burniegoeasily

Bigboar
He looks like he could have done some damage. The only danger I have ever been in was while tieing them up. Got hooked a few times while straddling them. I had on snake guards so I never got cut. If I would not have had them on, I would have been opened up.

mez

I haven't been charged, had several hogs turn and face when going in to catch them and had a lot of them run past, around me when there are several bayed but that is about it. One of the guys I hunt with had a boar knock him off of a sow he was trying to tie but that is it.

dkhamner

I have been charged! It wasa boar that was gut shut and was laying there waiting to die. I walked to him and he got the boost to turn his body, chopping his teeth and ran towards me. I do agree that a hog will usually take the escape rather than charge, but this boar turned and made eye contact with me (about 15 yards away). I was able to get a round in his head and he slid to within 5 feet of me dead.

Sorry fella's but I'm not buyingwhat you said about steppingto the side when a hog is charging you and laying in a field with a rubber band or what ever you do, "Steve Erwin". I live in an area of Texas where we have a astronomical amount of wild hogs. I have seen people charged, know people hospitalized by wild hogs and again been charged myself. My cousin was watering his cows and charged by a sow with babies.

Whether you think they are charging or just running by you scared, I'm not going to be the moron to verify that he is or aint charging me. "he's not chargingjust trying to run by me to get the heck out of Dodge.... I'll just shoot him with my BB gun when he goes by". keep trying that and you'll get got. Let me know how it turns out Tarzan!

bigcountry

Yea, I have only shot two, and got charged twice. Dogs were baying them in a corner, and they ran right us. My brother and friends were taping, and were laughing at me for dropping my bow and running, but when I got home to watch the tape, all I saw was me getting ready to shoot and then the camera showd the ground. They all ran before me.

Rebel Hog

Hey dkh, just over look his post. Burnie drinks "Lone Star" long necks and probably had one to many when he posted this.
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gitrbayed

heck i've got video proof of that hogs will charge, i was gettin some footage of the dogs bayin a nice med sized boar when he broke bay and came right at me, i didn't climb just stepped behind the tree and watched him pass with dogs catchin him the whole time

bigboar23

I think were all starting to come from different angles and the lines are getting crossed. I don't think anyone here would argue the bayed situation. I even state that in the article I wrote. If a hog is out of options, obviously he is going to charge.......I would, but under "still hunt" circumstances, it is going to be a rare occasion. The high energy stressful situation of a pack of dogs is going to trigger the primortal instincts, that is without question. Wounded, bayed or anything else that triggers the "going for broke mentality" is gonna be a problem, but under normal spot and stalk circumstances, they will most times take the route that offers a dignified retreat.

Rebel Hog

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Wounded, bayed or anything else that triggers the "going for broke mentality" is gonna be a problem, but under normal spot and stalk circumstances, they will most times take the route that offers a dignified retreat.

True, very true! If you don't provoke them they usaly leave you alone, but you always have a boss hog or a piggy sow that's going to show youwho's boss!

burniegoeasily

Well you havent tried it. Im with these critters on a daily basis. I live with these critters. Knox county. My land is in Kent county, so I see lots of hogs. I shot a 250 lber out of my back door one day. This last weekend I set out in a field they come into and layed around listing for them to come in. Once I hear them Ishine thelight on them and see what is around. Many times i have had them walk right past me. So you are telling me you have spent much time with these things? Have you ever hunted them with dogs? Have you ever traped them? If so, you know what im talking about in my first post. I have actually gone out with some kids around here that will trap them and go out with ropes and rope the little ones that refuse to leave the traped ones. If you call that Tarzan, then I guess we are. We tie up lots of them and take them to the buyers.

As for Bigboar, he is very credible. I believe every thing he posts.

burniegoeasily

After reading all the posts I get the feeling there are those who feel im refuting the fact that hogs charge. Please reread my post. I stated, I have never been charged. My main method of hunting is spot and stalk. I have traped and run dogs. Still never charged. Agian, take note of my post, I said "Share your stories". Sounds like im being curious.Little lost on what yall are reading.But then agian, ive really never seen a hog before. I know nothing about them. A matter a fact, I know nothing about hunting either. I really dont live in the country with tuns of these guys around. I really live in a city where the only pig I haveever seen was at the zoo. Please disregeard my post. Good grief.

By the way, this is a figment of my imagination. This guy ran at me, I stepped to the side. He ran out to about 35 yards, stopped to look around to see what spoked him, and I arrowed it. If you have never seen a hog do that, you have not spent much time with them. Or at least that is the dream I had. I got a cool camera you can take pictures of your dreams.