I was taking some scraps out to the compost pile & decided to take my rifle & check the rock pile for pasture piggies. On the way, a g-hog was walking up the small dip in my yard just north of my east windbreak. We spotted each about the same tip & stopped. I bent down, placed the scrap container on the ground, straighten up, unslung the rifle, & put it to my shoulder. While I was doing this, I expected it to run off but, instead, it took a couple of steps toward me. I had the scope on 9x & the g-hog was really fuzzy as it was only 9 steps (9 yds) from me. The next thing was the surrender waving of the tail. Number 11 for the year & only 2 more needed to meet my average.
I couldn’t tell exactly where I hit the piggy as there was no exit would & the only blood was at the mouth. It was looking at me when I shot so I think the bullet went into the mouth & traveled through the body without exiting. Either that or it entered & exited the mouth & shattered enough bone to send shards into the brain. Only 1 eye was popped.
He has eatin possum and skunk and said NOT BAD.