Some interesting offerings for "great guns for hog hunting"

[Eleanors38]

In this issue of Petersen's Hunting, 10 firearms are noted for their hog-hunting capabilities. By way of BG, there are some 5,000,000 feral hogs roaming the States, with 40% making Texas their home. The array of guns is and has been astonishing. Texas Parks and Wildlife usually specifies "any legal means" for taking hogs, including in most areas .22 rim fires. This suggests an air of quiet desperation.

There are a few bolt-actions, a lever-action, and the rest are semi-autos, including the AR platforms, ranging in caliber up to .308. One claims to have a match-grade barrel, and another looks like a home appliance. The oft-heard question "who needs assault weapons [sic] to hunt with?" is answered, at least in part.

http://www.petersenshunting.com/2013/02/12/hog-hunting-guns/

[villager]

1. Remind me again why gun porn fetish pics are okay on DU, but naked bodies are not?

The instruments for shredding bodies -- yes! Porn away!

Actual intact naked bodies? Ooohh---bad!

[upaloopa]

4. It's hard for me to imagine the person who will rush

out this weekend to buy that gun and go shoot some wild pigs.
I used to live were there were quite a few wild pigs. We liked to see the sows with their piglets.
I'm sure some gunner can tell me why it is important to shoot the pigs.
I mean if you got a gun don't you just got to shoot something?
What comes to mind are all the country road side signs shot to hell with buckshot. Also the times in Vietnam when some fool I spent all night with on guard duty takes out an ox pulling a popasan's cart because he didn't get to shoot anything the night before.
On edit: why do we have a gun group on this board? I mean why not just go to some gun site where everyone has the same fetish?

[upaloopa]

8. My guess is that somehow the love of guns is supposed to rub off

on the rest of us this making more 2A propenents since supposedly these are liberal gun owners and liberals can do no wrong.

[villager]

9. It just makes you realize how regimented much of the thinking is, even here on DU

n/t

[Eleanors38]

7. There are numerous web sites to educate folks on the problems with feral hog populations.

Crop destruction, tank pond destruction, dam undermining, spread of disease to other wildlife, impact on other wildlife.

Drop the "yee-HAH!" stereotypes and find out what's going on in the woods, and the problems with hog over-population.

If you wish to censor or ban "gun groups," then take it up with the administrators. That way you will have 2 groups:
1) The "activist" my-way-or-highway group; and
2) G.D.

[upaloopa]

14. I lived in the mountains or boonies so drop the he haw your self

I had 20 acres in the lower Sierra Nevada Mnts 4 horses 6 dogs 2 cats. I lived with hogs bears bobcats mountain lions coyotes wolves rabbits squirrels and a whole bunch more and didn't need to shoot any of them.
You aren't special because you claim to be what ever

[Eleanors38]

28. Upaloopa, you don't know about the hog problem..

But I'm not surprised, your life in the wild not withstanding. Biology & ecological protection are no longer strong suits within the halls of many righteous "progressives." But sentiment is still overly-abundant.

How are the cats?

[upaloopa]

35. I have a theory. To some extent gunners

create a need for guns. Whether it is a gun to shoot pigs or to shot bad guys on the street.
Gunners are a minority. Most people do not think that they need to protect themselves from something by having a gun handy.
I am convinced that to some extend fear is the motive for owning guns. I don't know to what extent but when I see people running out to buy more guns at the mention of gun control that irrational motivation is also there when it comes to owning guns in the first place.

[guardian]

20. You won't be buying this weekend or next or anytime in the near future

because all the guns are sold out. Walk into any gun store...the shelves are practically bare. And as long as the antigunners keep saying how they want to ban all guns, the politicians keep bringing out legislation to restrict gun ownership, and DHS keeps buying BILLIONS of rounds of ammo this the skyrocketing demand for firearms of all types will continue.

[upaloopa]

21. I don't want one I don't give a shit if they are sold out.

Why is it that if new gun laws won't work why does even the mention of gun regulation cause people to rush out and buy more guns?
Which is it?

[guardian]

25. Sigh

derp derp

1. the new gun laws will not acheive the results of making society safer or reducing crime overall
2. new gun restrictions will likely limit what people can buy in the future, so people are rushing to get them now

See that isn't so hard. Two separate concepts. Write one down if you can't keep both in your head at the same time.

[WinniSkipper]

26. They are not mutually exclusive

New gun laws "not working" means they will have no effect. Specifically an AWB ban on cosmetic issues. The all sales background checks and mag size are passable.

People are always reactionary - look how popular the 94 AWB made the AR style

[Eleanors38]

5. Actually, I was leaning toward home appliance or carpet nail gun, or something. nt

[holdencaufield]

15. Can't we have both?

[spin]

2. Hog hunting is popular in Florida and AR style rifles are often used. ...

Feral hogs are pests that do a amazing amount of damage to the environment and to farms. They are not native to our nation. They are also not sweet critters.

Wild Hog


The wild pig (Sus scrofa), also called the wild hog, wild boar or feral pig, is not a Florida native and may have been introduced by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto as early as 1539.

They occur in all of Florida's 67 counties within a wide variety of habitats, but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs and pine flatwoods. Wild pigs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and be 5-6 feet long. They usually travel in small family groups or alone.

Wild pigs are omnivorous (eating all kinds of foods, both plants and animals) and feed by rooting with their broad snouts. They may cause disturbance of the soil and ground cover vegetation and leave the area looking like a plowed field.

***snip***

Hunting

Wild pigs are legally defined as wildlife and are the second-most popular, large animal hunted in Florida (second only to the white-tailed deer).

On private property with landowner permission, wild pigs may be trapped and hunted year round using any legal to own rifle, shotgun, crossbow, bow or pistol. There is no size or bag limit, and you may harvest either sex. Also, no hunting license is required. A gun and light at night permit is not required to take wild hogs with a gun and light on private lands with landowner permission.
http://m.myfwc.com/hunting/by-species/wild-hog/

The World's Most Dangerous Game to Hunt

***snip***

Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)



Experienced hunters say that wild boar can be even more dangerous to hunt than a bear. Equipped with thick, razor-sharp tusks, and a razor-sharp mind (hogs are the 4th most intelligent animal in the world) a wild boar can weigh a staggering 660 lbs and exhibit extremely aggressive and unpredictable behaviour.

Hunters be warned! After wounding a boar, give the animal plenty of time before you follow it in to the bush. Otherwise, you’ll go from being the hunter to the hunted. Boars will circle a human adversary, charge rampantly and attack from behind.

A survival tip: Pick your tree ahead of time so you can climb out of harm’s way if ever you’re being chased.
http://www.huntercourse.com/blog/2011/11/the-worlds-most-dangerous-game-to-hunt/

[DollarBillHines]

11. We have them 400-600lbs

And they can run with quarterhorses in short bursts. On a steep slope, thos bastards can outrun a horse.

[spin]

12. You don't want to see a wild hog running at you! ...

I've known several hunters that ended up in a tree after leaving their rifle or shotgun on the ground.

A wise hunter carries a .357 or .44 magnum revolver just in case.

[littlewolf]

3. interesting weapon, who makes it. and as far as hog hunting guns

go .223 sounds about right, .22 mmm unless your using mags I would not
want to use it. .308 is a pretty big unless your shooting at 500+ yds.

[DollarBillHines]

10. I can't see hunting a 600lb hog with a .223

We use 30-06 and .458 Weatherby, depending on where we are. 9MM for close work.

Those bastards are tough and fast.

[Clames]

16. Good 5.56/.223 in the upper 60's gr...

...and higher are just fine for hog. Tough but thin skinned and have a large vital area. I have a Marlin 336 in .30-30 with a Lucid HD7 stuck on a XS rail for it though.

[oneshooter]

24. 16" m97 Winchester "Trapper" in 45LC and handloads, bolt action 45/70/400 with hand loads.

[AtheistCrusader]

33. I don't care if it's 'big'. Shit, I'd use a nuclear weapon if I could throw it far enough.

Fuck hogs.

I wouldn't bring anything smaller than a .308.
I would consider larger if not for the backstop issues.

[slackmaster]

13. I shoot left-handed. Most bullpup rifles hit me in the head with hot brass.

No thanks.

[Clames]

17. Find a Kel-tec RFB...

...if you can afford it... Steyr AUG's and the MSAR clones are ambidextrous and can be setup to eject brass to either side.

[slackmaster]

18. My right to buy one has been infringed by my state legislature.

But thanks for the suggestion.

[Clames]

19. They are way over-priced anyway.

Even if you were legally allowed it would hardly be worth the expense. I found a Gen 1 MSAR at a local shop and they were asking $2900, more than 3 times the original price and that was before the current buying run.

[AtheistCrusader]

34. FN2000. Dumps the brass out the front.

[ileus]

22. 300 blk out was born for this.

[gejohnston]

23. speaking of hog hunting

[Eleanors38]

30. Hambulance! Foul.

[Common Sense Party]

31. I'm assuming this is only a problem in the South.

or maybe it's the East.

I grew up in Iowa and never heard of wild hogs terrorizing crops. And I definitely don't hear of that in the mountain West.

[gejohnston]

32. I never heard of it in the mountain west either

We do have feral horses, which is probably the only protected invasive species. I'm cool with that, I loved watching them when I was a kid and check out the herds when I go home.

AFAIK, it seems to be a southern thing, maybe Hawaii and California too. Right now Florida has a campaign to eradicate the state of invasive flora and fauna, including hogs and coyotes.

[bluedigger]

27. I was watching some fake best soldiers show last night.

Two person team competition. The woman was using a bullpup that jammed on the first shot and she couldn't clear it - kept jamming. She never got a shot off. What a POS.

Hog would have had her giblets.

[Eleanors38]

29. I posted that pic because it was less scary & more countertop.