Hog medicine fmj brass fmj jhp and hard cast

[rustytxr]

I've see 5x5 elk killed with a 10mm longslide glock so I would think the 10mm and the right bullet would take down a big hog.

Elk aren't hogs.  All else being equal, it's a LOT easier to take an 800# bull elk than a 400# boar.  Considering the use of a marginally effective platform, such as the 10mm Auto handgun, the difference between them increases.

Well I've never shot a hog before so I guess I've just learned something. If I ever do get to go hog hunting I'll be carrying my old winchester 88 in 308 that should do the trick with my 10 as a secondary weapon. Thanks,

That is a very good choice.  Pig hunting with a pistol in general takes careful shot placement.  A sounder of pigs is constant motion.  They are pushing and shoving each other.  With fifteen pigs around you I is hard to get a shot. 

I hope you get to hunt pigs.  If you do and get into a young sounder, brake out the 10mm and go to work.  I usually recommend a pistol and rifle to friends coming out to hunt.  It is a bit of self defense really.  I don't want to spend 4 to 5 hours with the dogs on a skinny blood trail.  That does two bad things at the same time.  Let's every pig within the frame know you are hunting and wastes everyone else hunting time looking for a wounded pig.  DRT is what I look for

[jdub1836]

 I agree.

And, hunting without a reasonable expectation of recovery ("taking") isn't hunting.  It's extermination, and it's illegal.  This is why many/most states have minimum "firepower" restrictions.

You are actually pretty close and if we could exterminate them we would. I have shot pigs out of helicopters, hunted them with dogs and knife, but most the time we corn the ranch roads and then drive around. Still they're numbers grow. They are pests and over 2.6 million here in TX. There are even cash rewards in different counties. It's badddd down here. We go out in a night and will shoot double digits. We even use night vision and thermal optics bc they get so smart. They are destroying the land and even threatening our sea turtle population bc they root up the eggs and eat them. 1 sal has 9-10 baby's at a time 3 times a year. I'm an ethical hunter but when it comes to wild hog in South Tx any thing goes. A 17 hmr with a supressor and night vision drops them like a sack of potatoes.

[jdub1836]

Well it is kind of exterminating I live in south tx and there is a huge problem. We hunt out of helicopters a lot with ar on one side and 1100 full of buck shot on the other.

[rustytxr]

Well it is kind of exterminating I live in south tx and there is a huge problem. We hunt out of helicopters a lot with ar on one side and 1100 full of buck shot on the other.

Agreed pigs sure tear things up.  On the other hand I can think of a couple of dozen Texas ranch where the feral pig has turned into a cash crop.  Just add a few hunters and some hunting fees.

Pigs make owning a 10mm a lot more fun

[sqlbullet]

I dream of time and finance to visit texas on such a hunt.  Time is the big issue.  Maybe someday.

[rustytxr]

I dream of time and finance to visit texas on such a hunt.  Time is the big issue.  Maybe someday.

for hunting pigs with a 10 mm this is the most important thing ya need to know.  if it is a big pig, get the near leg forward (not like the picture) and shoot  the line for the off side leg and about 4" up into the rib cage.  you can use the elbow as a marker.

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o727/rustytxrx/pig_zpsb4dcb8d3.gif

[rustytxr]

if it is a smaller pig you can shoot about 3" above the elbow if the near leg is back.   in my area a 12 month old pig will gross 120# or so.  when they get to 200 to 300 you got to shoot carefully.  the largest pig I have personally seen (and witnessed weighed) was 405#. 

you hear about monster pigs but I have never witnessed one.  on the other had I think 405# is a monster pig

I use nosler 200 jacketed hollow point.  some guys use hard cast bullets for penetration.  that can give you a long trail sometimes.  I hunt in real tight cover.  my plans is to knock the stuffen out of them.  200 gr nosler HP at max velocity, glock g20, and 6" lonewolf barrel workds for me.

[d762nato]

 Congrats, That's a pretty big porker and a 308 to the head pretty much puts the lights out on most game I would assume.
Thanks for the pics and Imfo on Hog hunting gentleman.

[445 supermag]

Now wouldnt that be a fun trip. Get a 10mm group hunt to TX with our 10mm's and try to help reduce the population some.

I bet the TX boys would be of great help and know where and what to do.

This is one of the things I look forward to doing sometime.  I can kick myself for not going when I lived in Fl for 4 years.

Brian

[rustytxr]

Now wouldnt that be a fun trip. Get a 10mm group hunt to TX with our 10mm's and try to help reduce the population some.

I bet the TX boys would be of great help and know where and what to do.

This is one of the things I look forward to doing sometime.  I can kick myself for not going when I lived in Fl for 4 years.

Brian

that is doable.  I have put together several pig hunts for cyber friends.  Best time is after deer season.  February is my favorite pig  hunting month.  poison ivy, tick and chiggers have been killed back.  the ranches usually have a bunk house.  it is a lot of fun

[10MMGary]

Not for nothing guys & gals, but feral hogs are really not that hard to kill. I know it may seem like a cliche but it is simply about shot placement. I have killed feral hogs from piglets to FL versions of hogzillas with everything from a CCI 22 mag FMJ, 38spl lead round nose factory loads, up to 7MM Rem Mag. From my experience if you learn the anatomy of a feral hog and wait for your shot you can & will drop them with a 22LR. They are not Cape Buffs or Rhinos, put a projectile or arrow in the proper place and you will drop the hog.

[REDLINE]

What is the meat like compared to store bought ham?

I mean I know it won't be injected with this or that for flavor/preserving, but is it generally delicious?

I have an itch to harvest one just for a tasty treat, but I've never tasted wild hog before.

[DAVIDF]

I think it is very tasty. Took my son hunting & he got a 100lb hog. We took it to a freinds home who has a smoker big enough to smoke the whole hog. Came out really good. But, my opinion may not be the best. I've always liked gamey meat. Did a lot of duck hunting when I was a kid & always like greasy duck!

[10MMGary]

What is the meat like compared to store bought ham?

I mean I know it won't be injected with this or that for flavor/preserving, but is it generally delicious?

I have an itch to harvest one just for a tasty treat, but I've never tasted wild hog before.

Personally for myself and the guys & gals I hunt with prefer the small ones. If they are much over 75-100 pounds we don't eat them. They lay where they die "Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms" or depending on whoevers land we are on we will field dress them and give them away or drag them in to the palmetto scrub or swamp, and let the coyotes gators skunk apes eat them. Now for a pig roast where there is going to be a lot of people, we will live trap or catch a big one(with dogs)pen it and feed it up good corn various fruits and veggies for 6 or so weeks. Makes all the difference in the world in the taste to me. Also mature boars never taste as good as a sow. That is just my opinion and experience with south FL ferals, other mileage may vary. 

[10MMGary]

I agree.

And, hunting without a reasonable expectation of recovery ("taking") isn't hunting.  It's extermination, and it's illegal.  This is why many/most states have minimum "firepower" restrictions.

Not sure where you are from by here in FL that are considered livestock or invasive pest on private property and there is no bag limit season or minimal caliber requirement. Additionally no requirement to do anything once you have shot/speared one, as long as you do not torture or abuse them you can kill and do whatever you want with them other than sell the meat.