Hello everyone,
I have never been hog hunting before and I am planning a trip in south florida soon. I will be using a 30-06 loaded with a berger 185 grain Match Grade Classic Hunter. Where should my shot placement be?
DNS also uses a proprietary technique whereby he shoots them in the nutts. i think he's got a vid somewhere around here detailing the mechanics.
I would be interested in any video concerning a hog getting nut shot!
This link:
MasterTargets Available Targets
will give you all of the "scientific" information you need.
Practical information is quite another thing. If you can get within a hundred yards of a hog without alerting it or the hoard it's grazing with to your presence you'll be fortunate. Then the issue is whether you've got a classic full profile shot or an front/rear angle shot. Then the issue is whether you've got time to select a prone position or if you're having to shoot from a sitting, kneeling, or off hand position. Hunting hogs isn't range practice; don't be too sure of your ability to accomplished well placed shots in the field. It's common to place the sights on a hog just about the time he becomes aware of you. They move VERY quickly - which means you sometimes have to take them on the run. The last one I shot was running away at an angle, on a hillside below where I was standing on an adjacent hill. My attempted shot placement was between the ears and shoulders along the top of his back. Turned out to be a scored lung shot from top of the back, left side, through heart zone.