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Yrs.: 4 Hunts: 245 Hogs: 88 Ratio: 35.92%
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Yrs.: 4 Hunts: 245 Hogs: 88 Ratio: 35.92%
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Hey Chuck,
I'm fortunate enough to have 2 small properties (30 acres each) in Coupland, 1 larger place (40 acres) in Coupland, and 1 larger place in Red Rock (80 acres) to hunt on. One of the things I have learned is that the hunting pressure around your hunting property is almost more important than the actual property you hunt on itself. I'm lucky in that all the places I can go, no one really hunts around them, even in deer season.
The folks that run hog hunting services/ranches offer a great product at a reasonable price, with no headaches that are associated with having a lease. They are a great way to get a wonderful hog hunting experience in from knowlegable folks. Such as Tactical Hog Control.
As far as I am concearned though, there is no reason whatsoever to actually pay to have a lease specifically to hunt hogs. There are simply too many landowners, too many hogs, and too many problems the pigs cause. All I ever did was put signs up at local feed stores. "Free feral hog control. Respect the land and the landowners wishes."
I also tell the landowners that I am NOT a deer hunter. I couldn't care less about hunting deer. Hogs are MUCH smarter, harder, and plentiful. Alot of the landowners whom I came into contact with while trying to get places to hunt weren't interested in me helpin gwith the hogs becasue they thought I was a deer hunter in disguise and was using hog hunting as an excuse to scout their land for big bucks or something. You have to do a little convincing sometimes. I think it's absolutely hilarious that some folks will pay thousands of dollars for 2 months out of the year to hunt deer. Nothing against them though. If that's your thing, go for it. But pigs have no bag limit, no season, no time restrictions, no light restrictions, no sex restictions, no size restrictions, 24/7/365. and if you do it right...100% FREE!
Once I got 1 place and did allright, they told another couple of folks and then it was off to the races. It may take you a little while to get the first lead, but take care of their land, stay in frequent communication about your efforts to help with the hogs, let them know about any suspicious activity, downed fences, sick cows, etc. and then you're golden.
I've also learned that there are ALOT of people who are, shall we say, not so trustworthy. They attempt to run a guide service without the landowners consent, take all their buddies, friends, family members, etc. The problem with this is that every hunting buddy has ANOTHER hunting buddy, and the next thing you know, you've got tresspassers/poachers aplenty and the then everybody looses. Plus, never forget that the landowner gave YOU the permission to hunt pigs on their land. No one else.... When you show up with someone else, they usually become uneasy as you can imagine. They now have a stranger on their place.
I also think, at least with the folks who are kind enough to let me hunt on their land, is that the landowners want a serious effort. 2-3 hunts a month on a piece of property isn't going to control any hog population on their place. They want someone who is willing to put time, ALOT of time into helping them with their pig problem. Even when I don't have the time to put in a full hunt, I'll swing by the place to chit-chat with the landowner, ask about pig activity, chew the fat, etc. It shows concern and they like that.
Then there's the final piece of the puzzle....Momma. I have a saint of a wife who understands that hog hunting is
my passion. After the house and bills are taken care of, she knows I'm gonna be in the woods. But it goes both ways. She is a total movie buff and sees 2-3 films a week. I can't stand to sit still in a theater for more than 30 minutes before I'm ready to pull my hair out. So. She lets me do my thing and I let her do hers. We're both happy and we meet in the middle. (That's the real key....) Good luck!
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Yrs.: 4 Hunts: 245 Hogs: 88 Ratio: 35.92%
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Boar Hunter Magazine
I did get my camcorder run over with a tractor though. It's crushed.....not a good night.....But there is always tomorrow and always more pigs!
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Yrs.: 4 Hunts: 245 Hogs: 88 Ratio: 35.92%
Sniper Hog Lights Pro Staff
Boar Hunter Magazine
2 places the land owner runs their feeders so that they can deer watch, and the other two places I run 3 feeders.
On both pieces of property, the landowners don't want to spend the time or money to put up hog proof fencing, (if there is such a thing).
The place in Red Rock for example, it's not just a matter of hog proofing the feeders, it's a matter of the pigs getting on the land and rooting it up. They ride horses everyday and pig digs and horse hoove's can be a deadly combo.....
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