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hog hunting dangers
Apparantly this isn't true, but I always heard you have to use a high caliber rifle to hunt boars, because they charge you after you shoot unless they die or are injured so horribly they can't charge. What dangers would be associated with bowhunting a boar, and how are hogs different?
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RE: hog hunting dangers
Most of them scatter when they hear a shot.. A wounded hog will charge if your in the way, normally they just try to get out of there.. I bow hunt only, and I am just concerned when I approach one I shot. I make sureit's dead!
Most of the stories about hogs are just that, stories. Bob |
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ORIGINAL: The Rev Most of the stories about hogs are just that, stories. Bob |
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We wrestle them... Ive been face to face with a good bit when they are alive and well, also the people I do it with have been wrestling them since they were 8 and they are now in their 30's We have only been charged once. We bayed a sow with her pigglets. other than that all the get is boars chomping/sharpening their teeth when you hog tie them.
A lot of boars mistake you for trees when you have camo on. Their eyesight is poor and they run towards you and dart the other way thinking your a tree. We stalk them with bows a lot to. Just stay behind trees and they wont get you. Also make sure you give them time to bleed out after the shot. If not there is always treestands. |
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ORIGINAL: phall2 We wrestle them... Ive been face to face with a good bit when they are alive and well, also the people I do it with have been wrestling them since they were 8 and they are now in their 30's We have only been charged once. We bayed a sow with her pigglets. other than that all the get is boars chomping/sharpening their teeth when you hog tie them. A lot of boars mistake you for trees when you have camo on. Their eyesight is poor and they run towards you and dart the other way thinking your a tree. We stalk them with bows a lot to. Just stay behind trees and they wont get you. Also make sure you give them time to bleed out after the shot. If not there is always treestands.  [/align] |
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thanks for the responses, hunting hogs interests me a lot more than deer! Hope to keep hearing these stories!
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Ive shot 2 big pigs and they both booked it, maybe because they didnt see me:DIf they had who knows.
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most of the time, it's because you have them cornered.if they have an escape route, they will take it.(I say most of the time).only really had one big boar charge at me,that was because of a couple puppies I had with me and they ran between my legs and behind me,the hog was charging the dogs and I was in the way.I shot him at 4 ' with shotgun.
If you have then bayed with dogs, then don't get in there way.other than that, shoot them and wait till they bleed out and you should be fine. just always be careful whne dealing with game animals of any kind. |
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Amen RH.
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So when I'm wrestling one of these guys, will I lose points if I give him a groin shot? What about that famous wrestling hold, "the Shocker", will that work on a boar?--LOL---I'm 160 lbs, but I've always done better wrestling in a higher weight class anyway!
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Hubby takes a .22 with him and my Dad carries a pistol (.44 I think but am not sure). We use dogs and hubby goes in to where the dogs are baying and dispatches the hog. My Dad stays on his mule and watches for any running out. I am the official mule holder for hubby -- and I take my job seriously!!! Basically I am along for the ride when we hunt here but do hunt hogs when we go bowhunting in West Texas.
Hope you enjoy hunting ... it is exciting! Shannon |
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ORIGINAL: TxStarr Hubby takes a .22 with him and my Dad carries a pistol (.44 I think but am not sure). We use dogs and hubby goes in to where the dogs are baying and dispatches the hog. My Dad stays on his mule and watches for any running out. I am the official mule holder for hubby -- and I take my job seriously!!! Basically I am along for the ride when we hunt here but do hunt hogs when we go bowhunting in West Texas. Hope you enjoy hunting ... it is exciting! Shannon |
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Hubby takes a .22 with him and my Dad carries a pistol (.44 I think but am not sure). |
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Never really been charged while hunting hogs, but sometimes when you jump one they will kinda make a bluff run at you and then veer off. Sometimes you can walk right on top of them before they bust out of a brush pile. That will make you wet your pants! [:-] I read a story in Boar Hunter magazine about a guy in California that tried to jump a charging hog. When the hog ran underneath him he threw his head sideways, and cut the femoral artery in the mans leg. The guy bled to death before they could get him to the hospital. I'm sure this is more rare than getting struck by lightning, but it just goes to show, wild animals are unpredictable. Always be prepared to run, shoot, or climb a tree....while praying.:eek:
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ORIGINAL: dhays Never really been charged while hunting hogs, but sometimes when you jump one they will kinda make a bluff run at you and then veer off. Sometimes you can walk right on top of them before they bust out of a brush pile. That will make you wet your pants! [:-] I read a story in Boar Hunter magazine about a guy in California that tried to jump a charging hog. When the hog ran underneath him he threw his head sideways, and cut the femoral artery in the mans leg. The guy bled to death before they could get him to the hospital. I'm sure this is more rare than getting struck by lightning, but it just goes to show, wild animals are unpredictable. Always be prepared to run, shoot, or climb a tree....while praying.:eek: Human Health and Safety: Most directly, whether it be a 300-400 lb. boar with 4 inch tusks, or a sow with pigs, these animals are formidable and will attack people. More than one hunter has been treed by aggressive sows who sense that their piglets are in danger. People are also at risk from these animals that are infected with swine brucellosis. This disease has been found in wild pigs in ten states and is known as undulant fever in humans. It can be contracted through handling infected tissues of wild pigs. |
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