I'm sat at the lodge with a glass of wine and a nice fire, (not to mention a Romeo #3 for good measure)

I had planned to stay in tomorrow to do some work and catch up.

Then I get a phone all that a friend has some warthogs to shoot, and it all goes out of he window!!!

Kudu impala and wildebeeste can wait but not the piggies... I just love hunting pigs of all shapes and sizes, (the uglier the better of course...)

What is it that makes people nuts for pigs?

Kiri

I have to agree I love shooting pigs

Agree.

Because they provide such a great range of shots, from the initial stationary one to the rest at various rates of speed.

They are also the best thing to practice running shots on with both open sights and scoped rifles because they provide quantity
and variety.

Also, great test medium for bullets !

Just my HO.

Ruark said birds are so much fun to shoot "because they sit lightly on the conscience." I think that goes double for pigs.

I like the piggies myself !

IMHO we think of pigs as vermin, good tasting vermin, but vermin just the same.

Hunting wild hogs is very good practice for instinctive snap shooting on larger game. In Africa I love hunting wart hog. Here in the USA we have an annual get together of DRSS members down at the 4K ranch near Brady, Texas to hunt wild feral hogs. This is perfect practice for the instinctive type shooting double rifles were primarily designed for.

Some of the DRSS member from five different countries!


Some of our rifles used to hunt the wild hogs!


The kill for one hunt at4K


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What is it that makes people nuts for pigs?

Kiri

Kiri

It's cheap

It can be adrenaline filled at times

It does not require cities

I literally get to kill a few hundred pigs each year for the last 20 plus years on animal control hunts. I still cannot get enough and hunt warthogs in Namibia and feral porkers in Australia's Northern Territories.

If not done on a regular basis, I suffer from withdrawal symptoms. It was suggested that I try to quit by attending the Pig Whackers Anonymous meetings, but refused as it is too much fun.

Starting next Thurs., I'm off to whack more porkers for 2.5 days.

Geoff

"Hunting wild hogs is very good practice for instinctive snap shooting on larger game."

"Because they provide such a great range of shots, from the initial stationary one to the rest at various rates of speed.

They are also the best thing to practice running shots on with both open sights and scoped rifles because they provide quantity
and variety."

The above quotes, by courtesy from MacD37 and 505G offer the ideal scenarios for anyone who has taken the big leap, bought a DR and needs acclimatizing.

Certainly beats shooting cardboard.

yep. Pigs get in your blood AND IT'S all over. Still missing a bush pig.

I think that Bushpigs take the cake, but all pigs are wily and generally, as has been said, classified as vermin.
Nothing even comes close to it when you work out bang for your buck.

I highly recommend a hunt for bushpig over hounds before a DG hunt, gets you sharp, and makes that rifle in your hands you best friend again.

This season on 8 hunts I shot 4 charging pigs, all at less than 1m. Buff are far less intimidating after you have faced a pig in the thick stuff at close range.

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Originally posted by 505G:
Agree.

Because they provide such a great range of shots, from the initial stationary one to the rest at various rates of speed.

They are also the best thing to practice running shots on with both open sights and scoped rifles because they provide quantity
and variety.

Also, great test medium for bullets !

Just my HO.

I'm with you mate, pigs are great sport.

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Originally posted by Fallow Buck:
What is it that makes people nuts for pigs?

Kiri

Bacon

beats me - have to ask hook

Yes I heard something about Hook and a penchant for pigs from an anonymous ex ph that might be living in Portugal.

K