Hogs are hanging out at the feeder.
- Thread starter EddieWalker
- Start date
- Views: 9227
Ridgewalker
Platinum Member
Slightly OT, in Missouri there are a bunch of folks who like to hunt wild hogs while riding mules and carrying black powder weapons.
I haven't done it but it sure sounds like fun!
I haven't done it but it sure sounds like fun!
OP
EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
I'm back in from this mornings hunt.
It started off at about 6:30 while Steph was still in the bathroom. I went outside to go to the bathroom and saw about a dozen hogs walking across the back pasture, AWAY FROM THE FEEDER!!! This was probably that group that I have the pictures of at the beginning of this post. I ran inside to get Steph, but she wasn't dressed yet. The kids were awake, so I went out with them to take pictures while Steph was getting dressed. They were in the trees and heading off to my neighbors property. I have permission to hunt there, but where they crossed, it's heavy, thick jungle that goes into some nasty bottomland. In other words, they were totally safe, and of the two pictures that I took, both are fuzzy.
The kids were all excited about the hogs and wanted to go hunting with us. So we loaded up a cooler with snacks and soda's, grabbed two extra chairs and hauled it to our deer blind, Fort Peyton. At 8ft by 8ft, it's very roomy for four people. This was the first time that all four of us have been in there for any length of time. They kids fell asleep right off. Steph and I kept an eye out, but the only thing we saw was a bunch of squirrels.
At 9am, the kids wanted to go back to the house and Steph had to use the bathroom. I have to get to a house today for a job I'm doing, so we called it a day. I went to the feeder to see why it didn't go off at 7am like it was supposed to. The timer was correct, but the time was off by 6 hours. I don't know what happened there, but this is my fourth or fifth timer, so I don't have allot of hope that it's any better then the others.
It was fun, but I think we missed the excitement by about ten minutes.
Eddie
It started off at about 6:30 while Steph was still in the bathroom. I went outside to go to the bathroom and saw about a dozen hogs walking across the back pasture, AWAY FROM THE FEEDER!!! This was probably that group that I have the pictures of at the beginning of this post. I ran inside to get Steph, but she wasn't dressed yet. The kids were awake, so I went out with them to take pictures while Steph was getting dressed. They were in the trees and heading off to my neighbors property. I have permission to hunt there, but where they crossed, it's heavy, thick jungle that goes into some nasty bottomland. In other words, they were totally safe, and of the two pictures that I took, both are fuzzy.
The kids were all excited about the hogs and wanted to go hunting with us. So we loaded up a cooler with snacks and soda's, grabbed two extra chairs and hauled it to our deer blind, Fort Peyton. At 8ft by 8ft, it's very roomy for four people. This was the first time that all four of us have been in there for any length of time. They kids fell asleep right off. Steph and I kept an eye out, but the only thing we saw was a bunch of squirrels.
At 9am, the kids wanted to go back to the house and Steph had to use the bathroom. I have to get to a house today for a job I'm doing, so we called it a day. I went to the feeder to see why it didn't go off at 7am like it was supposed to. The timer was correct, but the time was off by 6 hours. I don't know what happened there, but this is my fourth or fifth timer, so I don't have allot of hope that it's any better then the others.
It was fun, but I think we missed the excitement by about ten minutes.
Eddie
Tororider
Veteran Member
Sounds like a great morning. That is exactly why I can't wait to build a house out at our property. To be able to walk out the back door and hunt will be nice. I count myself lucky that we have property only a half hour away to play on, both myself and the kids. Most people around here who have property have to drive at least 2 hours. Thanks for sharing Eddie, you keep me looking forward to my house, someday.
demoman357
Bronze Member
Where I am there are white tail, black tail, grey tail deer, elk, bobcat, mountain lion, bear, and so many wild turkey you have to shoo them away. Beaver are so plentiful it seems that the river edges are littered with presto-logs. I love to hunt and fish but one of the absolute best times I have had was last year when I got to hunt wild boar in Texas. They have little small ones here in Oregon but you ar not supposed to hunt them. Seems like shooting a small dog.
Just curious, is the deer feeder to attract future hunt animals to a specific site or just to contribute to the overall fat content of the herd?
Just curious, is the deer feeder to attract future hunt animals to a specific site or just to contribute to the overall fat content of the herd?
OP
EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
The feeder does allot of things for us. It brings in the hogs almost daily, but there are times when they disapear for weeks at a time. Usually the longest time this happens is when the acorns drop. Then I just turn off the feeder and let the corn sit. When they come back to eat the corn, I turn it back on. Deer, racoons, squirrels and a dozen or more different types of birds eat the corn.
In my part of Texas, the jungle is extremly thick. Most of it is just about impossible to get through, and some areas are impossible to get through. Most trees are covered in poison ivey and vines with stickers on them that are very painful. Add fire ants, poisonous snakes, spiders and wasps to this and you get the idea of why we hunt from stands. There really isn't any other way to hunt. So I built a nice deer stand and planted about 3/4 of an acre in peas right now for the animals. In the fall, I'll plant wheat. The corn is at the end of the food plot. With all that going for me, we only saw a few does last year during deer season, which is two months long. There are a fair number of bucks in the area, but the jungle is so thick that there isn't allot for them to eat and their numbers are very low. The hogs can eat just about anything and are not picky about it like the deer are. They thrive on the thick jungle and have such high numbers that they are the main big game species in the area. You can hunt them 24/7 year round, and their numbers just keep increasing.
Eddie
In my part of Texas, the jungle is extremly thick. Most of it is just about impossible to get through, and some areas are impossible to get through. Most trees are covered in poison ivey and vines with stickers on them that are very painful. Add fire ants, poisonous snakes, spiders and wasps to this and you get the idea of why we hunt from stands. There really isn't any other way to hunt. So I built a nice deer stand and planted about 3/4 of an acre in peas right now for the animals. In the fall, I'll plant wheat. The corn is at the end of the food plot. With all that going for me, we only saw a few does last year during deer season, which is two months long. There are a fair number of bucks in the area, but the jungle is so thick that there isn't allot for them to eat and their numbers are very low. The hogs can eat just about anything and are not picky about it like the deer are. They thrive on the thick jungle and have such high numbers that they are the main big game species in the area. You can hunt them 24/7 year round, and their numbers just keep increasing.
Eddie
Paystar
Elite Member
Nice pics Eddie, that's cool. The only way to see that many hogs up here is to go to a farm
Kyle_in_Tex
Super Star Member
I have seen a "Hogzilla" from the seat of a J-3 cub. About 25-35 miles south southwest of Victoria. We were looking for really big bucks on a huge private ranch that has a helicopter to keep out poachers. He was on a cleared pad, deep in the woods. Kind of like King of the hill.
He got really peeved at us for buzzing him twice. He was black and maybe 7-8 feet long. I would guess 800lbs. I know I would not like to come across him unknowingly and unprepared.
Hogs have long been considered by many to be the most dangerous animals on a farm. I've heard that they are responsible for more deaths than cattle. AND, THEY'LL EAT YOU AFTER THEY TRAMPLE YOU TO DEATH. I believe Omnivorous is the word.
He got really peeved at us for buzzing him twice. He was black and maybe 7-8 feet long. I would guess 800lbs. I know I would not like to come across him unknowingly and unprepared.
Hogs have long been considered by many to be the most dangerous animals on a farm. I've heard that they are responsible for more deaths than cattle. AND, THEY'LL EAT YOU AFTER THEY TRAMPLE YOU TO DEATH.
I believe Omnivorous is the word.
OP
EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
An update to the hog saga. Yesterday was Fathers Day, and we had about twenty people over here. Sometime after noon, one of the dogs just took off into the woods. My brother had started his boat and was reving the motor, which he thinks scrared the dog. We spent the next couple hours looking for that dog. During the search, I walked by the feeder and grabbed the chip. I noticed there was a little bit of corn on the ground. My Brother In Law was on the fourwheeler and drove by the feeder several times. At 4:30, when it was in the mid 90's, my Mother In Law, my wifes Sister and her husband drove by the feeder in her truck and saw a hog eating the corn!!!!
This morning at 7am, I walked out to where I can see the feeder with my binoculars and watched at least 6 hogs wondering around the feeder. Some were right under it, but others were a fair distance away from it. An hour later I went out there on my way to pick up some water toys from the day before at Lake Marabou and noticed that the squirrels had dumped some corn on the ground. When I got home today, the corn was totally gone!!!!
I bought a new timer from Gander Mountain today and installed it on the feeder. I really need to find a good timer since I'm replacing them about twice a year. But for now, I should be able to predict when they will be there better. It seems like there are they M-F and then on the weekend, do something diffrent.
Eddie
This morning at 7am, I walked out to where I can see the feeder with my binoculars and watched at least 6 hogs wondering around the feeder. Some were right under it, but others were a fair distance away from it. An hour later I went out there on my way to pick up some water toys from the day before at Lake Marabou and noticed that the squirrels had dumped some corn on the ground. When I got home today, the corn was totally gone!!!!
I bought a new timer from Gander Mountain today and installed it on the feeder. I really need to find a good timer since I'm replacing them about twice a year. But for now, I should be able to predict when they will be there better. It seems like there are they M-F and then on the weekend, do something diffrent.
Eddie
OP
