Why did that kid shoot that 1060 pound hog recently?

Question

I know it's got to seem like a good kill, but they shot the poor animal 8 times. Something as big and cool as that should have been left in the wild. I think it's only justified if the hog was a danger to the people's property or themselves, but I doubt this is the case. What do you guys think?

Answer 1

He shot it nine times and let it suffer for over three hours before putting it out of its misery.

That's got to be one of the absolute worst stories that could ever possibly reflect on our "sport". It ranks up there with those six or seven guys killed over a tree stand a couple of years back.

I know one thing, if that had been me forty years ago, my dad would have come close to killing me right alongside the animal.

It doesn't speak well of the sport nor of the folks in it when actions like that are bragged upon.

Answer 2

A 1000 pound wild hog is not only a danger to property, they can tear up a lot of crops in a single night, but they are a danger to anything that they run across, including unarmed people, or armed ones for that matter.

I agree that a rifle, preferably a .45-70 using heavy loads, would have been better than a revolver. But in a hunting situation, you don't always get perfect shots, and I have known of hogs taking multiple rifle hits and keep going.

The kid and his dad did a good job. The boy made what should have been an anchoring shot, but the hog was so big it didn't go down. Rather than leaving it to roam the woods in pain and highly angry, they followed it for hours and finished the job.

FWIW, I've known of people being severely injured or even killed by hogs weighing much less than 1,000 pounds. Wild hogs can be the most dangerous game in the lower 48. Once they get that big, they have no natural enemies other than man. They are very tough, and they take lots of killing.

BTW, just in case anyone thinks the .50 S&W Magnum revolver is a weak sister, it churns out more energy than several very popular hunting rifle cartridges. For crying out loud it throws a 440 grain bullet producing 2600 ft/lbs of energy! It is more pistol than I enjoy shooting.

One more thing, a double-barrel shotgun is great for shooting birds, I'd not want anything else for quail shooting. But shotguns are far from being the best hog gun, especially doubles. If I were going on a hog hunt with a shotgun, and I would not, it would be a pump loaded with slugs, not buckshot. Shotguns, whether shooting slugs or shot are not as accurate as a good handgun or rifle, and the pellets are much lighter than pistol bullets. For that matter, a 12 gauge slug does not weigh more, and does not penetrate as well as .50 S&W Magnum bullet.

Doc

Answer 3

I have been Farrell hog hunting when living down south. There is no way they could find the amount of food to get that big. A Farrell is one that got away from a farm100 yeas ago and through generations became wild. I have also went on wild boar hunts down south. It is a Canned hunt that a guy that owns land let Russian and wild hogs go in a fenced in area( didn't know this till I booked and paid for the hunt). Russian boar were introduced in America in the 1700 but are now also raise in pens for reserves but there are some in the wild. But they don't get that big from rutting up roots and eating nut.The hog I saw in the picture was raised in a pen. The hog I saw in the picture was shot at a canned hunt. It probable was a old breeder that the hunting service wanted to get rid of before it died. I wonder old it was and what they feed it to get it that big. I doubt it could hardly move when the let it out of the pen with the dogs trailing it. That hog could not have run three miles(too big). The boy could not have shot a gun that big 8 time. I am surprised he could even lift it for the picture. I know how a 454 casual kicks and that was a 500. So I say no way. I bet that canned hunt was one of the most expensive hog hunts ever. If you don't believe all this go on a boar hunt yourself, and be disappointed as I. They are not fair chase hunts.

Answer 4

Proves my point of view; a handgun is a backup weapon. He shot the thing 8 times and it got away and he spent several hours finding it and dispatching it. A good hog gun is a double barrel 12 gauge so you can shoot one-two. Those hogs are one tough dude to stop. I had an uncle who ran over one in a pontiac and was killed when the car rolled; the hog got up and ran away. Never use pontiacs or pistols on something that is meaner than mother nature.

Answer 5

Your talking about a 1000 lb hog!!! Over 9ft long !!! Shot 8 times with a 50 cal handgun that's been known to break peoples wrist when fired!! They call it a monster for a reason. Wild hogs destroy property at unbelievable rate.They will attack people and cause serious injury.
I cant hardly believe he was willing to get close enough to shoot it with a handgun!!!!!!!!! And then go look for it and shoot it again at point blank to finally kill it !!! Good riddance to that destructive beast.They'll enjoy eating pork for months.

Answer 6

He had a smith and wesson 500 and he hit it 9 of the 11 times. He didnt mean 4 it 2 suffer for 3 hours but the hog got away and he had 2 track it down

Answer 7

That's why I use a .458 Win. Mag. when I hunt hogs. I don't have to shoot them more than once.

Feral hogs are considered pests. They are mean, dangerous and harbingers of disease to livestock. They tear up farm land, kill and eat domestic pets and have been known to attack humans. They are tough and hard to kill and absorb a lot of lead. However, once it was down the only right thing to do was to administer the coupe de grace. I can't say why this wasn't done.

H

Answer 8

Hogs will eat anything & everything even people.

Remember that guy that was murding people & feeding the bodys to the hogs to hide the evidence? The police finally found the D&A in the hogs crap.

Answer 9

I think you must not have a lot of experience with feral hogs. Anybody I've ever met whose land is infested with them begs for hunters to help thin them out. Have you ever seen pictures of "No Man's Land" in World War I ?" Hogs rooting will leave your land looking a lot like that. Plus, I suspect those folks aren't going to have to buy any sausage for a while!

Answer 10

And I guess all of you are buying into the fact that an eleven year old kid is running around in the woods with a .50 cal handgun, let alone firing it 8 or 10 times. Get real! I have never see an eleven year old big enough to hold a .500 S&W let alone fire one