Wild hog hunting with hounds has always been a tradition here in North Florida. Popular dog breeds include Plotts, Walkers, Black & Tans, Red Bones, Curs and Bull dogs. Once the dogs have been turned on a fresh track it is their job to get the hog up and running, then to stop him long enough for the hunter to arrive at the scene and shoot the hog. For his size, the wild hog is a fast runner and will try to put as much distance between him and the pack as possible. The wild hog will try anything to lose that pack of snarling, snapping hounds after him and it's not uncommon for it to take an escape route through very dense cover like swamp and acorn thickets, creek beds and branches with water.

When the dogs catch up with the hog, it will try to back up against a rock, log, stump or whatever else that can provide protection for it's backside while it turns to face the pack of dogs. The dogs will try to surround the hog, run in and try to catch hold of it by the ears, tail, shoulder, etc. while trying to stay away from it's cutting tusks.

A good dog will stay close and bay the hog until the hunter arrives and in most cases the dogs will try to do their best to keep the hog stationary no matter what it takes. The hog may charge forward towards the dogs but the dogs will only back up for a few yards before they charge back at the hog.
For the dogs it's a deadly game of "tag, you're it" with the hog being "it". However, hunting wild boar with dogs is preferred over still, stand or spot and stalk hunting as the success rate is higher.

Another method of hunting wild boar is to place a number of hunters in likely escape routes while one hunter jumps the boar with his pack of hunting hounds. This works fairly well for people who aren't physically able to keep up with the pack of dogs that are running the hogs. If you have enough hunters scattered throughout the area where the hounds are running hogs, chances are good that at least one of your party will get a shot. Stand and Still hunting can be used over an active feeding area like a wild plum thicket or other natural food source that keeps the hogs coming back to feed on a daily basis. Primos Hunting Calls make two great calls for calling in hogs when stand hunting .The Hog Grunter Model# 320 and the Hog Squealer Model# 321. These Primos Hog Calls are Available Here.

Due to a hog's breeding habits, Florida has a outstandingly good wild hog population, especially in in the central part of the state. The "wild hogs" in Florida may be referred to as strictly "feral" but there is also alot cross breeding of domestic and wild hogs. They've also been called piney wood rooter In fact, there have been three types of non-native wild swine found in the United States: feral hogs wild hogs solely of domestic ancestry, Eurasian wild boar (i.e. Russian wild boar), and hybrids between these two types.Try the hog hunting in our state, its some of the best hunting that Florida offers, besides the Osceola Turkey.

About Donald Parker

Donald has been on the Primos Pro Staff for one year and was born in New Brunswick Canada . Donald's dad is a guide in New Brunswick and taught him most of his know how from him growing up in the New Brunswick area hunting black bear, moose and huge whitetail deer. Trapping was also one of their favorite pass times. Donald moved to Ft White, Florida twenty years ago and has been doing some guiding for Seminole Safari Adventures which features Florida Osceola Wild Turkey hunting. He also does hunting seminars promoting hunting and Primos Hunting Calls. Donald is Chairman of the board for the Swuannee River Dog Hunters, in Lake City, Florida.

About Primos Hunting Calls

Primos Hunting Calls is one of the world's largest game call and hunting supply manufacturers and has been in business more than 25 years. They have over 240 quality products, including calls for turkey, deer, elk, waterfowl, predator, other game calls and multiple hunting accessories. Primos also produces the popular TV and video series, "The TRUTH".

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