Thread: Large boar encounter - How dangerous is this really?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Hmmm

Shooting possums with a .223
Knows diddly squat about pigs
Squealing boars
Tired arms
Wishes he had his AR
Didn’t take any meat
Claims to be a pest controller

I’ve added this lot together and got a negative number... sorry mate.

Believe what like you.

I shoot possums with 223 belmont ammo 60c a pop and shoot them out to 200m no problem in the right location. Know diddly squat about pigs.. quite true. I don't know if the pig I got was the same one, but it was in the same location. I used to shoot goats with my AR15, and possums for that matter, it was the perfect tool for the job IMO. I didn't weigh it, didn't eat it.. Just happened to be late at night in a remote area. Who wants to eat a huge smelly pig anyway?

Originally Posted by rugerman

We had a bunch of people up to no good, join the forum after the Christchurch thing to stir and bait the masses. So the forum is a bit jumpy about new posters joining and talking about banned weapons and so forth.

Thanks for the heads up and I'm sorry if I offended anyone. Goodness.

I'll be heading off guys. So you know I'm just a genuine shooter / hunter who enjoys this sport. Not into politics and pot stirring and just wanted to share an experience with you all and get some feedback.

Don't worry about it mate. The mob will settle down the more you post

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-WKSnSagMg

Originally Posted by Cigar

There have been two times I have been seriously concerned about being nailed by a pig. One was putting rings in weaner pigs noses, their mother was climbing the woolshed walls to try and get to us.
The second was a boar the dogs had finally bailed after a long bail-break-bail-break run. When I finally caught up he was chasing one of the dogs in circles. I was about 20m away when he saw me, stopped and stared at me for a couple of seconds, then charged. I had a 30-30 but all the ammo was in my pocket.Thankfully he got distracted by a dog running in front of him, chased her for a while then gapped it. The dogs stopped him again, I caught up, he saw me, stopped and stared at me for a couple of seconds, then BOOM! Then another point blank BOOM to make sure! I tore about 3 cigarette papers before I managed to get a smoke rolled.

This was the fella who lined me up. It was a wee while ago (it was my 51st birthday yesterday)

Originally Posted by Friwi

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-WKSnSagMg

I saw that movie at boarding school. I think it's where I got the "Wakey wakey, hands off snakey" line I use regularly.

Most boars I’ve come across when deer stalking have either run away or made this god awful growling noise when they didn’t know what I was. The only ones I’ve heard squeal have a dog hanging off their nuts. The real big ones are meant to be super cagey and I don’t think you ever see them unless by a fluke. I guess though there are exceptions to the rule.

A mate up Coromandel way was out possum shooting in a Nikau grove one night when he was charged by a boar.
He ended u half way up a tree and emptied a mag from his 10/22 into the pig before it finally went down.
Pig went 220 lb on the hook, witnessed by me. Shooter was a very experienced pig hunter and swore he never seen anything like it before, and had to change his undies after

Originally Posted by Joe_90

I reckon you'd be better off packing a bigger gun...

And spare clean jocks...

Originally Posted by mimms2

You can clock a possum at 200 but ass-wound a pig at the same distance???
That's just not cool.
Kill all the shit you like but for fucks sake do it humanely.

Came around the corner in the ute and there he was right in front of us with its butt to me and tall grass either side. I had a split second to react. I'm sure your pro Jerry Miculek shooting ability would have got him first time in the head.

I finished it off as quickly and humanely as possible.

Originally Posted by BallisticTip

Came around the corner in the ute and there he was right in front of us with its butt to me and tall grass either side. I had a split second to react. I'm sure your pro Jerry Miculek shooting ability would have got him first time in the head.

I finished it off as quickly and humanely as possible.

Ignore Mimms, most of us do

Welcome to the forum

Only pig I've ever met in the wild squealed and fucked off at a high rate of knots but I'd believe what Pengy says

That’s not a Knife sorry only have my defibrillator.....feel my sting

I have had one incident where it could have gone either way , and it was earlier this year. Went to one of my favorite places alone and the weather was supposed to be bad but was a nice day so did my usual 3 hour walk in. Got to where I normally have a feed before wandering back out , but the weather was getting worse by the minute so threw some grub down and gapped it back towards the truck at a jog. Been going around half hour and come jogging round a corner in the track . There was a boar, not huge but big enough, standing in the middle of the track who obviously hadn't heard me coming. He jumped around facing me as I came to a skidding halt maybe three metres away. Don't know which of us was more surprised !
So we had a stare off four three or four seconds while we both went through our options and I swear the bugger was going to charge as his head went down. I quickly came to my senses and raised the 45/70 to shoot and he decided jumping off the track was a more sensible option.
Never got a shot off but rattled me a bit as it certainly looked like he was lining me up , but that's the only time that's happened.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I have had one incident where it could have gone either way , and it was earlier this year. Went to one of my favorite places alone and the weather was supposed to be bad but was a nice day so did my usual 3 hour walk in. Got to where I normally have a feed before wandering back out , but the weather was getting worse by the minute so threw some grub down and gapped it back towards the truck at a jog. Been going around half hour and come jogging round a corner in the track . There was a boar, not huge but big enough, standing in the middle of the track who obviously hadn't heard me coming. He jumped around facing me as I came to a skidding halt maybe three metres away. Don't know which of us was more surprised !
So we had a stare off four three or four seconds while we both went through our options and I swear the bugger was going to charge as his head went down. I quickly came to my senses and raised the 45/70 to shoot and he decided jumping off the track was a more sensible option.
Never got a shot off but rattled me a bit as it certainly looked like he was lining me up , but that's the only time that's happened.

A pig doesn’t look too good. Was most probably wondering what this apparition that showed up in front of him n thought ‘bugga this, I’m outta here...’


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With boars I have had two close calls where the boar circled me growling and was quite aggressive. One I couldn't see to shoot at about 10ft and the other I was unarmed and up a tree throwing stuff at it. In both cases I was pretty sure there was a sow hogging nearby. Have been charged plenty while pig hunting but they were stirred up by dogs and I deserved it