I would hunt the first day and see how it goes and then buy the night license if needed. Probably won't need night license as long as there is feed and not too much pressure and in a good hog population area.i'm going to be in S AL in early march on private land and it will be baited. yes, this is a rifle meat hunt. I will get the baiting privilege license. i'm looking to get a 1-200 pounds of meat for the freezer and have 3 days to do it.
the question i have to the locals is should i also get the night hunting license? will they likely be nocturnal enough to need to hunt at night? they wont be disturbed hardly at all since late jan.
thanks for any help on this topic or any other advice.
Will they have been baited quite a bit prior to your arrival or will you be the one baiting them when you get there? That could make a big difference since it could take them a while, maybe a week or more to find a new bait site. Hogs move around a lot. If it is a place that is pre baiting, I'd talk to whoever is doing it to get their opinion on how the hogs are behaving. They will likely be running cameras and know when the hogs are visiting.i'm going to be in S AL in early march on private land and it will be baited. yes, this is a rifle meat hunt. I will get the baiting privilege license. i'm looking to get a 1-200 pounds of meat for the freezer and have 3 days to do it.
the question i have to the locals is should i also get the night hunting license? will they likely be nocturnal enough to need to hunt at night? they wont be disturbed hardly at all since late jan.
thanks for any help on this topic or any other advice.
Will they have been baited quite a bit prior to your arrival or will you be the one baiting them when you get there? That could make a big difference since it could take them a while, maybe a week or more to find a new bait site. Hogs move around a lot. If it is a place that is pre baiting, I'd talk to whoever is doing it to get their opinion on how the hogs are behaving. They will likely be running cameras and know when the hogs are visiting.
Ok i wont buuuuuutttttt "you know"my family will be baiting for me from now until the time i get there and in the same places they were baiting for deer so the hogs should be aware prior to my arrival. they have cell cameras but not sure if they will be running. they want as many hogs as possible gone. pls dont tell them that a few hogs shot w a rifle doesnt control the population.
I won't tell them if you don't lol. Sounds like it should be a good setup and you should have some action. How much is the additional night time permit?my family will be baiting for me from now until the time i get there and in the same places they were baiting for deer so the hogs should be aware prior to my arrival. they have cell cameras but not sure if they will be running. they want as many hogs as possible gone. pls dont tell them that a few hogs shot w a rifle doesnt control the population.
I won't tell them if you don't lol. Sounds like it should be a good setup and you should have some action. How much is the additional night time permit?
Yep they good eatnNR is $60 for baiting and $60 for night time. will be fun for sure. i've killed hogs when deer hunting in GA and AL, but only a few and only while deer hunting. wasted them thinking they werent fit to eat. i'm smarter now.
Are there hog lights on the feeders or are you planning to take some gun mounted light?NR is $60 for baiting and $60 for night time. will be fun for sure. i've killed hogs when deer hunting in GA and AL, but only a few and only while deer hunting. wasted them thinking they werent fit to eat. i'm smarter now.
Are there hog lights on the feeders or are you planning to take some gun mounted light?
Sounds good. Since you are really not set up to hunt them at night, I would forgo the night permit initially and if plan A does not work out you can hopefully swap to plan B. Good luck and good hunting. Hopefully you will have some porkers to post and some good hunt stories.no lights on feeders. i can take spotlights if needed. not planning to mount a light. they are still running cameras, so i should have a better plan just before we go.
plan A is to spot/stalk all day and sneak up on a couplea hundred pounds worth. plan B would be to sit near feed at night and spotlight. much less desirable imo. but thats just me. i like to sneak.
Wow! I bet that was exciting! I'll guess 187 pounds...What cartridge were you using? 308?Another old one, back from when I was getting full access to a deer lease in exchange for killing hogs. It was a full moon night in the beginning of March. According to the journals I’ve kept March is always the best time for killing lone boars. The wind was completely wrong for the box stand I wanted to hunt, but I knew hogs were coming in there. I decided to bring my chair and just setup on the backside of the 2 acre plot and hope for the best. This one came in silent, trying to circle downwind and he ended up trying to get out of there quick. Luckily I had my scope already turned on in case of one doing exactly that. I managed 3 shots on him as he ran away, either squealing or flinching with each shot. I gave him an hour to bleed out, normally with this rifle setup it doesn’t even take 5 minutes for an animal to expire. I looking in the woods where I last saw him. No blood, no sign at all. I walked back to where I first shot him and found blood immediately, leading right back to where I had just been zigzagging through the woods. Next thing I know a twig broke and there he was, 10 yards away, getting out of a treetop he had bedded in. It took me a second to register what I was seeing and by the time I did he was on his way to me. One more shot finished him off, this was the 3rd time I have been charged. Just for fun or practice, what’s y’all’s guesses on weight? He was weighed on a scale accurate within one pound. For reference I am 6’3”View attachment 100065View attachment 100066
Another old one, back from when I was getting full access to a deer lease in exchange for killing hogs. It was a full moon night in the beginning of March. According to the journals I’ve kept March is always the best time for killing lone boars. The wind was completely wrong for the box stand I wanted to hunt, but I knew hogs were coming in there. I decided to bring my chair and just setup on the backside of the 2 acre plot and hope for the best. This one came in silent, trying to circle downwind and he ended up trying to get out of there quick. Luckily I had my scope already turned on in case of one doing exactly that. I managed 3 shots on him as he ran away, either squealing or flinching with each shot. I gave him an hour to bleed out, normally with this rifle setup it doesn’t even take 5 minutes for an animal to expire. I looking in the woods where I last saw him. No blood, no sign at all. I walked back to where I first shot him and found blood immediately, leading right back to where I had just been zigzagging through the woods. Next thing I know a twig broke and there he was, 10 yards away, getting out of a treetop he had bedded in. It took me a second to register what I was seeing and by the time I did he was on his way to me. One more shot finished him off, this was the 3rd time I have been charged. Just for fun or practice, what’s y’all’s guesses on weight? He was weighed on a scale accurate within one pound. For reference I am 6’3”View attachment 100065View attachment 100066
6.8 spc with 120 grain SSTs, one of the best hunting calibers for an AR15 in my opinion. Over 200 hogs with it so far and have only lost 2Wow! I bet that was exciting! I'll guess 187 pounds...What cartridge were you using? 308?