How to hunt hogs in winter

How to hunt hogs in winter

Many hunters wonder what is the right time to hunt hogs. Well, the best time to hunt hogs is during cold and freezing days. In winter time, the weather makes it very hard for plants to grow nor ants to migrate. At this point, hogs are in abundance, so it is a perfect time for hunting. Here are some tips on how to hunt hogs in winter.

One incredible benefit of wild hogs is that they tend to follow styles. This makes it easy to predict and display their eating place, and sleeping place, and truly recognize their habitat. A trail camera this is night time vision enabled might be available in handy as this would effectively display their patterns.

A fine set of cameras is important for stalking hogs, binoculars are worthwhile for making plans for your tracing because the hogs tend to shift and this could cause lack of sight them while creeping close.

It is suggested that the trail camera be installed in suspected places where hogs are known to root the earth for food. However, it's important to remember that hogs' routines change significantly throughout the winter to account for the lack of a continuous, stable food supply.

Many hogs are inherently lazy, which meets the hunter's benefit. Because hogs like eating, this might help to forecast their feeding patterns. To relieve their thirst, hogs usually cluster around water sources. Corn would further attract the hogs, thus scattering it around the water sources would undoubtedly draw greater numbers of hogs.


Baits commonly used are usually foodstuff like corn, other grains, sweet potatoes or overripe fruits, commercial scents or attractants, molasses. Hogs prefer eating corn off the ground instead of actually having to root the ground for food, thus providing corn in huge amounts would have them easily and effectively attracted to the bait spot.

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