Wild hogs Hunts only for 2011 and 2012
Our wild hog hunting, in the past, had been only done when connected with either deer hunts or turkey hunts. Now, we are now offering ' Wild Hog Hunts for hogs only' since we had many hunters that were only interested in hog hunts and not interested in Deer or Turkey hunts.
We have a pretty good supply of hogs now. Many more than in previous years. We are now seeing them in groups of 4 to 8 hogs at a time. We have all kinds of the porkers, including the Big Black Long Nose type.
Quite a few of the black and white spotted pigs, and now we even have a few of the Mexican javalina hogs. The javalina hogs are not nearly as large as the feral hogs, but they are more difficult to find and hard to track down to shoot. Also, they have the sharp tusk and will attack if cornered.
Nearly all of the hogs are excellent eating. You can either cut them up for sausage and pork ribs or the little ones are great to cook over a fire turning them as they cook. Some of the larger ones have a pretty good ham hock butt. However, these wild hogs are very lean. We usually add some kind of fat to a sausage or they will be too dry. About all the hogs eat are roots and they dig up every thing in the pasture.
There is no season on the hogs and the limit is based on the amount you want to spend to remove the hogs or take it in for proccessing.
The cost per hog hunt is as follows:
Hunting Only - No services and Not staying on the ranch
$125 per day person. You furnish everything with no charge for the hogs. But, if you are a camper or like to sleep out in the country, you can camp out in the open or use one of your tents or a camper ( as long as I don't have to take care of you) This is at no charge. Wood for your cooking or camp fire is available, again at no charge.
We need a minimum of 3 hunters for this plan and there is no discount for children or non hunters. We do not leave the dead hogs in the field. If you don't want them we give the meat to charity and there is a $65 fee to process the meat.
Actually, the real cost is $85, but I pay the difference as a donation. Meat is just too precious to just leave it to rot. To confirm your reservation we need to receive one half of the amount due for your hunt and the balance due when you arrive before any hunting. Send either a personal check, money order,but no credit cards please to Knaus Ranch, 7 Turnberry Circle, Abilene, TX 79606.
But, please call me before sending any money that I can tell you what times are available. Actually, most of the times are open but a few get filled early in the year. My cell phone is 325 665 9444