Searching for pigs- public land

[American pride]

Awesome info everyone. Thanks. I'm a Noob to every aspect of hunting and have enjoyed reading all the countless tips and info that has been provided on the forum. I'm taking notes and look forward to true organic free range meet.

 

[Bigbadboar]

Crawling through the brush?? Never heard of anyone successfully bagging a pig this way. Maybe a campfire story or an exaggeration, but if you have hunted pigs enough youve probably tried and realized how screwed you are or would be.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

I was desperate on a tuff hunt once and did crawl around through the brush tunnels, and what was I thinking, I realized that was not brilliant what the out come could be if u come face to face with a wild pig and never did that again and don’t recommend it either, retrieval in thick brush can be just as dangerous for sure if u r not careful......tra

 

[OPAH]

X2 TRA, I shot a bear and crawled thru a brush tunnel to find him and got half way thru, no way to get to my rifle and ended up nose to nose with him ! Thank god he was dead. Got him out and back to the truck went back to camp and changed my shorts, the bear wasn't the only one who stunk.

 

[hntboar]

Crawling through the brush?? Never heard of anyone successfully bagging a pig this way. Maybe a campfire story or an exaggeration, but if you have hunted pigs enough youve probably tried and realized how screwed you are or would be.

BigbadBoar
Do it all the time and have killed many hogs this way and missed more LOL. No camp fire story and no exaggeration. Don’t disagree with you that you could be very screwed and I have had close calls in hogs charging me in the brush, but they turn quickly when you take a shot at them. The friends I hunt with do the same type of hunting and been doing for over 30 years. Only in my opinion, one of the most challlenging type of hunting hogs than any other way. You are in there environment and they pretty much control it. There is more to it than just going in crawling in the brush, there is timing, ability to track and understand their habits when there in the brush. I know you don’t know me, but no need for me to make this up. If your up to learning to do this and be successful, happy to talk more about how best to attempt it. Been doing it for lots of years.

 

[canamrider07]

When I am out walking in the woods and see a area full brush, vines etc., I always remember the scene from Apocalypse Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4dFDBYWuTc

 

[dustin ray]

Thats awesome
never get out of the boat

 

[Brnsvllyjohn]

Having grown up and worked on construction sites in Monterey Co for 40 years I can tell you that the talk around break time would sometimes get around to hog hunting. Hog poaching in some cases. Guys with knifes in the brush did happen and still does. NO I never saw it first hand, I try to follow the rules. They use knifes because it is silent except for the hog noises. I did see the results and did see Fish and Game try to control it. It is a good way to get arrested as well as get inured but it does happen. Guys with depredation permits may not always play by the rules. NO ONE should be doing it but denying it happens doesn't mean it isn't happening.

 

[OPAH]

X2 John

 

[Wild1]

Listening to rumors at lunchtime, and never having seen it (despite living there for 40 years), doesn't mean it happens either. Nope, doesn't happen without dogs. Period.

 

[Brnsvllyjohn]

That's like saying there are no illegal pot grows in the national forest because you never found any. I only told you what I know, you can choose to believe me or not it doesn't change the facts. I can guarantee you that I am not the only member on this forum that knows it happens.


I lived in Monterey County for almost 60 years. I only worked construction for 40 years.

 

[MariotheBarber]

I remember Wild Justice had a episode focusing on those “hog ‘n dog” guys as they called them, can’t remember what county it was in. But the guys they were after were using dogs and knives at night time. The way I see it, if they’re buying a tag and not wasting the meat then...

 

[Brnsvllyjohn]

You obviously don't know me well. I wouldn't know a Go Pro if one fell out of the sky and hit me. You also don't realize that I would never put myself in harms way or break the law to prove anything. Besides you think a retired old guy would think about trying it? I guess in todays world if it isn't filmed and on Face Book it didn't happen.

I give up you are correct. Never happened in the history of mankind. Native Americans never killed a buffalo with arrows either. Not on film so it didn't happen.

I now know why some people just give up on forums.

 

[OPAH]

Rambo did !

 

[dustin ray]

When poking pigs with a knife you need a big one

 

[Bigbadboar]

BigbadBoar
Do it all the time and have killed many hogs this way and missed more LOL. No camp fire story and no exaggeration. Don’t disagree with you that you could be very screwed and I have had close calls in hogs charging me in the brush, but they turn quickly when you take a shot at them. The friends I hunt with do the same type of hunting and been doing for over 30 years. Only in my opinion, one of the most challlenging type of hunting hogs than any other way. You are in there environment and they pretty much control it. There is more to it than just going in crawling in the brush, there is timing, ability to track and understand their habits when there in the brush. I know you don’t know me, but no need for me to make this up. If your up to learning to do this and be successful, happy to talk more about how best to attempt it. Been doing it for lots of years.[/QUOTE8

Thats awesome. What kind of brush/bush do you crawl in? The only time i did it was in bamboo. Tunnels only a pig would go in. Beds and shit along the tunnel, and darkness. I had a shotgun but i would only be able to directly in front. Before doing this i would talk to non hunting friends about crawling through the brush because i would do it every now and then but when i actually did it where pigs live it, i didnt do it again. I was tracking a shot pig in too so there was a good chance it was in there, luckily it wasnt.

 

[Brnsvllyjohn]

After going back and reading some of the things I wrote it would appear that I assume everyone that hunts like this is doing it illegally. To those of you that have permission and are hunting legally by going in the brush after hogs I apologize.
I should never have written it in a way that implies that it is illegal to crawl in the brush after hogs. I got a little carried away with someone not believing it is possible to do.
Once again for those of you following the game rules I apologize.

 

[dustin ray]

No need to apologize John
You did get me thinking
what is illegal take of pigs

 

[Bubblehide]

Bigbadboar x2

I'm reading some of this garbage and wondering exactly how many guys, on this forum, have actually killed wild pigs. I know of exactly ZERO hunters that crawl through the brush looking to pop a wild hog - maybe a barnyard pig, or a suicidal hunter with a limited brain pan.

Sorry, it doesn't work, and the one guy who did it isn't with us any more - it doesn't happen.

There are a few southern guys and some Australian guys who push the limits, but they have a pack of bay dogs and a catch dog, or two, who accompany them.

Well, I'm not sure if I have ever killed a wild pig, since I have never had one officially confirmed as wild, but I sure have put a tag or two on pigs out in the wild. I have also crawled through thick brush to get the job done. To top it off, I'm no suicidal hunter, nor do I have any suicidal ideations. But I beg to differ with you. It DOES work sometimes, but more often it doesn't.

Just because you don't know anybody that does it, sure doesn't mean nobody does, nor does it mean some aren't successful crawling through the brush after wild pigs, escapes from a barnyard or not.

 

[Bankrunner]

You obviously don't know me well. I wouldn't know a Go Pro if one fell out of the sky and hit me. You also don't realize that I would never put myself in harms way or break the law to prove anything. Besides you think a retired old guy would think about trying it? I guess in todays world if it isn't filmed and on Face Book it didn't happen.

I give up you are correct. Never happened in the history of mankind. Native Americans never killed a buffalo with arrows either. Not on film so it didn't happen.

I now know why some people just give up on forums.

I wrote in the past that I don't post any pictures because I don't know how and that i still have a flip phone. Gotta a newer phone now but still don't know how to post pics.
I like seeing the pictures on here... I like camp shots or any shot that has a bit of camp in it and I like hunter's point of view shots that look over a hunting area, and I like pics of tracking, and I like pics of tracks, and i like pics of scat, and i like pics of the mystery animal.
Is there a bit of a trap when it comes to posting harvest pics on the web or social media?
"I guess in todays world if it isn't filmed and on Face Book it didn't happen."