Larry, I've heard a lot of stories about hogs being viscous but have never talked to anyone who had personal knowledge. It's always been the barbers sisters friends husband.
Dave you can talk to me. I have plenty of personal experience with them. As a teenager we hunted the LA swamps across the river from home. Used Catahoula hog dogs and 12 gauge with slugs and buckshot. Slugs first then buckshot for when they got close. This was close quarters hunting (thick brush) with up to 50 hogs at once (2/3 would be small). You could use a large caliber rifle (short barrel) and a couple did. Rule was stand close to a small tree - 2 shots then up the tree. Side arms were common in case of an emergency. If one is wounded the pack would often attack all that was moving. If you dropped it clean then they would try to run off. The dogs wore body armor and still got cut up sometimes. FYI I have been up one of those trees a couple times.
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