Pistol caliber for feral pig kill

[10MMGary]

I was not aware they drive out local game.

They will kill young wild turkeys and quail all day long same with fawns if they stumble across them. They will destroy food crops and ornamentals. When they come through our property it looks like it was carpet bombed. We shoot them on sight and if over 100 pounds we let them lay where they fall. Between the gators buzzards & bugs they are gone in a few days. Same with coyotes shoot them on sight and let mother natures indigenous predators & janitors get a easy meal. As to state lands here in FL they are starting to regulate both. I only deal with them on private property.

 

[SharpDog]

10 mm will suit you fine. You can also go with a hot .40 from say Underwood and use less expensive ammo for practice.

 

[10MMGary]

I have killed lots of hogs with .22 lr

live trapped and fed for a few weeks, same here use a 22LR Ruger pistol. Also killed three solo feral boars with a 22mag over the years. Here in FL we don't have true Russian or "wild" boars, we have feral hogs and they are easy to kill if they don't know you're there.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

We have a fisher problem. With them killing small game. The G.C decided to introduce them to the area. Bad idea IMO. I also heard they put Mt. loins out too. Along the lines of a female in every county and a male in every other one. Something like that. I heard of that years ago. Reason to help control the deer population.

 

[12Bravo20]

I don't care much for running into feral hogs or true wild boars one bit, especially if there are a bunch of piglets around. Even domestic sows get aggressive when they have babies around.

I don't have any experience dealing with feral hogs since all of them here in Missouri are south of the Missouri River and I am north of the river. I have had to deal with the wild boars while stationed in Germany. Now those do get big and mean and I would want something with a lot of knock down power.

Now dealing with domestic pigs most of my life, pretty much any good self defense round should do the trick. Yes it only takes about 6-9 months for an excepted domestic pig to go feral and start to get physical changes. But I wouldn't feel under gunned with a 9mm with good defensive ammo.

 

[Jim Watson]

Tellico, Tennessee boar, 1940.
Dig the boots and coonskin cap.
Bet he didn't shoot it with a pistol.

 

[Bfh_auto]

I carry a Glock 23 (40) in the woods. Hit a pig in the vital plumbing with that and its going down.

I agree. I carry a M&P 40C. It's killed 5 pigs ranging from 120-275 pounds. It worked better than 125s in a 357.

On the OP. I would rather use the ammo mentioned. Than 185s in a 45. Light for caliber hollow points are not good pig bullets.

 

[mope540]

Id love to see some hogs come our way too. One of these days they will.

I keep hearing that they're overtaking Missouri...hell, I'm less than 50 miles north of the Arkansas border and i haven't seen any yet. They better get here soon, I'm hungry.

Tellico, Tennessee boar, 1940.
Dig the boots and coonskin cap.
Bet he didn't shoot it with a pistol. View attachment 1113570

Had to do a double take...i first thought those were the hog's ears that the guy is holding.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

I keep hearing that they're overtaking Missouri...hell, I'm less than 50 miles north of the Arkansas border and i haven't seen any yet. They better get here soon, I'm hungry.

You can't eat enough to make their trouble worthwhile.

 

[12Bravo20]

I keep hearing that they're overtaking Missouri...hell, I'm less than 50 miles north of the Arkansas border and i haven't seen any yet. They better get here soon, I'm hungry

They were starting to take over simply due to idiots bringing them into the state and releasing them for paid hunts. The Dept. of Conservation pretty much put a halt to most feral hog hunting in the state and are trying to deal with them.

I have been all over the US and the world. I have dealt with smaller feral hogs on up to the giant wild boars in Europe. You don't want feral hogs around, they will really tear up pastures and forests. Plus they are hard on a lot of native wildlife. If you want pork, then I suggest raising domestic hogs.