Horse back hunting....

[Russ]

Everytime I go home I hear about these guys but in South Texas I never do. Only one unit manager on the King uses Catahoulas/Curs to work cows and he breds his own. Not trying to start anything, or burst a bubble, but alot of people throw King Ranch out there alot 

[BRUTE]

Its not hard to hunt the King Ranch, thats what they mostly are now. THe lease out of alot of it. They are on the verge of going broke every other year if they don't.

Not trying to argue the guys around there got good dogs and horses. I know one guy down here who ride horses for a ranch that came from that away and he also knows how to use that rope.

You are right though Russ, alot of people throw it around loosely. Not down here because there is a good chance they will get caught on it but I have noticed it when I was other places. The King Ranch ain't no different than any other.

[Sean]

Sean, I am proud of ya.  You didnt call it a tiara this time.

No I wont forget.

ha ha ha patrick. i wish you would,lol. 
on the subject of hunting from horseback; i have never personally tried it, but i am VERY interested in trying it. i've walked through a lot of rough stuff in my short time(by a lot of exp. hog hunters time) hog hunting. i think i would like to see how it is from horseback. i'm definitely not a cowboy, i've only rode a horse a few times. it sure does look like it could make a hunt more pleasant though 

[Txhoghunter]

I'll bite on this one. I've hunted on horses a few times, been riding since I was little, even got into roping for a little while.  I'm no cowboy by any means. The way I see it, you can't beat a 4-wheeler. You can cover more ground in a hurry, plus you can carry a bulldog. Also, 95% of the hogs I catch are in stuff you couldnt ride a horse into anyway. I havent ever seen a hog roped, not saying a feller couldnt do it, but when you put a hog on the end of a rope, he aint got but one place to go...someone that ropes them..send me a video of that.

Oh yeah, there aint no such thing as a "real" cowboy anymore. A lot of folks may rope and ride for a living, but not because they have to, because they want to, thats the difference to me.

[Flatbroke]

I roped an injured hog out the back of a pickup truck once.  the Hog rammed the truck and dented it pretty good.  I was wishing I had a horse yesterday as I walked a few miles up and down hill through some slick as snot mud.  But I am a good eater and benefited from the exercise  :

[matt_aggie04]

Craig, keep the pics coming brother, I really enjoyed those.  You need to live closer, I have a place to stay and hunt now as far north as Texarkana now, one of these days we need to meet up in that part of the world.
Scott I know of the guys you are talking about and they are the real deal, in my opinion a man that works cows and for living is doing so because he has to, not because he wants to only.  I look forward to trying this type of hunting and would really like to find a horse that I could hunt off of without having to worry about what the horse was going to do.  Hunting is challenging as it is just paying attention to the dogs much having to worry about what you are getting around on.  I still think this is the way to go for hunting alot of properties and you can cover so much more ground in a short period of time.  I think if I own a horse to hunt off of it would have to be one that came from someone who has already hog hunted off of it.

Matt

[Silverton Boar Dogs]

Oh yeah, there aint no such thing as a "real" cowboy anymore. A lot of folks may rope and ride for a living, but not because they have to, because they want to, thats the difference to me.

I beg you pardon! Were you just trying to be funny, or trying to prove that you are have no idea what you are talking about. My dad always said, never say stupid things in front of people.

Paul T. 

[WestTexasCurs]

We jerk the hog over when we rope one.It aint like mugging a cow on the end of a rope.You better jerk him the way you want him.LOL

[BRUTE]

Oh yeah, there aint no such thing as a "real" cowboy anymore. A lot of folks may rope and ride for a living, but not because they have to, because they want to, thats the difference to me.

I beg you pardon! Were you just trying to be funny, or trying to prove that you are have no idea what you are talking about. My dad always said, never say stupid things in front of people.

Paul T. 

They are still around... 

[WOOD]

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE ROPE A HOG.  I THINK I'D PAY TO WATCH THAT.

[BRUTE]

Alot of the guys jump the hogs when they are trying to push cattle out of the brush. IF the hogs break out into the open they will cut out rope them also.

[Circle C]

Txhoghunter,

    I think that there are some people that forget there is a world other than the one they live in. Maybe you fall into that category.

I know several people that make their living as cowboys. Do they have to do it, nope. Do they have a choice, yes. But so has every cowboy for the last two hundred years. They are a cowboy because that is their chosen profession. I have a friend that was at the house last night. He is a cowboy that happens to now work in a chemical plant. He spent the last 25 years as a day hand, and is one of the best I have ever seen. He still has my respect as a horseman, even though he decided to change careers, for one with a more steady paycheck. He used to start colts for the Rice's and the Dorman's, put a good foundation on them, then they were finished out as cutters. One of the ways he started them was hog hunting, and pushing cattle. Wet saddle blankets make the horse, and that is one of the ways he did it.

[c.miller]

Roping a hog is no different than roping a bad cow or bull, except that a hog only weighs a portion of what a cow or bull does. Its easy to snatch them down not to mention when that rope comes tight those dogs are putting some ivory in that pork. In order to enjoy it you have to be into that type stuff....which I am......but still not sure whether or not I could be concidered one of those "REAL" cowboys, maybe I live in the wrong county I don't know. All BS aside its is fun and some good watching.

[Sean]

okay this is getting way off topic here and starting to veer away from anything having to do with hog hunting. matt's post is not about whether or not there are real cowboys anymore. this is texas, of course there are    . the post is about hunting hogs from horses. and i for one am interested in this. so if anyone has pictures or information they can tell us, it would be appreciated. take all the "real or not real" cowboy stuff over to the cattle boards, they will probably have a field day with it.lol. let's stick to hog hunting on these boards, or at least keep it connected to hog hunting; as was the original intent of this thread.

[Circle C]

Sorry Sean.

   

[Sean]

it's okay chris, i'm just trying to get the thread back on track. i for one really want to know more about this subject. like matt, i'm definitely interested in trying this type of hunting one day...at least to see what it's like.

[craig]

Sean

  i have 3 extra horses in the pasture, you, Matt and Mike need to come up for a hunt , would make some good video.
you might want to get you a helmet cam.  cuz  your going to need both hands to fight brush with.
   come a day early and we will go on a little pleasure ride to get you guys freshened up  

   i rode 20 miles yesterday  in some really rough rocky country. woke up at 4am caught horses,loaded dogs,on the road by 6am,stoped ate breakfast,drove to the ranch,dogs on the ground by 8am ,hog caught at 8:10am, in a sack back to the truck, then we spent the rest of the day hunting and came up empty ,back to the truck at 5 pm.  just a sample of what to expect.







this is the crew from yesterdays hunt, we found a clear spot to take a break.

                                          craig

[Circle C]

Saddle gun question. 

    Those of you that carry a rifle in a scabbard. Which way do you prefer it to sit. Butt forward, or to the rear?  I have seen both ways, and can see good and bad with them both as well.

Seems that butt forward would be more likely to hang up on vines. I am leaning toward butt to the rear, but looking for input.

Craig.
   You need to plan a road trip down south. I am trying to put together a hunt to get Matt, Sean, and Mike in the woods horseback in two weeks.  Are you up for a trip?  Property is about two hours south of Dallas.

[Silverton Boar Dogs]

I carry mine butt backwards, if the brush is thick you will hang it up butt forward. I also like a pistol in a scabbard that laces on right behind the cantle. Pistol is a little eaiser to handle horseback, if you are shooting at a hog on the move.

Paul T

[matt_aggie04]

That sounds like a good time!  I need to talk Mike and Sean into doing that, going by mapquest it is about 7.5 hours due North from here, about like driving to my deer lease in west Texas.  Either that or take Chris up on his offer and come down and here and hunt, I bet we could have a good time either way and maybe catch a hog ot two.
Matt