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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1105414" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>This link:</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.mastertarget.com/targetsAnimal.html" target="_blank">MasterTargets Available Targets</a></strong></p><p>will give you all of the "scientific" information you need.</p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1105414, member: 50867"] This link: [B][URL="http://www.mastertarget.com/targetsAnimal.html"]MasterTargets Available Targets[/URL][/B] 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. [/QUOTE]
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