I've shot a lot of hogs, and read a lot of opinions about what to shoot them with and where to shoot them. For years now, I've made it a practice to shoot them directly through the front shoulder and had pretty good results using all kinds of calibers, but anymore I have been nailing them slightly in the front of the shoulder/neck area and it's sure been working good. Double Naught has mentioned disrupting the central nervous system, something along this line....and I have to say he knows what he is talking about.
Since I started shooting them in this area, I haven't had to track a single hog...they just dropped right there ( 6.5 Creedmore with 123 Gr. SST bullets). If you will look at the front area of the shoulder on this one I shot last night, you will notice a slight hole with a little blood seepage. The bullet did not exit, but must have done some good damage internally as it dropped immediately and barely moved. This was the 579th hog I've taken from this particular property.
Since I started shooting them in this area, I haven't had to track a single hog...they just dropped right there ( 6.5 Creedmore with 123 Gr. SST bullets). If you will look at the front area of the shoulder on this one I shot last night, you will notice a slight hole with a little blood seepage. The bullet did not exit, but must have done some good damage internally as it dropped immediately and barely moved. This was the 579th hog I've taken from this particular property.