EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

How many of yall have had newbies tag along hog doggin, and they not enjoy it?

Seems to me that everyone i have taken has had a blast and got hooked. And you never see anyone post that they took some newbies and they hated it...

there has to be a few screws loose if you dont enjoy hog hunting ;D

or maybe its the other way around

 No body in there right mind likes being up all night, getting scratched up and bit up, in the rain and cold or in the heat of summer. But that's what I love, guess I'm not quite right, guessin I'm not the only one. Its not for everyone but I have only had a few that didn't ask to go again.

I took my cousin out for a night walk hunt in the summer time. It was really his first hunting experience, he's more of a video game type of guy.
About 1.5 miles into the walk we caught a real big sow. We let her go and started walking out, unfortunately for us, it was not the way we came in.

We ended up in some 10' paletto that was flooded with waist deep water, and some holes that you'd sink in if you didn't stay on the palmetto trunks. It was only about 100 yds or so but those palmetto heads are bad enough without the water. We had him walking a dog and I could hear him yelling at the dog to "come on", trying to keep up with us.

Another 1.5 miles back to the truck, he never complained, but he never wanted to go again.

Never had any complaints hog huntin, but i lost count of how many that have followed, or tried to follow behind me bear hunting, that said they would NEVER do that again. LOL!!

i dont know what to think about baying lions and bears, i mean you walk for miles in rough country and when you get there you could end up getting eaten, at least  when you walk all night to catch a pig he doesnt try to turn you into diner, its kinda like those guys that scuba dive with sharks, scuba diving is fun fish are pretty but bobbing around in the ocean in a shark turd form is not how i wnat to be remembered,

  Never taken anyone along that hasn't enjoyed themselves. But have envited several too scared to go. Had one along one night and I was not having fun. Could not find a pig for nothing. This guy laughed and told me he had been praying all night we didn't. Guess he was alittle scared.

first night i ever took one of my buddies my catahoula came running out of the brush right by us, chase screamed and pulled his knife, i did not say nothing but i think he was a little nervous

 :D

i recently went on my first hunt with dogs last weekend with monty and got on one pig but didnt catch it i had the time of my life just learning the ropes and watching the dogs work, i cant wait to go again!!!!

I'll add my 10 cents here as one of the newbies. A co worker of mine invited me along on a hunt last month, so I went. No pigs that day, but had a lot of fun. Went out with him again 3wks ago and I got my first pig. Tagged along again last week and our group got another one. Long story short, I have already built a kennel in the yard, and am actively searching for some dogs. Heck of a lot more fun then sitting in a treestand hoping a deer walks by. Plus its a year round season up here. I am already hooked for sure.

took my cousin a few years ago and he liked it until we got the dogs wrecked know he dont want to go back

Well ....Im dying to go!!!! have 3 dogs, that I have aquired in the past 2 weeks, they all act like they want to eat thru the pen to get the pigs I have penned up. Now all I need is to see how its done in real life. I am 48 years old, have allways loved working dogs and hounds. IM ready somebody please let me go!!!! You wont hear any cryin from me ;D

I know what u mean mxoran! I've been dieing to go since I first heared about it but I don't know anyone in my area that does it!

Hey Oran, Let me know when you are free one weekend and we will set up a hunt and all go together. Well you and who you bring and Ray and possibly Benny if he is home can go, Im not going to the woods right now lol. Eight months pregnant and swamps and lots of walking dont mix lol

Great!!!! Eva, I will figure out a time and see if it works for yall, thanks

everybody thats ever went with me has come back im pretty sure   alot of em r hunting up their own dogs

mxoran were hunting the canton area this weekend if u wanna hit the woods, dang good spot with some salty hogs, they dont like to run much, they`ll hit a dry creek bed set up and bay or FIGHT most the time we have a good boxen match cause we have some gritty dogs. but ur more then welcome to roll with us

Wow, Thanks Chris, I really appreciate that, Ya know im getting 2 pups off eva and ray, out of their strike dog molly, and your Lacy male, really looking forward to getting those pups,I hear your Lacy is a hell of a dog. :)

he`s getting there, he hunts out a lil further with each trip, and is starting to find his fair share of hogs, if u drop him out on fresh sign u sure to have a heck of a time, he is bayen good now till u show up and then he is all catch!!!