I hunted the same spot and then 2 hours after sunrise moved in to find him. He had run head long into a dead mesquite tree. He was dead at the shot, the 375-grain bullet had knocked a huge hole through him right behind the shoulder but they do have some energy even when dead on the hoof and he had a pretty good head of steam up when he crossed the road.
![Image](http://www.ranchdogoutdoors.com/Hunting/2012/R92480_hog_01.jpg)
He looks a little light in the tail end and that is because the coyotes have deflated him. Here is what he looked like when I found him.
![Image](http://www.ranchdogoutdoors.com/Hunting/2012/R92480_hog_02.jpg)
The entry wound is on the "upper" rib cage where the ribs are missing. The 480 Ruger knocked a BIG hole through him. I often have though about what a struggle it might be to be hurt and spend the night in the South Texas brush. This isn't the big bear country but I suspect that our coyotes would buzz saw their way right through you.