Hogs from a pop up blind

[charles suttles]

Has anyone tried  popups for wild hogs. Going to Texas next week and thinking about taking one. Just wondering how they react, anyone tried it? Charles Suttles

[Over&Under]

I have not had any experience doing it, but check out what Missouri Sherpa had to say on the matter.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=071137;p=6

[Littlefeather]

I've seen a wide variation in what some hogs will and will not tolerate from one place to another. I actually recently saw "stupid" hogs for the first time in my life. They let me stand there and shine a flashlight on them. The first 12,000 hogs would not let me do that.

Here's the deal, I see and hear someone all the time telling of an event happening with hogs that I feel is simply unheard of. Just goes to show you that no matter how much a guy knows, there is always something that he doesn't. I can tell you first hand that I've seen very few hogs that would ollerate a pop-up blind without being totally alarmed by it's presence. Now I'm sure there will be dozens of guys who went hog hunting once upon a time that had a blind work. Maybe they do but I simply quit trying after so mant times of having them circle the blind to smell what it was. Yes, I too have shot them from a pop-up but I consider those times to be luck of the draw. I'd most advise asking your Outfitter. There is no man on his ranches than know more than he does. Trust your Outfitter!!!!If he is worth a damn he'll be doing everything in his power to share his knowlege so that you don't have to suffer through the learning curve that he has already suffered through for you. Use what nature gives you, don't enter a new place and start spraying scents and baits that they aren't used to, and most of all go very slow and don't try and rush anything. It'll come together and you'll be posting pics here when you return. Good luck on your hunt. CK

[Biggie Hoffman]

My experiences mirror ol CK's. If you can leave it up for a week or so, they tend to get used to it but I've had bunches of hogs come near my Matrix during turkey season, They don't like it!!

[Danny Rowan]

I guess we have a different kind of hog here on Guam. I have hunted out of my matrix a bunch and never had a hog spook cause it was there. I have also just used a piece of camo burlap tied between two trees with good success. But I would listen to Curtis and Biggie on this, cause they know a heck of a bunch more about hogs than I do.Plus I mostly spot and stalk now. More fun.

Danny

[Steve71]

I believe it depends on how much presure the hogs have had .If these hogs get shot at all the time you will never know they where around if you hunt from a popup.I feel if you can set up a popup you can make a brush blind and you are less likely to spoke them from a good brush blind.

[Guru]

The FL hogs I've hunted didn't like it at all. But it wasn't brushed in at all either...

[wingnut]

Hogs are like deer.  If you hunt from a popup you'd better be covered up.  Brush them in until you can't see em and the hogs will not care.  Leave em naked and you will be a lonely fella.

If a place is hunted hard, do not hunt the areas the outfitter has his blinds.  The hogs know them and will avoid the area.  Hunt areas away from the permenant stations and you will find success.

Mike

[charles suttles]

If Biggie would just let me borrow that "Ruff&Tuff" sneaky cart that won't stay charged, I bet I could drive right up to um. Everbody makes me think they react pretty much the same as deer. Thanks guys! Charles

[metsastaja]

As biggie said hogs do not like change and bringing in a blind is change.  Took over 2 weeks for hogs to get used to a platform I installed. Now they can not care less.

But then again some hogs just do not care whats going on..
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[Apex Predator]

Not all hogs are created equal.

[bayoulongbowman]

Ive hunted out of them, and they do get spooky and alarmed,I was watching that hair stand up of a boar once , well thats was something close up and personal , that hog knew something wasnt right    .But the blind was there for a good while...ps if ya brush em in that works best for me...  

[RightTrailWrongTime]

I used my DB Matrix down in Oklahoma recently with pretty good luck although I did have a few that came through and stopped dead looking right at the blind, some kept right on going while two other times I had as many as 20-25 er so hogs at 12 - 18 yards. On day two one of them took an arrow and piled up in under 40 yards. I used the blind just as I have for turkeys with the main window open just enough to shoot through without having to shoot through the mesh. I also had several deer come through, one ate right out of the protein feeder at 18 yards, nervous but still came in. The other older wiser deer stayed clear- I figured they had played that game before! I had a boar at about 12 yards looking dead at me grunting pissed, he knew something was up but still came into range. I guess it depends on where you're at and pressure and the points made up above, I would take it and give it a shot. Stalking was next to impossible for us since there was still crunchy snow on the ground so I'm glad I took the blind along.