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Thanks for the eating part. I have eaten a slab of wild boar only once. It was an escapee from a preserve in New Hampshire. many moons ago. It was almost 300 pounds and rather on the chewy side,

22 grains of H 4895 is correct, 1865 fps

My 308 subsonic load is a 170gr partition, goes through pigs at 1100 fps. That 32-40 load should be effective at a hundred yards.

The young pigs are good to eat. I never eat them because some carry swine brucellosis

I actually didn't realize 32-40 was that fast. That's plenty of juice for me.

I've potted a couple coyotes with the old 303 from 50-75yds, and that punches through them with a 110gr HP only going about 2115fps through the chrono.

Feral hogs are an invasive species, not a game animal, to be shot on sight whenever and wherever. They breed so rapidly that once they are established they are very hard to get rid of and can only be managed if they are in a fenced property. There was a population of them in the Loess Hills around Pisgah, IA, that took several years to eliminate. They are quick learners and will go nocturnal if they are hunting during daylight hours, making it even harder to get rid of them.

Except in Nebraska.. Invasive species are protected here until regulations are created.

None here yet, but between KS/MO they'll get here. There was actually a group that got loose and went feral a few years back, but locals couldn't do anything. Fortunately Game & Parks managed to wipe them out. Or there was a lot of SSS.. maybe S&BBQ in this case.

There were feral hogs around Harlan County Lake a few years back.

I think that most of the farmers who I know would shoot any unconfined hogs without ear tags that they came across of their property.

Someone turned a bunch of hogs loose around Clinton Lake which is federal/state property. All was fine with having and hunting until they decided that the adjoining farm field were part of their playgrounds. Then the national guard in helicopter's were called in...no more hogs.

I’ve only shot two. A 220 pound boar that was a bit dry and chewy, but taste was the same as supermarket. Second was a 150 pounds with an inch of fat all around. Tender, juicy, great. Ribs had smaller bones than domestic, with LOTS of meat between ribs. Made crock pot BarBQ, slow cooked with Sweet Baby Rays till it pulled apart, then put the chops on top of BarBQ, continued to slow cook till they were done. Major hit at WV camp. Gary may have been at camp that weekend? It was just a guys getaway, shooting and such. Not hunting.