Destructive Whistle Pig Problem Solved.

[cshold]

The flowerbeds are safe from destruction once again.
Used a standard Rem. .22 LR gold tip that I Paco’ized with the famous “Acu’rzr” The bullet entered base of the neck with no exit.
Absolutely no movement, D. O. the spot.

[JReed]

"That will do pig. That will do"

[iceman]

That took care of that! I have shot a lot of those with the 22LR. They work real well if you hit them where it counts. They can be surprisingly tough if you mess up though.

[Tycer]

They can be surprisingly tough if you mess up though.

Sad to say I agree.

[.45colt]

I got one with the 32-20 about a month ago,then last nite just before supper I spied another ,makeing it's way slowly down the backyard to our garden. I went on full alert.grabbed the Marlin and no ammo in the house. .but there was for the .22 and all is well again. .

[cshold]

I got one with the 32-20 about a month ago,then last nite just before supper I spied another ,makeing it's way slowly down the backyard to our garden. I went on full alert.grabbed the Marlin and no ammo in the house. .but there was for the .22 and all is well again. .

The mighty little .22 rimfire, still gettin’r done.

[Ysabel Kid]

Never heard the term "whistle pig" until I met my future father-in-law. We were at his Christmas tree farm in rural Ohio, having come for the weekend for a visit and to do some shooting. I was looking forward to using my Dad's M1 Garand, and sighting it in, as I had not had a chance to take it to someplace where I was able to shoot longer shots since I had inherited it. We're all sitting around a picnic table, eating lunch, when he says "look at that whistle pig!", pointing up the hill a couple hundred yards. I said, "you mean that groundhog?", and he replies "yes". My future BIL starts taking a couple shots at it with his .22, to no effect. Heck, the whistle pig didn't even move. My future FIL asks me if I had anything that would reach that far. We had not started shooting yet, so he didn't know what I had brought. I told him I did, but it was not sighted in yet. He told me to take a crack. I go to my car, open up the trunk, and take out the M1 with a loaded clip. My future FIL yells "that's an M1!". He is a Korean War veteran, so knew the weapon type well. I just smiled back, said "sure is", and proceeded to load it, after putting on some "eyes and ears".

I took aim, and let a shot fly. It was dead on windage-wise, but about 2 feet low. Scared the daylights out of the pig, as he ducked down his hole immediately. My future wife learned why I put on hearing protection when her brother had not for the .22! She dropped her drink in her lap!!!

I did end up getting that ol' M1 sighted in, but the whistle pig never returned while we were there. Smart one!