I hunt between Jacksonville and Palestine, just a few miles from the Neches River.

Mama is not too keen on me taking the boy out at midnight to spotlight hogs, so I have to hold the light AND the gun.

Please provide some tips, e.g.:
1) Good times to find hogs
2) Good country for hogs: along trails, along creeks, open fields, light woods, heavy woods, next to stock ponds, etc
3) Hog safety (I hear they are very ornery.)
4) Field dressing sequence
5) Butchering recommendations (meats to mix in with the hog, sausage only, hams, recipes and so on)

Any help is appreciated.