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A hunter and his wife take to the air to help eradicate invasive feral pigs, fulfill bucket list dream. It had been on my bucket list for a long time. I’ve been fortunate to do a lot of cool things from helicopters. I've parachuted out of them, rappelled out of them, and have even been in a low-speed crash landing in one (no injuries, but we ran like hell!). But the one thing I hadn't done, and had always wanted to, was shoot from a helicopter. Lean out the door with a rifle and engage some targets! So, when I...

Hunting wild boar has a proud tradition in Europe, but in the U.S., where they’ve been introduced or escaped from farms, Sus scrofa is non grata due to damage they cause. Here’s how to pursue them. Hunting the wild hog is a tradition as old as man himself. In Europe the wild boar was considered a worthy opponent for heroic warriors who faced him with sword and spear. Throughout the centuries, many men were killed, as the European wild boar is a brave and savage animal that can fight unflinchingly to the death. Often he will disdain to squeal or...

A Year-Round Season means Anytime is Hog Hunting Time - As the shadows lengthen across the golden grass-covered hillsides of California, I am perched on my chosen spot and glassing the valley below. The endless oak trees dotting the landscape are a parched palette of brownish and mottled green colors, and the foliage seems to be clinging to the promise of moisture sure to arrive. I sit with my binos glued to my eyes and scan every shadow on the hills looking for a dark spot moving along, like a hungry ant searching for leftover picnic crumbs. And soon I...

Taking this to another Level with a 40mm cannon with Grape Shot Feral hogs poses a threat to the ecosystems in the southern parts of the U.S. Especially in Texas, which wildlife agencies wants hunters to shoot as many as they can. Texas hog hunting regulations are minimal on shooting hours and shooting methods. So basically, you can get your hogs any creative way that you can. For many in Texas its open season with almost no limits of fun. Texans also are known to have the "go big or go home" mentality. Which this guy seriously does with his...

Ever wondered what it would be like to go hog hunting with a Barrett .50-caliber rifle? This guy in Texas actually did. If you thought hog hunting with elephant guns was impressive, check out these guys in Texas (Youtube dbtexhunts1) who decided to bring this up a notch and go hog hunting with a Barrett .50 cal rifle. In a battle between a 100-150 pound hog and a .50 cal bullet with about 14,000 foot pounds of energy, the hog is going down every time. I don’t think debating if this is ethical hunting or not. Ask any ranchers or...

If you're a hog in down under (Australia) you don’t want to run into these hunters armed with .375 and .416 Rigby rifles. Just like in the United States, in the land under they have a huge population of feral hogs. Yes, it is a problem over there as well. If you’re out hunting, there are chances you’ll run into hogs in the northern territory. So here is what went down with this poor hog. These good folks were out hunting water buffalo, which is why they were armed with these bigger calibers. (.375 and .416 Rigby) When they came...

Feral hogs are a huge problem in the Lone Star State. So its not surprising to see YouTuber Texas bass fishing guru Justin Rackley, out doing his part to help eradicate some these pests from his home state. On a particular night Justin is out hog hunting. He shoots one with his AR and thinks it was a clean kill shot. But as he and the camera guy walks up to the hog, it was still alive and very angry. As you know when you shoot one and it goes down, best to have your AR or pistol on you...

Feral hogs can be a pain on your property where they run rampant. Some owners have hunted them down to mitigate the problem at the ground level. Now these guys from John Coffee FB took this mitigation to the air via helicopter. Hunting these hogs at the ground level can be a chore and sometimes they do get out of your sights or they run in every direction. With this airborne approach, man, you own the sky. Once the hogs have been spotted, you can get to work quickly, yes it is like shooting ducks at a gallery. But at...

Here’s Youtuber Mark Schutzius taking down a running hog with his single shot, .45-70 rifle. Looks like he was sporting a "Trapdoor Springfield". This heavy slug was developed at the U.S. Army’s Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873, which is known to collectors as the “trapdoor Springfield”. According to gun historians the caliber accuracy was approximately at 4 inches (100 mm) at 100 yards. Because this was a heavy bullet its trajectory was an arc. Obviously, this didn’t stop this Youtuber Mark Schutzius to put his single-shot .45-70 to put down this hog. Take a look at...

If you didn’t know hogs are all over the state of Texas. Over the last couple years, Ray Shinpaugh has been perfecting the art of feral hog eradication using a side-by-side, thermal monocular, shotgun, and laser to eliminate hogs with incredible efficiency. One strategy that he uses under the cover of darkness is that him and his hunting partner use thermal optics to locate groups of feral hogs. With the lights off, they position themselves between the pigs and any nearby cover. Once in position, they flip on the lights and drive the pigs further out in the open where...

Putting down an aggressive hog (400 lbs) doesn’t require a heavy caliber rifle. Check out Youtuber Jim Thomas as he displays excellent markmanship while taking down a 400 pound wild hog. What is surprising is that Jim was using a subsonic .22LR bullet. To be exact he was sporting a suppressed Ruger 10/22 rifle equipped with an ATNX-Sight for night vision. Like a seasoned hunter Jim waited for the hogs to show and loitering at the bait area. From 50 yards away Jim spots the big hog among others that had been giving them problems on his property in the...

Brian "Pigman" Quaca and Dap are well known on the internet as one to drop a hog in its track. He and his compadre Dap are seen here dropping this hog. But the unique thing is that Dap is ordered not to do a head shot as Dap is famous for. Instead Dap puts down the hog with a shot to the throat. Talk about a tonsillitis, only a true hog hunter would come up with this. Skilled marksman! One of the big thing for Dap is that he doesn’t want to have to chase or track it afterwards, but...

Hogs are a big problem in Texas, and this is a solution. You are going to want to see this. Get the popcorn ready, because this hog eradication is pretty wild. No shortage of bacon for these guys. Farmers are happy, freezers are full, it is a win-win for all those involved. Except for the pigs, of course. They lay it on the line and tell you how it is so that they don’t get negative feedback and viewers bashing them for the content by explaining what is actually going on below. There is nothing worse than a hunter being...

This invasive nuisance got some lead medicine, courtesy of high tech – a thermal-imaging scope. Brad Korando shared this action-packed video on Facebook. This is a wild hog that paid the ultimate price for gluttony. Sneaking into the woods at night, this hunter was well-armed for this hungry, invasive hog. A thermal-imaging scope caught the fat hog feeding on corn in the crosshairs. Then, one shot rings out, followed by another. A geyser of blood pours from this feral beast, and this guy caught it all on video. Wild hogs are invasive nightmares that cause destruction to both wildlife and...

There's close… and then there’s REALLY too close! Watch as a hog almost takes this hunter out. Let me set the scene: A trio of hounds have a large hog pinned to the ground while a hunter shouts commands from some 15 feet away. Well, at least that's how it begins. The scenario quickly unravels, however, as the pig suddenly leaps to it's feet and begins a direct charge forward. This intense video shows why hog hunting isn't for the faint of heart. Things can change in a split second, and as you're about to see, this hunter came within...

Things don't always go as planned on a hog hunt. These hunters captured awesome and hilarious footage of hog hunting gone wrong. Feral hogs are intelligent animals. Couple this intelligence with their size, speed, and strength, and a hog can quickly turn the tables on an unprepared hunter. As these hunters demonstrated, you always need to be on your toes when hunting feral hogs, especially when they are at close range. A hog is not as dangerous as an angry big trophy like a buffalo or elephant, but a charging hog can quickly turn an ordinary hunt into a dangerous...

There is nothing like a good ol’ day in the woods with the gang armed with their favorite long guns, rounding up some hogs and deer. It definitely tests your skills to shoot ethical shots on the run, can help reduce the boar herd and manage deer herds. Bottom line, we enjoy hunting, and this is just one tactic that when it comes together, it can be a fun hunt. We all know that wild boar play havoc on the local ecosystem. They’re invasive, they’re potentially very dangerous, and they aren’t exactly good for the landscape. That in mind, here’s...

Wild boar hunting is an extreme sport and can be quite dangerous and meant only for the thrill seeking hunters and sharpest shooters. The following video below shows these hunters really taking this close quarter shooting at a really close distance. The problem is that these guys were pulling it in ways that most would deem unsafe. Tell that to the boar about to bite their face's off! the video just about every “safe shooting rule” in the book was thrown out the window while trying to get a shot at the charging boar. From the perspective of the hunter...

Ever wondered what it would be like to go hog hunting with an elephant gun? If you’ve ever wondered what a 750 grain bullet fired from a .577 Nitro would do to a feral hog, then you need to see this video. Not only is a double rifle a stylish piece of gear for hunting dangerous game in Africa, but it is quite effective against feral hogs as well. For reference, a typical .30-06 Springfield hunting bullet weighs 165-180 grains. Though this is not small by any means, it is dwarfed by the 293 gr bullet fired by the 9.3x74mm...

Here's your Hump day video, in this bloody, noisy video, a hunter records footage of a crowd of hogs feeding on bait placed literally at the base of his ladder stand. After a while, he flings a spear with a GoPro camera attached. The spear hits a hog, which falls over as it should. But then it begins the bawling, slow-dying thrash-fest that most hog hunters have witnessed before. See the full video here.