Meh, my SKS shoots fast enough and hits harder. The AR is fun, though.
Oh, we're well armed and equipped. Last year we had USDA come out and perform a helicopter hunt on our place and the neighbor's. They killed 146 on ours and I don't know how many on the neighbors. Not a dent. I have a guy trapping like crazy and it still doesn't help. Growing up it was really cool to see a hog now and then because they were relatively rare. Today it would be really cool not to see a hog. lol
I may be a yankee, but I get a little Lone Star in my blood from time to time!I suspect that, during the crappy month of March, the OP could get a battalion of Yankees to go into battle with him.
In the past couple months i've executed 125-150 little pigs with my Browning automatic .22. i sit in blinds overlooking feeders and pop the critters. The short hollow points work well at close range and the pigs often return. Dead pigs don't become hogs.
^^^^^I need to come visit you with my .458Socom.
^^^^^ IMO these are the true 'trophies' (if your goal is to reduce their numbers and the damage they do).
I don't hunt them for sport. Every small pig you kill is one that will not contribute to the population and hasn't yet had time to do a lot of damage to your property either. It's sort of like 'shutting the barn door' BEFORE the horses get out. Good job!
The AR is ideal for hogs, IMO. A suppressor and the ability to use it in the dark makes it close to perfect.