Yes, I'm serious. I can't account for our different experiences, except my head shots weren't so much between the eyes as above the eyes in the relatively flat part of their foreheads. Whether that has anything to do with it, I can't say, and the issue is unlikely to arise again. The hogs have been too wise to the trap for several years, though I intend to try again soon.
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- Wed Feb 27, 2019 6:38 pm
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Re: hog hunting with 10mm pistol: 180gr or 200gr?
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:57 pm
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Re: hog hunting with 10mm pistol: 180gr or 200gr?
Have you done this successfully? When I first caught hogs in a trap, I thought a .45 round to the head would be an efficient and merciful way to dispatch them. Not so. A .45 round won't penetrate a hog's skull. A round in the side will no doubt ultimately kill them, but not right away. They stay on their feet in the trap.
I shifted to 12 gauge 00 buck. That puts them down.
I shifted to 12 gauge 00 buck. That puts them down.