Controlling hogs - which one to shoot?

[Hoggslayer]

Why shot only one. Shot them all.
Sows first.

[Abcdj]

If in a line walking or running start in the back they will stay in line and work your way forward.

[Fishndude]

Dumb question, what is a sounder? How do you identify it? Kill it over the biggest sow?

Sounder is a group of hogs. Like a covey of quail.

[8pointer]

First one in your sight

[Skinny]

I'll shoot sows first. Mainly because those smart sows have blown many a hunt for me so taking them out first seems more logical in that respect. I don't think shooting a couple three hogs out of a group does anything to "control hogs" but it sure is fun to try!


Skinny

[dustoffer]

Our landowner used to tell us--"shoot the big sows first, but don't let the rest of 'em get away."

My personal tactic is to shoot the sows, and attempt to line 'em up for multiple kills. If I'm in one of my bow stands, I often take my 12-ga along with my bow. If a solitary pig shows up, it catches an arrow, if a sounder shows up, I break out the 12-ga w/3" magnum #4 buckshot.

[Smart]

Sows first.....dead sows don't have piglets..

[BolilloLoco]

I try to line up the 2-3 biggest pigs. Doesnt matter if they are boars or sows.

[Buckwheat]

6 of one and half dozen of the other to me. KAP

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[Clark]

Biggest sow is likely the decision maker, like a matriarch.
Kill her, maybe they move along to someone else's pasture.
Maybe..

[treestand]

The sounder will almost certainly have some young boars in them so taking out the dominant boar just gives the young ones a chance to move up the pecking order sooner. Shooting the sow at least slows the breeding process down.

[Statton48]

I have no clue, but seems logical to me to shoot the boars that are big enough to breed first. If not available, I'd then pick out a sow that has dropped tits or youngens, if not present at the time I'd switch to the biggest sow of the group. Of course theory behind the boar is that if you have 20 sows and only 6-7 boars big enough to breed, taking 1 of them versus 2 sows, you'd eventually have no boars big enough....but of course you have more pigs growing fast to take their place. Correct me if I'm wrong, I have no real experience with trying to control or terminate a group of pigs. Only shoot them for meet and fun.

[mikerosa]

I'd do it 2 ways.

Whack all the sows with udders hanging.

Part 2 ? Trap and cut the cahonnes of the boar hogs and whack the sows.

Eventually your game animal will become non bearing, delectable eating when you want, Barr hog that will only eat, produce no offspring and lack testosterone.

Win win


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[GreenZ]

Sounder is a group of hogs. Like a covey of quail.

Or a murder of crows.


I think it would be best to shoot sows given the chance, I never hung around once all the fun was gone.

[DT50]

If at the feeder I shoot the sow. If she has piglets 8 out 10 times they come running right back in