R.I.P. Scout26
Because I like to learn something every day, what is considered the optimum rifle and handgun cartridges for wild pigs?
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/operational-activities/feral-swine/sa-fs-historyA deer gun with sturdier bullets ought to work fine right? Only thing I don't like about helo hog hunting is the high probability of not clean kills. I would prefer that everyone took a hot and made it into artisanal bacon from a brush Pat h you've probably never heard of, but the sad fact is normal hunting pressure will never eradicate these piggies and shooting them from a helo en masse is needed.
...There is a guy that used to do closed range hunts on his ranch for pigs about 10 miles from me, I suppose some of them could have escaped. I will be looking for them whenever I go out Coyote hunting.bob
I'm curious: Do they respond to varmint calls?
I don't know about optimum, but most helo hog hunts use ARs in 5.56. Some use shotguns or 7.62 rifles as well. I think the helo hunts are more about volume of fire than effective hits.
You might want to go with something bigger if you want the DRT, rather than having to blood track them a long, long way until they bleed out. They are some tough critters.