I'm surprised I'm not seeing more hog hunters posting. There aren't any to hunt around here, unless you go to a game farm in Tennessee, but I understand it's pretty big in Texas etc.
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I'm surprised I'm not seeing more hog hunters posting. There aren't any to hunt around here, unless you go to a game farm in Tennessee, but I understand it's pretty big in Texas etc.
The are starting to invade NE Oklahoma. Sadly, when they show up the turkey disappear!
I would think this would be as popular as coyote hunting, but with the benefit of being good eating.
That's right and it would give you another opportunity to use your smoker!
Two things I have dreamed of doing, hunting hogs and shooting prairie dogs. There are now more coyotes around here than woodchucks. It used to be I could go out on a nice summer evening and at least shoot a couple of times that night. The only luck I had with coyotes is in thick stuff, a long shot might be a 100 yards. Even though we have lots of fields around here, seldom will you ever see one out in the open.
I agree with you Sled, nothing better than shooting a pest that tastes good...and don't mean prairie dogs
Nope but we took this mean ol oppossum out of one of the green fields over in Alabama.
Pretty sure he'd been eating up all the supplemental deer feed.
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So is there a "season", or can you shoot them year round like coyotes?
Varies from state to state.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sled
Here in Georgia its kill 'em all. It is illegal to move feral swine from one property to another alive.
They are considered invasive species and do a gazillion dollars worth of damage every year. Heck they are even wandering around the suburbs of Metro Atlanta tearing stuff up. A hunting license is required unless on property you own, Just like with any Georgia hunting.
On private land, No season, No limit, Bait, Traps, Dogs, Day, Night, Lights allowed no voltage limit , Night vision, Thermal optics, Suppressors, Most any weapon you can think of that's appropriate for the area. (some Metro countys, citys have laws against the discharge of firearms.) Other than that, It's on.
On most Wildlife Management Areas and federal lands the regulations follow other species that are in season without tagging or game check requirements. Most deer clubs have shoot on sight and keep shooting policys except during the rut.
In Alabama they are considered "game animals" but the laws concerning their harvest are very liberal and similar to Georgia with a few exceptions
Virtually all the hogs I've killed have been targets of opportunity while hunting other species. Here's one I popped right at dusk in Jan 2017 while deer hunting. It didn't do like what you might see on a TV hunt so dont expect that when hog hunting. It came running into the field wide open quartering right to left a long ways out and never stopped. It took 3 shots of 165gr .308 from my model 10 precision carbine to get it stopped. The first shot hit it I believe in the right side ham and didn't slow it down but made it zig. The second shot hit it in the chest and exited the front left shoulder it bounced off the ground slowing very little and zagged still running straight toward me with it's head down. The third shot went straight it the top of it's head and anchored it at 105 yards from my stand. I was amazed I had hit it much less with all three shots, especially at that distance. You can see some of the damage they were doing to the food plot I was hunting.
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In Texas they are considered varmints and can be hunted year around. They are very destructive and I do not view them as a game animal. We hunt and trap them yet nothing slows them down. We had helicopters hunt our place and they killed 146 in one day and it didn't make a dent. I hate them.
They are all over in Arkansas also, can shoot they year round and leave they lay or process if you want. Lot of coyotes here also but season closes on them March 1-June 30 during breeding season.
They destroy crops and where they root it has to be harrowed again to plant a crop or hay. They destroy a fences and when you hit them in your truck it is totaled. On the farm road one night some guy was hauling arse when some hogs ran out in front of him. 7 dead boars, axle in the ditch driver was all banged up and his Super Duty was totaled. All of the landowners keep the hog dog guys busy these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by choctaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndyLLv7iq5w
Most of the ones I get are trapped, I see very few during day light hours
Yes, I have ex-in laws in Austin, so I've heard the cussing about wild hogs and the destruction. Maybe I'd hate it, especially in Texas heat, but in the mild winters down there I can't imagine hunting hogs wouldn't be a blast, with the benefit of free pork for the smoker. Of course, the reality of it may be that it's no fun at all. I'd like to try it one day, but a game preserve in Tennessee is the closest thing around here.
Ran across the gem on YouTube. I have to say, I was never much of a Gordon Ramsay fan, but he has several hunting and prep videos. Might become a fan....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p5x0nxtqVs
Hog hunting is a lot of fun when you have tons of them coming in. I enjoy varmint hunting a little more just due to be able to call them in but waiting on the next deer season there’s not much funnier than shooting pigs. Plenty of places here in Texas that wouldn’t cost you too much...come on down and try it!
Do you hunt in Flower Mound or do you travel somewhere else in TX?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hybridhunternm
Not much hunting around here other than a couple small Corp land lakes. East Texas is usually where I go to hunt pigs. They are covered up out that way.
The only issue in Texas is that there isn’t a ton of public land and what public we do have is hunted pretty hard. I would recommend an outfitter for sure
Can you recommend an East Texas Hog Hunting Outfitter? I would like to take my son!
I forgot about a place called Gorman ranches. A little sw of dfw. Not sure what the connection is but one of the guys from swfa promotes this place and they seem to run a good outfit. Their email is GormanRanches@gmail.com, Matt is the guy to talk to. I think they run about $400 a man for a weekend hunt. Another one to look at would be boxroutfitters. They are a little cheaper, have a ton of hogs, and decent lodging. Both places aren’t going to be 5 star places but they provide a solid hunt.
Thanks for the info! I'll research them.
Need a full report if you make it down!!
Yes sir! Turkey season opens April 6 here in OK. Turkey hunting is by far and hands down my favorite hunting. Stalking, calling, team work (I call, my son shoots)......I LOVE IT!!!
I miss turkey hunting. Grew up with thousands of acres to hunt in New Mexico but since I’ve moved to Texas I’ve been missing out. Good luck on the gobblers!! I get just as much enjoyment in calling them as I do shooting
got this one this week end. 140 gn Nosler BT .270 win in the ear hole.
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Nice one....
thanks, looks to have had a lot of Russian boar blood with that mohawk.
Here in Saskatchewan they are considered an invasive species and are open season. Hogs are a very smart animal. They’ll never return to anywhere,no matter how much bait is left for them,if they’ve been shot at. If you’re able to run surpressed thats the way to go.
Sadly hunting them even when it’s a permanent open season barely makes a dent in their numbers. Here in Saskatchewan feral hogs originate from the massive hog farms we’ve got. They are escaped bacon.
Well good luck on your hunt. Wild bacon is truly a treat.
Smart yes, never come back, while they may stay away for a bit, here in Texas they will come back. Great sense of smell. I like that we can hunt the, all year around, but need to trap them if you want to make a dent in them, but that is a small dent.
I love hams and sausage, but they never have enough belly fat for bacon.
I don't really hunt much other than dove hunt. I might if hogs were in my area. Here in Alabama, like other states, hogs are causing problems in some areas. What baffles me is why Alabama does not allow hunting them as well as coyotes at night. I think perhaps you can get permission, but it shouldn't have to be that way. Just my 2 cents.
Looks like you guys in Texas need to get busy..... Kill 70% of them a year to even make a dent..
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/texas...-feral-hogs-2/
Found this on the web site Sled had posted:
https://www.wideopenspaces.com/video...h-40mm-cannon/
War on Pigs.
Hilarious! 40mm cannon (that's 1.6" diameter) with 400 grains of powder! Impressive.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesertDug
great one
Got this one this weekend. 87 yards 143 gn edlx 6.5 creedmoor ear shot no exit.
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Got another one tonight 270win 30 BT Nosler to the face. Nice small full pig roaster.
No one else?
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should cook out good whole. I have never done one this way. Wound up skinning her out, maybe should have keep skin on. We will see.
I lived in Georgia for 62 years prior to ending up in Maine. Hogs are a plague there and I lived near them but never hunted them; I just have no excuse. There are none up here. My friend use to hunt them just a few miles from my home and I had hunted there extensively for deer, etc, back in the 1960s. My view is that they can multiply much faster than hunters can kill them.
Even large coral traps have a hard time makeing a dent. I like that I can always go get some meat any time of year.
Living in California I'm secretly jealous of all the hog hunting and delicious eating I see where you members live
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Not that I've done it, but from what I hear there are lots of wild pigs in California. Hikers and mountain bikers keep complaining about how they're tearing up the trails on Mt. Tam in Marin County.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oystershooter