Sharp as a Marble - So, I assume this means I should always have a shotgun handy?

So, I assume this means I should always have a shotgun handy?

On the way to the ~~wallet raping facility~~ auto mechanic’s this morning, I had just turned out of my neighborhood when the largest dog I had ever seen in my life crossed the road. Had to be 400 pounds, easily.

That’s when I realized it wasn’t a dog, but a hog. Folks, I don’t live in the boonies. There’s a small wooded area behind a private school and not much of an area at that

THAR BE PIGS!

That's where the beast came out.

And yet there was a massive walking mound of pre-bacon just crossing the street. Since I was dropping off my car and using the return trip as an excuse for my morning run, I had my phone strapped to my shoulder and no armament to speak of, so there was nothing I could do. Even if I did have a shottie on me, I’d have needed permission to go on those people’s land.

I wonder if that thing was a pet or open to being hunted down? Wild boar are a pest around Florida, I just have never seen one in such a populated area like my neighborhood.

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Caleb says:

on 9/14/2011 at 11:49 AM

You know what? Hogs in your neighborhood is a good reason to carry that 10mm bazooka you're so fond of.

Freiheit says:

on 9/14/2011 at 11:53 AM

Don't need no ones permission to hit it with the car!

Robb, I am dissapoint.

SayUncle says:

on 9/14/2011 at 11:57 AM

Doubt i'd go shotty against a 400 hog.

Sailorcurt says:

on 9/14/2011 at 12:01 PM

Is that your house in the upper left? If so, when can I come live with you....er....visit?

Xman says:

on 9/14/2011 at 12:03 PM

Next time you find yourself in this predicament, you need to ask yourself, "Hey Robb, what would Bear Grylls do?"
Well, besides drinking your own urine of course.

Kevin says:

on 9/14/2011 at 12:20 PM

If you only carry a gun when you expect you might need it you are have two issues. First, you will always be caught without a gun when something unexpected happens. And second, if you think you need to carry a gun to go somewhere why the hell are you going there?

Robb Allen says:

on 9/14/2011 at 12:34 PM

Kevin, I didn't carry the Glock with me this morning because I couldn't leave it in the car while the car was at the mechanic's and I was running home. Running gear doesn't permit the toting of a pistol very easy.

One of the rare times I'm without a pistol, trust me.

Garrett Lee says:

on 9/14/2011 at 12:59 PM

Don't think I'd want to go after wild boar with any pistol, really. Give me something where I can hit them at a decent range so that I have the chance for followup shots before they run me down.

aeronathan says:

on 9/14/2011 at 1:42 PM

Wouldn't surprise me if one living in a quasi suburban setting could get massive real quick. Lots of potential food sources floating around there that don't require a lot of effort...

Stuart the Viking says:

on 9/14/2011 at 1:46 PM

Awful lot of houses around there, or at least it looks it from the picture. I'm not sure I would want the liability of shooting anything there. That's why I keep a loin cloth and a boar spear in the trunk of mine car. Just remember to yell "Kill the pig, kill the pig, kill the pig". It's more fun that way.

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TinCan Assassin says:

on 9/14/2011 at 3:18 PM

Mosin Nagant, bayonet fixed. Stab, then shoot. Problem solved.

DirtCrashr says:

on 9/14/2011 at 4:17 PM

6.8 SPC enough? On the Big Island they do it Viking Style.

Robb Allen says:

on 9/14/2011 at 4:28 PM

Yup, 6.8 would do the trick. As mentioned though, pretty tight quarters here. That area to the left of the arrow (not the fancy shmancy million dollar home, but below it), that's the football field of a private school, and in the trees you can see the building.

I have a feeling hunting there would bring down some fairly stern looks of disapproval.

Bill says:

on 9/14/2011 at 6:30 PM

Forget about the stern looks, ever see what a wild hog can do to a person it's charging at? 10mm was built just for moments like this, which is why I have one, too.

emdfl says:

on 9/14/2011 at 10:02 PM

.357 Marlin carbine with 10 rds of 180gr Hornady in the tube.

dg13 says:

on 9/14/2011 at 10:42 PM

you had your phone and didn't get a picture!

Bad Blogger...

Kevin says:

on 9/15/2011 at 12:04 AM

I wouldn't want to have to drop a 400 pound pig with the P3AT that I carried in my running shorts when I use to run, but I suspect it would work out better than my having to kick it to death without shooting it 7 times first.

But carrying a decent sized gun when not wearing appropriate clothes is what fanny packs are good for.

Skip says:

on 9/15/2011 at 1:33 AM

Whats this running shit?
A 400lb hog may dent a cab...so.

Stuart the Viking says:

on 9/15/2011 at 8:43 AM

Years ago, I had a friend who was treed by a hog that was not quite that big. Unfortuneately, when he saw it coming at him he was squatting in the bushes taking a crap. While he did manage to make it up the tree, his pants didn't and his rifle was still leaning on a tree... one tree over. All he had was a S&W .357Mag, in a chest rig, and he only had the 6 that where in the cylinder because his extra ammo was wherever his pants had ended up in the panic to get up the tree. He proceeded to bounce all 6 off of said hog's noggin, only pissing it off more. A few hours later, the search party that came to find out why he never came back from taking a crap found him still up the tree, pissed off porker still trying to get at him. A quick shot with a .30-30 took care of business, and after a while they even found his pants and rifle.

Moral: Large wild pigs are tougher than they look so don't try shooting them in the forhead. If one has you treed, go for a spine shot if you can get one.

Oh, and if you're crapping in the woods, make sure you have ahold of your pants... just in case.

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Robb Allen says:

on 9/15/2011 at 8:52 AM

make sure you have ahold of your pants...

It reads like English, but I'll be damned if I can parse what you're saying.

Robb Allen says:

on 9/15/2011 at 8:53 AM

@dg13 - Phone was strapped inside a case that was strapped to my arm so I could run. I had a phone, just not in an accessible manner.

Stretch says:

on 9/15/2011 at 10:45 AM

I am SO going to take my .30-06 to the Panhandle next time I visit in-laws.
Sure to make them happy if I can provide 400 lbs. of BBQ.

Bubblehead Les says:

on 9/15/2011 at 11:04 AM

Say, doesn't FL. allow OC while Hunting? I'd check with the Fish and Game and see if you need a Tag, or if it counts as Varmint Shooting. Then you can strap on a Deagle...; )

You could probably go on OC'ing for YEARS looking for that Porker....

Robb Allen says:

on 9/15/2011 at 11:20 AM

Hey, we also have peacocks roaming the neighborhood. They're a nuisance as well. Personally, I'd eat the bird, but I'm more interested in making a hat out of the feathers.

Countertop says:

on 9/15/2011 at 6:27 PM

I've hunted them with .45 ACP and .45 LC in the past. Most farmers will put them down with a .22lr out of a handgun to the head. One of the guys I hunt with in NC, actually jumps them and likes to wrestle with them and stick them with a knife.

Their aggression, is more than a little overstated. As is their indestructableness. As in all things, shot placement matters most.

TIM says:

on 9/18/2011 at 2:11 AM

Jump them and wrestle with a knife damn thats crazy.I would have taken the 10mm route.

Chris McBride says:

on 9/19/2011 at 12:10 AM

.45ACP,10mm,knife?

What a bunch of pussies!

The only way to kill boar is with a bore, I'd put on a pair of stilts and read an Al Gore speech to him.

Although when I'd finished the meat would be inedible.

Richard says:

on 9/19/2011 at 10:58 AM

A shotgun stoked with slugs would work admirably for a 400# boar...438 grains of lead at 1680 fps will put paid to anything that walks on North America...there is a reason why a 12 gauge stoked with slugs is one of the the preferred back ups in Alaska.

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