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#3308685 - 12/15/22 07:33 PM Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs
Buck13 Predator Master Registered: 01/17/21 Posts: 75 Loc: western NY	I'm a coyote hunter that has been invited to Georgia for (my first) hog hunt later this winter. I have a thermal (super yoter) on my 6mm ARC (ar15), will this be enough gun ? or should I move the thermal to a bigger caliber ? I have 300 WM, 30/30, 308 (ar10 and bolt) 6.5 CM (ar10 and bolt) and a few other 6mm/243 cal I am a reloader, what cal and what size bullet should I be loading
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#3308704 - 12/15/22 10:37 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: Buck13]
22magnum22 Seasoned Member Registered: 03/08/16 Posts: 149 Loc: oklahoma	Hey Buck13, everything you list is plenty ample on hogs, shot placement as always is the most effective means of success. In the ear, between ear and eye or in the neck just behind the ear will do the job. I hunt hogs and coyotes and have had success with any caliber from 22 magnum (hollow point) 17HMR vmax, 223 55gr vmax, 243 80gr softpoint. I personally prefer 223. Anyway, have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your first hog hunt, you will be wanting more!
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#3308742 - 12/16/22 08:18 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: 22magnum22]
Yellowhammer Moderator Registered: 02/07/02 Posts: 16614 Loc: Huntington, Texas	I’ve probably killed more with 223 than anything, but I have lost some with it too, especially on big boars. A good bullet with the ARC should do well as a lot are killed with the Grendel. Creedmoor would certainly be enough. _________________________ "The recreational value of a head of game is inverse to the artificiality of its origin" "No prize is greater than the effort taken to acheive it" - Aldo Leopold, The Father of Wildlife Management
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#3310388 - 01/06/23 04:27 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: Buck13]
Tonester Seasoned Member Registered: 04/20/13 Posts: 484 Loc: SE Nebraska	I have killed hogs with a .308, 6.8mm, and 5.56mm. I killed my biggest boar to date with a 5.56mm. The biggest thing is shot placement. If you are a deer hunter, you would want to learn how to change your methods just a tad. This video really helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGjSGe8-fqM _________________________ There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you--who are you to judge your neighbor? James 4:12
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#3317376 - 03/14/23 03:53 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: Buck13]
Buck13 Predator Master Registered: 01/17/21 Posts: 75 Loc: western NY	I ended up using my AR10 308 I bagged a 125/b boar, I'd post a picture if it wasn't such a PIA
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#3317524 - 03/15/23 03:43 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: Buck13]
SnowmanMo Director/Moderator Registered: 09/23/08 Posts: 4308 Loc: Phoenix, Az	Congrats...I hope it was a fantastic hunt... _________________________ Mama always said, coyotes are like a box of chocolates...
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#3317528 - 03/15/23 03:50 PM Re: Coyote hunter, trying to shoot hogs [Re: SnowmanMo]
Buck13 Predator Master Registered: 01/17/21 Posts: 75 Loc: western NY	Originally Posted By: SnowmanMo Congrats...I hope it was a fantastic hunt... Thanks, had a great time 3 out of 6 guys (in out group) shot a hog sitting long hours, not seeing alot though
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