Would anyone consider hunting large boar with a pistol /rifle as a DG substitute? Things can get pretty lively when a big boar charges.

Had a buddy hunting a big boar wanting to get at a sow in heat. Took 7 shots from a SKS 7.62 x 39 to put the boar down after he charged!! He was very lucky as his young teenage son was in danger as well.

Are there other potentially dangerous animals out there besides big bears and cats?