4J Ranch HOG HUNTING; THE BEST WILD HOG HUNTING IN EAST TEXAS

WILD HOG HUNTING ON FOOT

                                                  - Each additional Wild Hog for each hunter ------------- $1.00 per pound

                                                  -  Booking fee per hunter for each day  --------------------- 50.00 per day

                                                  - If we skin and quarter --------------------------------------------- 50.00 per hog

                                                  - A processed wild hog will net about 40% of its total live weight.

                                                  - Wounded wild hogs not found are priced at $100.00     

   WILD HOG HUNTING WITH HOG-DOGS

          - First Wild Hog for each hunter ------------------------------ $1.50 per pound

          - Each additional Wild Hog for each hunter ------------- $1.00 per pound

         -  Booking Guide fee per day for hunter(s) with dog(s)and guide is $100.

         -  Wild Hogs captured under 40 pounds are typically released.

         -  Guide will visually determine approximate weight for the 40 lb pigs.

         -  If we skin and quarter a wild hog  ---------------------------- 50.00 per hog

         -  A processed wild hog will net about 40% of its total live weight.

WILD HOG HUNTING ON FOOT IS DANGEROUS

Wild hog hunting on foot is not  suited for the uninformed or the faint-heated hunter.  No question, stalking wild hogs in the dense woods is very exciting, but an angry wild hog  cornered in close quarters is unpredictable and dangerous.  Even a 100 pound hog has the body structure, speed, strength and teeth necessary to  outrun, knock down and mortally injure a man.  So be forewarned, this type of hunting is dangerous. 

     WILD HOG HUNTING WITH DOGS IS PHYSICALLY DEMANDING

Hunters need to be prepared for a physical workout when signing up for wild hog hunting with dogs.  It is not a casual walk through the woods along side the dogs.  Instead, each dog goes their on way in an effort to find fresh wild hog scent.  More often than not, a wild hog being pursued will retreat to cover in the most dense, inaccessible areas of the woods.  After a dog bays a hog, the other dogs and the hunting party may run up to one hundred yards through dense brush, mud, and water up to two foot deep before arriving at the scene. After a couple of wild hog captures, hunters and dogs are ready for rest and refreshments.

   ROLES OF DOG HANDLER AND GUIDE WHILE WILD HOG HUNTING

An experienced dog handler and guide are vital elements of a successful wild hog hunt with dogs.  The dog handler focuses on the dogs and keeps the hunting party informed as to when and where a dog has bayed a wild hog. The guide focuses on the immediate, surrounding area looking for wild hog targets in the dense brush.  When a wild hog is finally bayed, the handler is the first one on the scene.  After he has determined it is safe for others to approach, the hunter is instructed to approach and take the wild hog. The wild hog will then be taken with by a knife.  In the case of the above photos, the hunters chose to go into the brush while the dogs are holding the wild hog, grab the wild hog’s back legs, pull it out of the brush, and then have their photograph taken with a live wild hog.

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