There are many ways to hunt a wild hog. In this part of the facts of wild hog page I will take a moment to share with you some of the basic sure fire ways to find and hunt wild hogs. Above are some signs of what the wild hog will leave behind for you to track him with. Look above and you will notice Scat ( hog dung), hog track, and a wallow hole. By the time these tips are finished you will completely understand how to go after one of these bad boys. BE AWARE! These animals can get very violent!When going hog hunting topo-maps should be gathered for the area you are hunting. Look for rivers, creeks and farmland. Stake out which area on the map is closest to all those areas mentioned above. Most theories you have heard about hogs not seeing well and eating nasty rotted foods are a myth. They see excellent, and smell good. But they would rather prefer whole corn. Hunters usually hunt hogs by either payin a ranch fee, stalking, baiting up their own, night hunting, and dog hunting. Dog hunting is done by tracking a boars smell down with a dog that has been trained. It can either be done day or night.
Hogs are night feeder so some hunters even prefer evening hunts where hogs are dense and using calls and bait to bag one. All these techniques can work if done properly, with little or no money needed! Here are some tips! 1. Bait- the myth of trash and left-overs is a good Idea when hunting coons
but hogs would rather eat whole corn before that. Remember, you must
put the the bait where the hog will be, they tend to not track down food!
The best baits to use are whole corn or grain mixtures.