I hunt Javalina here in Arizona and for those of you who don't live around them to hunt 'em, they are mutant pigs with big ones weighing in at about 60lbs. I shoot them with a 22/250 with good results.Here is a picture of these critters:
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st-plains/nature/images/mammals-javelina.html
I found out from NM Game and Fish that New Mexico allows anyone to hunt ferral hogs with out licenses or bag limits. A hunting trip to the New Mexico Boot Heel is on in order to lend my assistance to the New Mexicans in controlling the spread of these undesirable beasties and to fill my freezer with pork.
I have been able to find out that ferral hogs vary in size from about 50lbs to around 300lbs for a big one. With this in mind,I am thinking about taking a 22/250 for the small ones and a 45/70 (with hand loaded ammo producing about 2200 ftlbs of energy at the muzzle) for plugging the big fat rascals.Since I have not hunted ferral hogs before can anyone suggest any better choices of caliber or places in New Mexico for hunting these things.
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st-plains/nature/images/mammals-javelina.html
I found out from NM Game and Fish that New Mexico allows anyone to hunt ferral hogs with out licenses or bag limits. A hunting trip to the New Mexico Boot Heel is on in order to lend my assistance to the New Mexicans in controlling the spread of these undesirable beasties and to fill my freezer with pork.
I have been able to find out that ferral hogs vary in size from about 50lbs to around 300lbs for a big one. With this in mind,I am thinking about taking a 22/250 for the small ones and a 45/70 (with hand loaded ammo producing about 2200 ftlbs of energy at the muzzle) for plugging the big fat rascals.Since I have not hunted ferral hogs before can anyone suggest any better choices of caliber or places in New Mexico for hunting these things.
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