Anyone stalk hunt pigs on public land? I keep getting skunked when I stalk hunt. If I were just blowing stalks it wouldn't bother me much but I can't even find a pig to stalk. I hunt various tracts of public land in south carolina and there was fresh hog sign everywhere but in 2 days of hunting I never saw a hog.

I don't like hunting with dogs, and I can't stand sitting in a stand. Baiting is illegal in SC, along with night hunting.

I've never had a problem hunting deer, bear, or elk like this. Anyone have any suggestions?

I am no expert but in every area I have hunted hogs it seemed that the best and most productive times of day were either real early a.m. or the last hour or so of daylight. They are pretty much nocturnal.

You could try using scents on that fresh hog sign, and go back the next day and stalk that area. Not quite like finding sign and going on a trip, but the scents might keep the pigs in the area longer so the odds of you walking up to the sign and having something to shoot at might be higher. Some companies make fermented corn scent spray. I use this one.

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This stuff smells HORRIBLE, and lasts. make every attempt not to get this stuff on ya, its gross and lasts forever. I double bag it in my pack. you could try apple juice too. I carry the stuff in the small one serving bottles, and pour the stuff on the ground. If anybody asks about the empty bottle in yer pack, you can say you drank it. you could even drink the neck off the bottle, and put in some molasses, and give it a shake. Same rules apply if questioned. Besides, the stuff soaks into the ground, so its not like they can sit there and drink the stuff. Even crazier, the oil that sardines are packed in. not enough to eat, but the smell is THICK.

I've used scents, mainly boar urine and sow urine, and hog wild attractant. the smell of it reminds me of cherry flavored kool-aid type drink mix. Attractants are legal to use, as are food plots, but food plots aren't really an option on public land, just can't use any foodstuffs. I could go plant corn and hunt over it but can't dump corn and hunt near it. I had heard about the sour corn but had writen it off. I never thought about the liquid. As long as the actual corn was removed it would be perfectly legal. And it shouldn't be hard to make gallons of the stuff. I think I'll try that. thanks

I've used Boar Hunter Magazine's Sow 'n Estrus scent with no luck. Didn't seem to bring the big boars around -- or any for that matter. In fact they didn't even seem to notice it.......

Yea, as long as you want to do the legwork, the sour mash juice would be cheaper than the spray stuff. Hell, how do you ferment corn to do that? I wouldnt mind keeping a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff in the back yard for a while to do it.

I've had bags of corn that got wet start to ferment, so I would say put some corn in a bucket add a little water and maybe let it set in the sun to hurry the process. I'll give it a try and post my results if anyone is interested.

I, too, prefer stalking and plan my hunts around the new moon. My thoughts are that the dark, moonless nights alter the hogs nocturnal patterns just a bit. They are a bit less likely to be bedded down during the day. Still, early morning and late afternoon seem to be best.