Man if you ever make it to North Central FL, Give me a shout. Me and my buddies load up the trucks and head out to Stark or Palatka. We use bey dogs to track down and corner the hogs. You walk your bulldog out on lead(if you let them run with the pack sometimes they get excited any may attack another dog). Once the hogs backed up, you just let him of the chain and watch him go to work. Every dog is different, some catch dogs go for a leg, some for a shoulder, some go straight for the throat.
Some may say it's crazy, but if you witness it in real life, it's truly a spectacle to behold. Watching a 80-115lb dog take down a 150-200+lb hog is amazing.
My brother in law is a riffle hunter but to me that is so boring. Sitting in a deerblind for hours in the cold is not for me. When you use your dog, you're right up in the action. It's pretty cool. You need to have some quick reflexes cause you could end up climbing a tree real quick if the dog looses his grip and the hog bolts. All you need is a good 4wd, a few good bey dogs, a couple hog dogs, A big fuggin knife
and a pistol. A 9mm is fine but I use a .45 cause some of the jokers are big. Usually the dog will wear down the hog and all you have to to is slit it's throat, but if it's still panting hard put one behind his ear to end it. A buddy of mine reached down to with his knife and got a tusk through his hand. Bastard just poured some wild turkey on it and wrapped it and took that big son of a bitch back to the camp. Don't ever forget to cut an ear off for the dog.
Also after you skin it, save it. It's good for the younger dogs. Attach it to a spring pole and you can see the little guys going after it just like the big boys.
I can't say enough about the breed. The stuff they put on tv as a result of irresponsible dog owners is media biased because they are looking to get ratings. If you look at the statistics, Rott's were responsible for more dogbites and fatalities than pits. My white, was a beast in the woods and a gentle giant with kids. My red is my house dog, believe me no one's coming in. But he'd take off with anyone that had a cool truck. When I'm not working, he rides with me everywhere I go. Remember these guys are terriers and need stimulation just as much as exercise. I'm sure you've already witnessed the night crazies. My boy runs laps then hits some donuts, he gets them legs going so fast you it's like he's doing a burn out. The wife say's "Look he's burning fur!!!!"
If you want to humble yourself, go to a tire store and get an old steel belted radial for a 15 inch rim. Use your thumbs and press down on it, then watch what your boy can do with his jaws!!! The wife, tried to throw the tire, she got it about 5 maybe 10 feet. Both of dogs can sling those jokers like frisbees.
Truly a magnificent breed. I can't say enough about them.