Guys,

I have been very fortunate in being invited to a couple of places in Texas to hunt piggies ... and have been invited back.

Ray and others have commented that guest pig hunters can create considerable cost for the landowner if they do bad/foolish/uninformed things.

As all of us want to be invited back, what would be your thoughts on the "Do's and Don'ts" of hunting piggies as a guest.

Thanks!

Do what the land owner said. If he tells you to kill them regaurd less of size or sex, DO IT.

Make sure of your target(pig, not a calf) and what may be down range. ie: cattle, equipment, structures, etc.

Leave the gates the way you found them, open/closed.

Be willing to clean what ever you kill.

Offer to supply bait/corn, ice, etc.
Keith

Keith nailed it:

Target Identifcation
Gates
Dress You Own Game (or have someone show you how on the first one)
Know what backdrop is...and use it.
Bring Corn (Mumme's Apple Corn is good!)

I would also ask ahead of time what predators he would like shot on site. Some landowners want them all shot and some don't want the bobcats, foxes, etc. shot.

Y'all might bring a bag of good steaks to cook up for everyone..........

Good Hunting,

Bob

Same as above and don’t leave any trash (including brass). I always bring the landowner a present. A nice bottle of wine with those steaks will get you invited back every year.

Good luck!

Invite the landowner to share the meat--a backstrap or tenderloins are sometimes welcome. If they decline, that's OK, it's the offer that counts.

On our lease, the landowner never accepted any of our meat, but never turned down a beer, cup of coffee, steak, burger, etc. And, if it's cold weather, ALWAYS have a seat near the fire.

However, rule #1 is: It's his place, and he makes the rules, good, bad, stupid, or whatever.