Wild pig hunting in SE Colorado

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Originally Posted by nells08

Hmm, I have a buddy with land in La Junta. I'm gonna ask if he's seen any on his property. I have hunted them in SW Fla but not here its a good time! They are normally in groups of 4-8. Crack off one round and the chaos begins! I am building a AR10 rig specifically for pig hunting!

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I was going to go with some classmates from here to the grasslands to see what we can find. Anyone have a thermal optic they can lend? Not for mounting on a gun of course, just spot. [Coffee]

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Originally Posted by spyder

From what I have read, some have had rabies in other parts of the piggie nation. Maybe they don't want your dog biting them...

You must not have actually read what I said to begin with. Go read what I wrote before the quote. Also, if the Acting Chief of Wildlife Law Enforcement has rules and regs on how to hunt them, wouldn't they have already had to deal with them? Just a thought. You can also look up piggies in colorado if you need. What makes me believe him, is this is not the first time I have heard of people taking piggies here.

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You're right, sorry. I'm on oxy and barbiturates for bulging discs and sciatica, I clearly am not thinking clearly!

Reckon the DOW or CPW could/would help point a guy in the right direction? Maybe hook ya up with landowners that have hog problems? I'm not really a "hunter", but I'd be down for shootin' some pigs.

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Originally Posted by Wiggity

You're right, sorry. I'm on oxy and barbiturates for bulging discs and sciatica, I clearly am not thinking clearly!

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Please move downrange a little, willya? [Tooth]

I would love to try to take one of these hogs with my .204. I have seen them drt in texas with a .17hmr. I'm guessing my .204 would do the job. Any thoughts?

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Originally Posted by rondog

Please move downrange a little, willya? [Tooth]

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Haha seriously! Havent been shooting since it got bad [Rant2]

Song Dog , I have shot hundreds , if not thousands of hogs back home . I'm not saying you couldn't take down a hog with a .204 . In my opinion that's a head shot and that's a baseball sized target. You miss and you have one pissed off hog ! They will not hesitate to run you down . I used a 300 win mag when I hunted them mostly .

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Originally Posted by battle_sight_zero

My ex wife is a feral hog. You might find her on match.com. Just me careful those tusks can kill you!

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Co-worker called the local DOW here and asked about piggies. The guy he talked to said that they are definately here, not in the numbers down south, but they are definately here in the grasslands and further up north even past La Junta.

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Originally Posted by spyder

Co-worker called the local DOW here and asked about piggies. The guy he talked to said that they are definately here, not in the numbers down south, but they are definately here in the grasslands and further up north even past La Junta.

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Did the DOW guy give any advice on how to find them? Or any tips on who to ask, etc.?