Thread: Wild hog shooting tips

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

just what Mickey Duck says wind right - get into a good position and try not to move to much - do an intial look to see where they are arriving from and watch - dont leave to much of your smell around - once you have seen sign of which way they travel then move of and find good spot to watch -not to close --no noise especially metallic clunks - its even better if its drizzling or even raining - blowing a bit okay - the bigger pigs are smart and will let the small ones come out first - if theres a big boar around he will come out last - and listen they can make some noise moving in - early morning pays to do a recce afternoon before so you know exactly where to go in the early morning dark - and yes they spotlight okay - great eating - have that .243 zeroed well most important -

Best place to aim? Headshots or vital organs

depends on a few things really - how good a shot are you and how well is that .243 zeroed i.e how confident are you of a head shot and how far away are they - lung shot will wreck meat but ya get ya pig - with my .222 I will go head shots out to 150 yards - after that not so confident - since you are trying to get rid of nuisance pigs maybe try to head shoot the fattest bugger first and then just get what you can after the shit hits the fan ( for the piggys that is )

Originally Posted by Tall kiwi

Best place to aim? Headshots or vital organs

The neck is the best shot on a pig. If going for a head shot aim for the earhole to give yourself an aiming point, otherwise the crosshairs will drift to the centre of the head - the jaw hinge.
Just behind the front leg is a good body shot. Pigs dont like being shot