getting hogs to STOP

[igloo]

i hunt in southeast georgia. the hogs here can run like deer. we have a hard time getting them to stop. we have plenty of hogs to hunt they just run so far. any tips or ideas or should i sit over a bait pile with the 22 mag? thanks.

[DirtAddict]

This a problem with most of the areas that are dogged heavily. Pigs are smart and know with a little experience that it's best to run far and fast once they know dogs are looking for them.

Our goal is to have dogs that can get up on the pig before it knows it's being hunted, then stop it from running quickly before the pig can get on another parcel of private land that we don't have permission on which to hunt. We also want the pig shut down quick so we can get there fast to help our dogs.

Out here, seems like the most successful hog doggers are the ones with "bay" dogs that are silent on track, fast and gritty. Some guys like to mix in terrier with the typical bay dog breeds used for hog hunting to create a dog that will get in there and really put teeth on.

It would be fun to use longer range hounds that we (and the pigs) can hear a mile away, but generally we just don't have the space for a long race. Plus once the pig is bayed, we need to get there quick otherwise we are much more likely have some injured/killed dogs on our hands.

IMHO A long race is impractical due to property lines and just more dangerous for the dogs b/c it can take us a long time to get there. We all know pigs don't climb trees so it's always going to be a fight on the ground.

[countryboyjake2]

its like that in florida to. its just summer. everyone gets abunch of runners during summer. an then some just have been ran so heavily by dogs they just run. we had one lil 70 lb boar hog run for bout 3 4 hours the other night. its always better when it cools down

[ninja]

I've always said you can catch more hogs with dogs that are straight catch and silent. With that being said you will get a lot more dogs crippled or killed that way. Most people prefer silent bay dogs. On my lease and places where hogs are really dogged a baydog is ok as long as he can stick with the hogs until they stop running which usually takes hours. Most curs won't have this type of stick so a hound or hound/cur cross seems to work the best. At the end of the day use what works, you may have to try several different types of dogs to see what works for you. I prefer strike dogs or dogs that are specialists at finding a hog, easy to hunt and don't quit until the hogs bayed up, I don't care if the dog is open or silent. So basically finding and sticking is what I like and I don't care about all the rest of it.

[bigboarstopper]

Another method ive seen thats cought running hogs where other hunters have faiiled is to go the complete oposite direction in terms of hog stopping power. There are a few guys that are running a single small dog like a jadg terrier or ratt terrier. The hogs dont see these little dogs as s threat. They bay very loose and the hogs simply ignore the dog. Of course in order to kill these hogs they really have to pull a quiet sneak the last 100yds and shoot em. Another thing is it seems the bigger the hog the better for this method from what ive been told and seen. Some of the biggest hogs ive seen killed have been cought doing it thos way.

[coadycurbow]

Bigboarstopper is spot on. We get outrun way more in hot weather. In the winter thru spring months we can usually count on one hand the times we get outrun. In hot weather I would say we get smoked about 40% of the time.

If I was strictly wanting to catch hogs, I would carry my best "find" dog. Hopefully this dog is not rough at all, and like was stated above, he needs to bay lose so the hog won't feel threatened. I will nearly guarantee you will start catching hogs.

A really rough pack will catch most hogs, but that one bad fighting hog that the pack can't wool down will put you out of commision. I believe catchy dogs are some of the reason that they run so bad.