Unguided Hog Hunts: What's an appropriate price?

[spectr17]

Neighbors are ok with recovery, and often with hunting as well.
Also, if you hit a pig in the bottom of this canyon, he/she won't make it out going up the side, and like I said, the neighbors are fine with letting you get your hog.

Don't sell them hogs short, I watched a guy put a 7mm mag in a hog on a hill like that, half way up, and that hog cleared the top of the hill on the run. Course he died just on the other side of the top but I would have bet the farm he wasn't going to make the top with a pill in his boiler room like that.

 

[Bayboy2020]

I would just keep it for friends and family if that is possible

 

[DurtenTyler]

Sorry if I missed it, but would you set a limit # per person? How would you screen hunters? Are you worried about littering or trespassing on neighbors land?

 

[DurtenTyler]

I do have a simular comparable place I go. I pay $50 per night and a harvest fee of $350 with a one night minimum. Its $400-450 however you slice it. That's unguided and on the honor system for harvest. I might add as far as the honor system goes.... all the users/hunters (8) know each other.
I am an archery hunter and would like to put my name in the hat for first hunt or close to it.
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That pricing makes sense. If you charge $400/night to camp out, people are going to be really worried about throwing away their money. If you're so confident that you have hogs, just charge $25-50 per night and a per-hog fee of the market rate, which seems to be $300-$600, but closer to $300 considering this is completely unguided.

Once you have that pricing set up, I would just screen the hunters to make sure you're getting experienced guys out there. The last thing you want are a bunch of beginners leaving beer cans, scaring away the hogs and leaving without harvesting anything.

Seems like most hunters are honest and respectable, but others tresspass (knowingly or unknowingly) or break rules for a quick thrill. How do you keep your campers honest?

 

[T_A_K]

If you could keep it in the 150-200 range I would definitely come out to at least try it.

 

[bigboarstopper]

Is this a per day rate this poll is supposed to be based on?

 

[cali-carnivore]

I know a lot of "hunters" would love to see Bighorn Canyon North! You will be devoid of pigs once the pressure starts. You said they have access to 50k acres without pressure and pigs are nomadic anyway. Go high fence, charge other ranches $100 to trap their problem pigs and let them go on your ranch at $400 each! Its too small to sustain pressure.

 

[thewolfman]

My questn....did u buy this property yet???...if not...wat r we all debatin bout....lol

 

[dwikkles]

I know a lot of "hunters" would love to see Bighorn Canyon North! You will be devoid of pigs once the pressure starts. You said they have access to 50k acres without pressure and pigs are nomadic anyway. Go high fence, charge other ranches $100 to trap their problem pigs and let them go on your ranch at $400 each! Its too small to sustain pressure.

this makes the most sense out of anything i've heard

 

[Cassy79]

So I'm confused is this property open or not? If so what's the fees? If Cali is so overrun with hogs then why is it so hard to find pig property?!

 

[MGDeer]

Cassy79,I do not have any reason to believe that California is literally over run with pigs. Heck, the DFG site statistics state that over 90% of all hog harvest is on ranch land. A verrry small % is taken on public land, it's all hipe. Oh, do not get me wrong pigs will travel between ranches and when the weary resident sees pigs and has little knowledge of the critters they cry wolf and the media is all over it. Then come the depredation folks and us hunters; little buggers don't stand a chance. I am not the god of pigging but I know some gods and when they hunt open public land they hunt hard-real hard with some success. But they will tell you ranches are your best bet or FHL,VAFB,CR,secret hand shakes,etc,etc. I simplified this thread too.

 

[thewolfman]

Well put MGdeer...may the coyo gods howl on u...pig on..lol

 

[lepcur]

I guess 1 good thing is you could sit in the middle and shoot whatever comes on the property.

 

[nomadsurfer7]

Hey Rich, I lived in that area and hunted many properties like this one with great success. Take all precautions for liability and crazy renters and you could have great success. Keep in mind that the area is very tight and the reason I had such great access is that my father n law is a tenth generational resident and guide.

 

[nice_shooting]

i have been reading this thread and im a noobi and would like to know what is the Harvest Fee?

 

[KTKT70]

:star-wars: :lol bashing sign:

 

[dwikkles]

i have been reading this thread and im a noobi and would like to know what is the Harvest Fee?

Just a fee you pay if you kill something bud

 

[KTKT70]

:smiley_chain_gun_an :g-hogs- poppin up:

 

[Hikingwithguns]

I too would like to know how this property is doing. It sounds a lot like some places around naci and san antonio... I'm guessing you are up to your ears in hogs, turkey and deer hehe.

 

[CottonwoodHunting]

seems small but if you can plant some barley you might be in business... as long as thats not considered "baiting"...