Looking to Hog Hunt
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dont know what the hogs are like up that far north but they are thick down here. I have a couple spots that charge about $100 per head and about $65 per hog. last time I went out I saw probably 30 hogs in the first 20 minutes. I am going out again soon if you want to make the drive down.
Flintknapper
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JoeMal wrote:
#2
If it were #1 it would be like getting a "rebate" to hunt!
A better way of stating # 2 would be: You pay a $100 "hunting fee" (whether you shoot or not) but also pay $65.00 per hog taken.
#2
If it were #1 it would be like getting a "rebate" to hunt!
A better way of stating # 2 would be: You pay a $100 "hunting fee" (whether you shoot or not) but also pay $65.00 per hog taken.
Flintknapper
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JoeMal wrote:
Correct!
They are a "problem" for the land owner...in that they cause destruction of the land/resources they inhabit.
Those of us with hog problems...have learned (over a period of a quarter century) that we will NEVER be rid of all of the hogs. AND that some people are willing to pay reasonable fees to hunt them. These "fees" help the landowner recoup a small portion of the money spent repairing damaged lands.
Those who are not landowners (and particularly those who know little about feral hogs) wrongly assume that they would be doing the landowner a "favor" by coming in and "exterminating" the pests.
While you MIGHT kill a few hogs...chances are..you will also educate many others...making them harder to hunt/trap/kill later. Also, allowing persons of unknown ability onto your land...opens the landowner up to lawsuits....should something go wrong.
Yes, even with waivers....you can still be sued (even if you prevail in the end).
Your best bet...is to find someone that has a "lease" (on which there is a blanket insurance/liability policy) and see if they will take you along. But don't expect many (if any) landowners to just open their land to anyone that wants to "hunt" just because they have a Hog Problem.
Good luck to you, I hope you find a place to go and are successful on your hunt, we need fewer hogs in Texas.
Correct!
They are a "problem" for the land owner...in that they cause destruction of the land/resources they inhabit.
Those of us with hog problems...have learned (over a period of a quarter century) that we will NEVER be rid of all of the hogs. AND that some people are willing to pay reasonable fees to hunt them. These "fees" help the landowner recoup a small portion of the money spent repairing damaged lands.
Those who are not landowners (and particularly those who know little about feral hogs) wrongly assume that they would be doing the landowner a "favor" by coming in and "exterminating" the pests.
While you MIGHT kill a few hogs...chances are..you will also educate many others...making them harder to hunt/trap/kill later. Also, allowing persons of unknown ability onto your land...opens the landowner up to lawsuits....should something go wrong.
Yes, even with waivers....you can still be sued (even if you prevail in the end).
Your best bet...is to find someone that has a "lease" (on which there is a blanket insurance/liability policy) and see if they will take you along. But don't expect many (if any) landowners to just open their land to anyone that wants to "hunt" just because they have a Hog Problem.
Good luck to you, I hope you find a place to go and are successful on your hunt, we need fewer hogs in Texas.
SimplyChad
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Good look Joe as Flintnapper can attest to Ive been trying to find a place in east texas to hunt hogs. Its either a flat no or give me X amount of cash regaurdless of whats seen. Really sucks
it is about $200 for the guide fee ( only pay that once, bring 5 guys and it is $40 per head)
$65 per hog shot.
The guide corns the road and drives you around in a safari style hunt. I prefer spot and stalk, but it can save a lot of walking around if you chose to shoot from the vehicle
The guide has intimate knowledge of the thousands of acres and will put you on hogs almost guaranteed.
Most hog hunting outfits are $400 and up per hunt. You will find out sooner of later that Texas is over 75% privately owned land and you have to pay if you want to play.
I have done leases but find that they usually arent well managed and had about a 30% per day success rate for hogs. In the end I shot more hogs and spent less time when I went with the guided service.
Check out ebay to get a good idea what a hog hunt costs.
$65 per hog shot.
The guide corns the road and drives you around in a safari style hunt. I prefer spot and stalk, but it can save a lot of walking around if you chose to shoot from the vehicle
The guide has intimate knowledge of the thousands of acres and will put you on hogs almost guaranteed.
Most hog hunting outfits are $400 and up per hunt. You will find out sooner of later that Texas is over 75% privately owned land and you have to pay if you want to play.
I have done leases but find that they usually arent well managed and had about a 30% per day success rate for hogs. In the end I shot more hogs and spent less time when I went with the guided service.
Check out ebay to get a good idea what a hog hunt costs.
Double Naught Spy
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JoeMal, we have nearly 25 million people in Texas. Roughly 7 million of those are under the age of 18. Of the remaining 18 million, less than half are land owners and of those that are, something like 90+% only one a residence or residence property and do not own property that is or could be suitable for hunting.
In other words, there are lots of people with no land that would like to hunt for free, millions of them. We don't have a shortage of that type of hunter. Flintknapper mentioned a few issues, but really only scratched the surface of the trouble that such unencumbered hunters can cause.
Are hogs a problem? Sure, but as noted, they are a commodity. How much of a problem are they? Well depending on estimates, there are 2-3 million hogs in Texas. They cost Texas roughly $60 million a year in damages and abaitment efforts. So on average, each hog costs us $20-30 per year, or roughly $1.65-2.50 a month. So hogs do cause damage and cause expenses, but how much money are you really going to save me by coming on my property and shooting a couple of hogs? How much risk will I endure from you for being there? Having you there for free may end up costing me a lot more in the long run than having a whole mess of hogs. The biggest risk that I can't get away from is that since I don't have any legal agreements with my neighbors about having hunters come on our properties to take hogs mutually, what happens if you shoot at an animal on my property and the bullet leaves my property and strikes my neighbor or one of his prized bulls? What is going to keep him from suing me for your incompetent actions?
In a lot of ways, hogs are like mice. They tend to damage by sheer numbers and not by the singular actions of individuals.
Let me put it another way. Let's say you need somebody to stay in your house while you are away for a period of time on vacation. Are you going to let a stranger stay in your house? Sure, they would help with your problem of having somebody stay there, right? However, are you going to trust them to do everything right in your home and not end up causing you more problems or causing you to suffer more expenses than if you didn't let them stay there?
In other words, there are lots of people with no land that would like to hunt for free, millions of them. We don't have a shortage of that type of hunter. Flintknapper mentioned a few issues, but really only scratched the surface of the trouble that such unencumbered hunters can cause.
Are hogs a problem? Sure, but as noted, they are a commodity. How much of a problem are they? Well depending on estimates, there are 2-3 million hogs in Texas. They cost Texas roughly $60 million a year in damages and abaitment efforts. So on average, each hog costs us $20-30 per year, or roughly $1.65-2.50 a month. So hogs do cause damage and cause expenses, but how much money are you really going to save me by coming on my property and shooting a couple of hogs? How much risk will I endure from you for being there? Having you there for free may end up costing me a lot more in the long run than having a whole mess of hogs. The biggest risk that I can't get away from is that since I don't have any legal agreements with my neighbors about having hunters come on our properties to take hogs mutually, what happens if you shoot at an animal on my property and the bullet leaves my property and strikes my neighbor or one of his prized bulls? What is going to keep him from suing me for your incompetent actions?
In a lot of ways, hogs are like mice. They tend to damage by sheer numbers and not by the singular actions of individuals.
Let me put it another way. Let's say you need somebody to stay in your house while you are away for a period of time on vacation. Are you going to let a stranger stay in your house? Sure, they would help with your problem of having somebody stay there, right? However, are you going to trust them to do everything right in your home and not end up causing you more problems or causing you to suffer more expenses than if you didn't let them stay there?
Zen Archery
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where in Dallas?
Flynt
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We're almost neighbors... we live in Highland Village. Welcome to the neighborhood, and good luck finding free hog hunts. I'm willing to go with you or another High Roader on a reasonably-priced hunt.
griff383
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Ive got friends and family that have wanted to come down from up north and hog hunt. Perhaps we could get a group thing going and get a discount.
Double Naught Spy
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Double Naught Spy
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Did you consider contacting some of the areas noted on the TPWD website to find out about local hunting? Being in DFW, you don't have all that many nearby public lands available for hunting.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/wma/find_a_wma/maps/?action=getMap®ion=2
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/wma/find_a_wma/maps/?action=getMap®ion=2
dprice3844444
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guided hunt sounds fun,no walking or snakes on the vehicle,or backpacking
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