My dad, brother in law and myself were thinking about going hog hunting in January or February. I am looking for a recommendation on somewhere that does non high fenced hunts and is reasonably priced.

Your best bet in KS would be Texas-everything is mol high fenced but it's not "canned" hunting.Check out the Texas state forum or bowsites hog forum.

Ok I will look at that thank you

Cowboy, I am checking into a possibility for you in W. Tx. Place is not a commercial operation but they have a lot of hogs. Perhaps they would like to have some folks on the property to thin out some of those hogs. I will get back to you if it appears to be promising.

Ok thank you that sounds great

Cowboy, I am hosting a pig hunt for members of the Professional Bowhunters Society at the Spike Box Ranch near Benjamin, Texas. Hunt dates are Sunday, Febr. 3 through Friday, Febr. 8, 2019. Cost is $1100 per hunter which includes bunk house sleeping accomodations, hot showers, flush toilets, full kitchen facilities, freezers, walk-in cooler to hang game. Ranch staff will show you pastures you can hunt and you are then on your own. Still hunt or spread corn, your choice. Night hunting is okay as well. Hogs are large with a lot of Russian bloodline in them. No limit or restrictions on hogs. All hunters must be members of the PBS. If you are not a member and would like to attend you can join PBS as an associate member at our website. Send me a pm if you would like more-detailed information on the hunt.

Cowboy, I just sent you a pm.

Lincoln Ranch TX. Look up their web site.

For a first hog hunt I would recommend Shiloh Ranch in OK. I've never hunted there but know some people that have and they put on a good hunt. I go every year to a ranch in Florida but he is booked years in advance for the winter/spring months.

My dad has been on several and I have been on a few. I was actually taken on a fenced hunt last spring. We haven’t been on a free range hunt in a long time and that’s what we are wanting to do.

Lots of good public land truly free range hog hunting my part of Texas. You aren't going to be guaranteed a hog, but you will have a blast.

May know of a place that time of year , let's visit .

I sent you a pm TIhbow

K. Just replied.

Look up All About U ranch in OK...

kinda a sore subject with me & not to be negative but ya hear how destructive they are & how they need to be controlled yet for a long time I tried to find places to hunt them for a fair price. all I was looking for was a place to park a small popup camper with running water & directions to where the ferrel pigs were. what I found was room board guided hunts & $$$$$ per day for trophy wild boars. good luck in your search.

Used to be a place down in one of the southern states that catered to trad bows. I believe it was free range. Pretty sure you could hunt alone or with a guide. It's been to long, I don't recall the name of the place. Any one out there remember it?

I hear you "timex"....you would figure they would welcome you with open arms but as soon as they think they can make a buck they turn around and charge you $100-200 a day.

I would also recommend Shiloh Ranch in Oklahoma, I have been there and hunted 3 times, loved it, but been few years, unless something has changed here is a quick run down. If you have 4 or 5, you have the whole camp to yourself (which was awesome, for me and 4 other longbow guys/gal). They have a lot of hogs, which is what your cost is for, but they also have some "exotics", that you can harvest, the cost is then paid for it. There is a fence around the property, which makes sense to keep game in, but it is no Canned hunt. On the first trip, got the orientation, they had feeders/ladder stands set up, then Matt said, I will check in on you guys, here is our number, call if need us. That next morning, me and buddy walked the road around the property to get the feel of it (nice map in cook house). We noticed the stands was nice and safe, with great shooting lanes (hogs tear everything up), on the approach to the 3rd of I think 6 stands, there was couple hogs in it. So, we tried a stalk and quickly learned that these hogs are not push overs. On the next morning, was sitting on stand, enjoying it, feeder went off. I thought, okay dinner bell here we go. I seen a sounder of hogs come in(20 of them), down wind and they staged outside of the feeder area. They just waited, I sat thinking what the heck. Then I noticed a few pigs came in behind me, and did same thing. Then one brave pig ran in and started eating corn, within 30 seconds, they were all in there munching and fighting. I watched, taking it in, thinking this is shooting "pig under a feeder". I picked a nice one, brought the bow up, and "Boom", they all ran away. In about 20 minutes, one brave hog came in, and it was back on, again. I then moved like hunting whitetail, and got a nice 150# hog. Blood trailed found it, went back to camp, called Matt. He came out with four wheeler, and we got it back to camp, gutted and skinned it out. All of us took several hogs the first year. Great fun and experience. The next year, they had a huge litter rate, with a huge mass of acorns, (which is why have the feeders in the first place). We all decided on doing stalks, for first two days. It was a lot of fun and not easy. At one point in the afternoon, I was stalking back to camp, working a group of hogs, I kneeled next to a tree, waiting. To my left I heard a rustle as the wind shifted, and a 200# hogs jumped up from base of tree and ran away. I didn't even see him covered in leaves. The other hogs ran away too. At first thought like whitetail its over. But soon learned that there was plenty of oppurtunities to do it over and over. Learned a lot and great fun. They have two bunk houses, and a cook shack, which you can pay for what you eat. We went to Wally world and got out own and cooked it. They have freezers for the meat. The second and third year, they had a local wild game butcher that was close and cheap, that did a great job. Check them out, we had a blast everytime we went. heck I would go back, lol.

Okay thank you for your help and TIhbow I dont think your messages are getting to me my number is1 620 762 1083 just get ahold of me there

"Used to be a place down in one of the southern states that catered to trad bows. I believe it was free range. Pretty sure you could hunt alone or with a guide. It's been to long, I don't recall the name of the place. Any one out there remember it?"

It was called Wild Things, in Estill SC. Yes, it was a traditional only camp. I've been there 12 times. All free range. Feeders, ladder stands, 3000 acres of swamp, pines, and hardwoods to stalk. Excellent clean camp and fantastic food.

Our friend and owner of the property, Andrew Harper, has passed away. The camp is now run by Cypress Creek Lodge. Any weapon goes. We're going back in March to see how the guns may have changed things. With the amount of game there it should still be great.

You're looking for access on private property with a weapon and complaining they want fees. Most will have stands and feeders that while you do not have to hunt them, will greatly increase your odds of harvest. Many ranches also offer skinning and perhaps cooler space for that fee as well as semi guided type help.

Not all places in Texas are high fenced or put and take. Google North Texas hog hunts or check out Texas Hunter Forum Outfitter section or Texas Bowhunter Forum. If you want a cheap hunt buy a permit and hunt the public lands, it can be done. Lots of good private land hunts with no limits and reasonable fees for what you get to hunt.

Landowners with real problems are trying to offset the cost of their damage by selling hunts. If they all start just trapping them, then we'll all lose our access to hunt them, free or fee. Keep looking you'll find a good spot, just not for free I'm afraid.

Texas Shoot-out, 190,000 ac. primitive camp sites , water, 5 days, $250.00 total cost.

Always wondered about that myself Timex...I've heard over and over how destructive they are and that the landowners want them eradicated at all costs...then you try to get permission to wander a piece of private land with stick and string and the landowner wants $$$$ to allow you to hunt. Any hog you take helps out the landowner but he wants your money anyway lol

I appreciate all of your help. Also we are in no way looking for anything free, we just aren’t able to pay 1000 a piece to hunt pigs.

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