EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

we usualy only get 1 hog per hunt.by the time we regroup and drag the hog out by hand no one wants to turn out again.a few weeks ago my dogs caught a hog and while curdogsforhogs was on his way his dogs caught one too.that evening when i went to shower i realized my underware was on wrongside out.and i joked about it.the next hunt we got 1 and i joked if my drawers were on wrong we'd got 2.yesterday we caught 2 and some pigs.guess what when i went to shower sureenough dang drawers on insideout.dont know how i managed to do it , but do you think there could be something to it. ???

Its kinda the same as a dog with double back dew claws.......just a superstition.

hey man keep it going .. thats funny

I think I would wear them inside out more often just as a test. :)

Try wrong side out and backwards next time, you might catch a truck load.

I discovered that very same thing! Now I just go without them and I catch a ton of hogs!!!    :o  :o  :o    ;D

Seriously though, I have OCD and I used to always put the same tracking collars on the same dogs everytime, and hated to turn them out if they were switched.   :D

Thomas believes it depends on what hat he is wearing that makes the difference in a good hunt or bad luck! When he lost his red hat everything went south for a couple of weeks, and I think my house got turned upside down looking for his dern cap.

I have definately heard of a few crazy beliefs but if it works for you then go for it! I for one have always had an unopened bag of beef jerky in my pack and if  the occasion comes up that I get caught off guard and am invited with a friend I HAVE TO stop by a gas station or store on the way or it will be on my mind! I also always had a can of Vienna Sausage in my pack until I hunted with a friend and up until lunch we hadn't hit a single pig and when we stopped for lunch I got out my can of sausage and my friend swore it was the reason! I still keep a can in my pack but when I run with him I make sure to take it out and he is sure to check that I have no canned goods on me!  :laugh: Weird but whatevers!

i think everyone has some kinda good luck charm or superstition. 
i have a bunch of them, i have to have the same tracking collar on the same dog, i have been using the same knife for 15 years, i never leave a hog in the woods no matter how difficult it is to get out.  i left a hog about 7 or 8 years ago and went for almost a month long dry spell, so never again. 

thats the short list i dont want you guys to think im too weird   ;D

I put the same collar on the same dogs too, I have one cut collar that I have run on one dog for nearly three years, have brand new ones but still use that old one.  I don't really like to buy new leads, I make my own and consider them a little lucky.  I still don't like to hunt in rubber boots because it seems like I catch more without them.  I also agree that sometimes if you catch a quick easy one and don't work hard enough for it you will typically have to work hard for nothing later in the hunt.  I am sure I have a few more but I can't tell all my secrets haha

thats funny Matt
     if i catch a hog just right quick,   i ussually have too work my tail off to find another hog...

I dont like to talk about the hunt or how many hogs were probably going to catch.

We always seem to have better luck if we just throw a hunt together. If we make big plans and how were gonna do it, it usually ends up in a bad hunt. Im with you Matt if you catch one straight out of the truck its time to load up and leave. Just haven't figured out how to do that yet! ;D

Well before I go hunt I lay my hat on the bed - close someone's knife that they open - break a mirrior - then walk under the latter!! Then I just know to expect the worst when I hunt!!!LOL

I ALWAYS untie the hogs, I NEVER cut the mule tape off...I have 3' mule tape pieces that have probably been tied on 10-12 hogs each and I still use them. I had an old man tell me once to never cut the tie strings off. I did, got a dog wrecked on the next hunt, so now I untie every hog, no matter how long it takes! I even carry a Leatherman tool in my pack to help me untie them.

I also use the same cut collar and tracking collars on the same dog everytime.

Its funny how we all get these little superstitions without really thinking about them.

if you would drink better whiskey you'd probly get your drawers on right more often . lol
       

    and dont turn out where you see a black cat cross the road .  O0 O0
   

Another one I would add is I don't like to turn out on hogs that I can see, seems that I can never catch those hogs  ???

You guys are as bad as professionnel base ball players! lol
Makes me wonder how many hog hunters are wearing women's underwear but just aren't sharing it on this thread! lol
Reference the movie "Bull Durham"



There may be something to this one Matt!

Try bragging on your dogs and let me know how that one works out for ya! lol. Im not recommending it though. ;)

Matt that is about as true as it gets. That situation has almost never worked out for me.  If I see hogs in a field I just drive right on past and try to find some other hogs. :-\  Actually I prefer to start bedded hogs.  You know because they bed down where they feel safe so they dont have any reason move once the dogs find them.  I'm afraid if they start running they might not stop.  haha.

Back in the day, If the hog did'nt look like it was gonna bay I would try and cut off a race when dogs got behind and shoot the hog.  Now I don't like to shoot running hogs at all, only bayed hogs because I feel like it makes my dogs do thier job.  If I let them feel success from a race......that is all they will want to do.  Only on rare occasion will I shoot a hog in a race like if its gonna cross the river or on to a property I cannot go.

Waylon

Sounds like yall been watchimg too much baseball or scary movies. Maybe snakebit.Luck? It plays a part alright.But most of what I've experienced is when I create my own luck. My Mama used to yell at me if I brought a hoe in the house.That was bad luck. Black cat crossing the road? People hurt themselves turning around. Yea I guess it was bad luck?All that crap came out of the dark ages. But I'll tell you what else came from it some dang good dogs and their hunting masters. Something we call Dogmen. Breeding and training will bring you more luck than anything else. My opinion

I've also been known to check my boots to see if I stepped in any luck when we catch a nice one!

Everytime I tote a camera and my pistol we are guaranteed a dry run or shoat. Also seems like everytime we are done hunting and head back to the truck the dogs strike and the hunt just begins (my wife loves those nights) or when we un-vest the cd, or let the cd off lead we will strike!!

thanks for some realy good responses.my wife said i was weird for posting this but it happened and was an accident.im not gonna do it on purpose but next time we get 2 im gonna check.

Yeah, that sounds about right

  One of my hunting buddies, a mexican fellar, who we had nicknamed Bad Luck Santos. Always carried a small rock in his pocket for good luck. We couldn't catch a pig with him for nothing. One afternoon we loaded the dogs and headed out to hunt. On the way he got the rock out and was rubbing it, I asked him to let me rub it also for luck. I just pitched it right out the window doing about 60. Boy was he PISSED, but he caught his first pig that night. You should have seen him dancing around the pig like it was a sombero. I wish I had gotten I picture.

Dont know why but it seems me and my buddies to better after a few cold ones.  If no one brings beer we waste gas in the buggy.  If at least the camera guy (guy that doesnt have dogs.  we try to make him feal good) is sh1t faced we catch a truck load....