pig hunt

[Dark&Good]

Does anybody here go pig hunting with a shotgun? I'd like to go and to learn. I have a Mossberg 500, I would use Brenneke Black Magic 3"s or Brenneke Heavy Field Short Magnums, 2 3/4".

[Racer5]

Does anybody here go pig hunting with a shotgun? I'd like to go and to learn. I have a Mossberg 500, I would use Brenneke Black Magic 3"s or Brenneke Heavy Field Short Magnums, 2 3/4".

I was hiking at Lake Sonoma, west of Healdsburg, a few weeks ago, and they have a problem with feral pigs there. The signs indicated that shotguns with slugs are the favored tool for eradication, but only in February. It's a beautiful spot, no doubt. Here's the DFG page on pig hunting in general, have fun:

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/pig/specialhunts.html

[Dark&Good]

Thank you
Does anybody wanna come with?

[Dr.12ga]

Ive hunted pig at fort hunter-liggett before, Im up for lake sonoma

[swerv512]

Thank you
Does anybody wanna come with?

hey, i'm just getting ready for my first hunt and i was looking at pig near lake sonoma. I'll probably be heading up there this weekend to go do some reconn...

[camsoup]

Does anybody here go pig hunting with a shotgun? I'd like to go and to learn. I have a Mossberg 500, I would use Brenneke Black Magic 3"s or Brenneke Heavy Field Short Magnums, 2 3/4".

I have taken several hogs with a 12ga slug.

One was a 130lb sow at about 65 yards, I hit her right between the shoulders from downward angle (I was on a steep hill looking down at her in the bottom of the gully) she dropped in her tracks. Another, just recently was a 165-175lb boar at about 45yds. My brother shot it right behind the shoulder, it ran about 15 yards and went down.

I would suggest rifle sights and keep the distance below 75 yards if using a smooth bore barrel. Good sights and a rifled barrel you should be able to reach out to 125yds give or take.

[Dark&Good]

I'm a beginner at hunting, although I shoot consistently well at the range. I have a Truglo 4x32 shotgun scope, if that helps... I'd like to learn, and I can easily have a good time outdoors even if I don't shoot anything. What methods do you guys use for pig hunting? Do you process the meat yourselves?

[Dr.12ga]

My only kill for pig is with a .30-06, and I did process the pig myself. Butchering it wasnt too bad, if you can handle field dressing it.

[Dark&Good]

No, field dressing is not a problem for me. Anybody wants to share some info on his pig-hunting method?

[tsname]

That sounds like a hoot, though I don't think there would be much pig hunting in Socal? I'd love to try that out sometime though.

[swerv512]

can you hunt pig with rifles too at lake sonoma or just shotgun and archery tools?

[Dr.12ga]

reading the DFG document, its crossbow, bow and shotgun with slug only in February.

[mister dize]

Thank you
Does anybody wanna come with?

Surely

[BigEd925]

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