>>2575944In the warmer months, you'll find them down by watering holes. Best time is night, and if you don't have night vision, then show up just before sunrise or sunset. They like to go drink water in the mornings. Look for manure, tracks, bedding, other signs of hogs. Then you can bait them out, either set your bait and blind in one go, or set a trap with bait, or pressure bait them for a multiple days.
.30-06 is not overkill, 308 is normal for hogs, they are big mfers and need a serious bullet
With a rifle like that, and decent shooting skills, you can track, stalk, and shoot a hog in one trip. And you can hunt multiple hogs as well. Infections like trichinellosis are actually relatively rare. There is a misconception that game meat is inferior or not fit to eat, some game meat is gourmet.
A lot of people simply don't hunt or eat game meat, so they are scared of it or don't understand that people inspect their meat and prepare it safely before eating it. Or that government agencies are required to inspect meat for public sale. If the grocery stores are empty or food is scarce, knowing how to kill and prepare your own meat can be the difference between life and death.
