It's been a great while since i posted and longer since was on a hog hunt and I really enjoyed the wounded warrior hunt that Chris and Mike put on.  I am stuck on a Job up in the Texas panhandle and surrounded by hunters.  we were talking about hog hunting and putting together a trip so i get excited and as i am sitting in the group listening to them and they are going on and on about the dangers of hunting hogs in a elevated blind...  with a sniper rifle...  shooting hundreds of yards...  it's sad.  i mean really sad.  bear hunting with pistols is a cake walk next to hunting behind dogs with just your reflexes and some mule tape.  knowing your partners and their dogs are relaying on you to keep em' safe. 

well i just wanted to say i had a great time and that taking a live tied hog out of the woods is my greatest hunt and my fondest hunting memory.  it's better than bear, first deer, elk, just about anything you can name. 

it's real hunting.
mw

after dragging a Canon SLR pro grade plus lens around for a day i can say smaller is better.
the problem is they are fragile.  a magnesium body can get "crushed" into mud under a linebacker or hog and come up shooting while a little plastic digital will crater.  i would pack any small digital camera in a Ziploc freezer bag to protect it from moisture and dust.  i would also choose one that the lens retracts into the case or it has a lens that does not extend.  A low light feature and the ability to shoot wide angle is also a big plus.    i like the Canon stuff so i will recommend a Canon PowerShot A3000 IS.

Any hunt is a good one when you get a young hunter into the woods better if he takes a hog or two!
They are the future.  Congrats.

Like bull fighting this is a sport to watch.
Don't know that I would participate.
You guys go ahead

The problem is getting the oil out of the ground.  Oil sands won't give up the oil without a lot of investment. Maybe several hundred dollars for a single barrel.  Unlike a conventional pocket of oil that is under pressure due to the rock pressing on it the sand absorbes the oil so there is no pressure to force it out of the ground.  Right now we can inject steam but get very limited results.  It's kind of like a water well but the oil is so thick it won't flow.   

Cool show. 
I missed the first part but it was well worth my time to watch.
I wish they would have spent more time on hunting and less on theatrics.

i am new to the board and hog dog hunting and this is my first post but i have to say...

I grew up hunting and we shot any and every hog we saw from distance.  a few weeks back i had a great opportunity to go out with Chris, Mandi, Mike and Matt on a tie hunt.  That was the most fun i have had in a long time!  later i went on a stick hunt that was, well just not as exciting as the tie hunts.  i love tie hunting and would rather tie one or two than stick a few or shoot a dozen at distance.  i realize some land owners want it done one way and it's their call but for me the tie is the way to go (even if the yield is less).