Summer Hog hunt near central texas

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Pricey for Hog? Did you call? Sometimes they have a lower price for hogs during summer. Anyway, if it is all the same to you, try East Texas. The biggest porkers grow there and the land is cheaper to hunt.
 
I second that. My dad's got a little one-acre stretch of worthless property next to a highway that just happens to sit right in between the borders of two of the best big-buck camps around the area, and he catches hogs in a little home-made trap he's got all the time. The only reason the big ones don't get caught is because the door isn't wide enough. A 350-400 pounder has been spotted around that area, and I know there are plenty more like that one around.
 
Titan6 - I SURE WISH I could track down a landowner that will let me (and a buddy or 2) help control the hog population for FREE...

If you know anyone that is in need of a few respectful hunters, please PM me.
 
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I live in Galveston and have been thinking about a hog hunt for some time.

What would be a practical rifle? .243/25-06 calibre or would it have to be some flavour of 7mm/.308 etc?
 
What would be a practical rifle? .243/25-06 calibre or would it have to be some flavour of 7mm/.308 etc?
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depends on what size hog and where (on the hog) you plan on shooting him. I would feel good with anything 175+ grain going around 2500 fps or faster. But the average size hog in your area may be drastically bigger or smaller than my local 80-120lb average pig.

Everybody has a different take on this, I'm a meat hunter and want minimal disruption, so I go with a quality 185-205gr soft point or 165ish gr solid 7.62 to the high shoulder. .30 cal is a good compromise between safety and meat waste for me.

But if you don't think too deep into it and bag one with a .22 Hornet, then I say mission accomplished. Use what you feel comfortable with. And don't miss, you may not be able to kill it on the first shot, but if you wound him good, at least you can outrun him. ;)
 
If you're looking for a place to go where you'll see hogs, plus meet some great people, try Dos Plumas Ranch near Abilene (www.dosplumasranch.com).

I've hunted there a couple of times, had great success, and have really been treated like family.

Allen, the owner, has taught me a lot about hunting; every penny I've spent there has been worth it.
 
Augustus, a 300lb (not dressed) pig would cost me $450. I could shoot the same pig by myself for $10 in gas and a $.75 bullet ($10.75 total).

Not dissing ya, just pointing out you can save a ton of money doing things yourself.
 
NG,

Are those rams/exotics year round hunting?

Phantom,

I think so, though Allen may put a hold on them during deer season.
 
NG,

What type of set up does he have in terms of land size, high fence etc? It didnt give that type of information on their website.


What did you hunt there and what was it like? PM me if you would rather do that?
 
Phantom:

I've hunted Dos Plumas twice; the first time for hogs (December 05), and the second time for turkey and a hog (April 07). I had 100% success both times, for a total of 3 hogs and a nice turkey (my first).

Allen has, if I recall, about 1500 acres, none of it high-fenced, except for where he keeps the high-dollar exotics.

Hog hunts are usually done from ground blinds near feeders, and believe me, it'll raise the hair on the back of your neck when you're sitting alone behind some brush and hear a bunch of hogs coming in *behind* you.

This past April, Allen let me do a spot-and-stalk hunt; he dropped me off in some brush and turned me loose. After about an hour, I walked up on and shot a nice eating-size hog, about 90 pounds (just had one of the hindquarters for dinner tonight, in fact).

Also, Allen will let you hunt predators for free while you're out there, and there are plenty of coyotes and bobcats around. We saw a bobcat while driving to a stand one morning, and I got off a shot at a coyote one evening. It had come running in to a cheap call I was using (I'd never predator-hunted in my life), and I was so startled when I saw it that I nearly dropped my rifle! He was headed right at me, and I missed about an inch to the right.

That was my best day of hunting ever. I had bagged a turkey in the morning, a hog in the afternoon, and damn near had a coyote that same evening.

By the way, here are some other reviews of Dos Plumas: http://www.huntinfo.com/reviews/out...rch=dos+plumas&state_filter=&submit_action=Go
 
NG,

Thanks for that info, I will have to check that place out, it seems to be a good place to hunt. What I am not looking for is high fence pens, as I am sure that you know about living in Texas.
 
Yeah, I know what you mean about that! There's a rather notorious place between Houston and Austin that I've read some pretty scary things about. Dos Plumas is nothing like that.

I'd suggest giving Allen at Dos Plumas a call. He's very easy to talk to, and very up-front about his operation. He's got a good thing going. He takes care of his clients, works extremely hard at showing them a good time, and gets a lot of repeat business because of it.

When I was just scouting out some places about three years ago, I dropped by Dos Plumas and Allen dropped everything to show my wife and me around for a couple of hours, even though he knew I was new to hog hunting and might not ever spend a nickel at his place. I was so impressed by his ranch and by him personally that I decided I'd go there before anywhere else. I did, had a great time, went back, had a great time again, and I'm hoping to get out there this fall for a third time.
 
Have you hunted Rams there? I don't know much about rams, but that looks like an interesting hunt. His prices are very reasonable for what you get, and I will have to check that out.

Houston area deer leases are somewhat expensive and hard to find, atleast a good one.
 
I haven't hunted rams, since I'm not sure I'd care to eat one and my wife has definitely forbidden me to have a ram's head hanging on the wall. (Deer, okay; turkey tail fan, fine--but a ram? Forget it.)

Of course, any exotic ranch will be high-fenced. Are you a bow or a rifle hunter?
 
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