Unlimited Hog Hunt

[yankeedoodle]

It has nothing to do with money? Bullsh!t. It has everything to do with money were you to read the first post. And sport hunting varmints? Been there, done that but I've never paid money to skin something that should be left to rot in the grand scheme of things.

Who leaves baby back ribs to rot on the ground? In a grand scheme or even minor scheme?

 

[yankeedoodle]

Sounds like someone's hard up for some quick cash.

Haha aren't we all?

Literally trying to see if anyone would be interested and all you can do is tease me about it.

 

[Cavedweller]

If they are a nuisance, they ought to pay you to kill them.

These types of operations are not interested in eradicating them. They are interested in selling hunting trips.

 

[Koda]

Haha aren't we all?

Literally trying to see if anyone would be interested and all you can do is tease me about it.

Paid Texas hog hunts are steeped in controversy because feral hogs are invasive and highly destructive to native habitat yet Texas virtually treats them as a protected species. No judgement from me on your hunt, you won it fair and square for free (mostly) so go have fun but just know those hog ranches are not helping to eradicate them but to preserve them.

 

[yankeedoodle]

Paid Texas hog hunts are steeped in controversy because feral hogs are invasive and highly destructive to native habitat yet Texas virtually treats them as a protected species. No judgement from me on your hunt, you won it fair and square for free (mostly) so go have fun but just know those hog ranches are not helping to eradicate them but to preserve them.

And I'm fine with that. I'm down there for the fun!

 

[RVTECH]

yet Texas virtually treats them as a protected species.

Seriously? this is bizarre - especially if the hogs are NOT 'natural' - and if in fact true then it's pretty obvious how Texas could be potentially profiting from this.

But then many of the other things I have read about TX hunting , IE where one has to pay landowners for a 'space' to hunt, and other odd requirements just go to SUPPORT my often mentioned statements about how if someone is a dedicated 'outsoorsperson' then living in a state with a large percentage of public land should be a priority.

 

[Koda]

Seriously? this is bizarre - especially if the hogs are NOT 'natural' - and if in fact true then it's pretty obvious how Texas could be potentially profiting from this.

But then many of the other things I have read about TX hunting , IE where one has to pay landowners for a 'space' to hunt, and other odd requirements just go to SUPPORT my often mentioned statements about how if someone is a dedicated 'outsoorsperson' then living in a state with a large percentage of public land should be a priority.

Feral hog hunting in Texas is like a billion dollar industry, they dont want to eradicate them there.

 

[oremike]

I'd like to shoot one and have it turned into a couple kinds of sausage. I'd eat most of it of course but would give some to my Son that gives me Venison Pepperoni and my BIL that gives me Salmon every year. One thing for sure a Guided Texas hunt looks easier to do than a Guided Northern California one.

 

[bionic knees]

I wouldn't mind shooting 1 or 3 but the whole idea of slaughtering a bunch of larger animals just kinda turns me off. now if the animals are picked up and utilized as protein for local poor folks that would be another story. somehow I just don't see that happening, especially after watching videos of people slaughtering hogs from a helicopter. I certainly could be wrong here.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Why would you pay anything to skin a hog when they're an invasive species and you live 2000 miles away and pork is roughly $2/lb all packaged up at the store?

Come on man… BACON!!!

 

[Caveman Jim]

My BIL has 200+ acres near Brownwood Texas. He's been shooting 50 a year off his property and hundreds more on his neighbors land.
I've been invited for a fall hunt this year.

OP, good luck on your hunt.

 

[Koda]

I wouldn't mind shooting 1 or 3 but the whole idea of slaughtering a bunch of larger animals just kinda turns me off. now if the animals are picked up and utilized as protein for local poor folks that would be another story. somehow I just don't see that happening, especially after watching videos of people slaughtering hogs from a helicopter. I certainly could be wrong here.

I believe most places donate the meat hunters leave behind. Ive never done it but just read about it. You pay for each kill though regardless if you keep them all, its definitely more slaughtering than hunting.

 

[Joe13]

I believe most places donate the meat hunters leave behind. Ive never done it but just read about it. You pay for each kill though regardless if you keep them all, its definitely more slaughtering than hunting.

Hunting in Texas is literally shooting animals in a barrel…

I'm half Texan and have a lot of family there so I have some insight.

As a kid I was mystified that my grandmother and her friend (both in their elder years) would go deer hunting every year and every year bring home a buck - each.

Then I got older and realized that they are allowed to use timed feeders all year round to both fatten up the deer and get them use to the 'dinner bell'.

Those old ladies sat behind a log and knew exactly what time they would have to prop up and make a 60-80 foot shot with a scoped rifle.


Other then around Austin the state is more or less flat with some slight variations here and there but if you can shoot and have a halfway decent rifle then you can be a successful hunter down there.


It still helps to know someone with land that will let you hunt it.

As far as pigs, there are so many down there and they breed like rabbits, you could offer a bounty and still not fully eradicate them.

They are invasive, dig ruts much like badgers up here that cattle break legs in and leave the ground basically scorched everywhere they go.

I wouldn't go on a meat hunt other then to take a few of the smaller ones and pit roast them for a group but the trappers down there bait them, drop a cage or corral around as many as they can catch and then shoot them all.

The lucky ranchers get deals with local restaurants to provide 'local' meat to posh customers and make a little money doing it.

Hunting hogs from a helicopter? Yup, and so many that they don't seem to run out of customers.

@yankeedoodle , no offense intended but I would be very leery of a member of 3ish weeks selling tickets they 'won' (not saying your lying, just putting it into some perspective) without at least a very well known member of long good standing to vouch for their authenticity.

That's just me though cuz even though I can pay my bills, $1800 is not a small sum for me, plus I assume plane tickets there etc.



I hope you get what your looking for, and/or have the time of your life but I wouldn't take the hesitation some are stating as anything but healthy skepticism in this day and age of scams and digital technology increasing the difficulty in which to spot a scam over an honest offer.

If you want a partner or to sell them I would suggest posting it in the for sale section and do a meet and greet with whomever to make everyone comfortable.

Best of luck and congratulations on your winning a live auction.

Cheers

 

[Caveman Jim]

I believe most places donate the meat hunters leave behind. Ive never done it but just read about it. You pay for each kill though regardless if you keep them all, its definitely more slaughtering than hunting.

Invasive species need just that, slaughter them.

 

[1911Fanatic]

I've never had wild pig. Is the meat any good?

 

[Mark W.]

I've never had wild pig. Is the meat any good?

I would assume like any wild meat it all depends on what the animal is eating. A blacktail living on Strawberries tastes a lot different the a Blacktail living off a Clover or Alfalfa diet.

 

[nehalemguy]

I've never had wild pig. Is the meat any good?

It's much leaner than domestically raised pork. However, it can be a MUCH gamier taste, especially in older hogs or boars. One of the best uses I have found is to mix a young pig 50/50 with a whitetail and have it processed into various sausages. I learned that from my father who would use that recipe with bear/blacktail and have it processed at Taylor's in Cave Junction.

Getting rid of excess pork is actually a PITA where we hunt them. Food banks cannot legally take it because it is not inspected, and local restaurants already have sources (plus they prefer young pigs). A lot of what is shot is simply left for the coyotes and buzzards.

To those who would say that is a waste.......if you have ever seen a day-old calf that has been partially eaten, but is still alive, you won't care if you smoke a few extra pigs. They are a scourge to both the landscape and the wildlife.

Feral pigs carry a wide range of diseases from brucellosis to trichinosis to pseudorabies. Yummy!

-E-

 

[yankeedoodle]

Hunting in Texas is literally shooting animals in a barrel…

I'm half Texan and have a lot of family there so I have some insight.

As a kid I was mystified that my grandmother and her friend (both in their elder years) would go deer hunting every year and every year bring home a buck - each.

Then I got older and realized that they are allowed to use timed feeders all year round to both fatten up the deer and get them use to the 'dinner bell'.

Those old ladies sat behind a log and knew exactly what time they would have to prop up and make a 60-80 foot shot with a scoped rifle.


Other then around Austin the state is more or less flat with some slight variations here and there but if you can shoot and have a halfway decent rifle then you can be a successful hunter down there.


It still helps to know someone with land that will let you hunt it.

As far as pigs, there are so many down there and they breed like rabbits, you could offer a bounty and still not fully eradicate them.

They are invasive, dig ruts much like badgers up here that cattle break legs in and leave the ground basically scorched everywhere they go.

I wouldn't go on a meat hunt other then to take a few of the smaller ones and pit roast them for a group but the trappers down there bait them, drop a cage or corral around as many as they can catch and then shoot them all.

The lucky ranchers get deals with local restaurants to provide 'local' meat to posh customers and make a little money doing it.

Hunting hogs from a helicopter? Yup, and so many that they don't seem to run out of customers.

@yankeedoodle , no offense intended but I would be very leery of a member of 3ish weeks selling tickets they 'won' (not saying your lying, just putting it into some perspective) without at least a very well known member of long good standing to vouch for their authenticity.

That's just me though cuz even though I can pay my bills, $1800 is not a small sum for me, plus I assume plane tickets there etc.



I hope you get what your looking for, and/or have the time of your life but I wouldn't take the hesitation some are stating as anything but healthy skepticism in this day and age of scams and digital technology increasing the difficulty in which to spot a scam over an honest offer.

If you want a partner or to sell them I would suggest posting it in the for sale section and do a meet and greet with whomever to make everyone comfortable.

Best of luck and congratulations on your winning a live auction.

Cheers

You're right, there are plane tickets involved to get to TX, plus a rental car, etc.
It's okay, I'm not upset by your leery-ness.
I talked my brother into it and he's going to fly out from NC to go with me. NBD.

Thanks anyways yall!

 

[Wyo79]

I got drunk and inadvertently bought a hog hunt at Dos plumas ranch outta midland TX, off of eBay.
Cost 200 bucks added my dad the next day when my hangover wore off for about 150.
We had a great time ! Shot 4 hogs 2 coyotes and a huge bobcat.
I'd recommend anyone who likes shooting critters to do one of these trips once in your lifetime.
Prices are probably more now this was in 2008-2010 era

 

[Lazyfaire]

$60-90 / hog to butcher. Do you know how many hogs you may shoot over 3 days? Every hog should be shot to get rid of them. Many hunts I guess they just leave them in the fields. Read the fine print. But have fun.

Oregon is like 82% public land, but Texas is like 20% public. As big a problem as Texas has with wild hogs most hunts are on private land. (Shoot all the hogs, they're out of business.).