Great shot! I've seen hogs run off after being shot in the shoulder with a 270, 30-06 and even a 416 Rigby. Dead is Dead and a head shot should make you proud.

Nice shot tx hunter, 17 hmr will do the job, if it wasnt much then why is that pig dead, stu%$* mot&^%#%$#^s

Yes. There is no reason to inflict needless suffering on any living thing.

And for another reason, how hunters conduct themselves and their respect, or lack of it, for the animals will influence the future support of the public for hunting, which is definitely declining.

A stupid motherf#$@er wouldn't be able to see that the argument isn't about the caliber used. But in that he expected it not to work and did it anyway.


Chupa

chupathingy dont be to ignorant and see who posted that aint much, then get hot about it

....I blame violent video games for this outrageous behavior and lack of hunting ethics

17hmr very under rated !!!!!

Nice shot!

I like violent video games. Straight up, shoot em up, first person video games. Don't give a dern for the zombie crap. Really prefer saving mankind from the covenant, the US from the commies or hunting rogue dictator swine.

But I really get happy killin pigs. I hear the stuff about places over run with them. I've only seen it a time or two. Once down near Nacogdoches. Most of the places I've been fortunate to have been invited to hunt that supposedly had a lot of pigs did have some. But not like I'd like to see. And I've been darn disappointed with a couple of places I paid to hunt where they supposedly were over run with them.

I saw pigman kill one with a pellet rifle the other day on the tv. Waited for the right shot and pop goes the piggy. But it was quick and deadly. Just like the OP's shot. Did he know for sure? Not by his statement. But he sure knows now. There is one question I have for him though?

Now how was them pork shoulders?

There's a few videos on Youtube of some guy shooting them with Gamo Air Rifles. BANG, FLOP! No suffering there.

So you believe in a quick, ethical kill. I guess you would do away with trapping, at least snares & leggers? Sometimes, critters just gotta go, regardless of method or harm to the animal. Hippies might hate it but I don't really care. At least we do what needs to be done.

FYI, there's nothing wrong with that mindset. Just don't go preaching it to a rice farmer who's farm is overloaded with beavers or a sheep farmer with yote problems.

Right in the MEDULLA thats what i like to see!

Guess one shouldn't mention bow hunting around here?? And probably shouldn't say that I've seen (with my own eyes) a 6x6 bull dropped in his tracks with a bow.

I'm sure the OP didn't plan on the pig running around suffering just like the guy that gut shoots a buck with a 300 win mag and tracks him for two days. Just like I doubt he expected to have such negativity rather than a pat on the back for making a nice shot.

Here's a tip: your 300 win mag cannon is worthless if you miss and VERY painful if you miss-place

Just picked up a savage 93r17brj and some vmax...got me fired up