Thread: A good calibre on pigs

If he has a pig problem there will be a lot of little ones either still with mum or weaned. It's the little guys that do the damage by skimming the grass off over large areas, there noses can't root deep like bigger pigs.
If shooting a bait pile and camera are a good way to establish patterns and time your shoots saves a lot of waiting for an opportunity.
You can get a few young pigs at a sitting, my best is 5, but the Mrs got 8 with a 22 several years ago, admittedly they were piglets they ran away after the first couple of shots, then came back one by one.
You will only get one crack at a mob with older sows in before they run so get good at running boar.
My favourite rifle is the 223 with a good bullet, the Sierra gameking hpbt is outstanding but anything that's not a varmint type will do but I have shot them with pretty much whatever I've been carrying as a target of opportunity when looking for other things,
At the least take the back steaks they are al ways good eating and very meaty even on young pigs.
Good luck and have fun.