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Let me add that this is a great site. Another form I looked halso has good info, but this is the best as far as california hogs go.
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rodneyshishido
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I am a pig hunter from Maui, Hawaii. I am relatively new to pig hunting. This is my 2nd year of pig hunting.
I have gotten 5 pigs so far. The pigs here are not nearly as big as those in the South. All my pigs field dressed out at between 50 and 100 lbs. It is a bit of a blessing in disguise. I hunt on the slopes of Haleakala at an elevation of about 6500 feet. The terrain is steep, a half mile hike will get you about a 1,000 foot elevation gain. This is on lava rock. The grassy areas are even worse. The areas are dug up by the pigs then the grass regrows hiding all the holes. You don't cover a lot of distance but it is brutal walking. The if you are lucky, you have to carry a pig back over the terrain.
Sure is fun though!!!
I really enjoy reading all the postings.
I anyone makes it ot Maui and wants to hunt pigs, let me know.
Aloha
I have gotten 5 pigs so far. The pigs here are not nearly as big as those in the South. All my pigs field dressed out at between 50 and 100 lbs. It is a bit of a blessing in disguise. I hunt on the slopes of Haleakala at an elevation of about 6500 feet. The terrain is steep, a half mile hike will get you about a 1,000 foot elevation gain. This is on lava rock. The grassy areas are even worse. The areas are dug up by the pigs then the grass regrows hiding all the holes. You don't cover a lot of distance but it is brutal walking. The if you are lucky, you have to carry a pig back over the terrain.
Sure is fun though!!!
I really enjoy reading all the postings.
I anyone makes it ot Maui and wants to hunt pigs, let me know.
Aloha
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I'm from the island of Kauai in Hawaii. I started out fishing and saw hunting on TNN and decided I wanted to do that. First hunting success was actually with homemade spears when we were 14. Me and my friend went for a herd of small pigs that we had been seeing in a pasture area with small bushes. Snuck up on the herd and my friend speared a 50 pound sow which was pretty much the biggest one. Terrific eating. Started out with bow and arrow because one of my friend's dad did that and I couldn't get a gun that young. Not really a big hog hunter origionally. Got real heavy into goat hunting right off the bat and at my peak, I shot about 100 in a year and just 50 or 60 in the years since then. Shot a few pigs during that time too. Made friends with a starting out pig hunter who ended up getting really into it and have been filming pig and goat hunting and puting that onto the local channel since I was about 17 I guess. ...Wow, 5 years. Goat hunting slowed and pig hunting with dog and knife picked up because that's what my frinds were doing. Eventually my main hunting buddy began a small bussiness selling pig hunting dogs. I was all bow and arrow until I was 18 and got my first gun, which was a big 12 gauge semi auto. Didn't really like that gun but I was going all illigal those days and had to get what I could. When I turned 21, I got a 12 gauge pump with 18 inch barrel. It's a chinese made police gun and very reliable. Just shot two boars the other day with it. When I went to Alaska last summer, my friend sold me a pump remington 870 express magnum in 20-gauge. Let me tell you, that is a sweet little gun! It's not very reliable though and I find it jamming from time to time and I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe I should ask that in one of the other forums. That's my favorite gun at the moment allthough I still use the 12 if I have more bullets for it. Haven't really used my bow for a while but I just ordered accessories for my new recurve so I might start up again on the traditional side.
Right now I'm going to Hawaii Community College in Hilo on the Big Island. I'm in the Forest TEAM program which leads to a degree in tropical ecosystem and agroforestry management (TEAM). It's a native forest management program that's just starting up. Might hopefully get a job eradicating pigs out of the remaining prestine areas. But the hunting over here on the BI is unreal and rediculously easy at times. If any other Hawaii Hunter need maps, I have GIS software on my computer and can lay road maps on top of satelite images with topography, hydrolologic features and more and I'll be happy to help you out and send you a .JPG format custom maps that you can print out.
My dream hunt would pretty much be any backcountry hunting area. I just like to go further than most people or to areas where nobody has likely hunted for a while.
The areas we hunt on Kauai is mostly the public lands East of Hanalei River. Do a lot of hunting in the Moloa'a mountains. Also grew up hunting goats and pigs with archery gear down the Na Pali coast.
Right now I'm going to Hawaii Community College in Hilo on the Big Island. I'm in the Forest TEAM program which leads to a degree in tropical ecosystem and agroforestry management (TEAM). It's a native forest management program that's just starting up. Might hopefully get a job eradicating pigs out of the remaining prestine areas. But the hunting over here on the BI is unreal and rediculously easy at times. If any other Hawaii Hunter need maps, I have GIS software on my computer and can lay road maps on top of satelite images with topography, hydrolologic features and more and I'll be happy to help you out and send you a .JPG format custom maps that you can print out.
My dream hunt would pretty much be any backcountry hunting area. I just like to go further than most people or to areas where nobody has likely hunted for a while.
The areas we hunt on Kauai is mostly the public lands East of Hanalei River. Do a lot of hunting in the Moloa'a mountains. Also grew up hunting goats and pigs with archery gear down the Na Pali coast.
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Hello Haiku, I am interested in Maui Hunting. Was there couple of years back looking for a place to hunt. Even packed my Mathews Legacy with me. Seem like most places specially around Haleakala appear to be private property. I have in-laws living in Oahu and have hunted goat and pig there, also in Hilo.
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Aloha Python2,
I hunt the Kula Forest Reserve commonly referred to as Polipoli. This is the only area that does not allow the use of dogs. It is a relatively small are that yields a fair number of pigs. There are two areas, C & E. Area C is open for rifle for pigs from the 1st weekend in February to the last weeken in June. Open days are weekends and State Holidays. Area E is archery only but is open year round.
I was up there this past Saturday, saw a nice boar but had no opportunity for a shot.
Let me know when you are going to be on Maui, I'll be happy to show you the area.
The pigs in Polipoli are not monsters like the guys in California get, but, they cook up nice and their smaller size is a blessing when you have to pack them out on your back.
I hunt the Kula Forest Reserve commonly referred to as Polipoli. This is the only area that does not allow the use of dogs. It is a relatively small are that yields a fair number of pigs. There are two areas, C & E. Area C is open for rifle for pigs from the 1st weekend in February to the last weeken in June. Open days are weekends and State Holidays. Area E is archery only but is open year round.
I was up there this past Saturday, saw a nice boar but had no opportunity for a shot.
Let me know when you are going to be on Maui, I'll be happy to show you the area.
The pigs in Polipoli are not monsters like the guys in California get, but, they cook up nice and their smaller size is a blessing when you have to pack them out on your back.
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My name's robert and im from s.texas i hunt hog, deer and turkey. But my favorite is hog huntin, i dont use a gun, but if i do it'll be a ruger .22 LR. i hunt with dogs mostly i got a good litter comin from my bitch right now. i raise nothin but PIT BULL/RIDGE BACK crosses my grandpa passed advice down and he finnaly found that the pit bull was an excelent holder and that the ridge back had great speed so he bred them and now we have a hog killin machine.
WHEN U GO BEAR HUNTIN U NEED A DOCTOR BUT WHEN U GO HOG HUNTIN U NEED A PREIST
WHEN U GO BEAR HUNTIN U NEED A DOCTOR BUT WHEN U GO HOG HUNTIN U NEED A PREIST
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great photo and nice boar bowhuntr
20/20.............tra
welcome to jho and the forum S.T.Tigerstripes, i use to raise pits and amstaffs back east. great looking dog in the photo, i like. looks like amstaff body W/brindle markings very nice. i miss my dogs, had to adopt them out when i moved from east to west coast no one would rent me a home owning three personal pits and one was a 90 lb. pure white, i miss my dogs very much but that was the sacrifice i had to make to move out west. in the future i will have one agian, talk to you soon................tra
welcome to jho and the forum S.T.Tigerstripes, i use to raise pits and amstaffs back east. great looking dog in the photo, i like. looks like amstaff body W/brindle markings very nice. i miss my dogs, had to adopt them out when i moved from east to west coast no one would rent me a home owning three personal pits and one was a 90 lb. pure white, i miss my dogs very much but that was the sacrifice i had to make to move out west. in the future i will have one agian, talk to you soon................tra
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I live in Anaheim and I'm from Minden, NV.
I moved here thinking I would hunt Hogs but time and $$$ have kept a lid on it. I hope to get a chance before I move back next year.
I moved here thinking I would hunt Hogs but time and $$$ have kept a lid on it. I hope to get a chance before I move back next year.
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Hi!
I live in LA not by choice. I love pig hunting and have seen two pigs at WU ranchs. I have a PSE Triton and a 270 Savage. I will be archery hunting Aug 19th at Cummings for the D-zone deer opener but I wouldn't mind sticking a hog. If anyone is a WU member you can always e-mail me. Thanks;
Leftyhunter
I live in LA not by choice. I love pig hunting and have seen two pigs at WU ranchs. I have a PSE Triton and a 270 Savage. I will be archery hunting Aug 19th at Cummings for the D-zone deer opener but I wouldn't mind sticking a hog. If anyone is a WU member you can always e-mail me. Thanks;
Leftyhunter
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Hello all Call me Dave
First off, hogs are a very impressive and smart animal. May be blind and smell funny, but nonetheless have great sense of smell, know how to scare the heck out of ya...
I am a California Native, have lived and hunted in the central valley all my life. I started hunting with my legally blind dad when i was 12 or 13? Started on upland game with a .410 then shortly was of to the 12 ga 870 express! Years passed that i didnt hunt, then i met this great girl J... Well her dad owns some awesome property in the central valley and i have been hunting on it ever since. I am fortunate in the sense that i not only have somewhere to hunt but have been able trade hunts for hunts.
So i have tried Cottonwood Creek upper and some of the hills in monterey for my hogs. Only luck was in the central valley on some private land near the hills in tracy and some farm land out there too...
I have shot 2 hogs with a 12 ga slug, and my last hog with a 06. A slug at 30 yards is no joke! I want to start using bow avidly and for the rest of my hog hunting life.
My first hog was taken when i was hungint for upland game near tracy, when a boar jumped out of some brush at me and my Yellow Lab. I luckily had my .45 acp side arm and someslugs with me. quick reaction led to a good dodge on this boar and he then had a .45 acp followed by a slug. My second boar was taken in some old feilds with corn and berries all around. i though i had spotted 2 hogs one day, then hugn out until evening sure enough. I stalked in the feild till about 30 yds, took a broad side shot elimniating both shoulders and anything in between with 12 ga slug, it went clean through...
dream hunt is to take a trophy boar with a bow in cali somewhere. A totally silent stealth kill...
currently use 870 express with rifle barrel, 30-06, or want to use my 60# high country lender compound.
First off, hogs are a very impressive and smart animal. May be blind and smell funny, but nonetheless have great sense of smell, know how to scare the heck out of ya...
I am a California Native, have lived and hunted in the central valley all my life. I started hunting with my legally blind dad when i was 12 or 13? Started on upland game with a .410 then shortly was of to the 12 ga 870 express! Years passed that i didnt hunt, then i met this great girl J... Well her dad owns some awesome property in the central valley and i have been hunting on it ever since. I am fortunate in the sense that i not only have somewhere to hunt but have been able trade hunts for hunts.
So i have tried Cottonwood Creek upper and some of the hills in monterey for my hogs. Only luck was in the central valley on some private land near the hills in tracy and some farm land out there too...
I have shot 2 hogs with a 12 ga slug, and my last hog with a 06. A slug at 30 yards is no joke! I want to start using bow avidly and for the rest of my hog hunting life.
My first hog was taken when i was hungint for upland game near tracy, when a boar jumped out of some brush at me and my Yellow Lab. I luckily had my .45 acp side arm and someslugs with me. quick reaction led to a good dodge on this boar and he then had a .45 acp followed by a slug. My second boar was taken in some old feilds with corn and berries all around. i though i had spotted 2 hogs one day, then hugn out until evening sure enough. I stalked in the feild till about 30 yds, took a broad side shot elimniating both shoulders and anything in between with 12 ga slug, it went clean through...
dream hunt is to take a trophy boar with a bow in cali somewhere. A totally silent stealth kill...
currently use 870 express with rifle barrel, 30-06, or want to use my 60# high country lender compound.
Hi, my name is Dale. I'm from Ohio.
I travel to south Tx every year for hogs and javies (ten years)
I hunt with a bow and mostly from ground blinds, sometimes short tripods.
We hunt a ranch in Webb county that is around 100,000 acres.
Most years we have about 6000 to 8000 acres to ourselves.
The majority of our pigs are taken at night, we like to book our hunt around the full moon.
We have tried everything from lasers to mini maglites mounted on our stabilizers with pressure switches.
I am currently using a red dot on my Matthews, and my buddy is shooting a Robertson recurve with no lights or sights.
We have taken as many as 18 animals on an 8 day hunt between the two of us.
Anyone who has hunted down there know's it is not uncommon to get 2-3 bowshots a day.
I think that was one reason I got hooked. Besides the smarts that alot of them hogs have!
Anyways, I'll be looking forward to spending some time here and sharing info!
I travel to south Tx every year for hogs and javies (ten years)
I hunt with a bow and mostly from ground blinds, sometimes short tripods.
We hunt a ranch in Webb county that is around 100,000 acres.
Most years we have about 6000 to 8000 acres to ourselves.
The majority of our pigs are taken at night, we like to book our hunt around the full moon.
We have tried everything from lasers to mini maglites mounted on our stabilizers with pressure switches.
I am currently using a red dot on my Matthews, and my buddy is shooting a Robertson recurve with no lights or sights.
We have taken as many as 18 animals on an 8 day hunt between the two of us.
Anyone who has hunted down there know's it is not uncommon to get 2-3 bowshots a day.
I think that was one reason I got hooked. Besides the smarts that alot of them hogs have!
Anyways, I'll be looking forward to spending some time here and sharing info!
Neat site, wish i would've found it earlier. I'm new not only to the sport but to guns also.. I'm starting off with a Remington 700 P in 300 win-mag with a harris BRM S bipod and an ATN 4-12X60 scope. Looking forward to my first hog hunt, when I get back state side. I'm military and currently stationed in Yokosuka, Japan on the USS Kitty Hawk and the closest thing I get to guns here is airsoft 
. Hoping to come back home in feb/mar time frame to come and sharpen up my shooting skills and if possible, do some hog hunting, that would be awesome .
. Hoping to come back home in feb/mar time frame to come and sharpen up my shooting skills and if possible, do some hog hunting, that would be awesome .
