feral hogs

[dobarker]

tell ya the truth i know 90% of rancher do the same thing they are over populated in south texas and with feed for deer being 7 bucks per 50pounds its worth killing as many as you can

A+, Every rancher I've talked and hunted with suggested that whenever they're seen to load them full of lead and keep going.
.22's make a great gun to keep on hand when traveling in hog country. Just keep a decent handgun on your hip if you decide to go chase them.

 

[texasislandboy]

A+, Every rancher I've talked and hunted with suggested that whenever they're seen to load them full of lead and keep going.
.22's make a great gun to keep on hand when traveling in hog country. Just keep a decent handgun on your hip if you decide to go chase them.

X 1000000000 shot a really nice 10 point closing weekend of buck season and it ran into the brush about 100 yards so i tracked it for over a hour (thick brush and little blood ) and was dragging the buck out of the brush and what do i see about 5 yards away from the road..... about 20 hogs and im with my .308 with a 24'' barrel and a 4-12 scope ... if one ran at me i would have been toast. when my dad picked me up i told him about it and he said should have had your 9mm with you (yeah yeah yeah i know )

 

[MR Redneck]

Now, not being a hunter myself I'm curious - does wild hog taste very different from other pork or bacony products you might find at your grocer?

Tast like chicken.

 

[dobarker]

X 1000000000 shot a really nice 10 point closing weekend of buck season and it ran into the brush about 100 yards so i tracked it for over a hour (thick brush and little blood ) and was dragging the buck out of the brush and what do i see about 5 yards away from the road..... about 20 hogs and im with my .308 with a 24'' barrel and a 4-12 scope ... if one ran at me i would have been toast. when my dad picked me up i told him about it and he said should have had your 9mm with you (yeah yeah yeah i know )

When a situation like that comes around, if for whatever reason they don't take kindly to you, just start firing slowly and moving directly at them or directly away (I just hate walking backwards in brush though). If you're short on ammo, fire slowly and work your way to the closest tree.

 

[Wolfwood]

helps if you carry some sub sonic ammo.

slows things down.

 

[cuate]

My pal in East Texas traps them and sells them somewhere but he told me what he uses for bait : He soaks corn in strawberry soda pop bottles and uses that with a general sprinkling around the traps with strawberry kool aid powder. He says that they can't resist it and he catches a lot of feral hogs.

 

[Mikey]

I'll tell ya, folks- if you have a hog problem, I would be happy to come to you and shoot a few of 'em. I like the taste of hog.

 

[texasislandboy]

my roomates are the owners of HAWGDRAW its a pig/deer attractant and it works great