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What cartridge/bullet for hog hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="WahooYahoo" data-source="post: 2242907" data-attributes="member: 94632"><p>Our ranch is infested with em. We kill a lot of hogs with .223 and up. Avoid light skinned, long range bullets. <strong>Mono's</strong>, or cup and core like partitions or core lokt are recommended, not so much for the first one, I shoot that one in the ear. They're often in sounder groups. Follow up shots are common if your quick. I've shot quite a few thought the chest and found initial bone and blood but never found the hog and 20' away, the blood trail is gone. </p><p>The east Texas rooter hog is a very durable beast. </p><p>Also, don't let the nay sayers put you off of the meat. Many people here shoot em and leave them (which feeds predators). The foulest big boar is often not good table fare. The rest are fantastic. This is how I do it, in case you're interested:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Shoot em in the ear</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Heat water in a crawfish cooker or big pots on the fire, to about 155 degrees.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Put the hog in a barrel or tarp to "bathe the hog" and submerge as much of the hog as you can in the scalding water.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Every minute to minute and a half, pull on a couple of hairs. When they slip out like they're not attached at all, take the hog out of the water.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A lot of people scrape the pig with a knife edge, I use an electric pressure washer. Cleans em like a market pig.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gut em and cool them. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I quarter mine traditionally, like a deer but leaving the skin on.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can freeze the hams and shoulders at this point. When you're back home, make a brine, soak em in it for a week in the fridge, smoke em, dry em or whatever you like, but the smoked is my favorite. You can't buy hams that good. Simply the best hams ever. </li> </ol><p>Enjoy Texas.</p><p></p><p>e</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WahooYahoo, post: 2242907, member: 94632"] Our ranch is infested with em. We kill a lot of hogs with .223 and up. Avoid light skinned, long range bullets. [B]Mono's[/B], or cup and core like partitions or core lokt are recommended, not so much for the first one, I shoot that one in the ear. They're often in sounder groups. Follow up shots are common if your quick. I've shot quite a few thought the chest and found initial bone and blood but never found the hog and 20' away, the blood trail is gone. The east Texas rooter hog is a very durable beast. Also, don't let the nay sayers put you off of the meat. Many people here shoot em and leave them (which feeds predators). The foulest big boar is often not good table fare. The rest are fantastic. This is how I do it, in case you're interested: [LIST=1] [*]Shoot em in the ear [*]Heat water in a crawfish cooker or big pots on the fire, to about 155 degrees. [*]Put the hog in a barrel or tarp to "bathe the hog" and submerge as much of the hog as you can in the scalding water. [*]Every minute to minute and a half, pull on a couple of hairs. When they slip out like they're not attached at all, take the hog out of the water. [*]A lot of people scrape the pig with a knife edge, I use an electric pressure washer. Cleans em like a market pig. [*]Gut em and cool them. [*]I quarter mine traditionally, like a deer but leaving the skin on. [*]You can freeze the hams and shoulders at this point. When you're back home, make a brine, soak em in it for a week in the fridge, smoke em, dry em or whatever you like, but the smoked is my favorite. You can't buy hams that good. Simply the best hams ever. [/LIST] Enjoy Texas. e [/QUOTE]
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