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MeekAndMild · July 22, 2006, 12:45 AM

22 +1 (edited to add that it can really be done, but probably isn't the wisest method)

I used to work for a farmer when I was in school. Sometimes pigs got out and grew up wild. If they got too big to be safe to catch he'd send out his son with a .22 to shoot them. I've seen some pretty big ones killed with no problem at all. Never shot one myself but I had to help carry them out of the woods.

Also, sometimes he'd sell a hog to one of the neighbors instead of selling it at the sale barn. For a price he'd have it killed and buchered there on the farm. Used the same .22 just like sdb777's experiance, but he had them shot in the top of the head.

For a wall hanger I got a Cold Steel Boar Spear not too long ago. Looks great by the mantle.

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July 22, 2006, 12:45 AM	#15
MeekAndMild Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2001 Posts: 4,988	22 +1 (edited to add that it can really be done, but probably isn't the wisest method) I used to work for a farmer when I was in school. Sometimes pigs got out and grew up wild. If they got too big to be safe to catch he'd send out his son with a .22 to shoot them. I've seen some pretty big ones killed with no problem at all. Never shot one myself but I had to help carry them out of the woods. Also, sometimes he'd sell a hog to one of the neighbors instead of selling it at the sale barn. For a price he'd have it killed and buchered there on the farm. Used the same .22 just like sdb777's experiance, but he had them shot in the top of the head. For a wall hanger I got a Cold Steel Boar Spear not too long ago. Looks great by the mantle. . __________________ In a few years when the dust finally clears and people start counting their change there is a pretty good chance that President Obama may become known as The Great Absquatulator. You heard it first here on TFL. Last edited by MeekAndMild; July 22, 2006 at 11:27 PM.