your Station 10-92 Your Tx Is Out Of Adjustment
10-29 Time Is Up For Contact 10-93 Chck My Frqncy On Ths Chnnl
10-30 Does Not Conform To FCC Rules 10-94 Please Give Me A Long Count
10-32 I Will Give You A Radio Check 10-95 Tnx Dead Carrier For 5 Seconds
10-33 EMRGNCY TRFFC AT THIS STATION 10-99 Mssn Cmpltd, All Units Secure
10-34 Trbl At Ths Sttn, Help Needed 10-100 5-Min. Brk, Commonly RestRoom
10-35 Confidential Information 10-200 Police Needed At______________
10-36 Correct Time Is______________
10-37 Wrecker Needed At____________
10-38 Ambulance Needed At__________
10-39 Your Message Delivered

RE: What firearm do you hunt hogs with?
 

Yeah, I guess things are done a little different here, but it is CA, what do you expect? lol.

I don't think our hawgs are as dangerous as the ones back east. I usually spot and stalk the pigs here on our open ranges. The last time I went hunting, I wanted to see how close I could get without them seeing me. SO I was able to get within about 15 feet, then decided that none of my buddies would believe me, so I whipped out my digital camera and snapped a few photos. One of the smaller pigs saw my red eye light and squelled, they all started to bolt, got my gun up, they stopped to look back at what I was, and the big boy was dead before he knew it, right through the head.

Sorry probably a little off topic. If I was shooting at night, and at dangerous hawgs, odds are that I would use something larger than a .243.

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Roger that, Rebelhog! I copied the list right away. Many thanks.:)

Wineguy
Sometimes a thing like that is much more rewarding than killing the game. :)Great stalk.