WILD HOG HUNTING IN TEXAS AT 4J RANCH
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Wild Hog & Exotics Ranch Centerville Texas
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UNIQUE Wild Hog Hunting in Texas The 4J Ranch is a unique experience for Wild Hog Hunting in Texas because it offers a traditional stalking hunt. We also offer wild hog hunting from ground blinds. Wild Hog Hunting can be with a bow, handgun, or rifle. Besides wild hog hunting, the 4J Ranch offers whitetail deer hunting, or exotic deer hunting from a blind or by stalking the deer within their natural habitat. White tail deer hunting or exotic deer hunting can be with with a bow or rifle. Several times each year the ranch offers hog-dog hunts. Interested hunters can contact us via email that includes a phone number. When the hog-dog hunt is scheduled, interest hunters are contacted. YOUNG HUNTERS ARE WELCOME: Hunting is a sport. To be a successful hunter requires specific knowledge 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 environments, is dangerous and must be taken seriously. The four types of poisonous snakes and wild hogs are at the ranch. But that is hunting in its true natural form; Being within a dangerous, wild environment hunting wild animals where skills and knowledge makes a difference between safely returning home or not. WILD HOG HUNTING: At $50.00 per hunt per hunter and $1.00 per pound, Wild Hog Hunting at the 4J Ranch is an inexpensive way to enjoy a full day of hunting. The typical cost for one wild hog hunt and one wild hog is 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 ground blinds for Wild Hog Hunting. Hunters can hunt with a bow, rifle or handgun while wild hog hunting from a blind or stalking. Checkout our WILD HOG HUNTING pages for more details. WILD HOG HUNTING ON FOOT: Stalking wild hogs in the dense river bottom woods on the 4J Ranch is a slow deliberate process of locating wild hogs. Hogs may be feeding in open areas within the woods, in which case there is an oportunity to take steady aim. But the most likely senario is that the wild hogs will be bedded down within a dense, brushy area. Wild hogs will lay quietly in the brush hiding from approaching hunters. Typically, wild hogs will wait until a hunter is within ten yards before it makes its move. When the wild hog does jump out of its hiding spot, it will run at full bore to the next hiding spot. Hunters will have a few seconds to take aim and shot before the wild hogs are once again out of site. This typical shooting senerio is exactly why stalking wild hogs in the dense brush is so exciting. Hunting from a blind, waiting for an animal to reveal itself is never the same after experiencing the excitement and challenge of stalking wild hogs. The only photographs of hunters posted on this website are hunters that have killed an animal on the ranch. Unfortunately some hunters are not successful, but that is the true nature of hunting and there are no guarenteed kills at the 4J Ranch. Check out our WILD HOG HUNTING pages for more details. 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. Young wild hogs that are weaned from their mother (aka: ‘weaner’ or ‘shote’) tend to run in a group with other young wild hogs. Also, young wild hogs are more physically active than older wild hogs. These two young wild hog behavior patterns increases shooting opportunities and increases the odds on bringing home the bacon. But the real enjoyment and pleasure of wild hog hunting for young wild hogs is realized at the dinner table. A wild hog that weighs less than 100 pounds will be mild flavored and tender meat that taste as good as pork from a meat market. Hunters that like wild game are pleasantly surprised when they taste the meat from a young wild hog. 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 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 reduces 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 time 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. 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. The cost of a hunting deer is based on a standard point system. The 4J Ranch categorizes whitetail bucks either above or below 130. 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: Follow the links below for Texas Parks and Wildlife information on feral hogs found in Texas. LICENSE FOR WILD HOG HUNTING: Follow the link below to understand Texas Parks and Wildlife regulation on hog hunting. Look under the heading of Nongame and Other Species, then under subheading of Exotic Animals and Fowl. The only license required for hunting wild hog is the Resident Hunting (Type 101) or the 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 hogs in Texas. Hunters can hunt wild hogs any month of the year, anytime during the day or night, and with any type of weapon. 4J Ranch is located within Leon County TEXAS REGULATIONS by County Hunting LICENSES in TEXAS
Come to the 4J Ranch and let us place your sites on an enjoyable hunting experience. Copyright (c) 2009 4J Ranch. All rights reserved |
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