I'd solicit a lot of advice and accurate stories from BP hog hunters before undertaking that adventure. Maybe think of using a double rifle? 
Well actually what we refer to as a southern mountain rifle was commonly referred to as a hog rifle by the people who owned and used them back in the day, as that was what most people used them for. Some might even argue that was its main purpose, but they would also take bear, deer, plenty of squirrels and other small game with their hog rifles as well. The vast majority of these rifles fired a .30-.50 caliber round ball with many of them on the smaller side! But just like any other big game hunting, safety must be taken into consideration and I plan to have a large caliber back up pistol in case the need for it should arise! It’s been a while now since I’ve had feral hog bacon fresh from the smokehouse and there’s nothing like it!My son did some hog hunting in both Texas and Tennesee about 10 years ago. My only comment here would be "A .45 BP rifle for southern hogs?" He took one down with a 30-06 where the first shot was on target, but the hog turned and was charging him when he put the second one into it at very close range. They were both BIG hogs. And they sure tasted good.
There’s nothing like hunting with a smoke pole, and feral hog meat is pretty darn good too!
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Half of the fun of gun ownership is showing off your guns right? I’d be happy to let you try out the flintlock, and take care of those pesky hogs for you!
North Texas…How far is that from Temple, Texas?
It could be a 6-7 hour drive from Temple to North Texas. Depends on if you mean the panhandle or North if Dallas.
Well, I think that size (of the hog) may matter. And the backup pistol is wise. On those hog hunts my son was careful to be wearing his .44 magnum single action Ruger, and there was a second hunter in the group as well. You can also hedge your risk by shooting from some distance, but I'm not sure how feasible that is with a BP rifle, and particularly with round ball.
Yeah, after that one incident with the first hog, my son switched to a .300 Win. mag. I fired that gun from a bench once. I mean once. It was not something I was anxious to repeat. BP would be much more interesting and pleasant, no matter what the load, I think. <= Obligatory BP content
They are a probelm but most land owners down here have figured out that people will pay to hunt them, so the urban legend that they need help thinning them out is no longer .
Used to own one that was a pleasure to shoot - course it had a heavy barrel, which helped with recoil. Shot a 120 lb hog at around 100 yards with it once, found out it was a perfect heart shot and it still ran 150 yards. Point being, a 45 will kill a hog but I'd want to use hard cast round balls and load it with a heavy charge of powder. My experience with hogs is they are harder to kill than deer, and deer almost never charge you when they are shot.Yeah, after that one incident with the first hog, my son switched to a .300 Win. mag. I fired that gun from a bench once. I mean once. It was not something I was anxious to repeat. BP would be much more interesting and pleasant, no matter what the load, I think. <= Obligatory BP content
My hunting partner and I have been pursuing hogs almost exclusively for over a decade on three WMA's and a national forest in AL. I call them "hillbilly hogs" because they spend their entire lives running up and down steep terrain in the thickest brush. When butchered they have almost zero body fat - pure lean pork.
