Going on a Hog Hunt...with a knife

[hso]

All you guys that are so violently opposed to this need to realize that knife hog hunts have been going on for a very long time. I've known about them for over 20 years and have been invited on them for the past 10 years. Yes, people do rarely get injured, but it's the dogs that make the hunt work. It's not something that anyone who's planning on doing it sounds like they've taken lightly. Let's show a little more respect for our members (even those nuts enough to go after a 250lb hog with a knife ).

 

[freedom and guns]

Don't be primitive.

 

[rbmcmjr]

Got my knife back from John Gonzalez. He did a great job replacing the flat slabs of natural micarta with beautifully carved green linen. The top clip is insanely sharp.

Shown with a Busse Fusion Steel Heart and Reeve Shadow I to show the scale:

 

[cameron.personal]

It is an important thing to use "enough gun" when hunting. It is even more important to use "enough knife" when hunting pigs...

 

[Huntress]

PIG STICKER

ok....

First off, pig sticking usually happened AFTER you had the squeeling pig dangling by the ankles. You need to bleed the pig - hence the need to "stick" it with a VERY sharp and thin knife (while it is still alive - at least that's what they did BEFORE PETA.)

That's why those knives are called pig stickers - because you can penetrate the tough hide and bleed them quick like.

NOW....

The idea you came up with for hand to hand combat with a 600+ mass of low-rider fury is totally a joke.

With that out of the way... Was wondering if any of you know about the Feral Russian Boar population here in Nevada. There are few and far between excerpts in the news - nothing I can use to plan a hunt around.

I'm part of a women's hunting group and am looking for a suitable hunt for the more experienced of us. (big game tags in Nevada are by lotto )....

So if anyone knows anything about the wild boar population (no regs through NDOW can be found) your information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much,

Huntress
[email protected]

 

[silverlance]

yikes

heh i need to get me one of those boars, get him all friendly-like, put him on a leash and walk him past that pit bull mutt that took a bite out of my dog and i not so long ago... i'd like to see him bark at THAT!

if i had to hunt boar without a firearm i would bring a shield and a boar spear with a nice fat crossbar.

and i would be the first guy to say, well, that was fun, let's go home and have a coke, shall we?

 

[ArmyAviator]

Not NV...but AL...can do.

Come to Alabama.....biggest, baddest tuskers you want. Without a firearm...sure....wait..hold on...lemme get my camera.

--Bryant.

 

[4fingermick]

To quote 50 Freak

I'm sorry, I'm not sure if that's your correct handle, but the rest of sitting bulls quote would be appropriate,

'Today is a good day to die, cowards to the rear, brave hearts to the front!'

Actually, hunting pigs is very common in Australia. Dogs are plated up and let loose and the guys follow on foot. When a pig is baled up, the hunter grabs a leg and gets the pig off balance and slips out the knife and sticks it. Usually holding the leg until the pig shows signs of fading, which is not long if stuck properly (hence the saying, bled like a stuck pig).

Some guys use fancy knives, but most of my friends prefer bayonets, they were built to stick with and they are cheap and if you drop it, big deal!

I would'nt be using that finger bender, after losing a finger, I'm a bit fussy. Also a knife with saw cuts, etc will stick inside and hamper bleeding. I like a hilt thats going to stop my hand from slipping down the blade if covered in blood. It doesn't have to be all that sharp (apart from the point), the idea is to get it in and then get it out so that the blood loss works to kill the pig. Bayonets are brilliant for this.

Pigging is actually more poplar nowadays here because a lot of guys can't be bothered with the trouble associated with the strict gun laws.

I'll probably buy a horse now that I'm about to retire (and live in the same place) and I will give this a go again, I'm too old to run after the dogs, but I'd still like to get in there. Mick.

 

[Harley Quinn]

4fingermick

What you are saying makes a lot of sense. The knive's I see being used are for looks. Think about the slippery hand on the real nice slick handled "no protection to slip down on the blade" knife.

The bayonet on the end of an SKS is the way to go for most hunts. IMHO.
That would be without dogs, "you and the beast". Stalking in his backyard and all that.

I have found that the bayonet is one of my favorite's. I just purchased another off the web of late. The "Marine Corps bayonet" with sheath. It will ride on my hip on the next hunt.

There is a fellow I know that goes to the Indonesia area, to hunt them. Said they were really superior to the ones in the states. Pretty expensive way to go, but he has relatives and makes it over there once every 4 or 5 years.
To bad about Steve Irwin (Croc hunter), freak accident, seems to be the way for these dare devil guys. No better way to go then doing what you like to do. He was one of my favorites, "Gutsy".

HQ

 

[Leadbutt]

This is the one I had Ruben do for me,,

 

[pendentive]

Huntress - Welcome to the High Road!

Sorry I can't be of help to your specific area...if you've got any hog hunting stories...feel free to share them here.





There are some great looking knives in this thread. As was stated before...even a simple bayonet can get the job done. The rest is just for fun...which is ok with me - because, as a knifemaker...I just gotta build something custom for the hunt.

 

[Harley Quinn]

Leadbutt

Now that is a nice Knife.

HQ

 

[deadin]

I don't know. You must have little piggies in your area. The last feral hog I saw taken on a ranch around here ran a good 400-450 lbs and had 6 inch + tusks.

Dean

 

[pendentive]

Finished up my "companion" knife:

 

[JShirley]

Dan,

I'm not sure what it's for, but I'm certain there's a market.

John

 

[up_onus]

after the pig...

if you do that, PLEASE record it. So i can either laugh my ass off or be truely amazed at how truely couragous you are.
After the pig, might as well go after bigger game! mountainlions and bears and tigers oh my!

 

[pendentive]

Sounds good to me.

As long as I can find some dogs to hold the Lion by the ears, and a guide to hold him by the tail while I fish around for my knife...LOL....

 

[JMusic]

I met a New York Fireman once that was heading to Colorado to hunt black bear with a spear. Spear was about 10 ft long and he had hammered out the spear head simular to an Indian broadhead. Not sure how he made out.
Jim

 

[Steve Wynn]

Back in the early '80's I hunted wild boar at Telico Junction Hunting Preserve with a spear, J.D. Jones of SSK challenged me to attempt it, and the event was published in The Sixgunner. I never succeeded in killing with it, having to pull the .44 each time. You can get banged up a bit, but as long as you stay on your feet your belly won't get cut. Boar have a bad reputation, mostly hype. Like most any wild animal, the boar will try to get away from humans and dogs. But with the small lungs, the hills, etc. they don't run for miles and miles like a deer would. We also caught a couple live after being cornered unhurt by the dogs. Don't let anyone it can't be done with a knife. It can! The late Al Mar did it many times. Most of the wild boar will be about 200 pounds although some of the hunting lodges will have some of the real big ones in the 300-400 pound range.

Steve

 

[hso]

Welcome to THR, Steve.

 

[CSA 357]

back in the good ole days they used to let there hogs run wild, they had dogs to catch them and tie them up and put them in a pen, if it was a male pig they would catch them and cut em, i think my dad said they marked there ears so they could tell whos was whos, so i dont see the big deal about killing them with a knife,if you have good dogs all the ones i caught was with a bolt action rifle! *csa* ( i do wish i had a place to hand gun hunt hogs)

 

[tellner]

What happens when you fight a wild boar with a "homemade gun" and no knife.

 

[pendentive]

LOL!!!

 

[huge]

chasing pigs with dogs & knives

Hi Guys, Just stumbled across this thread. Here in Oz we hunt with dogs and knives all the time. Some people have specialised teams of dogs they use, with the usual makeup being scent dogs/bailers, luggers and holders. One bloke I knew had a team of 6 dogs - 2 scenters, 2bailers, and 2 luggers. With this combo he could be pretty sure of catching 7 out of every 10 pigs in a mob. They were a pretty handy pack and the holders held some pretty impressive pigs over the years.
I've shot pigs with rifle, pistol, handgun, shotgun, bow, crossbow, spear, sword, on foot from bikes, quads and vehicles, to even running them down on horseback.
My favoured method is to use Sheep/cattle dog and a rifle, either from horseback or from a bike. If you come across a mob of 5 or more, just use the dog to muster them out towards some open country, call him off (preferably onto the back of the bike) and just start at the back & pick em off. so long as you start at the back they will stay together - drop the leader and they will scatter. Less than 5, just bail em up, call the dog back and drop em. Too easy. It's the quickest way to get through a mob. As for pig stickers, well anything with a sharp point, minimum 9" blade and a decent hand guard as well as being sharp will do the trick.
Cheers,
Huge

 

[Byron Quick]

Any of you guys every been run over by a hog? One that had time to get up to speed? I have. Ain't gonna happen again, either.

Rob Pincus does this stuff. And he's welcome to it. If that hog gets loose and decides that the only way out is over you...you're going to be laying there wondering why he didn't just cut you to pieces with his tusks mercifully.

I've been hit playing football, I've been in collisions with hard clay embankments, I've slid on pavement from laying down motorcycles. I've been hit so hard in a fight that a ring was flung off my finger. It wasn't a loose fitting ring.

None of those were the hardest I've ever been hit. That goes to a sow. I made the mistake of getting between her and one of her pigs. I was lying there like Beetle Bailey after Sarge gets through with a drubbing, I raised my head and she was flinging dirt everywhere as she turned around for another run at me. I cleared that hog fence by levitation.