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  • ArmyZach

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    Gal at the Corps of Engineer office told me I could use shotgun for feral hogs. I thought awesome.
    She then told me I had to use #2 shot. I thought no way am I going to shoot at a hog with #2 shot.
    The policy reads "Anyone hunting with a shotgun may not use, or possess any shot larger than #2".
    So, I have two questions:
    1) Could they have meant #2 buck?
    2) Would #2 shot, the kind you use for geese, be effective/ethical on hogs?

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    ArmyZach

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    In regards to the first question -
    Is .150 or .27 allowed:
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    Edited to correct size
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    I've always understood it to be #2 "shot" and negative on the "buck".

    If you are looking for hogs I might know a good area to find them. I'll stop and look around for tracks next time I go through the area if I have some time.
     

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    Maybe a close ear/head shot with #2 bird shot. I'm going to call and see. I hope they mean buck, or I'm getting a crossbow.

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    I've always understood it to be #2 "shot" and negative on the "buck".

    If you are looking for hogs I might know a good area to find them. I'll stop and look around for tracks next time I go through the area if I have some time.

    Thanks. I'm looking forward to spending some time there this fall/winter.

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    The last hog I shot with buckshot, was at a range of about 20 feet, broadside. Using 2 3/4" 000 buck. Not a single pellet penetrated the shield or deep enough to damage any vital areas. I ended up killing it with a .44 Mag handgun I was carrying. After that I have stuck to slugs or rifles for hogs. No way would I try to shoot a hog with #2 shot.
     

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    .308. Save the shotgun for dove,duck, and bad guys breaking into your house.

    Unless you are inside 20 yards( or using slugs) you are only going to grievously wound pigs( unless you get lucky and some buckshot hits them perfectly in the head)
     
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