On 11/20/14 12:59 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:37:57 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 11/20/14 1:24 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:51:41 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:27:17 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 07:47:57 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

Greg changed the subject to the hunting of invasive species. I'm not
playing that game with him in this discussion.

It is still hunting. Hog hunting may be the most popular hunting we
have here, right behind alligators.

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What's the gun of choice for hog hunting?

You need something that hits pretty hard but a slug in a shotgun is
the easy choice. They also like 308/30 08 class 30 cals.
There are guys who go with .44mag revolvers but they better be good.
I imagine my .,44 carbine would work but I still like the slug idea,

It depends on whether you have dogs and whether you have backup I
suppose.
Folks used to say Auggie Doggie looked like a "hog dog". Being from
Arcadia, it was certainly a possibility. He certainly wasn't afraid of
much

75# bull dog mix.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Auggie%20on%20watch2.jpg



Surely Wayne, who describes himself as a terrific shot, could drop a hog
with that pellet rifle he keeps advocating from, say, five yards away.
At the very least, it would be entertaining for observers and the hog.

I am not sure I would want to be there with a .223 either.
That is a heluva round if you want to inflict grievous wounds on a 100
pound 3d world teenagers but when a 400 pound hog with 5" tusks is
charging you, knockdown power is king.

That may be a bit overstated tho. My wife ran one off in the scrub by
yelling at him and hitting him in the nose with her (thrown) Nextel
brick. Everyone agreed she was lucky. The rangers carry shotguns with
slugs.


Oh, I wouldn't want your wife on the losing end of a fight with a wild
hog. Wayne, though... what the hell.

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