ORIGINAL: JeffS
BTW, what do you think of a .30-30 rifle or .357 revolver for feral hogs in East Texas? I'm thinking of a legal spotlight hunt with the .357 in one hand and a flashlight in the other. (Texas DPW recommends calling the local game warden the day of the hunt.)
Where in East Texas are you hunting? We hunt hogs at night all the time around Buffalo & Centerville and we let the game warden know we are hunting out there. As long as they know what you are doing they will not give you any problems. I would use a 30-30 instead of a .357 for hogs though. We always hunt w/ two people one to hold the light and one to shoot. We also have one blind set up w/ a light in a tree riggied on a foot switch so you can hunt alone and still have both hands free to shoot.
Oops, look further down for my full reply to this post, JeffS. Thanks, Rgarand3006.