How else am I going to deal with 30-50 feral hogs!

Desk trauma · Aug 6, 2019

tall73 said:
.50 Beowulf® - alexanderarms.com

The .50 Beowulf® was designed to generate devastating stopping power at short to moderate ranges. Combining the rugged reliability of the AR-15/M16 style weapons with a unique .500 inch projectile and cartridge, this semi-automatic weapon is ideal as a brush hunting weapon and is capable of knocking down virtually anything you may run across. For wild pig hunting, the rifle is without equal and is being used not only by hunters, but by game control agencies as well. Deer in close cover are easily taken with solid hits guaranteeing one shot kills and little or no tracking. The same reliable combination of heavy, large-diameter bullets and moderate velocities enable the .50 Beowulf® to tackle the largest game animals found in North America and it has been used against elk, buffalo, and bear with superb results.

.50 cal for a deer? Holy over kill batman.

Granted it would make gutting a great deal easier as you would just have to scoop what remained out of the exist wound.

tall73 · Aug 6, 2019

Desk trauma said:
.50 cal for a deer? Holy over kill batman.

Granted it would make gutting a great deal easier as you would just have to scoop what remained out of the exist wound.

Yes, pretty sure that gun is all about the overkill. But for feral hogs, it might work.

Desk trauma · Aug 6, 2019

tall73 said:
Yes, pretty sure that gun is all about the overkill. But for feral hogs, it might work.

You could drop a cape buffalo with that thing.

Nithavela · Aug 6, 2019

Desk trauma said:
...and an artillery strike even more so.

Hank77 · Aug 6, 2019

tall73 said:
Yes, pretty sure that gun is all about the overkill. But for feral hogs, it might work.

We have friends in TX who hunt ferals with bows.

tall73 · Aug 6, 2019

Hank77 said:
We have friends in TX who hunt ferals with bows.

I have seen videos of them taken with spears and with air rifles!

nonaeroterraqueous · Aug 6, 2019

renniks said:
Bacon. Lots of bacon. The hogs are a real problem. I don't really see what's funny about it.

I can't eat that much bacon, and I don't have enough friends to eat it. I'm still imagining fending off thousands of rats from the dozens of dead hogs.

Then, again, I keep coming back to the subject of rats, for some reason.

Tanj · Aug 6, 2019

jacks said:
I love how the Californian hogs respect state lines. Maybe you could just post signs "Welcome to Nevada" to keep them out of your yard.

I wish they all could be California...hogs.

variant · Aug 6, 2019

Goonie said:
What about the 30-50 feral hogs? Man's defense of assault weapons goes viral

Well feral hogs are a problem, but firing an assault weapon is not a solution, especially if it’s when your kids are playing

Maybe they should form a well regulated militia and deal with that particular problem.

Gigimo · Aug 7, 2019

Desk trauma said:
.50 cal for a deer? Holy over kill batman.

Depends on where you're hunting, if you're in a "brushy/woody" area a heavier round is less likely to be deflected off course than a lighter round. Have seen deer with multiple wounds still walking/running cause someone used the wrong rounds in brushy/woody areas.

OldWiseGuy · Aug 7, 2019

renniks said:
Bacon. Lots of bacon. The hogs are a real problem. I don't really see what's funny about it.

What's funny is the pathetic efforts at controlling them piggies (like the rats in Baltimore).

renniks · Aug 7, 2019

OldWiseGuy said:
What's funny is the pathetic efforts at controlling them piggies (like the rats in Baltimore).

I suspect the best method is trapping. I know people who use huge cage traps that capture the whole herd at once.

OldWiseGuy · Aug 7, 2019

renniks said:
I suspect the best method is trapping. I know people who use huge cage traps that capture the whole herd at once.

There's also a poison feeder solution that looks promising.

renniks · Aug 7, 2019

OldWiseGuy said:
There's also a poison feeder solution that looks promising.

How do they keep it from being non discriminant?

OldWiseGuy · Aug 7, 2019

renniks said:
How do they keep it from being non discriminant?

The poison feed bin lids are activated by 'pig sounds' only.

Ironhold · Aug 7, 2019

renniks said:
How do they keep it from being non discriminant?

You really can't.

Best thing that people can do is put chemicals in the poison that will dye the fat or otherwise give anyone who brings the animal down some clue that the meat isn't safe to eat.

Desk trauma · Aug 7, 2019

Ironhold said:
You really can't.

Best thing that people can do is put chemicals in the poison that will dye the fat or otherwise give anyone who brings the animal down some clue that the meat isn't safe to eat.

I would think that humans harvesting the pigs after being positioned would not be a priory concern, as Im going to guess it kills them in relatively short order, but rather the carry on effect of the now poisoned meat being consumed by other animals.

USincognito · Aug 7, 2019

Goonie said:
What about the 30-50 feral hogs? Man's defense of assault weapons goes viral

Well feral hogs are a problem, but firing an assault weapon is not a solution, especially if it’s when your kids are playing

Well, at least it's better than, 'in case I need to hijack a plane and fly my child to the Vatican for medical treatment'.

Ironhold · Aug 7, 2019

Desk trauma said:
I would think that humans harvesting the pigs after being positioned would not be a priory concern, as Im going to guess it kills them in relatively short order, but rather the carry on effect of the now poisoned meat being consumed by other animals.

It happens that animals will get at poisoned food that has for whatever reason been left unattended.

Tanj · Aug 7, 2019

Do we really have to pollute a thread about the funniest thing that has appeared on twitter for the last 5 years with a serious discussion about pig control?

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