Wild boar hunting-learn me

Jeff B

Jeff B

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Been talking with a friend about hunting some wild boar on some property he has permission to use.

Looking for common hunting practices & techniques.

Is a license required for boar?

Is baiting legal?

Should dogs be used or are they illegal?

Should full camo be used?

How smart are these critters?

any other infe would be great! Thanks
 
Be a man about it. Climb a tree and carry a rope and a club. When the pig walks under you jump on his back, loop the rope under his neck and hit him in the head with the club until he's dead.
 
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A boar is the only creature I've run into in the wild that actually scared the piss out of me. Bears are cool. Snakes are cool. Coyotes are cool (but should be shot on sight here). 'gators are even cool. That boar looked like he was gonna kill and eat me.
 
kaiser715 said:
That boar looked like he was gonna kill and eat me.
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And probably would if given the chance !

I have heard nasty stories about wild boar. They are very smart it seems
 
I used to hunt wild boar a lot.... Very fun. In alabama, there are really no laws except that they can no longer be transported alive.
It is the most fun to use dogs, but you cant just use any ole dog, they have to be specifically trained for hogs or they can ruin your hunt (You dont want to chase a pack of dogs anticipating a hog when they are running a deer)
You will need to check the state website for most rules I am sure.
They are fairly smart, but very unpredictable. A hog can not be predicted like a deer. They dont walk the same trails with a pattern. When they wake up they walk whichever direction they are pointing, and for up to 10 miles sometimes. Stalk hunting is very difficult because A. They are VERY fast, B. They hear quite well, and C. It is so hard to predict where they may be.
On my land they were quit awful. They were destroying the land all week long, and that Saturday morning when we unloaded the dogs, there where nowhere to be found. We searched all over and the dogs could not pick up any fresh scents, and we could not find anything fresher than day old tracks.
Safety is very important. If you run dogs, you must get in there physically to remove the dogs. If those dogs are poorly trained and do not/can not control the boar.... Stitches will be the last of your concern. Even a small boar can cut you to pieces with his tusks before you know what is going on.
I enjoyed bringing the hogs out alive. It is quite a challenge to tie up the boar, bring it out, and release it into a pen without injury. That is illegal in Alabama now, and you must kill the hog now. Some people like to carry a big knife. That will work, but their skin is VERY tough, and you may have to stab repeatedly to kill it. I would recoment stabbing it in the heart (if you can get in under its shoulder/ribs, as well as to cut the throat. You may want to carry a pistel, but I have seen hogs that wouldnt go down after being shot 5 times with a 44. Aside from that, if you use dogs you risk shooting them (by no means will these animals stay still.)

Go check out the State website for the legality parts if you can, and make sure you take a seasoned hunter as your guide, unless you plan to stalk or stand hunt. If you do the latter, good luck, you will probably go home empty handed many times more than you land a boar.
 
Jeff B said:
Been talking with a friend about hunting some wild boar on some property he has permission to use.
Looking for common hunting practices & techniques.
Is a license required for boar?
Is baiting legal?
Should dogs be used or are they illegal?
Should full camo be used?
How smart are these critters?
any other infe would be great! Thanks
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can be, no
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They're alittle skittish but not that "smart" from what I've seen.
I think a friend and I are headed down to SC on thursday. These things are all over his lease and aren't hard to find, and they cause all kinds of problems for the farmers there. Here he is with one he shot last Feb. out of a box stand down there. I was video taping, 286yds,7mm,ballistic tip= a good laugh. For some type of reference he is 6'3"/240, we didn't weigh the pig but it was a heavy bastard.
 

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GONOVRIT said:
yes
yes
can be, no
I do
They're alittle skittish but not that "smart" from what I've seen.
I think a friend and I are headed down to SC on thursday. These things are all over his lease and aren't hard to find, and they cause all kinds of problems for the farmers there. Here he is with one he shot last Feb. out of a box stand down there. I was video taping, 286yds,7mm,ballistic tip= a good laugh. For some type of reference he is 6'3"/240, we didn't weigh the pig but it was a heavy bastard.
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NICE!!!! Mine is next thanks for the info & keep it coming guys:beer:
 
My Uncle took me Boar hunting in Florida. He towed his Airboat to where his buddies where meeting us. Total there were about 4-5 Airboats. That's when it was explained to me.
first, we find them in the water, and run them over to disorient them. Then we let the dogs off on them while one of us jumps off to grab the boar by it's back legs. then others rope or tape up his feet. but Don't let go! if you got their back legs, they can't reach you with their teeth.:wtf: have I gotten into????

but it was a great night! got a couple, plus there's nothing like a big V8 roaring right behind your head!
 
search youtube for "hoggin" skip the videos with the fat chicks...theres a whole nuther technique to that!

lots of cool vids there.
 
There used to be large amounts right near me in the south mnts. They have all been hunted out from what I know.
1. Very smart.
2. Very agressive
3. Seen them mangle trained dogs worse than any bear.
5. Will chase you, always be looking for a tree to climb
 
We hunted them a lot when I lived in FL as well. Mostly did the catch and release. Had bay dogs to track and bay and then would let the "catch dog" out when bayed. Once you unhooke the leash on that dog, it was game on. Run in while the dogs had the hog caught and grab the back legs and roll it on its side and tie it up. Supper adrenaline rush! Were mostly out at night. The are not the brightest animals , but probaly one of the meanest when cornered.
Oh and the air boats, boy I miss mine. That was one badass ride :driver:
 
Yea, i used to hunt wild boar in florida. Near the st johns river. Buddy of mine had a huge ranch that we'd go hunting on at night. Pretty much bring the dogs along with a couple of friends and start spotlighting them while standing in the back of the trucks. Gotta look in the fields where they'd be rooting up the ground. Fun as hell. Heck wouldnt mind goin again.
 
i got a 500 acre farm in georgia and had a group of wild pigs wonder on and they damn near destroyed the farm rootin everything up we had alot of fun shootin them there smell if really good and there hearing to. my buddy shot a 500 pound wild boar with a 300 and didn't kill it after 2 shots it took it a day to finaly die. i wouldn't hunt with a dog if u like the dog just find a comon feeding area that they go to and get a rough time about when they come out and be there waiting for them just like hunting a deer that is what we did and had no problem killin them
 
Hunt them just like deer.
Thats what we did, We hunted out of stands in camo and over corn. Plan on doing the same thing very soon to.......

Just find the areas that they are in then bait and put up a few stands. They return like clockwork. IN other states you can spotlight and we used a red spotlight and it works good.
 
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