MCgunner
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I had an early morning encounter with a huge boar in a pot hole once. I was tossing out decoys, gun was left in the grass. Big hog comes splashing along, thought it was somebody's Labrador at first. It stopped about 15 yards from me in the pot hole and stared at me. I could see huge tusks gleaming in the light of the flare stack of a local chemical plant. I had no gun, stood frozen for a minute, then just jumped and waved my arms and hollered real loud. He grunted and went on his way. I now carry my shotgun on a sling and never leave it in the grass when I'm hunting down there. LOL! I don't know if steel 4s would stop one, but if he's a few feet away, it probably would, and it'd deter him if he was further I'll bet. I really don't care about killing one out there, just keeping him away from me.
The only injuries I actually know of from folks and hogs is hunting incidents. I know a guy with a gash across his belly where he was laid open by a hog. But, I can't blame the hog. If you had two dogs holding your ears and a guy with a knife trying to cut your throat, you'd be a little POed too, I reckon. I don't think hogs are dangerous to humans unless you're being dangerous to them. I do prefer shooting them from a stand to stabbing them on foot. Call me a wimp, I don't care.
The only injuries I actually know of from folks and hogs is hunting incidents. I know a guy with a gash across his belly where he was laid open by a hog. But, I can't blame the hog. If you had two dogs holding your ears and a guy with a knife trying to cut your throat, you'd be a little POed too, I reckon. I don't think hogs are dangerous to humans unless you're being dangerous to them. I do prefer shooting them from a stand to stabbing them on foot. Call me a wimp, I don't care.