1shot1kill R.A.B.

so ive been hunting before then stooped due to where i lived and not having time do to my job but now i live in a good place in texas and have time so my question is i want to hog hunt the place i go to is messed up hard core ruts everywhere but never seen any hogs and the family member has sen them and has tried trapping them any advice on what i should do to get my first hog?

Tnhunter444

I'd suggest you look for the freshest sign in the area and then start baiting for them having a good stand location in mind. I'd figure it's legal to hunt hogs in Texas 24/7, so you also might look into getting a light such as a "Wicked Light" to attach to your rifle so you can also get a shot after full dark.

http://www.allpredatorcalls.com/wick...ger-w400mmgrn/

falcon

Watch the water holes, ponds and wallows in early morning and late afternoon. This can be very productive, especially in dry weather.

1shot1kill R.A.B.

Ya I was going to buy a spot light but I didn't know if that would spook them or not and thanks for the advice on the water holo there's a stock pond with some good ruts around it I'll bait both sites and see how it goes and eventually buy some cameras and some auto feeders when I get some and sell some of the meat to some friends and all that jazz thank y'all for the help

1shot1kill R.A.B.

and would a normal spot light work or do i need like a red blue or green lens so it doesnt spook them cuz i dont have that kind of money right now haha

Tnhunter444

There are lesser priced alternatives. A white light would likely work, just not as well. You could use tape or velcro to attach a powerful LED flashlight to your rifle's barrel, leaving it off until game is seen or heard. The muted green & red tones do not seem to spook them nearly as much as white light especially when moved slowly into position rather then turning it on already aimed at the hogs (we turn the light on and move it slowly downward onto the target)

You can also try using inexpensive stick-on battery powered LED lights above where you bait. Perhaps attach one to a line hung from a tree limb. They can also be found in colored LEDs and cost <$10.

1shot1kill R.A.B.

Thank you tnhunter for all the advice I'll be going in about a week hopefully I come back with a score all I'll put pics up of the kill if I don't get a hog were going for rabbit as well let's hope I get something to eat.

tcshooter

There's an exception to anything, and we had one hog that wouldn't come near the feeder with green light on. Any increase in the level of light and it would take off. That said, most of them aren't that sensitive to green. We've had no luck at all with white light. Probably depends on how much they've been hunted.

As far as lights go, the cheapest solution we used was solar yard spotlights that came on at dark. A green plastic cover on the lens worked OK, but cheap lights have cheap batteries, which equals low battery life. Another option we used for a long time was an outdoor light with a solar panel and a motion sensor, again with a green lens cover. Neither of those provide the light of a feeder mounted light, but we did kill hogs with them.

Tnhunter444

Good Luck & I hope you take one bigger than this one that one of our group took this past Jan.

1shot1kill R.A.B.

I hope i get one in general

And the hogs on the land havent been hunted whats so ever the famil member is old and has cattle hes tried trapping but his trap is to.small so he as me amd my brother inlaw to come amd our shooting skill which im pretty good at its just i need help on the huntimg hogs part haha i think im goimg to try a white led light amd have some colored lenses just incase amd bait the crap out of the are for a night and just sit and wait i really appreciate all the.advice never been on a forum before and so far its better the.google lol