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Does anyone know where I can find good feral hog hunting in Texas? I've been looking around, but it seems the only feral hog hunting I can find in Texas is guided. I'm not interested in paying someone to hunt on their land as Texas is host to a vast ammount of public hunting land. It would be great if someone could help direct me to some decent public hunting grounds for feral hogs.
What are the regulations for out of staters for Texas hog hunts? Licensce price-how many can I shoot?
Feral Hog Hunting in SE Texas / Bullet weight for hog hunting? 1) Does anyone know of any reasonably priced day hunts for hogs in southeast TX (I live in Houston)? Or, does anyone have some property where 1-2 hunters could take a few hogs off your hands? 2) Would 150gr rounds (.30-06) be sufficient to put down a hog cleanly, or would 180gr be better?
what is the best rifle for hog hunting? hunting hog in texas need to choose a fifle to use whats the best caliber
where can I find land to lease for me and my family to go camping and hunting in northeast Texas? I would like to lease at least 200-400 acres in Northeast Texas for me and my family to hunt, camp, and just kick around on. I would like to be able to hunt deer, hogs, and squirells, and be able to camp with my family.
texas hogs hunt lease? Hi folks, does anyone have information on hog hunt lease, or know some landowner has lease for hog hunt. thanks.
I was hunting and heard a wierd noise? I hunt in texas and when i was in the deer stand i heard this "oooooo" sound. I heard it twice i wanted to record it but i was kind of scared it might be a big foot. It sounded really like a guerilla saying it but im not sure. What do you think it could be? It didn't sound like a cayote and theres hogs out there and deer.
Does anyone know where I can hunt hogs for free in North Texas(DFW area)? Specifically, I'm looking for land owned by ranchers or farmers with hog problems. I don't want to charge for killing the hogs, so long as I am not charged to hunt. I don't have any dogs, and wouldn't be hunting with any right now, although it would be nice to know where I could hunt with dogs in the future. Since I wouldn't have any dogs with me, I would be using a rifle.
Bow Hunting: If you take the animal with your backup firearm in defense are you allowed to keep the carcass? With hogs in Texas you are, but I was just curious about other animals in other places. (Dangerous game of course, no blasting turkey's in self defense)
How do I connect with my brother who is jealous and insecure about inheritance? South Texas families with separate ranches. 1 on mothers side and 1 one dads side. They have been handed to my parents after their parents died. Mothers ranch has been leased for at least 4 generations to the same hunters. No room for a new lease. My brother always took his friends any time to hunt deer and hog. My father called and spoke to my husband and told him the hunters didn't mind that he and his son (my step son) joined them for hog hunting. My brother arrived the same weekend. Now we were all very close good friends. My brother did not like the fact that my husband was there and reacted badly and was combative. 5 years later, he still will not talk to me. I've thrown all the balls in his court to be nice and still no response. My mother had the worst experience with her brother when her parents died. Mother went through a nitemare with her brother with inheritance.
I'm looking for a hunting lease in TX. star for best answer? I'm looking for a hunting lease in texas. Year round. Can anyone help me out???? i live in dallas, but i don't mind driving. I just about anything....deer dove hogs...etc.....thanks for you help and a star for best answer
Any suggestions for places to hunt Ram and Hogs? Im open to any place in U.S. but it looks like Texas has the most. I am an archery only hunter. Please serious answers only!
What is the best coon hound for thick brus wit relativly dangerous animals.? Hello i hunt in the thick trinity river bottoms(in texas) were we have seen everything from an alligator to a baby black bear and were stalked by a panther.Hogs are evrywhere i know i will need probablly need at least 3 dogs but what kind i need excellent swimmers and smart big dogs.
Is it wrong to cross breed dogs for a specific purpose when all the puppies are already spoken for? Me and my buddies hunt nuisance hogs here in Texas and cross breed hounds and bulldogs for hunting the hogs and someone said it was wrong. But every puppy we get from it are always spoken for and end up in good homes where they are treated well. Whats so wrong with that? We arent using random dogs, we use male pit's with a female catahoula and a female black mouth cur. And im not a big fan of the blue lacy. The ones I have come across have been nervous. Every dog we have gotten from this is a better hunter than its pure bred parents.
No charges Filed? No charges for man who shot immigrant while hunting in Texas LAREDO, Texas -- A hunter who fatally shot an undocumented immigrant on a South Texas ranch when he mistook the man for a hog should not be indicted, a Maverick County grand jury has decided. The grand jury's no bill means Jaime Gonzalez will not be charged with manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide for the 2004 shooting near El Indio. Gonzalez, of Eagle Pass, had told authorities he was shooting at a wild hog about 150 feet away when Celestino Lopez was struck in the abdomen.
know anyone from...? minnesota??? are these true??? i got this email from my cousin from there and i was just wondering. -you live in Texas but vacation in Minnesota in January. -you have friends who schedule their wedding in the middle of January without a thought about weather conditions. -you are always interested in how the gooofers football team is doing. -your state pays a bounty for killing the state mascot. -you consider a six inch snowfall a blessing for "the cities" because it provides instant urban renewal. -you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping the food will swim by. -you keep the snow tires on your truck all year because it ain't worth taking them off for only two months. -you are proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation. -you have ever refused to buy something because it's too "spendy." -you believe that the Vikings would have won four super bowls by now if they were still playing in Metropolitan Stadium. -you have a town with men foolish enough to play a tackle football snow bowl on the Sunday after Christmas for 37 years in a row. -you believe that rushing out on the lakes with your pick-up in November is nature's way of upgrading the state's gene pool. -you think a basketball team consists of twelve white boys. -all your kids at school are above average. -all your women are strong. -you like to come in out of the sun when the temperature gets above 72. -you're a card-carrying member of both the NRA and the ACLU. -your local Dairy Queen is closed from December through February. -you instinctively walk like a penguin for three months out of the year. -someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there. -your Dad's sun tan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead. -you have ever apologized to a telemarketer. -you believe the only REAL vehicles have skis in front and a loud motor under your seat. -you have a nickname for your chain saw and you pat it on the fuel tank at the end of a hard day's sawing. -you are STILL convinced the Twins will never win the pennant because the owners are too cheap to pay the good players, so they all leave. -you may not have actually eaten it, but you have heard of Lutefisk. -someone mentions Old Hubie or the Humph, and you know exactly who they mean. -you like the Winter Olympics better than the Summer Olympics. -you beam with pride when some King or Hollywood super star comes to the Mayo Clinic to save their lives. -you consider snow banks to be "just another rough" on the golf course. -you have no "spring" sports season. -you have ever worn shorts and a parka at the same time. -you were proud when you turned 12 and got a pair of "5 bucklers" for your birthday. -you have ever thought Michelangelo's statue of David was "indecent." -you have either a pet or a child named "Kirby." -you were delighted to get a miniature snow shovel for your 3rd birthday. -your birthday was in April, and you still got to use the shovel right away. -your town has an equal number of bars and churches. -you go to a high school basketball game, the score is 12-8 at halftime, and you don't think there's anything strange about that. -you have ever had an entire telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number. -you know how to say Wayzata, Mahtomedi, and Shakopee. -you grew up thinking rice was only for dessert. -there are four superstar college basketball players turning pro, and your state's team draws the fifth pick. -you think that ketchup is a little too spicy. -you support the preservation of forests, farmland and wetlands because that's where you hunt deer, pheasants and geese. -your daily meals are breakfast, dinner, and supper. -every January, from age 2 to 13, you let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post. -you believe human beings must all go through a frozen dormant period for four months every year. -you consider Lime Jell-O a highly versatile food: a breakfast dish when it is filled with fruit, a salad when it has shredded carrots and a dab of mayonnaise, and a dessert when topped with dreamwhip. -you never heard the word mayonnaise until you went to college. -your local bars still have "The Friday Night Fights" even though boxing is no longer on television. -it makes perfect sense for you to be in-state AND out-state at the same time. -the physician giving a lecture on gastro-intestinal disorders talks about your "tummy." -you firmly believe Bronko Nagurski was the greatest football player that ever lived. -you voted for Mondale. -you know that Kareem, Wilt, Shaq and Alonzo could never have stood up to George Mikan in the paint. -you never had to rewind any part of "Fargo" because you missed some of the dialogue. -your town isn't trying to be ironic when it plans a "winter carnival." -you always believed that vacation meant "going up north." -the first time you entered the Metrodome you looked up and said, "sure could stack a lot of hay bales in here!" -you KNOW there is no such place as Lake Wobegone, but you have drunk St. Wendell's beer. -your gas station thinks FULL SERVICE means filling your gas tank, washing the windshield, checking the oil and being friendly to the customers. -your bank has the name of your town included in its name. -your town has an annual festival honoring a fruit, vegetable or ethnic food. -you know where the "iron range" is. -you praise the parents of the state's top basketball player for pulling him off of the team until his grades improve. -an old lady has ever helped you cross the street. -the temperature in March is above freezing for three days in a row, and you think it's summer. -you think it's best to eat Jell-O after it's molded. -your state's most successful college football coach never cuts anyone, lets his quarterback call all the plays, and has no-contact practices. -you laugh out loud every time you see a news report about a blizzard shutting down the entire east coast. -you understand, and can explain, illegal defense, the infield fly rule, and icing. -the first time you saw "Grumpy Old Men" you thought it was a documentary. -you think that "UFF DA" is a standard English phrase. -your favorite sport when it's cold outside is played where it's cold inside. -your neighborhood has a 20-hour parking zone. -you can recite, from memory, more than a half-dozen "Ole and Lena" jokes. -you know people named Ole and Lena. -your state's pro football team beats San Francisco, but loses to Tampa Bay. -you thank God every morning for not making you an Iowan. -you believe that bitter cold, a slippery surface and speed go together in a sport and on the Interstate. -you hear that the stock market is up and you think the price of hogs has gained 50 cents per hundred weight. -you think of SPAM as a quality, all-purpose meat product whether served with eggs for breakfast, in a sandwich at noontime, or in a hot-dish for supper. -everytime you see moonlight on a lake you think of a dancing bear, and sing, gently, "From the land of sky-blue waters . . . Hamm's, the beer refreshing. Hamm's, the beer refreshing." -you remember the thrill of going to the top of the Foshay Tower. -you don't understand why everyone thinks Garrison Keillor is so funny. -your dog dies, your spouse leaves you, you lose your job, and your car breaks down, all on the same day, and the first thought that comes to your mind is, "It could be worse". -it gets worse.
Any suggestions for places to hunt Ram and Hogs? Im open to any place in U.S. but it looks like Texas has the most. I am an archery only hunter. Please serious answers only! I' m looking for information on guides or ranches that offer hunts.Prefer first hand reports Thanks
racers that hunt? i manage a ram ang hog hunting ranch in texas, how do you go about inviting a nascar driver to come out and do a hunt
Caliber 270 or 308? I live in South Texas and I want to hunt both hog and deer, I am not going to bring gun brand into this question, but should I buy a caliber 270 or 308. And what are the main differences between the two, if there are any?
.30-.30 hog hunting? I`ve gone to every website I could find and could never find out if a Marlin model 336W with 170 grain would be ok for hogs at the most 100 yards in texas
What are the requirements for hunting in Sam Houston National Forest, Texas....? What are the requirements for hunting in Sam Houston National Forest? I know that you have to have an anual hunting permit, which I belive can be covered by buying an anual public hunting land permit (please correct me if I'm wrong). I know that you have to have a licence for whatever it is that you are hunting (if required). One of the things that confuses me is the requirement for wearing hunters orange...I've read that you are required to wear hunters orange no matter what you are hunting. I've also read that you are only required to wear hunters orange if you are deer hunting (you have to wear "x" amount of square inches of hunters orange), so I am confused. Does anyone know the true regualations. I don't deer hunt in these parts....I duck hunt on lake conroe (which backs up to the national forest) and am interested in doing some squirrel hunting in the national forrest (hog too if I come across one). I don't want any trouble with game wardens, so please help me clarify the rules.
Starting a game ranch? I know some of you guys on here are guides or owners of hunting/wildlife businesses. In the next few years, I would like to start a small-scale exotic game ranch here in Texas. 100 acres or so of high-fenced land, and I'd want to have hogs and a couple of species of deer (fallow and axis, most likely). I'd probably put up a few trailers or build some bungalows, too. Any pointers with regard to financing this? Any pointers in general? Thanks.
I am looking for a good tracking dog. I take many novices as well as youth out hunting (for free) a lot throughout the year. I do spend time with them teaching them shot placement and marksmanship prior to the hunt but unfortunately not all shots are well placed resulting in wounding an animal. I HATE wounding animals. That is where the tracking dog would come in. I am good at tracking myself but I am limited to sight tracking. I also have two children that would spend time with the dog. I live in East Texas and would mainly be tracking wounded hogs and deer as well as some small game. Any suggestions?
How does the .45 acp perform against wild hogs? I am planning to go hunting into the national forest here in Texas, it is close to where I live. My primary hunting gun is my 7.62 x 54mm Mosin Nagant rifle and my second gun will be a Colt 1911 .45 acp with the 5 inch barrel. I know that the Russian 7.62 x 54mm rifle will definitely beat the snot out of the hogs, but I would like to know how does the .45 acp perform against wild hogs. My 1911 is my back up firearm. Thanks.
Is my Uncle right or wrong? I am confused.? I am 9years old. I will be spending the holidays on my uncles ranch in texas. We live in the city, outskirts area in a sub division. My uncle has promised to take me hunting for deer, coyotes and wild hogs. He sent me a bb gun in the mail and 5000 bbs. He told me I should shoot at birds to hone my skils at shooting at moving objects. He said this will get me use to a real gun and i will know what it is like to take one animal down. Do you think this will really help me with my shootin and hunting skils. I am real excited.
Looking for Hog Doggers in Southeast Texas/Houston area? Hey fellas, I'm new to the sport of hog dogging but already hardcore addicted. Anybody in the SE Texas area want a tag along on their next hog hunt? Thanks,
Few Questions about Hog Hunting.? I plan to go Hog Hunting this Thanksgiving and would like to know some information about such. 1. What's the most effective firearm against Hogs? Shotguns are Rifles? 2. If shotguns, would a 12-gauge buckshot work? 2a. If rifles, would a .223 be fine? 3. What's the most effective way to hunt Hog?(Tree-stand, etc) 4. Is there a bag-limit on hogs if they are considered a nuisance?(Texas and Louis.) 5. Are hogs dangerous even if dealt with properly and maturely? Thanks in Advance.
looking for a good deer hunting pistol,anyone out there know where i could buy one. maybe a 6.5 cal.? i am wanting a good pistol for deer ,hogs etc. I have never owned one or know much about them. I am wanting a single shot. I am from south texas but at this moment i am working in clinton,Iowa. Gonna be here another 4 weeks
Which grain is the best to use? I own a Mossber 4x4 7mm rem. mag. I am hunting everything in Texas from white tail to mule deer to hogs. Most of my shots will be in the range of 200-300 yards. I have heard that the heavier grain will be a little overkill on a 100-200 yard shot. I am just wondering what grain will drop the animal the best but not destroy more meat than needed.
are these good guns ? I want to get a Remington 870 express 20 ga. shotgun. I want to know if I should get the 26" or 28" barrel for get basic skeet shooting and maybe a little water fowl hunting. Also what kind of loads should i get. I know Remington is trustworthy brand so i feel like it would be a good gun, if you have one please give me your feedback. Also i want to get a Mossberg 100 ATR scope combo rifle in .243, because it is fairly lite and the ammo isn't that expensive. would this be a good gun to hunt whitetails, bobcats, and hogs in south east texas. If you have either of these guns or have shot one please feel free to leave input or any ammo recomendations. i have also considered a .270 but i am 14 so recoil is an issue that is why i want the 20 guage
