Looking to Hog Hunt

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I have about 80 acres way out of town (Austin) that i have some hog trouble. When the weather cools down I would be happy to take 5 guys or less out on a hunt. 50 bucks a hog no guide fees. I just want them dead! Have a campsite built (very rustic) and a feeder out. Pm me and I would be happy to take a Fri Sat night off from the Wife and kid to do some camping/ hunting. Please understand that they (hogs) are a sneaky breed and even when I take all night to watch for them I still see very few, if any, but my bait is always gone in the morning.


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http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/f...ational Forests and Grasslands in Texas- Home

Contact the Caddo/LBJ Grassland office. They are probably the closest. They are supposed to be free.

Also read...
http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/f...onal Forests and Grasslands in Texas- Hunting

Sure but it takes all of the skill out of it. You just show up and pull the trigger...pay your money and go home
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That all depends on your guide and whether you really have a guided hunt or a canned hunt. There are many canned hunts that virtually guarentee you success, no doubt. I would want to avoid those as well unless it was my first hunt or I was taking a first time with little or not free time.

You can have the guides help you a little or have the guides help you a lot. If you are short on time, sometimes it is nice to be able to have a guide around to at least get you to an area where you can hunt with a greater chance of success than just fumbling around land not familiar to you. You can waste a lot of time trying to "find" a good area. Maybe you have the time and enjoy looking for the perfect spot and that is great, but not all guided hunts are canned hunts.
 
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The way hogs are, guide or no guide you might see them and you might not. Nothing is guaranteed unless the place is high fenced and/or they are in a pen.

We hunt property which is looked over week in and week out by us and hired help. We know several places that the hog are "usually" at. We can "usually" drop in on them and get at least one out of 5 or more depending on how many "might" be there or that we actually get a clean shot on. Even knowing where they are, and where to get them still doesn't guarantee that we will be successful.

Hogs are smart, and learn VERY quick despite what rumors on the net abound. They have excellent hearing, sense of smell and eyesight as wel,l despite what is said about them. We have been picked off at over 200yds with the wind in our faces and no sounds being made, by the same token I have literally walked up to within a few yards of the whole pack before being noticed. Simply depends on the pressure they have been exposed to and the age of the biggest in the bunch. Once they get a little pressure on them they learn when, where, and what not to do.

You might also head out to a non guided hunt, and find yourself heading back to the truck within an hour of starting or you might hunt for several days and not find anything but sign. They move, and move allot depending on the available food or water, and where it is located. They will also move through an area one day or night, and might not be seen back there for several weeks.

They aren't like most critters that have a so called home range. They are opportunist, which is why they are so prolific. They eat almost anything, and will only stick tight to one area for so long before spreading out or getting pressured to move along.

Good luck with your hunt, I hope you find what your looking for, and when you DO I hope you fill every cooler you own, and can borrow, with them.
 
. 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?
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Your "neighbor" should be more worried about Hogs spreading brucellosis to his cattle, rather than stray bullets. Brucellosis can destroy the entire herd and cost him and people like me much more than your two dollar estimate per month.


JoeMal due to the extreme drought, water holes, streams, etc. are drying up. Hogs are staying closer to water so keep that in mind when looking for a lease, or hunting area.

Im a couple hours south of you but Ive not seen any hogs near or on my property for at least 5months otherwise I would invite ya down for free.
 
JoeMal due to the extreme drought, water holes, streams, etc. are drying up. Hogs are staying closer to water so keep that in mind when looking for a lease, or hunting area.

Im a couple hours south of you but Ive not seen any hogs near or on my property for at least 5months otherwise I would invite ya down for free.
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That's what I like to hear, thank you Sir. Keep me in mind if things change. I did have enough sense to figure the hogs are probably staying close to water in this drought we are in. Matter of fact, I'm sure all the animals are. Hell, I'M staying close to water lol

Thanks again
 
Your "neighbor" should be more worried about Hogs spreading brucellosis to his cattle, rather than stray bullets. Brucellosis can destroy the entire herd and cost him and people like me much more than your two dollar estimate per month.
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LOL, the risk of the herd being wiped out by brucellosis is extremely remote and very unlikely with feral hogs as the cause. Ideally, the guy should have his herd vaccinated, beyond that, carriers of brucellosis include but are not limited to a variety of native wildlife including deer, pronghorn, and bison. There are more than 4 million deer in Texas, much more than there are hogs. So where is the real threat? Come on.

Brucellosis is also carried by carnivores such as canids (fox and coyote), rabbits, and various rodents.

Feral hogs really aren't the big concern with brucellosis for livestock compared to all of the other sources for it from other livestock and from the native animal population.
 
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they have become a business, it's right to charge $150 for killing a hog but not ok to have hunters to freely kill all the hogs in the property for free so the land is free of hogs...?

the hogs aren't the problem, the fee to hunt them are, if you dont charge a fee to hunt and can kill as many as you want, in a 30 day period there will be no hogs left in texas
 
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