Hog hunting with a .22 mag?

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but would the OB trust a .22 mag on a hog hunt through thick shite with not much visibility?

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It will kill a hog but I wouldn't use it here.

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.22 mag

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Here we go,

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through thick shite with not much visibility?

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Short answer: no.

Long answer: Man I hope for your sake that your group is positively IDing their targets.

You better ear hole them

you guys must hog hunt different than we do. We bay em, catch em, and knife em. Never shot one while hunting in my life.

Apparently LDWF thinks .22 mag is a great hog hunting round since they prohibit anything bigger than that on WMA's for nearly the entire hunting season

Well, they want to limit the deer killing w a rifle.

Most older hog hunters around here use a .22 mag,and it really is a pretty bad arse little round.

I have a friend who's killed a pile of hogs with a 22mag. My issue is finding them in the scope and making a good shot when things are hot and heavy. I was squirrel hunting with my 22mag a few weeks ago and walked up on a pig that was laying in a mud hole. We both saw each other at the same time. Thankfully, he took off in the opposite direction. I tried to get a shot off but couldn't get a clear view in my scope through the brush. I much prefer my open sight 1895 or an AR with a red dot when pig hunting.

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just bought a 17 Win Super Mag and hope to get it sighted in tomorrow then maybe make a stalk through the woods and take a hog.

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I wouldn't recommend this round. I tried it once and it didn't work even with a shot to the face. I jumped a hog with her piglets a while back and the mom stood facing me at about 20-25 yards looking like she was going to charge me. I shot her right between the eyes and she ran off still very much alive. Also, if you hunt public land, the 17 isn't legal.