Double Naught Spy
Sus Venator
Actually, that was a fine place to shoot, depending on the cant or angle of the hog's head. Their skulls are not particularly strong and they have about as much bone tissue in their heads as you do, but spaced out more with larger sinus cavities and a smaller brain. Glancing shots off of angled surfaces is just a reality.I did that too, on a sow with a .25 WSSM at ~165 yards. The bullet bounced off the skull and came out behind the ear. A LOT of blood, but I had to track the sow through briers and put one behind her ear to finish the task. The impact was about a dime's width left of center between the eyes. I had read on the interwebs that was a good place to shoot. Not for the first time, internet knowledge was a bit lacking. In my defense, it was my first large wild hog.
By similar comparison, you can find perfect places to shoot a deer in the shoulder and they work great if the deer is broadside as in the image. When people try to replicate the shot placement on severely quartered away deer, the bullet will tend to miss its mark, blowing out chest and neck muscle without hitting anything vital. The point here is that the spots may be good, but within regard to specific parameters that are not always stipulated.