Texas Hog Hunting                   
The Middle Fork Ranch                                   Archer County, Texas

I have been offering hog hunts on the ranch for the past 5 years.
During that time, hog hunting has grown in popularity to rival that of deer hunting. There are a lot of hogs in the State of Texas.
The game is that you have to out-smart them. They are surely the smartest animal on the ranch and they seem to know when you are there hunting them. This is the challenge.

Of course, they are pigs and they have a weakness for good food. I feed them a mixture of Golden Nuggets and corn from spin feeders. They really like the Golden Nuggets because they have a sweet berry flavor. On hog hunts, I also put out some extra sweet feed for horses that has a lot of molasses in it.
The hogs love a good meal. And sometimes we provide their
last good meal if you know what I mean.   Then, they provide us
a good meal. The circle of life is awesome !

Chris Luhnow of Dallas harvested this awesome 400 lb. boar !

Blair Christensen from Colorado harvested this huge boar on the ranch. We do not know exactly how much this hog weighed, but I would estimate about 400 lbs.

Blair and his group of hunters are some of the most skilled hog hunters I have ever worked with.
They are always successful in their hunting adventures on the ranch.

If you send him an E-Mail, he will let you know about the hog hunting
on the ranch, but do not expect him
to tell you all of his hunting secrets.

Blair has hunted with me for several
years and returns every year for another hog hunting adventure.

Ken VanderWaal from Wisconsin harvested this hairy boar on Dec. 21, 2007. The boar had pretty good tusks. Look how hairy this hog is. Lots of thick hair. We had a cold front come in on the day of this harvest. The cold wind blew in from the north in heavy gusts all day, but subsided by nightfall and a big moon lit up the sky. Everyone had fun, even though the conditions were not perfect for hog hunting.

Scott Anderson from Colorado harvested this big boar at The Middle Fork Ranch in January 2006.

What a big pig !

Scott is part of the "Rocky Mountain Boys" hog hunting team that visits the ranch each year for their annual hog harvest festival.

Man, that is a lot of pork.