I think I may finally have a chance to hunt hogs in the next year, but I have 2 criteria:
1) Eastern or Southern US
2) No fences. Just won't do it.

I go to some of these websites and they advertise hunts for these weird deer/sheep that quite obviously aren't native, so it's apparent they're trapped in a fence. I want a fair chase. Period.

Any good guide services from experience?

Old 4X4,
Almost anywhere you go will have a fence, evenually. Cattle fences are a necessary part of life in TX. However, cattle fences usually dont mean too much to a hog.
I think what you are refering to is that you don't want a canned hunt in a pen or a 20 acre "ranch" that has welded wire panel around it. That is understandable and completly reasonable.
I'd look for a place with access to a lot of different places to hunt on so you arent as restricted by small places.
Do your homework though, as others have posted on here, not all "outfitters" with "millions" of acres are what they seem.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by old4x4:

2) No fences. Just won't do it.

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I agree totally with Ryan. There is gonna be fences somewhere. That being said, I love hog hunting in Texas. Here's where we hunted in Feb. 2006.

www.lazyrhunts.com/

18,000 acre low fence ranch, about 120 miles SW of San Antonio. 4 nites/3days hunting, food/lodging, all the hogs you want to shoot, $900[at that time]. Chris and Maria are excellent host, and when I go hog hunting again, it will be there.

Here's 2-3 pics of hogs/javies.



My javie.



My buddy's javie.



one of my hogs.



a truck load of hogs.

We had a blast. Their "fenced in" areas were 3-4,000 acres.

Mad Dog

Eglin AFB...for information on hunting, contact Jackson Guard at (850) 882-4164.

South or East... that is a pretty big area...

There are a couple of ranches in SWFL that offer hog hunts (free range).. but they are over feeders...

where exactly and when do you want to hunt?

I was looking for, maybe, '09 or so. Gotta have some surgery this year and that's gonna eat up my vacation time, so I was going to wait. I'll hunt anywhere, really, but a cheap airfare from NH is really what I'm looking for

how high does a fence have to be to be hog proof?
i'd think that having it buried would be more a priority than height.

old4x4, you'll be hard pressed hunting anywhere without some sort of fence somewhere. I do a lot of my hunting in Florida and you can hunt 'em over feeders or spot and stalk. Or buggy and dog hunt them......if you want information, I'll be more than happy to give it to you -- plus, it's very reasonably priced......