Normal behavior in a wild pig?

[Baroque Brass]

I’ve never hunted hogs, only watched videos so I don’t know what would be considered “normal behavior”. A friend said something was tearing up a food plot and he thought it might be hogs, which is something he doesn’t want. I drove into the food plot after dark and turned to illuminate the field and I could see what I believed to be a pig. It never looked up and showed no concern so I began driving toward it. Again it showed no concern and I was probably about 20 feet away before it trotted off. It didn’t bolt, just trotted to the edge of the woods. Not at all what I would have expected. Forgot to add, without a doubt it was a hog.

 

[bany]

Good possibility. They can spook super easy or care less sometimes.

 

[sghoghunter]

No such thing as normal behavior,their just like people. One day they will act right then the total opposite the next hour

 

[antharper]

As others have said , every one of them act different at different times , I’ve got a feeder at my hunting lease for them and a couple months ago I was gonna drive to feeder to put out some sour corn to and a trail cam and hunt it the next day , and when I came around corner the feeder had about 10 pigs , and the just continue to eat with my headlights on them , the next night I was in my stand near feeder and same bunch of hogs came out , I turned on my green light that they are supposed to not be able to see , and they scatter like a covey of quail !

 

[model88_308]

I think what you saw was a young, dumb hog. As with any other animal turned out by mama at a young age, that hog simply has no real knowledge of what to fear in life.

That will change as he (she) has a bit more experience around predators, especially those of the human variety.

There's no smarter huntable land animal in North America than a mature hog. A mature hog is several notches up from a mature deer, bear or even your pet dog or ?, brain wise.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

better put a drain hole in him.

 

[Ruger roo]

In my experience hogs are pretty brave at night. Had a few instances where I walked within a few feet of some and they could care less I was there.

 

[Baroque Brass]

The land owner would have certainly preferred that I let the air out of the hog but the only weapon I had was an LCP .380. Hardly adequate for a hog. The landowner has been back several times at night but no luck so far.

 

[greg_n_clayton]

What has been said. They are good at adapting to different situations ! And feel less....threatened at night !