Hogs in daylight?

GCook · January 27, 2020, 07:25:12 PM

There is nothing like the thrill of a spot and stalk kill. Javelina make a great quarry for that. Pigs are second on that then elk. Deer have been tough for me.

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Wudstix · January 28, 2020, 10:45:43 AM

For sure you have to get into the thick stuff. There is a spot at Granger called the "THICKS", we joke that if you trip in there you'll not hit the ground, the trees and brush will hold you up. It is challenging to even get your bow drawn in there, and usually the first time you see the pigs is as they bust out. Following Hog trails into the brier patches isn't much better, but it can work.

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Terry Green · January 28, 2020, 11:37:40 AM

Yes....the thick stuff is where those that can manufacture shots rule!!!!!!

Wudstix · January 28, 2020, 12:07:06 PM

AMEN!!!

Mint · January 28, 2020, 05:18:34 PM

I doubt those hogs are sitting all day unless they are really pressured nonstop. I'll but they are moving around in the thick patches during the morning and especially the afternoons and evenings. The good thing is you can hear them moving and fighting amongst themselves. Get in there and don't worry about making a lot of noise until you are close enough for you to hear them move. I've had a group walk right up to me thinking I was another hog walking through.

Wudstix · January 28, 2020, 07:19:58 PM

Hogs at Granger are hunted hard daily. They are either asleep in the briers or at a run, during daylight. They are almost totally nocturnal. They get Helo hunted once a year, as well. Can't count the number of times I have stalked a bedded hog, put an arrow in a dead pig. In 19 years of hunting there I may have seen 2-3 hogs in semi-open moving between brier patches or thick stuff. By thick I mean stuff you can't walk through. You can crawl in the hog trails and hope for an opening when you need it to shoot.

Terry Green · January 28, 2020, 09:44:17 PM

Quote from: Mint on January 28, 2020, 05:18:34 PM
I doubt those hogs are sitting all day unless they are really pressured nonstop. I'll but they are moving around in the thick patches during the morning and especially the afternoons and evenings. The good thing is you can hear them moving and fighting amongst themselves. Get in there and don't worry about making a lot of noise until you are close enough for you to hear them move. I've had a group walk right up to me thinking I was another hog walking through.

YES!!!!! They ain't laying down all day!!!

Arkansas Stick · January 29, 2020, 12:11:41 AM

Never hunted Florida but we kill a lot of hogs here in Arkansas. Hogs have no real set schedule or pattern it seems. Spook them at night and they'll start coming in day light. They won't leave easy food! They're pigs for goodness sakes! Lol

Wudstix · January 29, 2020, 11:41:34 AM

Granger Texas free range hogs are PhD level hog hunting. With no feeders,(legally) food wherever they find it and the heat of the day, they do have a tendency to lay up in the shade much more. Granger is primarily all river bottom flood plain, and they like to lay in the low water, about knee deep. That makes kayak hunting for them good as opposed to trying to wade through the muck and mire. There are spots that stay flooded most of the year, so are impossible to walk through. On dry land you'll find wallowed out spots in the thick patches were they can lay down and look like an ant hill from 25-30 yards, binos are a great tool. Can't tell how many ant hills I've shot in brier patches, either. Also, there are several small islands with extremely thick vegetation and steep banks, making access difficult that don't get hunted much so hold some hogs. Daylight hours are the only option at Granger, so it is a challenge. That's what makes it so much fun!!!