Hello fellow gangers
I am looking for a place where I and 1-2 buddies can hunt pigs spot and stalk.
The perfect terms would be :
Big area with lots of pigs so we can hunt for about 5 days
We would like to sleep in our tents in the terrain
We would like to hunt without a "over the shoulder" guide
I know its a lot to ask but I am sure its out there somewhere.
Anybody know a ranch, outfitter, area or the like that could accommodate this ?
Wild Things has a bunkhouse but I guess you could pitch a tent. Pretty easy from a travel logistics perspective too. I'll be there next week.
www.huntwildthings.com (http://www.huntwildthings.com)
Thom
Georgia.
it is doable in lots of places. Wait and see from the folks here.
ChuckC
All I can offer is from a public land perspective such as Wildlife Managment Areas and state forests. But, with the problem that pigs are to ranchers and farmers here I don't think you'd have any problem. Texas seems to have a lot of rancher possibilities, but the northern part of florida also has plenty of people happy to be rid of a few pigs. I would suggest that if yoy don't get any luck here (which I am sure you will!) try going to one of the forums like Traditional Bowhunters of (enter southern state name here).
South Carolina has some great places for hogs, especially in the Francis Marion National Forest. You do have to camp in designated areas, though. What time of year are you planning?
We are selling hunts this year and do have some spot and stalk land. Other than helping out and stand sites, we don't hold your hand unless you need it. A lot of our hunts are from stands during daylight or dark (more productive but not always as much fun) There is also access with in about 20 miles or less to 20,000 acres of WMA that typically holds few hogs.
thanks, bigjim
Thanks for the advices guys
Its not a must to sleep in tents at all I guess.. the logistics would be much easier in a bunk house where food was taken care of...
Thom, do they have some good sized boars also on wild things ?
Looper, would it be possible to find hogs everyday in the national forest ? We are talking about early-mid june so far but are open to other dates
Jim, do you have enough og spot and stalk hogs for 3 guys for 5 days ?
Keep the advice coming guys
For some reason I am a little hooked on trying some areas like California hillside country type, anybody know good outfitters/areas there ?
I was hunting in Texas, two times, with Pedernal bowhunts, is a nice place, plenty of javelinas and some pigs. Was some years ago.
I second Wild Things in Estill, South Carolina. Owner Andrew Harper is a consummate Southern Gentleman, a wonderful host, and has a large tract of property along the Savannah River. huntwildthings.com
Dang, I miss that place!
Hog hunting in June=hot, bugs, snakes, thick and green.
White Oak Creek WMA in Northeast Texas has a March hog season.It has 27,000 acres and is covered up in hogs.Not sure about areas to camp but I'm sure there are some.You can look it up on the web.Look at the Texas Parks and Wildlife website and all the info should be on there.I live about 45 minutes from there and have duck hunted the area some and deer hunted several times.There was hog sign every where.I've always said to myself that I would hog hunt there in March but never go because I'm usually fishing alot that time of year.
Wild Things is as much a vacation as a hunt. But you can hunt as hard as you want all week long and still have a fantastic supper ready when you come in.
Hello Jacob,
Wild Things has a bunch of hogs, and they do have some big ones. I've always wanted to do a Northern California hog hunt too, I'm sure I'll get to it someday.
Here are a couple nice pictures from the last time I pulled cards.
(http://thomjorgensen.com/bows/WT2014/402.jpg)
(http://thomjorgensen.com/bows/WT2014/302.jpg)
And then there is this guy, this is the dude I'm looking for next week. I think I've got a chance at if wind and moon cooperate. His back legs are in one set of tire tracks, nose is in the other:
(http://thomjorgensen.com/bows/WT2014/400.jpg)
There is at least one bigger that's been seen by a few hunters towards the middle of the property. I plan to put a camera out there next week to see if I can get a proof-of-life picture of him.
Don't get me wrong, hunting is tough and lots of guys don't get shots. Hate to set a bad expectation there. If you are looking for a couple thousand contiguous acres for spot and stalk, without any other hunters or guns, I think it would be hard to do much better. My two cents.
Thom
sorry for the late respond, been a little busy.
Thom, my buddies are toting comp.....s :scared: :D
I think I saw on the wild things website that it was trad only, is that correct ?
Would june be a good time or would it be hot, bugs, snakes, thick and green like "killin stuff" writes ?
Thanks
Jacob
It would be exactly like "Killing stuff" writes in June.RC
If you want to come to north america in June hunting you might want to lean toward bears. If you are dead set on hogs I'd suggest Australia. You'd get 10X's the shooting in. Wild Things gives up a few pigs but most guys go home without meat. It's more of a social outing, nothing wrong with that though.
QuoteOriginally posted by J from Denmark:
Thanks for the advices guys
Its not a must to sleep in tents at all I guess.. the logistics would be much easier in a bunk house where food was taken care of...
Thom, do they have some good sized boars also on wild things ?
Looper, would it be possible to find hogs everyday in the national forest ? We are talking about early-mid june so far but are open to other dates
Jim, do you have enough og spot and stalk hogs for 3 guys for 5 days ?
Keep the advice coming guys
For some reason I am a little hooked on trying some areas like California hillside country type, anybody know good outfitters/areas there ?
California is tuff in June (the heat) the best time is early winter and all through the spring. Mid to late spring is best IMO because they will be out eating grasses. Look at Tejon Ranch archery hunt. There is a ton of pigs there.. Note: California is expensive to hunt from out of state.
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It would be exactly like "Killing stuff" writes in June.RC
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The best time is Oct- April. Very hot and lots of bugs and snakes otherwise.
QuoteOriginally posted by J from Denmark:
Looper, would it be possible to find hogs everyday in the national forest ? We are talking about early-mid june so far but are open to other dates
A June hunt is going to mean a private land hunt in South Carolina. For public land Wildlife Management Units, you'll basically be looking at any date between September 15-January 1, March 2-7, and March 15- May 1.
As far as seeing hogs everyday, well, you'll be hunting wild free-range animals, so no, you couldn't be guaranteed to see hogs every single day. The only place you'd be able to do that is on private land with feeders set up, which is a great way to go. Or in a fenced-in type outfit, which, IMO, isn't hunting.
Like the others said, June-August is going to be miserable. Seriously miserable. Once the spring growth comes in, and the temperatures rise, the bugs and snakes come out. That's the time to be fishing.
GREAT advices, thanks a lot
I will find other dates and have a look at Tejon ranch
I am actually also looking at austrailia as killinstuff suggests, I think it might be a little more time consuming to fit into 3 guys schedules though..
Anybody knows a great place in ausssie with MANY MONSTER BOARS let me know :)
Thanks again
Jacob
Thanks guys
Trophybowhunts.com
I know our type of hunting isn't what you are looking for, and certainly many folks do not consider it hunting at all. We use corn feeders on small tracts of private land. It has been our experience that landowners in South Florida are pretty picky who goes after their hogs, even though they are a nuisance.
And certainly to each his own as far as your style of hunting.
Some guys do not mind walking all week and not seeing much game. We used to have a lease in Southern GA. It was that way, because the leases that surrounded us were dog hunters with no respect for boundaries or hunting style. They knew we had feeders and would start their dogs there when we were not around.
When it comes down to taking home meat, most guys will agree that a corn feeder does a pretty good job of keeping hogs around and offering the most shot opportunities. It is also possible to "stalk the feeders" as many times hogs will bed close by.
Hunting over a feeder is as easy as...."Like shooting fish in a barrel"?
Not exactly.
We've seen many trailing jobs that ended in a blood trail that did not produce. And we are talking shot distances around 15 yards from a low (ten foot) elevated stand. Vitals are small, hogs are moving, you know the deal.
So, in our opinion, it is still a skill and a definite legitimate style of hunting.
We have some spot and stalk opportunities in South Florida, but not enough for five guys all week long.
Australia might be good, for truly wild, free range, unrestricted roaming, as was mentioned.
Certain outfitters in Texas may also be good. Lots more acreage than we have.
I might also check Argentina.
The trouble with public WMAs in Florida are the very limited amount of time they are open for hunting.
Just my two cents and good luck in your search.
I would also listen to what "killinstuff" has to say. He is a good friend and has hunted hogs in as many places as anybody....knows what he is talking about, and would help you in any way with his advice.
Let us know what you find as others may be interested in where to go as well.
Hog heaven was in Estill, SC and some of the terrain in the harvest pics on wildthings site look a lot like the terrain in some of the hog heaven pics (the top of the hump),,,, ok here I'll ask it,,, is Hog Heaven now Wildthings????
Hey Ted, the property is one and the same. Ray ran Hog Heaven out of the old camp on the North end of the property, Andrew is running Wild Things out of the new camp on the South end. That is why the accommodations look so different.
I made the recommendation based on having enough space for a bunch of guys to go spot-stalk. You need serious acreage for that kind of thing. I've always wanted to hunt with TSA on one of my Florida trips, but it hasn't worked out yet.
Killinstuff, is that link working for you? Goes to an IIS error for me.
Thom
Jacob.
i have traveled to Florida from the UK to hunt with true south adventures on a few occasions.
they are a great outfit but hunting is mostly from trees as to not push the hogs out of the area. although i have taken 2 boar stalking into the stand site.
if you are looking for open country spot and stalk with good opportunity's Javelina would be a good choice with some over the counter tags available. plus dont forget other European countries like Hungary or Spain.
Brian
Don't count out June....not sure if its early June you are looking at or not....but I've killed and been in camp plenty of times in June when hogs were Killed.
Rob killed 2 with me the same night and had I don't know how many stalks the next two days and it was in the 90s. They get on them blackberries pretty hard in June to at times.
Thermacel and plenty of water..... :campfire: