Hog hunting tips

[HairyScandinavian]

I have been watching videos, making sure I know where to hit those things. Those are some cool pics RWT! Makes me excited to hunt!!

I like heart for archery, tucked in real low. My biggest ever boar I've killed was archery with a Slick Trick 100gr Magnum. I was hunting solo and he ended up going about 200 yards into the deep and buried himself into a thick clump of scrub brush under a ball of huisache trees and I couldn't get him out of it. At the time I was deadlifting 455 lbs for reps (only 3 lol) and I could barely make the hind end of this thing move due to the bad angle and all.

Here's some more motivation for ya.

 

[RWT]

I like heart for archery, tucked in real low. My biggest ever boar I've killed was archery with a Slick Trick 100gr Magnum. I was hunting solo and he ended up going about 200 yards into the deep and buried himself into a thick clump of scrub brush under a ball of huisache trees and I couldn't get him out of it. At the time I was deadlifting 455 lbs for reps (only 3 lol) and I could barely make the hind end of this thing move due to the bad angle and all.

Here's some more motivation for ya.

That’s a big pig. Generally speaking one that size I have to drag behind the 4wheeler. My L5/S1 appreciate it.

OP take about 4ft of rope or mule tape with you. This lets you grab a back leg and then wrap the rope on a wrist size stick to drag them out of the brush. Should save a few cactus and mesquite thorns being stuck in you.

Good luck and post pics when you connect with one.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

My L5/S1 appreciate it.

lol I was a bit younger back then.

Great call on the mule tape, very useful.

 

[Aces11]

I will remember to bring some rope. Great pictures!! Are hogs any good to eat?

 

[ozyclint]

Engine sump oil and or diesel poured onto the ground, a log or stump works well. They love to rub on it as it kills their lice.

Has anyone ever tried a honey burn like you would for black bears?

 

[North of 60]

Smoked pig is delicious, and hogs also make good sausage. Some more Porky porn below...most pigs have ugly coats and this particular one was almost a cinnamon color. I'm hoping to the ones in the other pic will come back.

I would just stick with straight corn if that is what they are accustomed to...similar to deer, they are often wary to new smells in heavily pressured areas.

 

[RWT]

It’s to hot to want to clean a hog. Generally once boars get above 150lbs I find them inedible. I have a friend who sells hogs hunts and he as a group of Indian engineers that only want boars due to the strong smelling meat. Dot not feather. Amazing how some cultures have different taste. Makes the world go around for sure.

Most wild hogs have very little fat on them. They are covered with fleas and ticks. If there is any water available they will be covered in mud to cool down.

If I want a pig to eat I would aim for a sow under 100lbs. We called these suitcase pigs. Tie the legs together and carry like a suit case. Hog hide will test a knife blade for certain. I’ve found buck shot, bird shot, broken barb wire barbs and field points in the shield hide of large boars.

 

[RWT]

Piggy porn

 

[North of 60]

Totally agree with getting the meat very cold, very quickly once down, and especially if hunting them in the heat. I only hunt them when it is cooler out for that very reason.

Generally speaking the smaller pigs and sows will taste better. The biggest pig i've killed was a 300+pound boar that i had to drag back with my truck and he was decent eating. What they feed on may contribute to the taste as well.

 

[MallardSX2]

Soured corn is out. Just waiting on that driveway alarm to go off in the middle of the night……

 

[kcm2]

Pigs are smart. The wil adapt to you. So if what you are doing does not work 3-4x, adapt. Move Change your hunt time. Change your tactics.

 

[TxTaurus74]

I live in South TX and we kill lots of hogs with bows. Solo boars are the smartest because they will smell the air and bust you. Get a big group rush in on the feeder and it's game on with a bow. I have emptied a quiver on a big group stick one and the rest keep eating corn while the stuck run off. 20 to 30 lbs are the best eating. Big ones stink. Starting to cool down a little. Mornings are good and stay a little after dark if you can see enough to stick one.

 

[Aces11]

Do hog skulls make good euro mounts? Be great to shoot a big one, but be cool to get one or two to eat also. Definitely some hog slayers in this thread!!

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I will remember to bring some rope. Great pictures!! Are hogs any good to eat?

Yes absolutely. I prefer it over deer for things like enchiladas, carnitas, stuff like that. Also I got into canning and haven't enjoyed canned deer much but canned plain hog has been very good in all sorts of dishes. Because of the way we hunt catching them free range out in the open we kill almost exclusively somewhat larger boars that are breeding age and looking for love, out of the last 20 of them only one was nasty and it was only about 90 lbs probably. Every now and then you just get a nasty one but it's not very common. Yes excellent Euro mounts, very greasy so if you DIY them do some extra aggressive degreasing.

 

[Swamp Fox]

You mentioned lights, so I assume you might do some night hunts.

What has your "outfitter" told you about this? Night hunting is a whole 'nother country.

Be sure of your peep aperture and usability, your anchor, your pin visibility, and your bow light, if you use one. (Green LED is your friend. Bring it down on your target from above.) Be sure you can shoot from the sit in a confined space (in the cold).

Make sure your broadhead is pointed out the window! --LOL

 

[Aces11]

I like the idea of making sausage. Would it be comparable to regular/domestic pork sausage?

One of the guys I am going with has been filling me in a little, he has been going for years. Sounds like there’s a green light on the feeders. He said to make sure I have a lighted sight pin. I won’t be inside an enclosed blind, so no windows to worry about.

 

[Aces11]

That’s an interesting idea to put diesel on the ground. Seems like that would be a good cover scent.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I wouldn't mess with diesel, they like corn just fine and are used to eating it.

I like the idea of making sausage. Would it be comparable to regular/domestic pork sausage?

No, it's lean and dry. I'd mixed it with commercial pork for sausage as you would a deer, maybe less commercial ratio than you would for deer though because wild hog is a little fattier than deer.

 

[North of 60]

I agree with HairyS....i'd only use what they are used to currently for best outcomes.

It makes great smoked sausage with the same ratios as deer sausage...mixed 50/50 or 60wild pig/40 domestic pork. If you have a processor who makes sausage for you already with good seasoning, i'd run with them.

I debone all my critters myself as i don't trust a commercial processor to be as diligent as i in removing lymph nodes, fat, fascia, etc.

 

[RWT]

That’s an interesting idea to put diesel on the ground. Seems like that would be a good cover scent.

When is your trip?. If you’re hunting out of tripods in Texas I would consider a bug suit. I carry one in the truck. This keeps you from having to use bug spray
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