EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Well, we had a friend call and say his grandparents' fields were getting hit hard, so we loaded up Fred, Pistol, Jane, PJ, and Mason. It was Blake, Jeff, our buddy, and me. Got to the spot, and dogs started hunting hard and fast and within 30 mins of walking around these fields dogs starting acting piggy. Fred and Pistol found and bayed a group up solid. We eased on in and sent Jane in first, and they busted before she got there. I cut PJ loose to send help, and them two and Pistol ran one down. We tied it up and Fred was hammering on another one. We started moving to him after getting the dogs a quick drink in a pond, and sent Jane and PJ in again. Caught hog! Our buddy got his first stick while hunting with dogs and was excited! First hog was a good sow around 180-200... And second hog was a young boar around 110ish... Both were whiteish with black spots. We were going to pole that bigger hog out, but realized how far we were away from the truck and decided to just break it down for meat. Lol! I ended up loosing my Garmin in all the commotion and had to go back track my steps to find it were I had tied my dog up after the catch. Heart stopper right there! ;D All in all it was another great hunt, didn't get hurt lol, 2 more hogs this weekend, and PJ was on all of em; even my Mason pup got to be on some swine in the woods for the first time. Jane, Fred, and Pistol did their jobs again for sure as well. I know I'm loving this cooler weather already!

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Good deal good looking hogs to

baus still on probation for the hand incident? :P >:D

good lil meat eaters. glad to see blake is gettin back out. how much flat field was that? good for some runnin hounds ;) ;D

thanks bud!

There was quite a bit of "flats" lol , but we were just walking the edges. Nothing is flat when its been tilled or has been planted... Sucks walking on that stuff, but I think the spot we were on was 500-600 acres. The dogs were hunting the woods by the fields hard and fast when they found that group. We would have let them keep rolling out on the group, but the hogs where headed to where we didn't need be so we leashed the dogs up and called it a day. We dropped the dogs around 615 and were done and headed to the truck by 8. Really nice short hunt.

And no lol ;D, Baus is going to go next time... I'm gona let PJ and Mason get a little ansy on the yard and take Kato and Baus next weekend. He just was in time out... Lol! I think he will do fine... Since I messed up I have to chalk that one up to being my fault. If he even makes me feel uncomfortable at all in the woods from here on out he will do what he has done best or 5 years before I started hunting him and that be a guard dog and a great pet... Lol! I just couldn't be happier with my big white dog right now though buddy. She is doing everything she is supposed to; has her head about her every time before and after the catch. She pays good attention to me so I'm taking advantage and working with her as much as I can. I just have to be patient cause I don't want her getting wrecked and messing up what she has going for her.

Nice poke a dots man !

Where's Zig been at lately? Strange hearing a Blake story without Zig in it. Lol

Nice hogs for sure though.

Thanks Tex! And Zig is living the good life! Lol! Bayin' up bugs and his shadow... Lol! ;D He is always ready to go, and we've taken him recently just didn't get anything that day. But it's a lot easier putting that dog on the ground when it's not 105 out. Zig doesn't stop when he is hunting... He will go soon with us... Fred and Pistol also just hunt really well together. ;D

I'm glad to see PJ getting it done!  Does she lead well when the dogs are barking?

For the most part... And thanks. She is still a puppy though, so I am trying to work with her a lot on those types things now so hopefully as she matures it won't be that big of a deal. She is figuring it out I think pretty well though. I can definitely say that she is a different type of dog and is going to take some time. She is sensitive. Lol!

i always like catchin the spotted ones good hogs guys

purdy hogs guys

Good deal her sister Kimber caught her first hog in the woods this weekend so looks like they are off to a good start. Keep us posted on her progress.

good lookin hawgs

 Pretty hogs! Good job!

Nice looking hogs!!!!

Oh that's great to hear! Good stuff! I can't wait to be able to come down and hunt them together!

Thanks guys and gal! LOL!  ;D It's always nice to start getting back in the pork again. Now that it's cooled off the dogs seem to hunt harder, and I don't blame em... lol!

That would've made a pretty barr hog!

We can't Barr them around here cause land owners want them dead. I just was able to pick up a piece of land to release hogs on yesterday so we are about to start... ;D

It goes like this ryan. Well mr land owner we didnt catch anything today but my dogs ripped the nutz out of a white spotted boar that got away. Lol

Was lil mason baying on that hog? How is he doin?

Lol! Naw, I'd rather take em out and drop em on a bigger piece of property that wants em there... Then we'll be able to catch them again later!

And mason did ok... Nothing special yet. He is starting to range out a little better but is still coming back to check in puppy style. He doesn't  know what is going on out there when they started hammering. That was the first time he'd been on hogs in the woods. After he got up to the catch he was trying to catch and nipping at nuts and barking on occasion, and I think he will be a little rough. He isn't as mouthy as i would like, but i think with age he will open up a little better. I'm going to give him a few more times on hogs in the woods before I start making any decisions. I have to be patient with them. I've learned my lesson having dogs that were doing good and letting them go to other people and then they make good dogs, so I will be holding onto him and his brother for a while longer to judge em better. But all in all he did good beig the first time on hogs in the wild.

at least he was showing interest being his first hog in the woods I would think he would be a little freaked out. whiskey was yoyoing pretty bad at first and after about three hunts with good dogs he has all but stopped that chit. One of the last hunts i made with underdog whiskey struck something and ran it 1.58 by himself and was gone huntin or runnin it for about an hour or so. I have had mine in the big woods probably ten times now and he has been steadily getting better. it will be interesting to see how they turn out.....

NICE hogs!

I love those spotted hogs!

Nice hogs

Thanks ya'll. It was a blast as always. I'm just glad that the weather is cooling down. Ready for this weekend... Cause those trigger happy antler hunters are going to be in the woods around her in just under a week. BOO!!!!  :D