Damn thats a lot of sausage.
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Folks in these parts know my boys and the dogs well. They only run hog. You can't force one to run anything else. They run chips and transponders but never really have to use them. They're hog dogs that's all they do.
And for those wondering in this area their are likely 8-10 commercial hog control outfits. It's good business lately. My boys support their toy habits culling hogs. All six of my kids were raised by Savage not Nintendo. Got the grandkids lined out already as well. My oldest two granddaughters wear more Camo than me and that's a lot.
Kids that hunt and fish and do chores don't walk into a high school with an AK acting out Tour of Duty.
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If you want a really nice hog gun .458 SOCOM
Anything less is just plinking!
quote:bumpquote:quote:quote:This is a fairly myopic view. I have inlaws from Iowa that love to come to Texas and hunt hogs. They farm something north of 10,000 acres and are not cityfolk by any stretch.
I don't really get this whole paying someone to hunt hogs. I guess if you're a city boy and have no knowledge of how to get to hunt for free, it's a thing. I look at it like paying someone to kill rats, opossums, skunks or armadillos. You're doing any landowner a service getting rid of them, or at least cutting down the numbers. But hey I've seen cityfolk pay money for some of the damnedest things...
Before I had a lease that we could hunt on, they paid for hog hunts in Texas.
Along these same lines, there's tons of people that haven't hunted or are just starting to hunt and hog hunts are a cheap way to get your feet wet with the sport. Most newbies don't know what any exotics are, but everyone knows what a hog is, so it's a common target. If you don't have a background in hunting or anyone to help you learn, a paid hog hunt with a guide is by far your best bet. Don't judge too much or assume people who pay for hog hunts are crazy or not doing their homework on finding places to "hunt for free". That's not an option for everyone and, like stated by someone else, I damn sure don't know anyone that will just let you come out and hunt their land for free and I live in a very rural area and know a ton of the farmers around here.
Well first get yourself some decent General Liability insurance, I use Adam Koch at the Montgomery County Farmers Insurance, Adam is an Aggie, good people and won't rob you.
Then get with your local Aggie at the local Extension Service Office and let him know your intentions. Also talk to your local Feed Stores, go to kinkos and get yourself some cards printed up, and leave them at the feed stores, there are plenty out there that overrun with Hogs and they are tearing up everything. Like I said before, I know several guys that make a living at Hog Extermination or Hog Control, call it what you want.
I have about 8 ranches (roughly 8500 acres total) that I do hog management on. Can literally hunt every weekend and not run out of hogs to kill. My boys run dogs and it's like shooting fish in a barrel most of the time.
My boys and the Dogs
Yeah, we do. PM incoming.Ptery83 said:
Eyeguy did you ever start offering weekend hunts at your Dad's place? Researching possible hog hunt in April for a friend's birthday and came across this old thread. Great Mfbarnes appearances in this thread too.
3rdGenAg05 said:
Reading Barnes' post now, just make me smile so big. I wonder if he's ever hunted hogs or if he's just some dude that lives a complete fantasy.
I also wonder what his handle is now...
TheEyeGuy said:Yeah, we do. PM incoming.Ptery83 said:
Eyeguy did you ever start offering weekend hunts at your Dad's place? Researching possible hog hunt in April for a friend's birthday and came across this old thread. Great Mfbarnes appearances in this thread too.
NE Texas, near Sulphur Springs, email me at eyeguytex@gmail.com and I can give details.OregonAggie said:TheEyeGuy said:Yeah, we do. PM incoming.Ptery83 said:
Eyeguy did you ever start offering weekend hunts at your Dad's place? Researching possible hog hunt in April for a friend's birthday and came across this old thread. Great Mfbarnes appearances in this thread too.
Where is it and how much y'all charging?