Facts And Misconceptions On Hog Hunting

By Roger Campbell


Hunting wild animals presents a great sport. The meat from the hunted serves as a sumptuous meal. However, some specifics go into Hog Hunting. Wild hogs and boars are very intelligent, challenging and very conscious of their environment. There are some instances that they tend to pose peril. For example; when injured, or when it is bidding for the security of their young.

Hunters are classified into three broad classifications. There is the opportunistic hunter. Such persons only shoot when the wind blows the animal on sight by chance. On the other hand, there is the trophy hunter, whose primary motivation is to bag home the biggest boar with the largest tusker. Lastly, the meat hunter hunts majorly because of meat, and look for a well-nourished boar that can provide the best meat.

Going out hunting without the slightest knowledge of the hunt is very dangerous. You ought to be equipped with your facts about the animal. One thing you have to always have at the back of your mind is that the animal is very smart. In fact, hogs have the same cognitive values like a chimp. When under pressure, they move or turn into nocturnal creatures.

They are constantly on the move. One characteristic of the animal that might help you in the wild. Regardless of whether it is feeding, or around a feeder, it never ceases to move. In a collection of other hogs, there is always a lot of loud noise. Because of their incessant movement, when you have the single chance of shooting, be ready to do it, because they will move almost immediately.

A hog may not have the best sight, but it is wise not to fool its nose. The reason is that boars have an enhanced level of smell. No wonder most successful hunts have been a result of diligent stalking. Their stouts have a high concentration of sensory cells that pick up the smallest scent in the air. One is only lucky if the course of the wind in your direction.

The animal does not have sweat glands. This implies that they lack the capacity to maintain, or regulate their body temperatures. That being said, their most preferred weather is the cool atmospheric air. Therefore, you should be swayed to look for good weather. Actually, after a sprint, the animal may burn out and die. They are most active when temperatures drop.

Nonetheless, people have fallen victims to injuries due to hunting due to various misconceptions about the animal. For example, people are meant to believe that one needs to be equipped with a high caliber weapon for a successful hunt. If such a weapon is used, the meat becomes destroyed. According to experts, the sheer muscular bodies and hide lead people to adopt such a fallacy.

During hunting, it is understandable to track your kill using blood trails. Unlike what people think, this means of tracking a kill is not applicable with hogs. Their skin has a thick adipose layer that hardly lets out blood. It will, therefore, usurp sometime before one can identify a trail.




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