Do Hogs respond to calls at night?

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John69

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I suppose this question should be directed to those who specialize in night time hunting but having never done that type of hunting before, I'll just throw it out there for anyone to answer.
Have any of you ever had a feral hog respond to a distress call at night? If so, what were the circumstances? How about daytime calling? Its my understanding that the wild hog is a nocturnal animal. Is it wise for a caller to go out at night solo, away from the Truck/atv/car whatever,and do some calling?
I'll be spending some time in N.central Texas and would like to give hog hunting a try. :eek:
Any advice?
John
 
John, you won't be toting that .243, will you? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif where in NCTexas will you be? I'm about 40 miles west of Fort Worth. We might try to throw something together if you don't already have all your time devoted to something else.
 
I've had a lot of Javelinas come in, but never a feral. Not too many around here, but there are a few places that have them. I've seen a few at night, but they weren't coming to the call. Randy
 
Songdogger,
Its nice to see someone lives near me. I live in Weatherford and do some hunting North of Mineral Wells. Give me a shout and tell me how your hunting is going.
 
Songdogger,
My primary shooter is a 25-06. Back up is a 6mm.
E-mail me for more info regarding my N.Texas trip.
Thanks
 
I have made many stands in places loaded with hogs, Night and day. Even using baby pig sounds. I have never had a hog respond.
 
I would say "No". I've called places where hogs meandered by going about their natural business, but they didn't seem the least bit interested in a call I know they could hear.

ScottD
 
I hunt and trap hogs in south Central Texas and I can vouch for the effectiveness of calling. It works, but scent control is a huge factor.

In my experience, piglet distress calls will bring in sows, whereas feeding calls will attract boars. One thing is certain, those boars don't get to 300 plus pounds being stupid. They are going to do a complete 360 to try and scent you. To be successful, you've got to position yourself and your caller in an area that forces the boars to abandon cover to check the call.

Another thing I have discovered is that grunts and mature hog squeals in early evening near areas that have recently being rooted or where hogs are feeding will entice groups to move out of cover to feed, thinking that another group has beaten them out of the cover early.

The JS Hog Feeding Frenzy has worked in producing both groups of sows and younger hogs, as well as boars. Hogs have relatively poor eyesight and hearing, but possess much better sense of smell than most game animals.
 


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