Wow, that's a lot of good information. There's definitely plenty of opportunity to hunt after a rain. Problem is, my place is an hour from my house and sometimes lately it starts raining in the afternoon and doesn't quit until midnight. I'm definitely trying to eradicate them or run them off, since there's 1000 or so cows on the place and they are about to start calving. Need to get the hogs gone so I can focus on the yotes.
NcWhitetail-I had thought about getting a weed whacker out there and clearing some lanes. Earlier this summer, before our monsoonal rains, the hog trails themselves were pretty clear. Now, the vegetation is a canopy over the trails and you can barely walk them. I told the rancher that he MUST get a good burn in this particular block of woods this winter, so hopefully that will clear things up.
impactzone-this particular patch of woods and the adjacent small pasture has no cows in it. I may try a little salting to see if I can pull them out. The patch of woods they are in is 90+% pines and there is little food in there. It is primarily a bedding area. There is definitely an abundance of water now. I used to average 2-3 hogs a day just by stalking the mudholes. I had my circuit that covered them all. Now, the whole [beeep] 2400 acres is a mudhole.
Bricktop-I had good luck in this block before the monsoons. We stalked up and killed 7 in one bedding area there back in February, and it didn't become impossible to see until about a month ago. Nice to know it isn't just me.
canuroper-good point about the heat and dogs. I had forgotten we nearly killed my buddy's drahthaar quail hunting in the heat one year. Unfortunately, the dog has since died.
guess-I have some hog feeding sounds on my FoxPro. I read a thread you posted about calling hogs awhile back. I may give that a try, along with a little "salt". I'm definitel going to get out there one night this weekend if the monsoons stop.
Thanks everybody!
