10mm hog hunt

HydroAuto said:

Is that a hunt in which you were involved? I had no idea you could get that close to feral pigs. Is that how hog hunts typically go? Are wild pigs color blind? Keen of sight/scent?

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Well you can "stalk" wild hogs. This isn't the way that I've been feral hog hunting. Most of the time they had dogs that wear leather vest that protect them from the tusks, and they literally fight, hold down, or corner and get the hogs attention, while a guy hops on the hogs back with a knife and kills it. This was in south Georgia and one of the craziest things I have ever seen.

As far as color blind and scent, I really don't know.

I also have seen people just hunt them like a deer, in a stand, or in the back of a pickup truck. You just wait for them to come feed.

I really would not ever suggest getting that close to a feral hog. They can actually kill you. They are tough mothers. Especially the larger ones. The smaller ones you might be able to handle on your own.

Thermal Hog Hunting... 22 in one night: This video is one of my favorites. Also, he's a very good shot. Check out the way he leads on the run. He rarely misses.

Damn with a capital DAMN! That was a hell of a shot, especially one handed, and the camera stayed on frame the whole time! I figure you shot him at about 8 or 10 yards, and he went down on that first shot. I couldn't tell from the video, but was that second shot right in the top of the skull? I thought I saw a wound, but I wasn't sure.

You may have sealed the deal for me though...I'm planning on building a 1911, but I was going to chamber it for .45Super. Looks like 10mm might be the way to go. Do you need the hunting license to take hogs? Also, what do you do with them after? Do you have them butchered, or do you clean them and leave them for scavengers? I really know almost nothing about hunting, so I'm sorry if I sound dumb about it. With the thick brush and close set trees around my area, handgun hunting, especially hogs, is really viable.