THE MOST CHALLENGING WILD HOG HUNT IN TEXAS
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Centerville, Texas
TEXAS BEST WILD HOG HUNT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ BLIND HUNT SPECIAL -- Friday or Saturday afternoon/night -------------------- Valid for the afternoon blind hunt (3:PM to 8:PM)
100.00 PER HUNTER (minimum 2 hunters or 200.00)
1st HOG FREE FOR EACH HUNTER - No weight limit!
Note: The 4J Ranch guarentees mature wild hogs are within the dense 110 acres of fenced, hardwood forest. Hunting success is dependent on environmental conditions and hunter skills. A maximum of 6 hunters per booking for a BLIND HUNT SPECIAL (2 hunters per blind). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guided Wild Hog Stalk Hunts, Blind Hunts or Hog-Dog Hunts The most challenging wild hog hunt in Texas! 4J Ranch Wild Hogs are fed a high protein feed and corn to produce a quality wild hog meat! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Normal Hog Huning Pricing
50.00 Per Hunter for NIGHT OWL hunt (11:PM-4:AM) Plus 1 dollar per pound (live weight) for hogs killed. (Peak time of hog foraging/rooting.)
$75.00 Per Hunter for afternoon blind hunt (4:PM-9PM) Plus 1 dollar per pound (live weight) for hogs killed. (Time when hogs begin nightly foraging/rooting.)
$100.00 Per Hunter for morning stalk in woods (7:AM-10:AM) Plus 1 dollar per pound (live weight) for hogs killed. (Hogs are bedded down for the day.)
Group discounts for 3 or more morning stalking or afternoon blind hunts
4 Hunters for afternoon blind hunt = 250.00 (see details on pricing pages)
4J Ranch - The best in Texas! THE BEST HUNTING CHALLENGE! THE BEST SELECTION OF WILD HOG HUNTS! STALK, BLIND (day or night), HOG-DOG, OR COMBINATION! |
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Experience Wild Hog Hunting in an East Texas river bottom! The 4J Ranch guarentees wild hogs are on the ranch property.
Texas Hunting Licenses is Required to hunt wild hogs.From Texas Parks and Wildlife: Year 2011 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/general/hunt_licenses/
Out of state or out of country licenses: Non-resident 5-Day Special Hunting (Type 157):
$48
4J Ranch BOOKING PROCESS is as follows: - - Email available hunting dates, type of hunt, and your personal number. - - - Or call 888-537-3576 and leave a message with available hunting dates, type of hunt, and personal phone number. - - - A 4J Ranch representative will return your call within 24 hours (Monday-Friday). - - - Once a date/time is agreeable, your hunting date is placed on the calendar for 24 hours. - - - Then make the hunting fee payment via PayPal on this page. - - - - - - - PayPal is a secure method of paying on line, we do not see your account numbers. - - - Typically within a few hours after your payment, 4J Ranch receives an email from PayPal. - - - Next, our booking calendar is updated to reflect your payment. - - - Finally, a confirmation of payment, a map, and contact phone numbers are emailed to you. Meat Processor: Jarrett's Meat Service 335 Crossroads Madisonville, Tx. 77864 (936) 348-3868 \ The 4J Ranch is the unique Texas Wild Hog Hunting ranch Wild Hog Hunting at the 4J Ranch is a unique Wild Hog Hunting experience. As avid hunters, we created a wild hog hunting ranch that will, test and improve, the hunting skills necessary to take down an intelligent animal like the wild hog within its home territory. Starting with a comfortable man-made blind (day or night), to a ground blind created from indigenous vegetation, to stalking hunts, and finally hog-dog hunts with physical contact with a dangerous wild hog. The 4J Ranch of is one of a very few hog hunting ranches in the U.S. that offers four wild hog hunting options.
Hunters that want an extreme hunting and shooting challenge, a guided stalk hunt is the way to go. An experieced guide takes hunters within the dense woods and heavy underbrush to locate wild hogs that are bedded down in the brush. The hunter will have an opportunity to shoot a wild hog running full speed between trees and brush. It is a shooting challenge, even for the experienced hunter!
For wild hog hunters that prefer to hunt from a blind, the 4J Ranch has four fully enclosed two man blinds. The blinds will protect the hunters from inclement weather. Blind-to-feeder distances range from 35-to-100 yards.
Time of day and weather conditions dictate wild hog behavior. Even though wild hogs are nocturnal, they have poor night vission. Consequently, wild hogs begin their movements to and from bedding areas and food sources early in the morning or late afternoon. Hogs are more active before or after dramatic changes in weather conditions. Also, hogs are very active during the four days surrounding a full moon. Extreme heat or cold, is life threatening for wild hogs. They will bed down in dense brush to avoid exposure to extreme temperatures.
Wild Hogs can be hunted with a rifle, handgun or shotgun (slugs). Weapons of a .270 caliber or larger work best for wild hogs. It is essential to use a weapon without a scope when stalking wild hogs in the woods; Target acquisition time is only a few seconds!
The 4J Ranch hunting area is located in a Trinity River Bottom basin just south of Centerville, Texas. The 4J cabin is approximately one mile from the hunting area. Good highways and roads allow easy access to the cabin and hunting area with any type of vehicle. WILD HOG HUNTING: Wild Hog Hunting at the 4J Ranch is an inexpensive way to enjoy the sport of hunting. The typical, average total cost for one hunter to hunt wild hogs is $150.00. Wild Hog Hunting on foot within the dense woods of the Trinity River Bottom is a serious test of wild hog hunting and shooting skills. The ranch also has 4 enclosed 2 man blinds for Wild Hog Hunting. Checkout our WILD HOG HUNTING pages for more details.
YOUNG WILD HOG HUNTERS ARE WELCOME: Hunting is simiIar to any other sport. To be a successful hunter requires specific knowledge, training and skills. At what age does a young hunter begin learning gun safety and hunting skills for each species? That depends on the comfort level of the parents. We at the 4J Ranch welcome parents to bring their young hunters to the ranch and teach them how to hunt wild hogs and/or deer. The ranch offers a controlled hunting environment where a parent has an opportunity to spend the necessary time to teach their young hunter animal behavior, gun safety and shooting skills. Be forewarned, hunting in this wooded East Texas river bottom, like so many hunting enviroments, is dangerous and must be taken seriously.
WILD HOG HUNTING ON FOOT: Stalking wild hogs within the dense woods and brush of a river bottom is a slow, deliberate and focused hunting process. It is true that wild hogs may be feeding within the woods and offer a shooter time for a steady, deliberate aim. But, the most likely scenario is that the wild hog will be bedded down, hidden within a cool, dense, brushy hide. Normally, when a hunter is within 30-40 yards of the brush hide, the wild hog will simply get up and walk to another hide to avoid the approaching hunter. But, for whatever reason, some wild hogs will lie quietly in the brush expecting the hunter to walk past the brush and be undetected. What makes stalking wild hogs such an adrenaline rush, is if the hunters approach the brush hide head-on, the hog will change its mind about staying in the brush when the hunter is within five feet of the hide. At that point, the hog abandons its brush hide and runs away from the hunter at full speed, affording the hunter a few seconds to acquire the target and pull the trigger. To say it is difficult to make a single kill shot at a running hog is an understatement. To say it is an exciting type of hunt is also an understatement.
NOTE: The four poisonous snakes found in North America are on the 4J Ranch: rattlesnake; copperhead;coral; and cottonmouth.
MORNING WILD HOG STALKING: A guided four hour stalking hunt. Hunters go into the woods right after sunup.
AFTERNOON/NIGHT WILD HOG HUNT FROM BLIND: Approximately six hours in the blind: Hunter is in the blind about 2 hour before sunset until 10:30 PM. Hogs are nocturnal and will move to and from water/food throughout the night.
BLINDS: The 4J Ranch has 4 fully enclosed 4x8 foot blinds. The blinds are large enough to easily accomidate two hunters and their hunting equipment. The blind-to-feeder ranges 35-100 yards, depending on the blind. Colored spotlights are use to see and shoot wild hogs feeding. WILD HOG HUNTING IN TEXAS DURING THE HOG DAYS OF SUMMER Wild hog hunting in Texas during the summer months requires a different hunting strategy than wild hog hunting during the winter months. Wild hogs are very susceptible to overheating and dying during the dry, hot summer months in East Texas. Once the daylight temperature exceeds 80 degrees, wild hogs bed down on cool soil under shade. When the temperature exceeds 90 degrees wild hogs bed down under very dense cover on moist soil, and if possible, very near water. Most likely these cool, shaded areas are located within a dense wooded area or a wooded area that contain very dense brush and/or briar. Hunting wild hogs during the milder temperatures is the obvious strategy for wild hog hunting during the summer months. There are three windows of times when temperatures may drop below eighty degrees. One window would be in the middle of the night. Another window could be a few hours before sunset. The final window is before sunrise. Each window of time provides a hunter with an opportunity to kill wild hogs.
Night wild hog hunting from a blind can be productive and enjoyable, especially when there is a clear sky with a three-quarter-to-full moon. Unfortunately hunting wild hogs at night from a blind does not afford hunters an oportunity to stalk wild hogs. If you are hunting for great taste, the young wild hog or Barrow are the best! WILD HOG HUNTING (Young): Hunting for young wild hogs is the least expensive way to enjoy hunting and shooting. At $1.00 per pound a hunter can take two-to-four young hogs for the price of one big wild boar. Young wild hogs are more likely to expose themselves to hunters than the older, experienced wild hog. After a young wild hog is weaned from their mother (aka: ‘weaner’ or ‘shote’) it will run in a group with other young wild hogs. Also, young wild hogs are more active than older wild hogs. These young wild hog behavior patterns increase the odds of bringing home the bacon.
The enjoyment and pleasure of young wild hog hunting is realized at the dinner table. A wild hog that weighs less than 100 pounds will be tender, mild flavored meat that is as good as pork from the super market. It has been our experience that hunters are pleasantly surprised when they dine on the meat of a young wild hog. The typical method of cooking is to cut the meat into strips and chicken fry.
Wild Hog Hunting (Barrow - aka Bar): No question about it, young wild hog meat has a great taste, but the meat from a castrated male hog (Barrow or Bar”) is as good as it gets. Years ago we introduced wild hogs into the ranch and let them breed. Each spring we capture and castrate male hogs. These wild hogs (Bars) have months to heal and complete their physiological transition caused by castration before winter sets in. The end results of castration are hormonal changes that reduce aggression, improves overall body mass, increased amount of body fat, and a milder tasting meat. Hogs reproduce at an alarming rate and some males escape capture and are not yet castrated. So the real prize or trophy kill is the Bar. It is priced the same as any other wild hog at $1.00 per pound. Check out our WILD HOG HUNTING pages for more information and more details.
WILD HOG HUNTING WITH DOGS: Several times each year, the 4J Ranch has wild hog hunts with dogs. The objective of wild hog hunting with dogs is to capture and castrate the male wild hogs. Female wild hogs are released at the end of the hunt. Hunters interested in wild hog hunting need to email us. When we have a wild hog hunt with dogs, interested hunters are called and informed of the date. At that time, they will book a hog dog hunt with us. Check out our WILD HOG HUNTING pages for more details.
RED STAG HUNTING:Hunting an exotic deer like the Red Deer is an experience. The Red Stag is a large exotic deer that is a distant relative to the American Elk. A mature five year old stag can weigh over 500 hundred pounds. The Read Stag is not native to North America so it is exempt from the Texas hunting season and bag limits. When a Red Stage walks out of the woods, he looks and walks like a king the deer. Red Deer meat is a heart-healthy, high protein, low fat and low cholesterol. Red Deer meat is sold around the world in meat markets as venison.
WHITE TAIL DEER HUNTING: White Tail deer hunting is offered during the Leon County, Texas deer hunting season. Leon County requires the antler spread to be at least thirteen inches. Check out our WHITE TAIL DEER HUNTING page for deer hunting pricing.
WHITE TAIL DOE HUNTING:At the 4J Ranch the Whitetail Doe is only available during the BOW ONLY deer hunting season of Leon County. Because of the limited season of doe deer hunting and the number of White Tail doe on the ranch, deer hunting with a bow is priced very reasonably. Check out our WHITE TAIL DEER HUNTING pricing page for details and watch for our specials during the last part of bow deer hunting season.
PREDITOR HUNTING:Predator hunting is available at the 4J Ranch. It is the ideal location for all of the East Texas predators. It is a remote, densely wooded, wetland of the Trinity River bottom with an abundant, year round, food supply for predators.
WILD HOG HUNTING IN TEXAS REGULATIONS: Follow the two below links for Texas Parks and Wildlife. TEXAS REGULATIONS by County: 4J Ranch is located within Leon County Hunting LICENSES in TEXAS LICENSE REQUIRED FOR WILD HOG HUNTING: Resident Hunting (Type 101)
Non-resident 5-Day Special Hunting (Type 157): Legal for any period of 5 consecutive days (valid hunting dates will be printed on the license when issued). Valid to hunt: Exotic animals, all legal game birds (except turkeys), all nongame animals, squirrel, javelina and alligator (not valid for other game animals, NOT VALID FOR DEER). Stamp endorsement requirements apply out of state basic license. There is no season or bag limit for wild hog hunting in Texas. Wild hog hunters can hunt wild hogs any month of the year, anytime during the day or night, and with any type of legal weapon. WEATHER FOR CENTERVILLE, TEXAS
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