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Old 04-13-2014, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken View Post
OK. Y'all need to give these porcine cuties the same love you did the gators.
My sarcasm detector went off!

My experience with wild hogs has been mainly eating them while in hunting camp. A close friend and hunting buddy from my college days is an acknowledged expert regarding Florida wild hogs. He manufactures special hunting ammunition specifically for killing these dangerous animals. He has personally killed many dozens of them, usually when they are charging him with the intent to harm him.

Generally, they will flee in the presence of humans, but you can't count on this. The older and larger males have very dangerous tusks. Don't seek out a confrontation with wild hogs.

I'm including a couple of photos from the ammunition web site. My buddy James C. Gates is in one of the photos.
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