I personally don’t have an issue with it. I shot hogs regularly for 10-12 years. With the right dog, weapon, and place, a single hunter can put a serious dent in the hog population. I will not hesitate to do it again when I have too.
The key to safety is simple.
Never get in a hurry, be 100% sure of your shot, and only “1” designated shooter. Multiple shooters are an accident waiting to happen in my opinion. An adequate weapon is also a must.
I had and still have one dog trained to back away on command and I was always sure where my dog was at the time of the shot so I never really shot over my dogs.
The only accidents I know of in regards to shooting hogs was not being 100% sure of your shot and rushing it, inadequate ammo and weapons, multiple shooters and too many dogs.
What I like about it?.
Its perfect for solo hunting. Its also a proven way to really knock a dent in the hog population when I have to. Lastly, I don’t recall ever getting a dog cute when I was shooting due to the way I hunted them and never using more than two dogs during an outing. They can still get cute but I think it happens a lot less.
Dislikes?
I hate having to kill hogs in the hot weather by any means but that is the only way you will get one home when shooting.
As social as I am, I don’t like anyone else but me shooting hog over my dogs other than a very few people that I trust. I have done it but it is very rare.
In other words, I get very anti social when I gun hunt. Hunting buddies will end up as spectators and hog draggers if they want to go with me..
I forgot to add that, for me, gun hunting at night with dogs is completely out of the question.
I agree 100% with everything !
