I am often asked to give advice on where to hunt hogs in Georgia and the answer really is simple- South Georgia.
They are FAR more numerous, easier to access and to be honest, easier to hunt for a number of reasons. Mountain Hogs are TOUGH! Brutal climbs, nomadic and often nearly impossible to pattern and incredibly smart because of the pressure they receive.
Having said that, I absolutely love the challenge of hunting them. Here is a little recovery video of a good boar that I took on a night hunt. I do about 95% of my hog hunting after dark because I love chasing the giants. The big boys really do prowl at night.
On this mountain hunt, there were about 8 hogs under my light and two were considerably bigger than this boar but I wanted the more rare to us, brown one. I have had the monster black hog at ten yards a couple times and let him go. I wont give him a pass again, lol.
A marginal blood trail was made a breeze with a string tracker- something I NEVER hunt without. Especially on the 80 degree nights in March. Thanks to Drifter Traditional Archery for making a really neat one for me.
Enjoy the video.
https://youtu.be/mG5wG0_VclI
Great video! Love hunting them hogs. Thanks for posting.
What doesn't this guy kill? Great job!
Great video and nice hog..... Thanks gor sharing
Nice Hog, thanks for sharing
Good job Jerry. I am amazed at how you never get tired.
Great hog, nice meat on him.
Good job Jerry!
I'm like you,, if there is a hog of different coloration or something out of the ordinary it's a death sentence on them!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Dendy Cromer:
Good job Jerry. I am amazed at how you never get tired.
Dendy I am afraid that if I ever slow down I will figure out I have been dead for a couple years.
Congrats on the pig, Jerry, but you got me really wanting to see a close up of the String Tracker/Light mounting bracket on your bow!!!
How 'bout a pic?
Bisch
Well done, Jerry.
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
Congrats on the pig, Jerry, but you got me really wanting to see a close up of the String Tracker/Light mounting bracket on your bow!!!
How 'bout a pic?
Bisch
This is not my go to light for hunting big hogs but is a really good set up for a mobile hunter. It is green L.E.D. and has a wide flood to extreme narrow spot out to 200+ yards. It had a rheostat that remembers the last setting which is a big plus. It is made by predator tactics and is the bow hunters hog model.
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nice work jerry. your lighting setups are intriguing.
any chance you can do a thread on your different setups?
QuoteOriginally posted by ozy clint:
nice work jerry. your lighting setups are intriguing.
any chance you can do a thread on your different setups?
I get a ton of questions on our lighting systems. We have several that we use in various hunting scenarios while guiding hog hunters. I really need to do a comprehensive video tutorial.
We have evolved some really cool light configurations over the years. Some are specially designed for hunting old wary hogs that can't be hunted with conventional lights.
I will try and put a video together as soon as possible.
awesome
Good going Jerry! That Widow is still getting it done.
Congrats