It depends where you hit them, I shot a 162lb boar on Saturday with my .223. It was a head shot. Shot placement is always the most important thing especially the big ones
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:25 PM
My father-in-law shot 600 pigs with his .223 last year during the NSW drought last year. He didn't lose any (or so he says). He's up on the Northern Tablelands almost dead flat country, hard to...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:25 PM
Bigger is better when it comes to pigs, unless head and neck shooting.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:18 PM
I hit an average sized boar in the neck with 308 168gr sierra matchking. It was pretty close at 15yards or so but those copper jacket hollow points do the job a treat. It blew a huge exit hole and he...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:18 PM
Do you currently have a centre fire rifle? If yes then just use that as you will be comfortable shooting it. Just be weary if it's a small caliber on large boars. The shield on a large boar can stop...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:00 PM
.270 or any of the .30 cal will be more than adequate suppressed even better.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:00 PM
Whatever you use on pigs just remember "big is best"...30 30 fucks pigs up, I use a .375 Win cos it fucks them up even better...if you not gunna carry a pig you probably not gunna carry a deer so now...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 07:00 PM
What do you currently have? .223 with barnes or partitions, a 243 or 250 with anything and any larger calibre is more than enough.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:59 PM
It's definitely worth the effort and time to gut and carry the boned out carcass to the ute. Wild pork is delicious
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:59 PM
You don't need anything special, a standard bush hunting setup will do the job. .308 or similar calibres will knock them down dead and cover goats and deer as well.
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:59 PM
Bumped into the farmer whos land I go shooting on yesterday, he was saying he is having some pig problems on his land. They come out of the forest on his boundary at this time of the year and root up...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:59 PM
Not always easy to make accurate age and potential judgements on the fly, especially in the scrub. Not all of us have the fancy spotters and gear that you see on the hunting shows. Dulley’s make it...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:57 PM
I agree with you man that it's head does look young. When we first saw it and in the time we had to assess the bull, we made the call that he had a fair amount of age on him cause he walked with a...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:56 PM
No @Dusty Frog that’s a deer indicator stag as you can see from the raised front foot he’s pointing which way the Moose just went:o:thumbsup:
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:46 PM
Awesome pics looks like a great trip in nice weather
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 06:46 PM