Boar Hunting Basics
When planning a hunt for Wild Boar a hunter should seriously consider the gun, caliber, and load to fit the hunting situation. There are many factors hunters should consider before going on a hunt for big wild boar. It's important that the load match the the hunting style.
What do I mean by this? Simple, no hunter is perfect, so no hunter should assume he or she will always get, make or take the perfect shot. Choose a load that will work even in a less than ideal situation. One load from the same gun can make an instant kill in one situation and fail miserably in the next. For example, a quartering forward shot. A large hog quartering toward a hunter requires deep penetration through massive amounts of meat and possibly large bone too. This is a demanding job and impossible for the wrong load in the right gun.
So what is the right gun? There are lots of 'right guns' when they're loaded correctly.
Be sure to check your local state laws for the rules and regulations for wild boar hunting in your state. wild boar hunting regulations vary from state to state.

I have hunted hogs for years and guided on a professional level for wild boar. I have shot my share of hogs in lots of different situations, and as a guide I have seen all manner of shots and bullets used on wild hogs. In the following article I will make suggestions and recommendations based on my experience,plus information from others whom I feel are experienced.
In the load tables these recommendations are based on bullet weight combined with velocity and bullet structure - the things needed to produce adequate penetration and tissue damage that can bring down a large boar. I understand smaller rounds can kill smaller hogs and small rounds can also kill big boar. It is not the purpose of this article to debate those claims. I live in a real world. In my real world I have found and killed 400 lb + wild boar when I really didn't expect them. If you go on a hunting trip and meet up with a 400 lb wild boar would you want to kill it, wound it or have to pass on the chance? Most hunters will need to be prepared to kill large boar with a capable weapon. It's the hunter's choice. What I recommend below will kill large boar with a decent shot. I also understand and want the readers to understand that in some given areas hogs can reach mammoth size, 500 lbs +. If you intend to kill the very biggest then you better beef it up to the HILT. In the tables are Calibers, Maximum Ranges, Minimum Velocities and Capable Shot Placements for that given round based on my experience in the field.
Hog hunting can be very challenging and rewarding. Learning how to track them, learn their patterns and anticipate where the hogs are going to be before they are there can be extremely tough.

Hunting hogs is even more fun when you are successful. There are a lot of things to consider when setting up for boar hunting. Setting up for hogs is pretty easy when you know what to do.

In Texas we can hunt hogs (or feral pigs) year round. There is no bag limit on them and you can hunt them at night too. One popular method of hog hunting in Texas is to hunt them under deer feeders with special lights.
Be sure to check your local state laws for the rules and regulations for hog hunting in your state. hog hunting regulations vary from state to state.

There are several types of hog feeders you can set up, but the lights are the most important. Whatever kind of feeder light (hog hunting light) you use, you want to be sure it won't spook the game.

Another efficient way of hunting hogs is to actually build a hog trap and trap them. A good trapper can trap as many as 80 hogs a year from the same property when they learn what the hogs want. When you get really good at it you can trap more than one hog at a time with a good trap.
Before you head out on your boar hunting or hog hunting trip check local rules and regulations for your state Here