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Post by kyle on Jun 18, 2007 8:15:29 GMT -5
A buddy of mine killed one last weekend. Said he saw around 15.
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Post by Decatur on Jun 20, 2007 19:29:17 GMT -5
Let's see some pics!
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Post by kyle on Jun 21, 2007 13:07:32 GMT -5
He didn't take any pics. I don't think he even has a camera! Which sucks. He has killed three down there
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Post by Harley on Jun 21, 2007 13:13:14 GMT -5
My cousins husband killed a nice one out in tunnelton a year or so ago. I didn't get to see it but he said that he had to cut it into two pieces to drag it out.
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Post by coyotekiller81 on Jul 11, 2007 14:38:01 GMT -5
Round up the hounds fellas!!! It's go TIME!!!
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Post by dadfsr on Jul 19, 2007 13:29:40 GMT -5
Believe it or not I've actually been through the tunnel at Tunnelton a couple of years ago. Now it seems like I need to go back down and knock on a few doors...unless someone knows someone that knows someone down there
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Post by kbiddle on Nov 12, 2007 7:59:20 GMT -5
Just to confirm that hogs are indeed out there... a guy down the road from me shot a nice little hog over the weekend. He also told me they seen mayybe 25 or so... I seen the pig with my own eye so I can say for sure it was the real deal... He didn't however give me the exact location as to where they were when they got it but I am guessing around Tunnelton
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Jul 6, 2008 6:32:27 GMT -5
Well guys I have been interested in this for a long time, plus with working on my own videos for the hoosier outdoorsman and now that I am with mossy oak would love to hook up with anyone interested and hit the areas and do some baiting and get some hog hunts on film, both for my work and to send off to mossy oak. Shoot me a pm if anyone is interested,, may be a long shot being beginners but its hunting none the less and with the price of licenses these days I know I am willing to go after anything I don`t need a license or season to fool with.
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Post by alan on Apr 9, 2009 14:23:11 GMT -5
So even though our 30-30's and 30-06's are off limits for deer here in Indiana, can they still be used for hogs?
Thanks
Oh, one more question....any restrictions on night shooting for hogs?
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Apr 9, 2009 16:33:51 GMT -5
So even though our 30-30's and 30-06's are off limits for deer here in Indiana, can they still be used for hogs? Thanks Oh, one more question....any restrictions on night shooting for hogs? The state does not regulate these feral hogs therefore any weapon at any time is legal.
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Post by js2397 on Apr 10, 2009 7:24:52 GMT -5
You can use a 30-30 or30-06 for anything in the state except deer, turkey, and migratory birds. So you can use them to hunt hogs, squirrels, or even quail.
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Post by dadfsr on Apr 10, 2009 7:45:46 GMT -5
You can use a 30-30 or30-06 for anything in the state except deer, turkey, and migratory birds. So you can use them to hunt hogs, squirrels, or even quail. What you say may be true-but who in their right mind would start shooting a high power rifle at objects in the air
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Post by alan on Apr 10, 2009 10:59:59 GMT -5
Thanks for squareing me away on that. I have another question. Between Bedford and Mithchell is where the white river runs and it's in this area according to this forum that these hogs are potentially running. That being said, can anyone direct me to public land along the river that is open to hunters? If there is any? I basically stalk and have taken hogs during the day when they are sleeping. I've gotten fairly good at spotting a sleeping hog under rock outcrops and trees and I enjoy nothing more than waking them up. I know we can hunt HNF but it does not extend into Bedford or Mitchell so I'm trying to narrow down any potential hunting grounds along the river. Thanks for all the help, this has been a very interesting and informative thread.
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Post by dadfsr on Apr 10, 2009 14:23:08 GMT -5
The two that I took in SC last month were bedded down within sight of the Greater PeeDee river. There was over a dozen in the sounder. I actually heard them before I saw them-another good reason for taking your time on spot and stalk. There was one off to the side of the bunch that I did a "right behind the ear" shot on-dirt nap!! never even squealled!!! Finally got tired of waiting for another to pop out and took a shot at the head of another in the brush-this time there was a bunch of squealling and all "H E double toothpicks" broke loose. Didn't get another shot at another one but had enough dragging with the two that I did get(well over a mile back to the truck). YUP I'm ready to hit 'em here if I can ever find somewhere to start
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Post by alan on Apr 10, 2009 15:56:40 GMT -5
Spot and Stalk is extremely effective. Hogs will nap in the middle of the day and if it's cold you'll find em in the rays of sunshine around rocks and trees. I swear with all the mudding they do and the variation in their colors that they are extremely camouflaged. If you didn't know what to look for one would walk pass a bedding hog and never know it. I know because I've done it and had an experienced hunter point it out to me. Awesome lesson! Typically they will curl up w/ there backs exposed outwardly, or so I've noticed. You sort of have to look for the hair on the back. One definitley has to take a few steps at a time (quietly) and stop, look & listen. It's a slow and methodical approach that will pay off. On a recent hunt a freind of mine and I were spot and stalking on a mountain side. We saw some hogs moving across the mountain a good 200 yards away from us and decided that at the speed they were moving we would never catch up w/ them but decided to at least continue the stalk in that general direction. It was not 10 minutes later when we were simply squating and peering up the mountain side w/ the sun just rising over the mountain behind us and starting to shed light down the mountain side we were working our way up when I spotted a hogs head silhouetting between a fork in two trees. These were not the same hogs we had seen a few minutes ago. They were long gone. This was a bedding hog that we had good sight on from below and now we began to very cautiosly work our way up a little closer. After a slow 15 minute stalk we could no longer pinpoint our hog. My first thoughts were that it caught wind of us and moved on. We continued to work our way to where we thought we had seen it. Eventually we stopped again and settled in for a few minutes of serious scoping. It paid off, I picked the little boogers outline up again...he was basking his head in the morning sunlight. I told my buddie that I had him in my sights again and pointed him out to him. It was magic...almost like God himself was shining a flashlight on the hog and saying, here you go. I almost fell over as my friend quickly leveled his Savage 30-06 and delivered the bad news. The hog took maybe two steps and plopped over and at this point two more hogs jumped up from the same location and took off in opposite directions. It was a total rush. I think he could have taken a second hog but we were caught off guard to say the least when the other 2 sprang up. We did'nt know they were there. Man this was a total blast. I highly recommend hunting in the winter months when you have your most visibility in the woods. A summer hunt would damn near be impossible w/ all the foliage. I apologize for rambling on so long, if I had the time I would share the next 6 hours of our hunt w/ you as I was taking my hog w/ a bow and as you can imagine, you've got to get very very close, hence a sleeping hog will do the trick. When you've stalked all day, you'll take em however they come Thanks for letting me share. I love hunting hogs! Here are a few pics.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Apr 12, 2009 18:34:17 GMT -5
Maybe it was a good thing that I could not get a good trade for my Marlin 45-70 at the gun show
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