Thread: Large boar encounter - How dangerous is this really?

I foolishly shot a large boar between the eyes with a single shot .22 when bunny shooting on edge of Pureora in the early 80’s. He squealed, turned and trotted off with me fumbling and loading more ammo, round by round. Every time I could, I put a shot into the ear area, thinking it would track down into the brain. Boar got slower and finally stopped, to drag his arse on the ground after I whacked him in the nuts. Talk about squeal! I tried to lift him after sticking, but couldn’t manage it so went home, got the contractors wheel barrow, rolled him in and skidded the animal downhill in that. He was 120 lbs gutted from memory with nasty hooks and one and a half ears.