I went hog hunting with a smooth bore slug gun recently and I noticed several cases where I was not far from a bedded hog (20-40 yards), but because of the tall grass, all I could see was its ears and its tail. To make a shot on the body like that would take a lot of guess work. I felt like it would've been pretty easy to make a head shot with 00 buck though.
I recently patterned some magnum federal flight control 00 buck, and I'm confident that at 20-40 yards, I'd put several copper-plated pellets on its head. Is this a bad idea? I know they teach shooting at the vitals in hunting class, but I have a hard time imagining this idea NOT killing it cleanly. I don't have a lot of hunting experience though, so I'm not sure if head shots are as effective as the average Joe might think they are.
I recently patterned some magnum federal flight control 00 buck, and I'm confident that at 20-40 yards, I'd put several copper-plated pellets on its head. Is this a bad idea? I know they teach shooting at the vitals in hunting class, but I have a hard time imagining this idea NOT killing it cleanly. I don't have a lot of hunting experience though, so I'm not sure if head shots are as effective as the average Joe might think they are.