Hog sign. What to look for.
These are what we call clues in my line of work. If you find one or more of these you have hogs! First off the basic tracks. Second you will find wallering holes where they cool off and cover...
View ArticleHog hunting in the driving rain
The rainy season is approaching any day now. Do any of you have any increase in success by staying out in a steady rain(sans lightning of course) at night? It's already getting hot here it was 92...
View ArticleSow urine considered bait?
If I hunt a Florida WMA where baiting is prohibited can I still use Sow urine as an attractant? My understanding is bait is something edible?
View ArticleNIGHT CONDITIONS FOR HOGS, WINDY, FULL MOON!
Alright my hog hunting heroes. A question about hunting conditions. 1. Extreme winds 20-30 mph. 2. Moon conditions. Hunted in S. Okla this weekend, winds 20-30 mph daytime, and night as well. Full moon...
View ArticleShooting sticks, tri/bipods, kneeling/standing
Hey guys I wonder if you might talk about the whys and hows of arriving at your setup please? I know I've seen a few pics of people lower to the ground maybe on one knee with a tri/bipod. Of course the...
View ArticleHogs & Soy Beans?
Our place thats all trees has been surrounded by corn fields for longer than I've been hunting pigs. Come to find out that this year everybody planted soy beans. Anyone have experience with pigs in...
View ArticleEffectively hog hunting at night without nv or thermal. Revisited
I wrote this last year on the pm board while killing large numbers of pigs with just a light. I've since then bought a sightmark 3.5 and love it especially because of the ability to record the hunts....
View ArticleLeupold Thermo Monocular
Went to Cabela's in the Northwest suberbs of Chicago yesterday to look at Thermo imaging optics. I looked into a Leupold Tracker monocular. This was the first time I had a Thermo imaging device in my...
View ArticleNeed to make a shield for a feeder to direct the throw
We have about 90 degrees or one side of a feeder we'd like to direct corn away from. It's ok if the shield wraps around the edges a bit and covers more than 90 as well. Basically we want to throw N, S...
View Articlehoney hole is drying up !
Still doing lots of hog hunting lately and found a honey hole ! Big wheat field that was plowed up around the outer edges. Not sure what they are eating where they plowed it but they were on it every...
View Article45 calibre sub-sonic loads
Hi, I am so happy I found this page. Have been thinking about a heavy calibre sub-sonic suppressed gun for crawling around in the bush here in South Africa. Want to stalk and shoot animals up to the...
View ArticleTorso heights of hogs for a given size
By the time a hog gets to say 100 pounds I'd love it if someone has taken any detailed tape measurements....top of spine down to bottom of gut.
View ArticleLights and such to hunt at night
OK, some of us cannot afford night vision and still want to hunt at night so here are some options, I will recheck my links before I post. All my lights use the 18650 rechargeable batteries, either the...
View ArticleHunting Accident While Chasing Pigs
Some hometown friends of mine prefer to chase pigs with dogs, Polaris Rangers, shotguns, and lever action rifles. They do consistently kill quite a few pigs in this manner. Well, evidently last weekend...
View ArticleHog Roll Barrel
The purpose is to get hog to hang longer at certain areas on the lease and keep occupied. I know alot use the pig pipe but I prefer the barrels. The barrels give you an idea the size of the hog, are...
View ArticleChain/hog tow options
Dang it I'm sorry I know I asked this a few months ago, but I can't locate it. Someone had a link to a neat chain/metal bar you could use to haul them out of the woods and then hook to hitch and drag....
View ArticleEstimating area wild hog population
I lease 140 acres of wooded jungle In Florida. The topic frequently comes up, how many wild hogs are on that property. My trail camera was in the same jungle area for roughly 3 months and I figure I...
View Article940nm no glow IR wavelength question. ..
Are you guys able to see 940nm IR light with your night vision equipment?
View ArticleMoon phases and feed times
Since I'm new to tracking this kind of stuff for hogs I started to compile what I've seen since May 27 in our locale. Will be a fun thing to track and see if there is any method to the madness or...
View ArticleCovert Mobile Camera or ?
Looking to put a couple cellular cameras on our place and am wondering if the consensus is still thumbs up for the Covert? I have AT&T cel service and its pretty sketchy right at the trailer. Not...
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