B2Tall
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The boar that we encountered (again, on the other side of a fence) was the only aggressive animal I've some across. The bear I crossed paths with simply stopped, looked at me, and then casually wandered off. The pig was in a very high state of agitation with its hair standing up on its back (i.e. "razorback") and running along the fence line as we rode down the trail. There's no doubt in my mind that had the fence not been there it would have charged us.Wild boar are far more aggressive than black bears and about the top of the list for what I've encountered in the mountains I would have rather not. Having come within a dozen feet of an adult black bear on more than one occasion on the trail I've simply given them the right of way and they've been interested in getting out of my vicinity.
OTOH, I've wished for something capable of dropping a boar on more than one occasion (but never actually had a problem in my encounters with them). Perhaps I needant be as concerned about them as I was.
A few years ago in one of the major firearm magazines I read an article by one of the contributors who felt a .357 was ideal for self-defense in pig country. I've been carrying it out in the sticks because it offers the best power in a small, easy-to-carry package.