Wild Hog Hunts

THE MOST CHALLENGING WILD HOG HUNTING IN TEXAS

Hog Hunting Fee

$50.00 Per Hunter for NIGHT OWL blind hunt (10:PM - 3:AM)

(Peak time of hog foraging/rooting.)

$75.00 Per Hunter for afternoon blind hunt (3:PM - 9PM)

(Time when hogs begin nightly foraging/rooting.)

$100.00 Per Hunter for morning stalk in woods (6:AM - 10:AM)

(Hogs are bedded down for the day.)

Discounts for 3 or more hunters: Add 50.00 per hunter after 2 hunters

4J Ranch has an A-Frame with running water to Field dress wild hogs

The ranch has wild hogs of both sexes and all ages.

No limit on number of Wild Hogs taken

WILD HOG HUNTING IN 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 a wild hog.

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.

Hunting before sunset does afford a hunter an opportunity to stalk wild hogs in the woods and hunting from a blind. Unfortunately, there are hot summer days when the temperature does not drop below eighty degress until after dark.

The final window of time is before sunrise. This is the time when the daily temperature is at its lowest. Wild hogs are still out and about rooting for food and/or returning to their shaded bedding area. This window of time also offers hunters an oportunity to hunt wild hogs from a blind and stalking wild hogs.

MORNING WILD HOG HUNT is a guided stalking hunt.

AFTERNOON/NIGHT WILD HOG BLIND HUNT: Hogs are nocturnal. They move to and from their bedding area thoughout the night. The wild hog blind hunt starts approximately 2 hours before sunset. Hunters can hunt from the blind until 10:30 PM. During extreme heat conditions, wild hogs stay in their bedding area until the last hour before sunset.

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 used to see and shoot wild hogs feeding.

TEXAS Hunting REGULATIONS by County Hunting LICENSES in TEXAS

Equipment that enhances wild hog hunting experience

- A handgun for wounded hog and/or snake

- A two-way radio to communicate with your group and guide.

- A fixed blade knife with a blade at least 3 inches long.

- Compact Binoculers (7x or 10x that will fit in a shirt pocket.)

PIG LANGUAGE FOR WILD HOGS

- Barrow (AKA 'Bar'): A male wild hog that has been neutered.

- Boar: An adult male wild hog kept for breeding purposes.

- Piglet: A newborn wild hog, weighs 2-4 pounds

- Feeder pig: A piglet weaned from the sow, also known as 'weaner' or 'shote'

- Gilt: A female wild hog that has never given birth.

- Sow: An adult female wild hog that has given birth.

- Farrow (verb): A sow giving birth.

- Litter or Farrow: A group of piglets born at one time from the same sow.

- Runt: The smallest piglet in the litter.

- Market hog: A barrow or gilt up to 243 pounds for meat production.