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Author Topic: Javelina and Hogs in Texas  (Read 231 times)

Offline Missouri Sherpa

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Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« on: March 05, 2012, 03:19:00 PM »
Mule Creek Outfitting is pleased to have been a sponsor here for 4 years now.  We are now booking hunts in west Texas for 2014. We will have hog and Javelina hunting available from January 12 through Feb 28.  (Javy season closed after 2/25/2014) We are limiting our hunting to bowhunters only.  Hunting dates will fall from Saturday through Thursday each week, 5 day hunts.

We can accomodate groups of up to 16 hunters at a time.  We now have over 100 square miles to hunt. These ranches will not be overhunted and you will not be crowded. We ran over 35 feeders and bait sites this year on 60,000 acres. We use trail cameras on several of the baits every day to give us an idea of what is coming in and when.  We provide you a bunk to sleep in, a hot shower, indoor toilet and prebaited hunting areas.  Freezer space is available to get your meat cold for the trip home, plenty of running water at the paved cleaning station with flood lights, gambrels, ropes, pulleys and a scale onsite.  4 or 5 day hunts.  You are responsible for your own meals and kitchen facilities are provided as long as you clean up after yourself.    

You need to bring your sleeping bag/pillow, bow, clothes and a cooler to put your meat in.  A nonresident Texas hunting license is required for non residents, available at most sporting goods dealers (such as Walmart)for a fee of $48.00.  This license is good for 5 days.

Book 10 hunters or more and we will close the camp so you can have it to yourselves.


If you want to give Javy and hog hunting a try, this is as good an opportunity at free range feral hogs as you will find, with Javelina and coyotes as a bonus.  Several coyotes have been taken on hunts at this ranch.  Plenty of space, plenty of animals, and clean facilities.  This is not a 5 star lodging type operation.  If you are looking for the deluxe catered hunting lodge or high fence hunt, we are not it, and you need to keep looking.  We will show you around so you can get to your hunting areas and you will then be responsible for getting to and from your daily hunts.  Guiding, skinning, tracking, transportation or other services are not included in your rate.  Consider this as a do it yourself, self guided hunting opportunity with some assistance.

       


Shaun's mighty hog tracking teckle posing with a find.  She thinks this is her hog.  This spotted boar weighed 200 pounds.


       


A happy hunter with the daily double.


       


Our hog cleaning station has a covered roof, concrete floor, running water, scales, floodlights etc.  This was one of the biggest hogs for this year.  280 pound sow, covered with a thick pad of fat.  The drought was severe for the past 2 years but the hogs still find a way to make a good living in the mesquite thickets.

       


This old oilfield shop building has been converted to be our Headquarters.  We do not have to worry about being too cold or having our camp blow away in the west Texas windstorms.  We have a plug and spigot for hooking up an RV if you want to bring your own.


       


Kitchen facilities are rather spartan but clean.


       


A hot shower, indoor toilet and heated building makes your stay a little less tiring than on a camping hunt.  You do need to bring your own towel.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 03:47:00 PM »


Great room seating.  Heated space available on cold nights.

 

2 bunk rooms available.    3 bunk beds per room.  Bring a pillow, sleeping bag and a towel (if you intend to shower)

 

Typical watertank windmill setup with overflow pond. (Woodies Windmill) Hogs have to drink every day and this is a good place to find them.

 

View of the pitblind at my favorite waterhole, the cattle pens. (I have been hunting this waterhole for years and always have some action here)

 

View from the pit, looking across the waterhole.  Shots are close, usually less than 15 yards across the waterhole.  We like to put a little corn in the water at the edge of the pond.  The hogs can smell the corn in the water and will blow bubbles sucking it up off the bottom.

 

another pit.  has everything but a cup holder.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 03:59:00 PM »


Andy's waterhole.  Been more than a few hogs and Javies killed here.

 
Roadside pit blind.  Corn the road for a few days and you will have hogs and Javies parading by in no time.

 

Typical mesquite thicket with a small overflow pond.

 

Bonus Coyote.  They have to drink too.

 

My Jagdterrier, Mojo.  She has a strong prey drive and a good nose.  Needs some more work but is coming along real nice.  She doesn't hold still very well.  Just happened to have a picture of her show up on the trail cam.

 

We have lots of little piggies running around and a lot of pregnant sows.  There will be an abundance of hogs for next year.  We didn't put much of a dent in them.

   

Ever wonder how a hog that stands 2 ft tall at the shoulder can drink out of a tank that is 3 ft. tall?

 

These guys just make me want to laugh.  Real posers.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 04:12:00 PM »


Nice boar we left behind for seedstock.

 

Nice sow trio.

 
football size Javy.

   

This is why the corn disappears every night.


 

more hogs

 

how many hogs can you get in one picture?


 

more hogs

 

We have a lot of hogs.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2012, 04:20:00 PM »


Big sow.

 

Javelinas really seem to know when the camera goes off.

 

 

pair of Javelina babies.

 

 

 

 

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2012, 04:33:00 PM »
PM sent! Those are some great pics!
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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2012, 04:34:00 PM »


 

Jacob, my son, the outfitter of record for Mule Creek Outfitting and his son Jackson, working the booth at the Iowa Deer Classic last week.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2012, 07:10:00 PM »

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2012, 04:59:00 PM »
It is getting close to that time of year again. I have been firming up committments for 2013 and have an opening for a small group of hog hunters (4-6) the week of February 3-8 and the week of February 17-22.  Individuals or pairs okay.  Come on down and meet up with some other trad hunters.  We keep camp size down to 10-12 hunters.  Bowhunting only.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2012, 07:25:00 PM »
I have sent you an email.  :thumbsup:
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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2012, 08:38:00 PM »
I'll be there February 17-22 thanks to the St. Jude auction.  Gona be there by myself so I'm willing to make new friends  :)

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2012, 09:12:00 PM »
Great hunt!!  Lots of hogs.
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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2012, 09:32:00 PM »
We'll be pulling in Feb 9 -14th, can't wait,hopefully shaun will be there..Bill
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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2012, 08:59:00 AM »
I was visiting with the ranch owners last night.  The hard drought has passed with the much needed rains that fell back in September. They have been able to grow some forage and they are seeing a lot of hogs and Javelina.

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Re: Javelina and Hogs in Texas
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2012, 08:47:00 AM »
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