Here’s the Right Way to Spot and Stalk a Hog

Many archers will be hunting in areas frequented by wild hogs, and like spotting a coyote taking a nap, you don’t want to waste an opportunity. Hogs supposedly have poor eyesight, so does that mean you can walk right up to them? What about their sense of smell? Does scent detection matter? Realtree’s Joe Bell lays out the ground rules to take a wild hog, from locating to barbeque.

Since hogs roam most frequently in the early morning and late evening hours and then disappear quickly once the sun begins bearing down on their thick, fatty layers, you can’t dawdle. Don’t hunt these animals like deer, but more like elk, as you’re trying to intercept them on the move. Remember what I said about hogs moving suddenly from one point to the next. If you tiptoe around too much, they’ll make a fool of you. It’s simply better to be aggressive all the time, blowing a stalk occasionally, than to be overly timid and miss out on every opportunity… [continued]

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