Hog hunting calibers?

[ElevenBravo]

TSX and TTSX tends to be great in a wide range of velocities in my experience. I love that bullet for its reliable performance. I really want to like the Hornady GMX but my rifles just don't seem to like them.

The Mrs. shoots nothing but TSX. I just did up a TSX load for the Scout, leaving the Hornady bullets for target shooting. I was interested in Hornady's ELD-X bullets, but saw something on a program on TV that suggested that they're Interlocks with a new tip. Between that and they're pretty new bullets, I'm passing on them and sticking with Barnes. You have to play with the seating depth if you're doing handloads, but they're a made a lot more consistently than traditional bullets.

 

[dee]

I use accubonds a lot with great results but also run Berger hybrids and Amax with the new eld this year. I've shot pigs with all and not lost any. Placement depends on situation but all good results.

 

[robertc1024]

Y'all seen this guy's videos? He posts a lot of hog hunts on a 6.5 Grendel forum I frequent. He uses lots of different bullets and shows the damage they produce.

 

[satx78247]

robertc1024,

NICE shooting.

One reason that I use my old .300 Savage Model 760 pump-gun with a 180 grain GCCB at about 2000FPS is that it's a GOOD KILLER but does NOT cause "massive tissue damage" & wastes little edible meat.

The piglet & one of the younger sows that he took would have, after being dressed, gone on our BBQ pit whole. = Looks YUM to me.

NICE video.

yours, satx

 

[duckknot]

Technically, no.

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Just checked the tpwd website....no license needed!

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[35Remington]

Does one need to have a hunting license for hog eradication? Not hunting for meat or trophy, simply to lower numbers!

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Unless you have provided more information in another post that I have not seen, Savage20 should not have answered your question with a simple "technically no."

Directly from the Parks and Wildlife Code:


Sec. 42.002. RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED; EXEMPTION.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without having acquired a hunting license.

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(c) A resident landowner or the landowner's agent or lessee may take feral hogs causing depredation on the resident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license.

Are you the LO? If you're the agent, you'll need depredation consent in writing. Same for licensee.

The way it works is you'll get a ticket from the GW based on his mood, and then you get to go to court to prove the depredation.

Get a license.

 

[Savage20]

Technically, you do not need a license. Is it a good idea to have one? Yes, of course it is because some GWs will cite you regardless, others will cite you if so much as say the word hunt, while others won't even bother you because they're familiar with the ranch and the hog problem (if there really is one). There is nothing incorrect or misleading about my statement. Technically, he does not need a hunting license to eradicate hogs. He is not taking meat, he is not taking hides or trophies, he is simply killing feral hogs. For that, he does not need a hunting license.

"Technically" - I don't think it means what you think it means.

 

[Younggun]

I've never met a game warden who gave a damn about people thinning the hog population, as long as they weren't doing anything stupid.

Hogs are bad, m'kay.


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[Savage20]

I know all the GWs in the areas I hunt. They're all cool. I've only heard of the uptight ones, never met one.

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[35Remington]

Technically, you do not need a license. Is it a good idea to have one? Yes, of course it is because some GWs will cite you regardless, others will cite you if so much as say the word hunt, while others won't even bother you because they're familiar with the ranch and the hog problem (if there really is one). There is nothing incorrect or misleading about my statement. Technically, he does not need a hunting license to eradicate hogs. He is not taking meat, he is not taking hides or trophies, he is simply killing feral hogs. For that, he does not need a hunting license.

"Technically" - I don't think it means what you think it means.

You don't know him, and you don't know his situation, therefore you can't speak to whether he meets the qualifications for depredation eradication without a hunting license. That's all I'm trying to say.

 

[dee]

You'll get a ticket here it might get dismissed in court. Its cheaper to have the liscense and not worry about it.

 

[Savage20]

It's pretty cut and dry, and clearly defined in the code as you quoted it. But ok.

 

[rushthezeppelin]

You'll get a ticket here it might get dismissed in court. Its cheaper to have the liscense and not worry about it.

Government sure is good at creating these types of situations...I seem to remember a thread on this subject recently ><

 

[duckknot]

Got a license.......then got this!

Shot him Friday night and he took off, my buddy found him this afternoon!

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[duckknot]

62gr tulammo hollow point out of a suppressed stag arms AR15

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[Savage20]

How far was he from where you shot him?

 

[grasshopperglock]

How far was he from where you shot him?

+1.


Nice kill btw.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Y'all seen this guy's videos? He posts a lot of hog hunts on a 6.5 Grendel forum I frequent. He uses lots of different bullets and shows the damage they produce.

LOL, that's my video!

I am a huge fan of the 6.5 Grendel because of the mild recoil (compared to .308) and good penetration. Basically, going to the Grendel from the .308 did not seem to reduce my ability to get kills, but it did give me a much more pleasant shooting platform.

Not that I am a Grendel snob, 6.8 SPC is certainly close enough in performance (and more ammo and rifle options) that I would gladly use it as well. I just happened to get started in 6.5 Grendel. I have hunted with the 6.8 and like it just fine.

I would say that choosing a good hunting bullet is as important as the caliber.

 

[duckknot]

How far was he from where you shot him?

Roughly 100yds, spotted him at night so it happened real fast! Shot him Friday and they found him this afternoon so not sure when he actually died!

It was a gut shot which is why he ran off!

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[jazzman709]

Why are hog hunts being advertised so expensive, if the the feral pig is considered an invasive, destructive animal?

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