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Since this thread is about the danger of wild hogs, here's a story out of Chambers County yesterday. A woman was killed by wild hogs that attacked her in the front yard of a home.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 305584002/

https://abc13.com/feral-hogs-kill-woman ... -/5716849/

C-dub wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:58 pm

Lynyrd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:39 pm

C-dub wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:04 pm I have not hunted hogs yet, but have considered this scenario often if I ever get to. I'm considering climbing the tree before the first shot and then waiting out the insanity of the scrambling and any charging that might ensue. How do some of you experienced hog hunters think something like that might work?

Hogs are primarily nocturnal feeders. You can see them out foraging in the daylight on occasion, but the weather has to be just to their liking. A hog cannot sweat anywhere but the end of its nose, and they overheat easily. This makes them move at night, or in cloudy rainy weather. That being said, you can certainly hunt them from a tree stand but they are going to need a reason to come where you are.

Yeah, I've read a little bit about them. I just don't have any actual experience. I thought if I ever got the chance I would find them, then get up in a tree before taking the first shot. That way I would be out of the way for scattering or charging and might still be able to get 1-5 more depending on the craziness and direction of scatter.

You won't have time to get up in a tree after you find them. They will be long gone before you get a chance to get them in your sights. They are perhaps the smartest animal in the woods. And they can smell food buried under the dirt.

C-dub wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:04 pm I have not hunted hogs yet, but have considered this scenario often if I ever get to. I'm considering climbing the tree before the first shot and then waiting out the insanity of the scrambling and any charging that might ensue. How do some of you experienced hog hunters think something like that might work?

Hogs are primarily nocturnal feeders. You can see them out foraging in the daylight on occasion, but the weather has to be just to their liking. A hog cannot sweat anywhere but the end of its nose, and they overheat easily. This makes them move at night, or in cloudy rainy weather. That being said, you can certainly hunt them from a tree stand but they are going to need a reason to come where you are.

I kill a lot of hogs. 75+ every year and all of those on my own property. I've only had two charge me after being shot. Both were big boars, and they seemed to know that I was the cause of their pain. Anyway, neither of them made it to me but one got within about 20 yards before I managed to put him down. From the size of his cutters it looked like he could have disemboweled me with one flick of his head. That will get the old ticker pumping fast!

Almost always when there is a large group like you described they will run and scatter at the first gunshot. The biggest boars tend to run alone or in pairs. They are much more likely to stand their ground rather than run. But, YMMV. And just so you know, IMHO you didn't have enough ammo.