hog hunt

steak · Jul 21, 2012

Alright guys, I have decided that this week while I am on vacation I am going to do something that I have always wanted to do. I am going hog hunting. I was hoping some of yall could give me a few tips or advice. I have to tell you that the only hunt I have ever been on was shooting dove so I am a complete novice when It comes to all this. My plan was just to get to canton lake about 5:30 thursday morning and try to find a place to start walking. Will Jeans and a camo shirt suffice? or do I need to get all gussied up and look the part. Also, I was just gonna bring the AR and a 357....will that be okay too? I keep hounding my brother in laws to go but they are more than wishy washy on all this. I keep reading that I need to walk the river but to be honest it has been 10 years since I have even fished canton much less walked the hunting grounds.

Oh yeah and if any one wants to join me to show me a few things you are more than welcome to join

Thanks,

Terrell

benjamin-benjamin · Jul 21, 2012

i have never been, that is something i want to do also

Iggie · Jul 21, 2012

Something I want to do as well, maybe next year. Good luck!

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2012

Wish I could join you.

Hunt waterholes, early and late is the only advice I can offer.

Eellis · Jul 22, 2012

I think the river comes in on the north west side of the lake and it's probably just low enough to walk down with some rubber boots on . Go around the north side of the lake and just as you pass the lake there is a parking area park there walk straight south you'll run into the river and it should be pretty dry except for a few spots I've shot a couple out of there . Look for muddy rub marks around the trunks of trees and mud holes. Mmark your spot when you get in the river. then again it may not have any water therefor you won't have much luck.

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

hunt the wind , their best defense is their nose..........

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2012

Donovan said:
hunt the wind , their best defense is their nose..........

Yup!
they can't see well at all. I've stalked within 30 yds of them looking for an opening in the brush with the bow. Their hearing is pretty good too, and if they hear something like a limb snap, they are gone. No looking around, nothing, gone.

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

have some pics and a video of some hogs , can i not use photobucket here ?

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

Donovan said:
have some pics and a video of some hogs , can i not use photobucket here ?

Wont let me paste the IMG code

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2012

Donovan said:
Wont let me paste the IMG code

Yes, photobucket is the preferred choice. Let me check this out real quick.

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2012

I don't know why, but if I have trouble using copy and paste from photobucket, I'll use copy for the IMG and then Contol V to paste it to the forum. It won't accept the paste, but will do the CV.

BTW, this is a pic from my front yard.

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

when i right click it wont highlight the paste option, so i cant paste

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

never had to do that thanks Dennis

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

the video i was by myself that hog i had already shot once , and the last shot out of ammo.

Donovan · Jul 22, 2012

Few more this summer first is my youngest boy

my wife and daughter and hunter

and me and hunter

dennishoddy · Jul 22, 2012

Way to go getting the family involved!
Good to see you getting the pigs out of there. Do you just shoot them, or do trapping as well?
We are fortunate that we have no hogs in our immediate hunting area. They are in the county, but not in our area.

Donovan · Jul 23, 2012

We just shoot them they are very hit and miss ...........

steak · Jul 23, 2012

cool video and thanks for the response guys. I ended up going yesterday. One of my BILs came by the house about 4:30 in the morning and wanted to know if I still wanted to go hog hunting, so we went. We didn't have any luck but saw where we should have started later in the morning. Now my other BIL is jealous and we are going again on Thursday morning and even getting the wife to go it sounds like. maybe we will get one this time.

On another note the other hunt wasn't a total loss. I did get to drop a charging ferocious armadillo.