Which bullet for hogs

[Rocky Raab]

Here again, there are two VERY different situations - or more.

The much more common "wild hog" is actually a domestic pig gone feral, or a descendant of such. The huge and quite uncommon Russian boar is almost a different animal altogether. The difference is like comparing a Wisconsin whitetail with a Florida Keys deer. Both technically whitetails, but....

Then there's the cover aspect. I've hunted feral hogs in Florida where one sits in a tree stand and watches an open pasture in late evening. The hogs come out and feed, and one can pick a hog and shoot with almost benchrest precision and safety. A light caliber works fine.

But try to walk one up through a palmetto thicket where you cannot see five feet, and it's a whole 'nuther ballgame. When those snapping tusks are right at your shoelaces, you want the biggest cannon you can carry!