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Old December 18th, 2008 #18
Mark Faust
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Does wild boar taste similar to domesticated pork?

If anyone has any experience hunting wild boar what is the customary rifle cartridge for such an animal? .223 maybe? I've caught the hunting bug due in part to the General's showing me the ropes and would like to venture out into new territory.

The one in the picture Alex posted is a Javelino or peckary, I have seen full sized 300-400 lb wild boar been taken down with .22 long rifle, .44 mag, and .30 06. I would stick with a 30 cal of some sort though. A 30-30 is a good choice for an animal that is found in brush and not very often in the open. The 30-30 is a bushwhacker of a round.