I hunt a lot of hogs in Texas, mostly with a bow and either way is good. I prefer to stalk, especially at night, because its just more fun.

If you are going to stalk you MUST have the right wind. Wind in your face, your in the right place. Without that you are done before you start.

Second, when you are walking try to almost march - if you shuffle your feet they will be gone...most places in Texas have cattle and marching makes you sound like a cow which pigs get used to.

It also depends on the time you are stalking them. Full moon and warmer weather sends them nockturnal and you will be hunting them at night for any success. They don't have great vision so use that to your advantage but they do have amazing sense of smell.

If you can bait, do that. We like to 'corn the roads' in the evening and then walk them in the night time - you can see them from pretty far away and stalk up on them

Also use red or green lights, never white lights. They will charge white lights. Red is preferable - its not so much the light that spooks them but the shadows it creates and freaks them out.

Good Luck!! Its a blast!!