EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Supposed to go up there for a hunt in october just wondering how the hogs and the huntin is up there.

hope ur hunting private land cause deer season opens the 2nd we hunt all the government land on the river but not during deer season to many idiots hunting and got to much money in my pack. Theres some big hogs there just meaner than fire and they are sum runners. make sure u bring sum rough dogs the rougher the better.

forrest call me iv got some ranches we can hunt they dont deer hunt, the hog hunting is good we caught 7 this weekend. my# 940 210 1762 i live by springtown if yur close by call and we will catch one.

Thanks m bennet.  Well I'm taggin along with an old man down here that's goin.  From what he says the place were goin has 7 miles of river bottom to hunt.  Again this is just what I was told.

if any thing happens and you need a place to go call me.

Hope you can swim, that river is shallow and the hogs have no trouble moving to Oklahoma!

Gotta do what you gotta I guess.  We can all swim

I HAVE HUNTED A SMALL BIT OF THE RED FROM AROUND CHILDRESS TO NORTHWEST OF BURKBURNETT. I HUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE THOUGH (OKLAHOMA)  HOGS ARE ABUNDANT.  QUICKSAND IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THE RIVER ITSELF  I WAS HUNTING FROM A 4 WHEELER.  WHAT AREA ARE YOU GOING TO HUNT?

I hunted on the red river with a freind of mine from ivanhoe and like raider54 said they are swimers. But sum dang good hogs there..

Not quite sure the exact location yet but I will find out this week hopefully and be able to tell yall.  But this is why I questioned the board, want to know the pros and cons.  I like to know ahead of time what I'm gettin myself into. : )

The Red river boys have been posting big hogs from that country all year! I dont think you will be disappointed at all! Judging from the size they have been catching, be sure to eat your "Weaties" before you hunt!

Good luck
 

different parts of the river are rougher than others. some places are even hard to get to on a wheeler much less a truck.  in october the hunters shouldnt be to bad cause its only bow season in october. your chances are pretty high that you start in texas and catch in oklahoma for sure. good luck yall shouldnt have any trouble gettin on pigs if you have 7 miles to run.

I hope its a productive trip.  How does that's work crossin and catching hogs in OK?  Any regulations I should know about?

just remember no atvs on goverment land they will give u a ticket that where we hunt 2 or 3 times a week off of 901 deer season coming just make sure u got a hunting license the game warden will be out good luck there lots of hogs and there rough and runners

I think Ive hunted on the Red a total of 4 times, ended up in the water 2 outta 4.  The last time I went I was called to come up to a huge ranch that was said to be covered in hogs.  Dogs ended up bayed across the river on a sand bar. Way too deep and too fast to swim, no bridges for 7 or 8 miles either way. Stayed several hours and they were just hammering away still.  Left my shirt and drove back up the next morning, my old Shadow dog was back, but Hollywood was just a pup, and still in Ok. Anyway, he ended up being an okie for 3 days before I was able to locate him.  Needless to say...I havent gone back  :D  But good luck to ya!

Dang!! Maybe you should take a canoe and a stout paddle!

Well sounds like this could get interesting to say the least! Lol

FORREST, OKLAHAOMA HAS NO LAWS ON HOGS, BOUT THE ONLY THING I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS TRESSPASSING AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ATV ON FEDERAL LAND.

I think the hogs up there are evolving and the swimmers are breeding.... rolleyes

 i hunt up by gainsville.. and all around that area... sivells bend...  know the land u are on... lot of people dont let u on their. land... som crazy ones...... hogs are runners.... u need rough dogs.....they do swim... but we dont ... we call the dogs back when they swim......if u can stop them before they get there.... should be sum big ones... our dogs get cut when we stop them.... but they will run.. almost every chance they get.... we got on one saturday.... caugt him walkin across a field sent in my main dog and a pup.... with a catch dog on their but... he broke and out ran they catch dog... found him twenty min. later. down the road.... but when we caught him  all the other dogs picked up is scent and the race was on.... didnt get him cause he crossed the river..... but we know where he crossed.... we going to try and get him this weekend..... the big ones r fighters or runners....but they are there.... good luck on ur hunt..... me i need another rough dog.. in my opinion.....

We hunted on mules.I think thats the only good way to hunt the red river..

I bet that “old man” can keep up with ur fat ass any day!

FORREST,

I figured you made the Red rive hunt this weekend. If you did, how did it go?

no boarninja, that hunt will be the second weekend of Oct.  8-10th.

donna, he may be able to keep up with me walkin but not runnin to bay.  This "fat a$$" can move when he wants to i just choose not to.   ;D  Figured them younguns  could get to the bay alot faster than us older folk ya know.  ;D

we hunted saturday night and caught 2 , sow 140 and boar 180 we took rough dogs didnt take long, lots of hogs and hunters . we were north of whitesborro off 377

I WAS TOLD WE WERE GONNA BE NORTH OF BURKBURNETT

heck ya thats my neck of the woods ;D i live about 15 minutes from burk. problem is the only thing north of burk is oklahoma because they are right on the river!!!

Was kinda afraid of that.  But were told there's a 600-800yds of brush before they hit the river so hopefully we can shut em down before they get there.

ya i'm just playing. there is plenty of farm land/ hunting land and the river bottom itself is pretty good sized. yall should have some luck

good deal im sure looking forward to it.

Brandon, this is mark. We are hunting about 5 different deerleases along the red river. I was up there 3 weeks ago and couldn't believe how thick the saltcedars, rivercane, and wild plums are, it is some thick cover. Thd hogs ard thick too. Thd guy that invited all of us up there killed 7 hogs this past weekend with a gun. Its gonna be a good trip.

forrest we caught some hogs saturday night north of whites boro off 901, we took rough dogs and slamed them fast but those hogs run bad in that aere every body hunts it , this place is on redriver

Mark, that's good to hear.  I'm just ready to go and hunt some different country other than south texas.  It'll be fun either way. : )

Monty you sure catch a lot of hogs! Have you even bothered to keep up with the count for 2010?

Also, all the deerhunters have been feeding corn now for about a month. One lease we put out 8 feeders 3 wks ago, this past wknd, 3 of those were torn down by the hogs.

M bennett, most of our dogs have have grit, wouldn't call them catchdogs but they don't mind catchin.  So hopefully we'll be successful.

Man mark the news just keeps gettin better and better. : )

Ok FORREST. You know you are going to have to post this hunt now. Good, bad or ugly!

I gotta hear how yall fair on this one! Id probably need that canoe for my dogs.

O ill keep yall updated and hope to have plenty of pics when I get back.  Speakin of canoe, wonder if I sould take a kayak! : )

How cool is the weather that time of year??

like anywhere else in texas. there aint no dang tellin lol!! it will most likely still be pretty warm but it is starting to cool off already. only low 90's today

Ya I was hopin it would be cool enough to run a bay vest on my strike dog pancho.  But it still may be a lil hot for that.

What are the rules on hunting the Hagerman Refuge,as far as runing dogs on hogs, is it open year round?

Take the kayak if you have room. :)

probably wont have any room for kayak but again from what i hear this part of river is a deeper part.  so we'll see i guess how it pans out.

ryan. i dont think u can run dogs on hagerman ... but not for sure.. my buddy  i hunt with knows... i ll call him....if so.. ill run with u on it..

You definately can NOT run dogs on Haggerman