Russian Boar Knife hunts

[cardeer]

I seen a site in Texas that has knife hunts for hogs,WOW exciting or crazy?????????
Anyone ever try this ??

[Judyboi]

I have been very interested in doing a knife boar hunt in Argentina, but I haven't thought of Texas...interesting. I think that it would be a blast!

[dog1]

cardeer,

How would you get close enough to stick him. I grew up hunting wild hogs and the only way I know of, is to catch the hogs with dogs first, which we have done and then stick the hog in a jugular vien in the neck. However, you and the dogs ( and hopefully) a buddy, better be sure you can hold the hog down long enough to do this. The best way to get the hog on the ground is, while the dogs have his attention on the front end, you come in from the back and snatch his back legs out from under him. I might add, that when you do this, don't let go because I have seen big boars cut dogs wide open to the point their entrails fall out on the ground and have seen men with their legs cut and taking 20 or 30 stitches and sometimes more.

The young folks around here today are carrying handcuffs and they cuff the back legs and a pair for the front legs if they are not going to kill the hog. In the old days we just used copper wire to tie the legs because it was quick and easy to wrap the legs and to take off.

Biggest point I can make, is be extremely careful.

dog1

[Tim Buma]

In New Zealand we hunt them by this method on a regular basis. Will probably be out there this week trying to top up the freezer. Good dogs to find, bail and hold, are essential. In some instances we dispatch with a rifle.
The biggest Boars are not necessarily the most difficult to tackle. Often the smaller more mobile boars with the short sharp tusks do the most damage.
It's an exciting way to hunt, always a chance that you and you dogs may come off second best.

[ahunter55]

I Bowhunted last year with a fella that catches & knifes them. If anyone is interested I can furnish name & number. I am going hog Bowhunting with him again. This is the hog I took with him but I am NOT goin to knife him-this one charged us 6 times b/4 I could put him down-2 arrows & one thru the heart. Check out the tusks.

[jorkep]

I've been knife hunting with my friend and the rancher's son. He has dogs that track the boars and grab hold. You wait for the dogs to move out of the way and take a huge Bowie knife up into the heart and lungs or jugular. It's quite a rush especially at night. This is big in Texas. Texas A&M University puts on an annual hog round. This is the preferred method for the competing teams.