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Good point. I will also be carrying a Ruger Blackhawk .357 or a S&W Mountain Gun in .44 Mag, just in case.

You'll do much more with a rifle, especially with a 'twin tubed dream'.

Mike, if you are referring to my sidearm choice, you gotta read the whole thread. I'll probably be using a .243, with the handgun just for backup.

My backup is a Kimber 45. Great finisher. I always carry it on the Ranch due to the Pig Problem.
Bob Jurewicz

Nothing wrong with one of those, but I think I'd rather have the reliability of a wheelgun. Plus, the revolvers are lighter and easier to carry (for me) when there is a lot of walking/hiking involved. I might even have my conversion cylinder done by then to use the Blackhawk as a .357-44 B&D (.357 bullet in necked down .44 Mag brass).

Is a Collared Peccary a hog, albeit small? This one was shot with a 12 bore H&H Paradox gun in Argentina.

I was going to say yes, because it looks a lot like our javelina, which most consider to be a small pig. It looks like a pig and cooks like a pig, but apparently it is no longer classified as a pig. From Wikipedia:

"The collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae that is found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, sa�no or b�quiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family. The species is also known as the musk hog and Mexican hog. In Trinidad, it is colloquially known as quenk.
Although somewhat related to the pigs and frequently referred to as one, this species and the other peccaries are no longer classified in the pig family, Suidae."

I hear that the problem is so bad in Texas they want people to come from everywhere to hunt them. That would be an excellent trip as long as some bird hunting is thrown in there as well!
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And what�s the dog of choice for hunting hogs, curs???

I was waiting for someone else to chime in on the dog question, but no one stepped up, so here goes. I don't actually know of anyone in So Cal who hunts hogs with a dog or dogs, although I am sure there are some who do. Typically, hogs here are a spot and stalk proposition, although you can sometimes stumble into them at close range.

FWIW, one of the cable TV channels (Discovery?) recently ran a series of episodes on professional hog hunters (animal control types) in places from Florida to Hawaii, and those who used dogs had everything from a ginormous Great Dane to small packs of pit bulls. I have read that some of the Southern boys use Walker Hounds, and I can understand why. My all time favorite dog was a Walker that was 132 pounds of gristle with jaws big enough to pick up a pit bull and throw it around.

Thank you sir, we might be talking about the same breed of dog as the Black Mouth Curs look similar to a pit bull but has longer legs. The term 'Black Mouth Cur' I've only heard once and from an old hillbilly friend of mine in West Virginia and just might be a slang term for the actual name of the Walker Hound breed.
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Funny but you should see the gun he uses to hunt hogs with, an old beat up LC Smith, I've never seen a gun with this much wear, not a pump an autoloader or a single shot, but I've never seen a more beautiful double!!