Scalloper1
New member
January 1st I took a job as operations manager at a friends 2,600 acre ranch here in TX. After 35 years as an offshore commercial fisherman in New England this is quite a change.
Not having hogs in New England I had alway enjoyed hunting them whenever I went to my buddies ranch in the past 20+ years. In January it was very slow as we were loaded up with acorns. But then we got 3-4” of snow, game changer for someone that was very accustomed to hunting 4-5 months a year on snow. I spent a couple of days and found areas where the hogs were living. Keep in mind the owner had several corn feeders in areas but I wasn’t having very good success getting hogs to come to the feeders on a regular basis.
After my scouting on the snow I would dump out 1/2 bag of corn and the hogs would hit it several times a day until it was gone. For a couple of months I had almost 100% daytime activity at two spots 6-700 yds apart. I set up cel cameras and started picking away at them. I am at 32 hogs to date and even put the owners daughter onto a 270 lb boar. I have killed 8 between 190-212 lbs on scales. They have all been great eating so I seldom shoot one unless it’s going to be used. I have sent 150-200 lbs of meat back to my sons and friends in Maine and they all love it. I have an ATM thurmal scope but I am not with the accuracy so I use my BATT 7-6.5 PRCW and Leupold CDS with a green LED kill light. My furtherest shot was 325 yds after identifying the hog with the thurmal then shooting with my kill light.
Not having hogs in New England I had alway enjoyed hunting them whenever I went to my buddies ranch in the past 20+ years. In January it was very slow as we were loaded up with acorns. But then we got 3-4” of snow, game changer for someone that was very accustomed to hunting 4-5 months a year on snow. I spent a couple of days and found areas where the hogs were living. Keep in mind the owner had several corn feeders in areas but I wasn’t having very good success getting hogs to come to the feeders on a regular basis.
After my scouting on the snow I would dump out 1/2 bag of corn and the hogs would hit it several times a day until it was gone. For a couple of months I had almost 100% daytime activity at two spots 6-700 yds apart. I set up cel cameras and started picking away at them. I am at 32 hogs to date and even put the owners daughter onto a 270 lb boar. I have killed 8 between 190-212 lbs on scales. They have all been great eating so I seldom shoot one unless it’s going to be used. I have sent 150-200 lbs of meat back to my sons and friends in Maine and they all love it. I have an ATM thurmal scope but I am not with the accuracy so I use my BATT 7-6.5 PRCW and Leupold CDS with a green LED kill light. My furtherest shot was 325 yds after identifying the hog with the thurmal then shooting with my kill light.
