Damn thats a lot of sausage.

I live in Montgomery County now. Still have my place on Elmo. The dairy and homestead are still on Dilly Shaw Tap. Uncle and Cousins still operate every day. I moved to cut the downtown commute in half and my Rib works for MISD. My youngest son lives on Elmo. My oldest lives over here near me. I inherited a section from my aunt Helen Jones when she passed. She was one of two Ole Maid aunts I had. Edith and Helen both lived over here on FM 149. I inherited it in '79. Built over here in '85 when the Rib took a job at MISD. Just 40 min from Kyle. So still works well for me and I still have my peace. Never lived in a subdivision in my life and not going to start now.

Just one rack.

You can make a few bucks hunting hogs this weekend in Upshur county.
http://gilmerareachamber.com/5th-annual-upshur-county-goes-hog-wild-tournament/

Here you go for those that wanna go door gunner style. It's like $700/hr

A lot cheaper if you go with an OFS group.

That's like saying you can't believe people pay to have their house remodeled or have their yard landscaped. I'm sure if they put in a little more effort they could do it themselves but instead pay to have someone do it for them. If someone really wanted to hunt hogs some random weekend or take an out of towner for a hunt, the best/easiest way to do it is to pay for access and equipment. I bet it's a lot cheaper to rent night vision equipped weapons than it is to buy them as well. Just saying. 2 ways to skin a cat

In Mt. Pleasant and can't find hogs? Walk outside.

We used to hunt in Dalby Springs (off of 259 before you get to DeKalb) and had them EVERYWHERE.

Seriously though, they are out there. Throw out some corn and they will find it.

I don't believe you.

Whenever you want to come back out, let me know. With the new toys, I bet I can get you on a pig. Have to use one of my guns though. That one shot at a time stuff won't fly anymore

If you want a really nice hog gun .458 SOCOM

Anything less is just plinking!

I'm having fun doing ar builds for everyone right now. Probably will do a socom next.

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.50 Beowulf laughs at your "SOCOM"

Bill Alexander > Bushmaster

Family place is just west of Como off 11...have seen a few, but not many (also not much bottom land). Where are you? PM if preferred. Just curious.

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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...

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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.

Before I had a lease that we could hunt on, they paid for hog hunts in Texas.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Yeah, we do. PM incoming.

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...

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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...

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I can say the world famous mfbarnes quoted me. How awesome is that!

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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.

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Yeah, we do. PM incoming.

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Where is it and how much y'all charging?

Reading this thread now makes me embarrassed for the guy.

You wonder if he actually knew any of those people he referenced or if he just looked up land owners in the area. Probably the latter... I'm not sure which would be sadder.

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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.

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Yeah, we do. PM incoming.

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Where is it and how much y'all charging?

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NE Texas, near Sulphur Springs, email me at eyeguytex@gmail.com and I can give details.

Eye guy - how's the duck and deer hunting out that way? Looking at land in those parts and up to the Red River

TIA