@Blackenedbarman What we do is REAL HUNTING. We hunt free range REAL feral hogs where some DO get away. If you want to see some pen raised animals that have no chance go watch a Ken Reed production. That guy is a joke, as are you my friend.
@Blackenedbarman Because they taste sooooo gooooood! Haven't you never eaten meat of any kind? If you have, someone killed it somewhere so that it could grace your palate. If not, come on over for dinner and I'll show you what you've been missing.
@MrAppleseed88 Are you referring to the gangs that steal from hard working citizens? Perhaps you are talking about them tagging a shop owner, the shop owner repairing the mess only to have it tagged again the next night. My brother in law is a rice farmer. The hogs come into the rice field and destroy a portion of the crop EVERY NIGHT (no exceptions) and trample down levees. The levees are fixed the next day-by hand with a shovel-only to have them trampled down the next night. Whose innocent?
@halodesolate Gen II equipment is about 2/3rds as clear at about 1/2 the price of Gen III. When combined with a powerful infrared illuminator (like the 450 mw ATN), there should be no problem in taking 80 yard shots on the darkest of nights. Good used equipment usually sells for at least a 25% discount to new. Just a couple of suggestions which could save you a ton of money.
@halodesolate The worst situation I can think of is new moon, overcast and under a canopy of trees. In this case hogs can barely be spotted a couple of hundred yards away-not well enough to make an accurate shot at that range. On a full moon night in open grass field, I can literally see well enough to shoot miles away if the gun and I could make the shot. At 90000X light amplification, it doesn't take much ambient light to make an enormous difference-starlight and/or quarter moon.
@halodesolate We hunt several pecan orchards and have found "shade" from the tree canopy is the most difficult visibility situation-even in moonlight (quarter moon or better). There are shadows created that make spotting hogs more difficult, but definitely not impossible. The video that you see here is a good representation but I would consider it 75% the clarity of a D760 (not to mention this is slightly out of focus-one of the first videos we made).
@NightHogsDotcom makes sense in order to get it that quiet. A .308 wouldn't sound like that. thanks for reply. looks like fun. we don't have feral hogs north of the missouri river yet, but they are on their way and it won't be good for them. lot's of farms here and those farmers will not put up with that shit. bullets, poison, dogs.... whatever it takes. it's their livelihood. anyway, thanks and looks like fun.
@cdub1776 .308's are available subsonic that would be as quiet as our suppressed .44 magnums. The drawback in the caliber is that the bullet weight maxes at 220 grains, where ours are 300. This gives us a 36% ft/lb advantage. It is estimated that we kill between 250,000 and 300,000 hogs annually in the State of Texas, and we aren't keeping up. Poison is highly illegal. Dogs mostly push them to the neighbors. Hunting is slow. Helicopter shooting is the most effective.
@NightHogsDotcom yeah, i just threw .308 out there. didn't know that they had subsonic rounds for it, but you're right about bullet weight. when you slow a bullet down that much it better have some energy to still be an efficient killer and i know that poison is illegal but i don't think the farmers will care much if real damage is being done and they lose large amounts of row crop. Along the river bottoms it is very flat with nothing but rowed fields so i'm not sure about dogs.
@cdub1776 Texas A&M University and the State are trying to develop a delivery system for poison that is species specific, but are having problems with raccoons eating the bait as well. I would be fine with killing them both, but I don't make the rules. It is estimated that $500 million in damage is done in Texas annually by feral hogs, so a big problem is present. The EPA would have a field day with anyone illegally poisoning-might as well sign your land over.
@NightHogsDotcom M77 is a good rifle. How far south are you? Can you use automatics to reduce more population per water hole visit? Or do you sell hunts?
sorry if i'm being a pest, i'm just a nosey hunter that doesn't know much about hog hunting.
@cdub1776 We are located 35 miles East of San Antonio toward Houston. Fully automatics are legal to use, but because of pre-1986 manufacture rules, very few people own/use them. I do have a semi-auto 6.8 SPC M6A3 LWRC AR15 (that's a mouth full) with a titanium suppressor that we use as well. It is supersonic and sounds like a .22 LR. We do guide hunts and are available for booking on our nighthogs website. Hunting has been REALLY GOOD lately due to weather conditions.
@NightHogsDotcom LWRC is a nice rifle. Do the suppressors really make a difference to the hogs? Or is that more for noise reduction for the neighbors? (I promise that's my last question)
@cdub1776 If the .44s, which sound like pellet guns, are used for the first shot. The remaining hogs will (50% of the time) run 5 to 20 yards and stop briefly, thus allowing for a second shot to be perfectly placed with the longer range 6.8. A substantial amount of the time the hogs will return withing 1 1/2 hrs to 2 hrs allowing for even more to be shot. Not to mention the neighbors never know anything is going on, so the game wardens aren't constantly being called out.
@NightHogsDotcom very cool. i have family and friends spread all over texas. one with a couple of big ranches from san antonio to east texas past tyler. keep posting videos. i like them. thanks for the info.
@NightHogsDotcom Ever use the 300 whisper (aka 300-221, 300 fireball, new thing called 300 aac blackout)? It's a little hard to tell on videos, but your setup sounds a little louder than the whisper. I can here an echo from the muzzle apart from the bullet strike. Bolt action whispers only have the sound of the firing pin and a slight metallic "pink", usually can't even hear an echo off anything over 10 yards away. Just curious.
@jkassaw I have never used a 300 Whisper (although I had certainly heard of it) and had to look it up on Wikipedia for specs. It is a .221 fireball necked up. What they were doing is finding a small case capacity brass (for subsonic loads) that would work with a .308 caliber bullet. Nothing too magical. My problem with .308 caliber subs is that you max at 220 gr bullets. We load 300 gr in our .44s. Ft/Lbs (great measure of lethality) of energy is a factor of velocity and mass.
If I were looking for an ultimate subsonic AR setup today, I would certainly consider the .50 Beowulf. It has a relatively small case capacity (for loading subsonic) and bullet weights can reach 750 gr. That gives you A LOT of knock down even at <1100 fps. Our .44s (bolt action rifles) are already pellet gun quiet (much like the .300 whisper) with a 36% weight (and ft/lb) advantage. The only way we can improve upon what we have is with an even larger bore.
@NightHogsDotcom Yeah, that would be pretty hard to beat. I'm not too keen on anything semi-automatic when comes to being quiet. All my attempts with them have not had as good a results as the bolt guns. The only thing I like that I have made, is a little 9mm sbr with a trident on it. I don't think it is much of a hunting gun, but it is relatively quiet and the ammo is plentiful.
@jkassaw We use an LWRC M6A3 in 6.8 SPC with titanium suppressor as well. Tuesday night I used it with a couple of guided hunters in which they shot a hog and within a minute another walked up, they shoot it too and it drops within 5 yards of the first. We walk another 150 yards down the fence line and shoot another, we continue to walk slowly and within 100 yards, we get a shot at yet another two (at 8 yards this time). Pretty good for a semi-auto supersonic.
@NightHogsDotcom You know, you are the second person to tell me a story like that about a 6.8 taking multiple hogs. I know another guy that said when he shot at hogs with a suppressed 6.8 that they just ran around confused everytime he shot. He told me he got about 2 or 3 before they got out range or sight. I'm really curious now. I wonder if the local super sonic crack sort of stuns them, much like a flash bang does humans. After all, they are only hearing the local crack, not the muzzle.
@jkassaw The game warden in Waller County has carte blanche to night stalk over a few thousand acres (he knocked on a lot of doors and signed a few waivers in the process). He packs a suppressed 5.56 NATO AR that he purpose built topped with gen II or gen III scope. He says essentially the same thing: the pigs don't always know which way to run on the suppressed shot. It seems to make sense that the bullet crack could have something to do with it.
@NightHogsDotcom Actually, you can max the mass of the bullet out at 240 gr, but you have to have a very fast twist, at least 1:8 in .30 calibre. As far as the brass, .221 is one option, most folks like myself cut down .223 brass and then neck it down in a die. I only asked because of percieved sound, smaller diameter exit hole usually is quieter. As far as lethality, in my experience, it is plenty lethal. The pigs didn't scatter as much when I shot, so that's why I asked.
@jkassaw I stand corrected. I see Sierra makes a MatchKing 240. Are these things designed to open at subsonic speeds (or anywhere close)? I don't argue that a smaller bore makes for easier/better sound suppression, but there has to be a sweet spot or we would all be shooting .17s. For us we chose the .44 for multiple reasons, one of which our bullets have great expansion at subsonic speeds for which I would attribute to them not being much slower than full loads in a pistol.
@NightHogsDotcom Obviously the 300 Whisper works well for you and that's what counts. Our choice of caliber is not "right" for everyone, it just met the specs we set down for our own use. The world would be a boring place if everybody used the same gun and caliber. Keep knocking 'em dead, we need all the help we can get.
@NightHogsDotcom No, matchkings don't expand very well, but because they are long (for .30 cal) they do tend to tumble (spall) a bit, however the penetration is tremendous (for subsonic), even through the shoulder. As for the "sweet spot" it has mostly to do with the ratio of exit hole to overall silencer diameter. Most rifles are going to be in the 1.5" neighborhood, which puts .38 calibre at about what you would call the "sweet spot". The .338 whisper is an excellent example.
@jkassaw By "sweet spot" I was referring to much more than just sound suppression of the rifle. We wanted very heavy bullets that we could be stabilized at subsonic speeds given twist rates of the barrels. We wanted bullets that would expand upon impact. We wanted a round that had a relatively small case capacity that would lend itself to subsonic loading without fillers. We also didn't want to have to custom build a rifle in a caliber we couldn't buy off the shelf. The 77/44 met our specs.
@NightHogsDotcom Well, your results speak for themself, and I think you have one sweet gun there. I admit customized systems are a pain, however, I mentioned the 300 whisper because you can now get it off the shelf as 300 AAC Blackout, along with platforms to utilize it. I just wanted share information from one hog killer to another. I really do hate hogs and the damage they do, so I am all about whatever kills the most of them in as little time as possible. Best of luck out there.
@MaxVolumeHD I would suggest not going with less than a Generation 2 scope as there is a dramatic improvement over Generation 1. If you are really on a budget, I would look on ebay for a used one but with an auction there is always the risk that you are buying someone elses problem. We run mostly NightOptics equipment and it has worked flawlessly. The ATNs we have used have all been back to the factory for service-usually at no charge under warranty.
Ashamedly I have shot (and never missed to be honest) more beast and burdon than I would dare say however at a very young age (after being introduced early by my dad at killing)I realised it is not a sport (when you don't miss etc) I am SO sorry for the cold hearted murder I commited of these poor animals.
My only surprise in thesze videos it the people doing the shooting *missing) are grown men who have not, as yet, realised what they are doing is repulsive and gay.
@sweetypie000 If opening your mouth only serves to remove all doubt as to your ignorance, perhaps it's best just to keep it shut. I think you were referring to "beast of burden" which really doesn't apply here, now does it. Not to mention burdon is not a word. Realised is also not a word. Thesze is not a word. I don't believe you know anything about shooting subsonic ammo or how night vision works. Sadly, it was not a perfect hit like most of our shots so the hog likely ran off and died.
Arthur that is a perfectly good observation. When I put the rifle together, I hoped that it would not spook the hogs at all and that I would be able to shoot multiple hogs out of a sounder. At that time I could find no information of anyone else doing this type of hunting so it was an inaccurate assumption on my part. What really spooks the hogs is not the gun shot but rather the bullet impact which is substantially louder than the shot. Typically the hogs do come back within 1 1/2 hrs.
There are exceptions to the hogs spooking, though. On three different occasions we have been able to shoot 4 hogs out of a sounder using the suppressed rifles. Every shot was under 50 yards and every hog was standing still (neck shots). I don't think this would have ever been possible with an unsuppressed rifle. I do know of such feats with unsuppressed rifles, but they were running shots and hogs were hit in the butt, guts, shoulders, etc. Thank you for the question.
I can't help with the good price part as to some extent I believe you get what you pay for...within reason. My two suppressors come from SRT Arms in Tempe, Arizona. If you go with SRT, you will deal with Doug Melton himself-he is the owner/designer of the suppressors. I am very happy with the performance of both suppressors but will admit that the finish is not as nice as the S&H (of Oklahoma) suppressors my hunting partner uses. We believe the SRTs are a little quieter.
Did you really mean stuporous (1. A state of reduced or suspended sensibility). We believe this is the most sensible of hunting methods. This hog was a bit further than expected and not compensated for, so the arching trajectory of the subsonic bullet caused it to hit low. Distance cannot be judged through night vision. I didn't shoot a shoat as I was trying to get the largest hogs out of the pasture as they are causing the most damage.
That was an awesome shot, man! I was surprised to see it take off after it was hit.
I just recently got my own PVS-14 and it works very good behind my NightForce 2.5-10X24 scope on my 18" AR15 SPR. I use a PEQ-2 for illumination, although it's not necessarily needed for that particular use. I can't wait to get up to my buddy's ranch in the coming months sometime and shoot some hogs there with my new setup! Night vision kicks some serious ass!
thanks, for that, i tried shooting a pair of hogs that were 6 feet away, only had a pistol at that time, both got away,my brother still wont let me live it down, have u tried a dragunov? bolt actions take ages to recock and re aim,
I had the same question asked before about the dragunov. I honestly had to look it up to see the specs but have since forgotten them. We are using bolt action .44 mags because of stealth. I can work a bolt quieter than a semi-automatic action slamming back then forward. We have added a semi-automatic supersonic rifle that is a LWRC M6A3 DMR in 6.8mm. You can check out our suppressed rifles at our nighthogs website.
In the neck, just behind the ear while they are standing broad side. It is the preferred "off switch". A head shot is fine if you can hit the brain which is not a very big target. Severing the spine is the sure fire way to keep from tracking them. With a heart/lung shot you almost always have to track the big ones and usually don't find them.
There is nothing that comes close in effectiveness for spotting. A spotlight with a red (have used it) or orange (so I've heard) filter is effective out to about 80 to 100 yards. If you hunt tandem this is the way to go. If you hunt by yourself, bait a spot-preferably a feeder that has them coming in regularly, and use a scope mounted light with a red filter. This is the only thing I have seen that works. Feeder lights work well from what I have read. Check TexasBoars website for info.
@eezerik My hunting partner and I recently purchased the Yukon Digital Ranger Pro monocular. For our purposes it works great. The regular Yukon Digital Ranger would probably be just fine for stalking on a budget as well, look it up. We successfully stalked a group of about 20 last weekend and took a 150 lb. sow. I used a Ruger No.1 .243 with a regular 3x9, my partner carried a portable spotlight with an orange filter, the NV and a 12 gauge.
@eezerik ...We may go to shotgun only with weapon-mounted lights since we were able to get surprisingly close. If we both had shotguns with independent weapon mounts we could possibly have taken four, but probably just two.
@GriffGruff78 I used to use a shotgun with OO buckshot and it proved effective. I would not count on it to put down a large hog with a head shot as it doesn't penetrate their thick skull. However, a shot behind the shield works extremely well. I once took 6 hogs out of a sounder single handed using an Rem 870 with extended tube.
@NightHogsDotcom Do you guys let the pigs "rest" for a while after a successful hunt? Tried again last night and got into what I think was the same group of pigs, judging by the presence of a very large spotted sow. They bugged out beyond the effective range of the spotlight/rifle combo. Managed to take a young boar foraging by himself later, though. We're considering setting up a feeder to go off after dark and we have been installing bait holes for still-hunting. Any tips?
@NightHogsDotcom ...We had about a 5 mph wind in our face for the stalk (required about a mile of walking to set that up) so I'm sure they didn't wind us. They were being pretty noisy so I thought that would cover our sound to a greater extent, but it's hard to be silent walking over dry, mowed goatweed.
@sweetypie000 Hey Sweetie: One should not cast stones if he lives in a house of paranoia, conspiracy theory, daddy issues, latent homosexuality compensated by homophobia/bigotry, hypocrisy and evidence of poor education. The probability that you are dysfunctional and/or incompetent in (i) personal relationships (platonic or romantic), (ii) your professional pursuits and (iii) your family life is very high indeed. Put down the reefer and grow a set; you'll do better in all aspects of your life.
I have used a thermal imager and it is great for spotting heat signatures quickly. The problem is that all that you can see is the outline of the body. For our precise bullet placement it is impossible to see an eye or ear or definition in the shoulder. I also heard a story by two Texas DPS officers whose friend almost shot what he thought was a hog moving around in the weeds. He decided to double check his target with his night vision and it turned out to be an illegal alien hiding from him
Hi nice video, i a want to purchase a night vision goggles for hunting I was thinking the NVE-15 compact goggles its a gen 1 night vision is this a good one .
I am not that familiar with Gen 1 equipment but have looked through a monocular once of this generation. It was better than no night vision at all but do not expect anything as clear as our videos which are shot through Generation 3. I know nothing about the NVE-15 compact goggles which you refer to, but will say that a good infrared illuminator will help make any generation of night vision work better on especially dark nights.
Any fragmentation device would work well in this type of situation. As for my shooting ability being in question I offer you this. Try shooting a soda can laying on its side using a high quality pellet gun at an unknown distance (this is the key as judging distance through night vision is impossible). This is approximately the size of the kill zone and the trajectory is just about equivalent to our .44 subsonics. I probably hit this hog about an inch and a half below its instant kill zone.
There is a 4" point of impact difference between 85 and 100 yards. The shot wasn't too far if you could judge distance as the bullet still has enough energy. The key is knowing just how high to hold on the animal. It was a poor shot as I didn't compensate properly for the distance (which was unknown).
Hogs can be hunted from a stand just like you would deer and many are taken by deer hunters as the opportunity often presents itself during normal hunting conditions. We have blinds which we use for deer hunting but prefer the walk and stalk method using night vision as we are able to cover a much larger area.
Both. It is rare for us to see hogs during the day. With about eight game cameras in the field 24/7, we get hundreds of nighttime hog pictures every month. Over the same period of time we get about six daytime pictures. They hide in thick brush during the day and feel much safer roaming the fields at night. It is a false sense of security when we're in the field.
isent a surpresser illegal in all 50 states im in Oregon so i know its illegal in Oregon but Ive heard that if its not detachable its legal and also Ive heard but i don't know that theirs a few states where surpressers are legal when detachable?
Suppressors are legal to own in most states, but are illegal to use for hunting most animals. We use one detachable suppressor on an LWRC M6A3 6.8 SPC. Our other two are integral (non-detachable) 77/44 Rugers. All are legal with an NFA Stamp from the BATFE. This process from inception (ordering the suppressor) to having it in my hand took almost 11 months this last year for the 6.8.
Very good. We have Canadian bacon and ham made from choice cuts. The ribs and pork sausage we make are also delicious. A very good source of information on feral hogs may be found on the Texas Boars website, including recipes.
We have two ATN scopes and one Night Optics. It would be fair to say that the Night Optics is the superior scope, but they also cost a minimum of $1000 more than the comparable ATN in Gen 3, plus the cost of an infrared illuminator (ATN includes one with their scopes). After that, determine the range at which you will be shooting and pick a scope with the magnification that will make seeing the target possible. Once again the greater the magnification, the higher the cost.
One of the 77/44 rifles we use has an S&H suppressor out of Oklahoma. Our other .44 mag rifle as well as our 6.8 (titanium) were suppressed by Doug Melton of SRT Arms out of Arizona.
He did the best he could given that it was the first time (and last time) we put the camera in his hands. I have shot all other posted video (good or bad).
We run closer to an 85/90% instant kill. I totally agree that the spine/arteries must be hit. Any hog, no matter the size, will go nowhere if hit in the spine. If hit in the arteries, I've seen a 140# sow go every bit of 300 yards before bleeding out. The moral to the story-HIT THE SPINE----PERIOD!!!
Hunting is the best and most cost effective (not at taxpayers expense, but a revenue generator due to license fees) means of population control for game animals. These are not game animals-as designated by the state. Here is an argument for vegetarians, which are usually anti-hunting. Either you eat, or feral hogs eat! Any vegetables or fruit within their reach is as good as destroyed if feral hogs get into a field. This is not intended as a slam, just fact-seen it first-hand.
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Moorereason, with all due respect, hogs are not exotics. Hogs are considered to be a non game animal. However, you are correct that a hunting license is required to hunt them. it does not matter if you are shooting grasshoppers, if you are hunting you must have a hunting license.
Referencing the 2009-10 Outdoor Annual: Page 68-Nongame Animals "Does not include feral hog". Page 69-Exotic animal "includes but is not limited to feral hog". Followed by the the general statement pertaining to all exotics "It is against the law to Hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license". Page 25 specifically addresses "Exceptions: a hunting license is not required to hunt the following: Depredating feral hogs..." How difficult is this to grasp?
I have a Gen 1 scope with the same iluminator, BIG difference in what you see, my scope with the same IR would just about make out those hogs at that distance. I want Gen3 !!!
hey nighthogs, thats a bright IR illuminator is that one built in your NV scope and what kind is it??? also what device is your camera man using. i got Gen 3 ATN but am looking for a good camera like the one you got if you have any suggestions.
450 mW ATN. Extremely bright with adjustable brightness and beam concentration adjustment. Downside is that they have a tendancy to shoot off (turns off with recoil). I'm not much of a camera buff, the camera I use is over 5 years old and I'm certain they have much better available now.
too bad night vision is illegal here in alabama.... hell hogs are only in certain areas i've never seen one. do some land owners out in texas allow folks to kill em just to get rid of them and save the owner some trouble?
The answer is an absolute YES! Over half of the property which we hunt is owned by someone else that wants to help control the hog population and thus save their property. The main hurdle you must face is gaining the trust of the landowner. As you can imagine, from a liability aspect, they do not want people they do not know or trust walking around their property with high powered rifles. References and a good reputation go a long way in getting permission.
I looked like I hit a little low, missing the spine. He looked big to me too, but nearly impossible to judge size through night vision. He was never recovered. You noticed the dirt fly up from the bullet after passing throught him.
The light you saw was an infrared illuminator about the size of a small maglite. My hunting partner started out using a red lens on a spot light and found if you turn on the light with it pointed directly at the hogs, they would many times spook. But if you turn the light on aiming it up at the sky and slowly bring it down to the hogs not further than is needed to see them through a conventional scope, no problems. Hope this helps.
.44 magnum rifle suppressed using handloaded subsonic ammo. It sounds like a pellet gun, except for the bullet impact which tends to WHOP pretty loud.
I looked it up on Texas Parks and Wildlife websit and NO, you don't need a hunting license for the following: "Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land." DIRECT QUOTE. If your Texas Game Warden writes you a ticket for this, please inform the Justice of the Peace of his error and I'm sure it will be resolved quickly.
Just to be clear, feral hogs are classified as "exotic animals" in the 2009-2010 TP&W Outdoor Annual (pg 69). From the same section: "It is against the law to hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license."
My interpretation: if you are hunting hogs for sport, then you need a license. If you are hunting hogs because they are endangering people, livestock or crops, then you don't need a license.
My advice: don't leave it up to a cranky game warden. Support the TP&W by getting a license.
I agree that a cranky game warden will write a ticket for almost anything. On principle I personally will make them follow the law as quoted above. I don't believe that a landowner nor his agent should be required to purchase a hunting license (not so cheap anymore) to protect his/her farm land and or crops when the law clearly states that they need not. My wife, a three county Texas District Attorney agrees.
On a hog of that size, the bullet must sever the spine in order to drop it in its tracks. There is a little room for error on windage, but elevation must be dead on. The true difficulty is making the shot with subsonic ammo which arcs like a pellet gun (literally). Couple this with the fact that you can't judge distance through night vision and you have a true challenge. Thanks for the comment city boy.
great video, i was wondering if u had a NV scope with a cord for attaching a video recorder, my cousin does...it would be good to actually see the shot through the scope
I'm sure that someone else will chime in to correct but... it' not illegal. Wildhogs are considered a nusiance animal and are fair game. Plus I believe this is on his own property so it was their mistake for trespassing :)
This is totally legal as the suppressor has an NFA class 3 transfer stamp. Hogs are a non-indigenous non-game species and as such can be taken by any legal means, day or night. State law reads that if the hogs are causing depredation, they may be shot without a hunting license. One of our two local game wardens put it this way-"What else do hogs do other than cause depredation?"
We guide but it covers little more than corn/fuel/feeder/cameras. We like guiding others having fun almost as much as hunting ourselves. We have cleaned all but about 5 of the 210 hogs killed since last April. The guided hunters, ourselves, or people in need are the benefactors of the meat we recover. I have no concerns about parasites or disease transmitted through the meat and you can be assured I have studied up on all aspects of wild hogs.
Yes, it is. Camera has a PVS-14 and the gun has an ATN 7900. Have added 4 pairs of Gen 3 goggles and a D-760 equipped AR-15 since recording this video. Thanks for the questions.
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you idiot you have a good selection to shoot the right hog but you managed to shot the mother,, isnt that illegal in the states? In sweden you go to jail if you shot the mother
We kill the sows first you ignorant socialist Swede. That is one of many effective ways to control the population.
These hogs tear up land meant to grow food, pasture beef, and sustain native wildlife such as deer. They're a nuisance we exterminate...like cockroaches.
Its amazing that people like you are so willing to spout your ignorance and think its brilliant.
Meat is nasty
KingJcdjcd1 2 weeks ago
@KingJcdjcd1 I'm guessing you're a vegan and this is an opinion of all meat.
NightHogsDotcom 2 weeks ago
.300 Blackout next time? Bolt action slows you down bigtime.
phonepimpbill 3 weeks ago
@phonepimpbill Actually we also use an LWRC M6A3 designated marksman rifle in 6.8 SPC topped with a D-760. It is pig poison.
NightHogsDotcom 3 weeks ago
YES YOU FAIL!!!!! AHAHAHAH!!
Blackenedbarman 3 months ago
@Blackenedbarman What we do is REAL HUNTING. We hunt free range REAL feral hogs where some DO get away. If you want to see some pen raised animals that have no chance go watch a Ken Reed production. That guy is a joke, as are you my friend.
NightHogsDotcom 3 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom, why you kill animals ?
Blackenedbarman 3 months ago
@Blackenedbarman Because they taste sooooo gooooood! Haven't you never eaten meat of any kind? If you have, someone killed it somewhere so that it could grace your palate. If not, come on over for dinner and I'll show you what you've been missing.
NightHogsDotcom 2 months ago 4
what time was this at it looks really cool!
justinchaffin1013 3 months ago
@justinchaffin1013 My best recollection was that it was about 11:00 p.m.
NightHogsDotcom 3 months ago
Nice supressor. Sounds like a pellet.
hokanut 4 months ago
@hokanut EXACTLY!!!
NightHogsDotcom 4 months ago
By the way, were you guys able to recover the sow in the video?
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@GriffGruff78 Nope. The shot was a bit low as the range was at the limit for our .44 magnum subsonics.
NightHogsDotcom 4 months ago
I have no respect for killing innocent animals, but if you killed inner city 3rd world scum, that is a different story.
MrAppleseed88 6 months ago
@MrAppleseed88 Are you referring to the gangs that steal from hard working citizens? Perhaps you are talking about them tagging a shop owner, the shop owner repairing the mess only to have it tagged again the next night. My brother in law is a rice farmer. The hogs come into the rice field and destroy a portion of the crop EVERY NIGHT (no exceptions) and trample down levees. The levees are fixed the next day-by hand with a shovel-only to have them trampled down the next night. Whose innocent?
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago 6
ok thanks i'm tryin to decide what to buy but there is no way i can afford the D760
halodesolate 7 months ago
@halodesolate Gen II equipment is about 2/3rds as clear at about 1/2 the price of Gen III. When combined with a powerful infrared illuminator (like the 450 mw ATN), there should be no problem in taking 80 yard shots on the darkest of nights. Good used equipment usually sells for at least a 25% discount to new. Just a couple of suggestions which could save you a ton of money.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom ok thanks i'll problably go with that then
halodesolate 7 months ago
how far can u see with the D760 at night without any light?
halodesolate 7 months ago
@halodesolate The worst situation I can think of is new moon, overcast and under a canopy of trees. In this case hogs can barely be spotted a couple of hundred yards away-not well enough to make an accurate shot at that range. On a full moon night in open grass field, I can literally see well enough to shoot miles away if the gun and I could make the shot. At 90000X light amplification, it doesn't take much ambient light to make an enormous difference-starlight and/or quarter moon.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@halodesolate We hunt several pecan orchards and have found "shade" from the tree canopy is the most difficult visibility situation-even in moonlight (quarter moon or better). There are shadows created that make spotting hogs more difficult, but definitely not impossible. The video that you see here is a good representation but I would consider it 75% the clarity of a D760 (not to mention this is slightly out of focus-one of the first videos we made).
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
What rifle/caliber are you using? You said suppressed and it sounds very quiet. Subsonic rounds + suppressor? Nice
cdub1776 7 months ago
@cdub1776 300 gr. Hornady XTPs subsonic out of a 77/44 Ruger .44 magnum. SRT Arms integral suppressor.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom makes sense in order to get it that quiet. A .308 wouldn't sound like that. thanks for reply. looks like fun. we don't have feral hogs north of the missouri river yet, but they are on their way and it won't be good for them. lot's of farms here and those farmers will not put up with that shit. bullets, poison, dogs.... whatever it takes. it's their livelihood. anyway, thanks and looks like fun.
cdub1776 7 months ago
@cdub1776 .308's are available subsonic that would be as quiet as our suppressed .44 magnums. The drawback in the caliber is that the bullet weight maxes at 220 grains, where ours are 300. This gives us a 36% ft/lb advantage. It is estimated that we kill between 250,000 and 300,000 hogs annually in the State of Texas, and we aren't keeping up. Poison is highly illegal. Dogs mostly push them to the neighbors. Hunting is slow. Helicopter shooting is the most effective.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom yeah, i just threw .308 out there. didn't know that they had subsonic rounds for it, but you're right about bullet weight. when you slow a bullet down that much it better have some energy to still be an efficient killer and i know that poison is illegal but i don't think the farmers will care much if real damage is being done and they lose large amounts of row crop. Along the river bottoms it is very flat with nothing but rowed fields so i'm not sure about dogs.
cdub1776 7 months ago
@cdub1776 Texas A&M University and the State are trying to develop a delivery system for poison that is species specific, but are having problems with raccoons eating the bait as well. I would be fine with killing them both, but I don't make the rules. It is estimated that $500 million in damage is done in Texas annually by feral hogs, so a big problem is present. The EPA would have a field day with anyone illegally poisoning-might as well sign your land over.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom M77 is a good rifle. How far south are you? Can you use automatics to reduce more population per water hole visit? Or do you sell hunts?
sorry if i'm being a pest, i'm just a nosey hunter that doesn't know much about hog hunting.
cdub1776 7 months ago
@cdub1776 We are located 35 miles East of San Antonio toward Houston. Fully automatics are legal to use, but because of pre-1986 manufacture rules, very few people own/use them. I do have a semi-auto 6.8 SPC M6A3 LWRC AR15 (that's a mouth full) with a titanium suppressor that we use as well. It is supersonic and sounds like a .22 LR. We do guide hunts and are available for booking on our nighthogs website. Hunting has been REALLY GOOD lately due to weather conditions.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom LWRC is a nice rifle. Do the suppressors really make a difference to the hogs? Or is that more for noise reduction for the neighbors? (I promise that's my last question)
cdub1776 7 months ago
@cdub1776 If the .44s, which sound like pellet guns, are used for the first shot. The remaining hogs will (50% of the time) run 5 to 20 yards and stop briefly, thus allowing for a second shot to be perfectly placed with the longer range 6.8. A substantial amount of the time the hogs will return withing 1 1/2 hrs to 2 hrs allowing for even more to be shot. Not to mention the neighbors never know anything is going on, so the game wardens aren't constantly being called out.
NightHogsDotcom 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom very cool. i have family and friends spread all over texas. one with a couple of big ranches from san antonio to east texas past tyler. keep posting videos. i like them. thanks for the info.
cdub1776 7 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom Ever use the 300 whisper (aka 300-221, 300 fireball, new thing called 300 aac blackout)? It's a little hard to tell on videos, but your setup sounds a little louder than the whisper. I can here an echo from the muzzle apart from the bullet strike. Bolt action whispers only have the sound of the firing pin and a slight metallic "pink", usually can't even hear an echo off anything over 10 yards away. Just curious.
jkassaw 6 months ago
@jkassaw I have never used a 300 Whisper (although I had certainly heard of it) and had to look it up on Wikipedia for specs. It is a .221 fireball necked up. What they were doing is finding a small case capacity brass (for subsonic loads) that would work with a .308 caliber bullet. Nothing too magical. My problem with .308 caliber subs is that you max at 220 gr bullets. We load 300 gr in our .44s. Ft/Lbs (great measure of lethality) of energy is a factor of velocity and mass.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
If I were looking for an ultimate subsonic AR setup today, I would certainly consider the .50 Beowulf. It has a relatively small case capacity (for loading subsonic) and bullet weights can reach 750 gr. That gives you A LOT of knock down even at <1100 fps. Our .44s (bolt action rifles) are already pellet gun quiet (much like the .300 whisper) with a 36% weight (and ft/lb) advantage. The only way we can improve upon what we have is with an even larger bore.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom Yeah, that would be pretty hard to beat. I'm not too keen on anything semi-automatic when comes to being quiet. All my attempts with them have not had as good a results as the bolt guns. The only thing I like that I have made, is a little 9mm sbr with a trident on it. I don't think it is much of a hunting gun, but it is relatively quiet and the ammo is plentiful.
jkassaw 6 months ago
@jkassaw We use an LWRC M6A3 in 6.8 SPC with titanium suppressor as well. Tuesday night I used it with a couple of guided hunters in which they shot a hog and within a minute another walked up, they shoot it too and it drops within 5 yards of the first. We walk another 150 yards down the fence line and shoot another, we continue to walk slowly and within 100 yards, we get a shot at yet another two (at 8 yards this time). Pretty good for a semi-auto supersonic.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom You know, you are the second person to tell me a story like that about a 6.8 taking multiple hogs. I know another guy that said when he shot at hogs with a suppressed 6.8 that they just ran around confused everytime he shot. He told me he got about 2 or 3 before they got out range or sight. I'm really curious now. I wonder if the local super sonic crack sort of stuns them, much like a flash bang does humans. After all, they are only hearing the local crack, not the muzzle.
jkassaw 6 months ago
@jkassaw The game warden in Waller County has carte blanche to night stalk over a few thousand acres (he knocked on a lot of doors and signed a few waivers in the process). He packs a suppressed 5.56 NATO AR that he purpose built topped with gen II or gen III scope. He says essentially the same thing: the pigs don't always know which way to run on the suppressed shot. It seems to make sense that the bullet crack could have something to do with it.
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@NightHogsDotcom Actually, you can max the mass of the bullet out at 240 gr, but you have to have a very fast twist, at least 1:8 in .30 calibre. As far as the brass, .221 is one option, most folks like myself cut down .223 brass and then neck it down in a die. I only asked because of percieved sound, smaller diameter exit hole usually is quieter. As far as lethality, in my experience, it is plenty lethal. The pigs didn't scatter as much when I shot, so that's why I asked.
jkassaw 6 months ago
@jkassaw I stand corrected. I see Sierra makes a MatchKing 240. Are these things designed to open at subsonic speeds (or anywhere close)? I don't argue that a smaller bore makes for easier/better sound suppression, but there has to be a sweet spot or we would all be shooting .17s. For us we chose the .44 for multiple reasons, one of which our bullets have great expansion at subsonic speeds for which I would attribute to them not being much slower than full loads in a pistol.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom Obviously the 300 Whisper works well for you and that's what counts. Our choice of caliber is not "right" for everyone, it just met the specs we set down for our own use. The world would be a boring place if everybody used the same gun and caliber. Keep knocking 'em dead, we need all the help we can get.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom No, matchkings don't expand very well, but because they are long (for .30 cal) they do tend to tumble (spall) a bit, however the penetration is tremendous (for subsonic), even through the shoulder. As for the "sweet spot" it has mostly to do with the ratio of exit hole to overall silencer diameter. Most rifles are going to be in the 1.5" neighborhood, which puts .38 calibre at about what you would call the "sweet spot". The .338 whisper is an excellent example.
jkassaw 6 months ago
@jkassaw By "sweet spot" I was referring to much more than just sound suppression of the rifle. We wanted very heavy bullets that we could be stabilized at subsonic speeds given twist rates of the barrels. We wanted bullets that would expand upon impact. We wanted a round that had a relatively small case capacity that would lend itself to subsonic loading without fillers. We also didn't want to have to custom build a rifle in a caliber we couldn't buy off the shelf. The 77/44 met our specs.
NightHogsDotcom 6 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom Well, your results speak for themself, and I think you have one sweet gun there. I admit customized systems are a pain, however, I mentioned the 300 whisper because you can now get it off the shelf as 300 AAC Blackout, along with platforms to utilize it. I just wanted share information from one hog killer to another. I really do hate hogs and the damage they do, so I am all about whatever kills the most of them in as little time as possible. Best of luck out there.
jkassaw 6 months ago
Call close-air support on those miserable hogs and get them wiped out before they wreck everything. Either that or start stocking lions.
8s8lw8d 9 months ago
Ive been looking to get a nightvision scope...whats the cheapest u can get that works?
MaxVolumeHD 9 months ago
@MaxVolumeHD I would suggest not going with less than a Generation 2 scope as there is a dramatic improvement over Generation 1. If you are really on a budget, I would look on ebay for a used one but with an auction there is always the risk that you are buying someone elses problem. We run mostly NightOptics equipment and it has worked flawlessly. The ATNs we have used have all been back to the factory for service-usually at no charge under warranty.
NightHogsDotcom 9 months ago
Ashamedly I have shot (and never missed to be honest) more beast and burdon than I would dare say however at a very young age (after being introduced early by my dad at killing)I realised it is not a sport (when you don't miss etc) I am SO sorry for the cold hearted murder I commited of these poor animals.
My only surprise in thesze videos it the people doing the shooting *missing) are grown men who have not, as yet, realised what they are doing is repulsive and gay.
sweetypie000 11 months ago
@sweetypie000 If opening your mouth only serves to remove all doubt as to your ignorance, perhaps it's best just to keep it shut. I think you were referring to "beast of burden" which really doesn't apply here, now does it. Not to mention burdon is not a word. Realised is also not a word. Thesze is not a word. I don't believe you know anything about shooting subsonic ammo or how night vision works. Sadly, it was not a perfect hit like most of our shots so the hog likely ran off and died.
NightHogsDotcom 11 months ago
@sweetypie000 You are gay
marksj43 10 months ago
Not to sling shit because clearly I know nothing about the environment in which you shoot, but:
Why the suppressor? If the hogs all move with the first shot anyway, what is value of the shot being suppressed? -Neighbours?
arthurneddysmith 1 year ago
Arthur that is a perfectly good observation. When I put the rifle together, I hoped that it would not spook the hogs at all and that I would be able to shoot multiple hogs out of a sounder. At that time I could find no information of anyone else doing this type of hunting so it was an inaccurate assumption on my part. What really spooks the hogs is not the gun shot but rather the bullet impact which is substantially louder than the shot. Typically the hogs do come back within 1 1/2 hrs.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
There are exceptions to the hogs spooking, though. On three different occasions we have been able to shoot 4 hogs out of a sounder using the suppressed rifles. Every shot was under 50 yards and every hog was standing still (neck shots). I don't think this would have ever been possible with an unsuppressed rifle. I do know of such feats with unsuppressed rifles, but they were running shots and hogs were hit in the butt, guts, shoulders, etc. Thank you for the question.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
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ridah925 1 year ago
where did ya pick up the supressor.i just got out of the marines and have been looking for a good priced one
knockout1018 1 year ago
I can't help with the good price part as to some extent I believe you get what you pay for...within reason. My two suppressors come from SRT Arms in Tempe, Arizona. If you go with SRT, you will deal with Doug Melton himself-he is the owner/designer of the suppressors. I am very happy with the performance of both suppressors but will admit that the finish is not as nice as the S&H (of Oklahoma) suppressors my hunting partner uses. We believe the SRTs are a little quieter.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
@knockout1018 gunbroker com...... find a class III dealer and enjoy
Duluiyah 1 year ago
this is stuporous hunting.. bad shot.. why shooting the wild sow? why dont shot the shoat??
qualitychecker 1 year ago
Did you really mean stuporous (1. A state of reduced or suspended sensibility). We believe this is the most sensible of hunting methods. This hog was a bit further than expected and not compensated for, so the arching trajectory of the subsonic bullet caused it to hit low. Distance cannot be judged through night vision. I didn't shoot a shoat as I was trying to get the largest hogs out of the pasture as they are causing the most damage.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago 3
@NightHogsDotcom when gen is the camera?
davidhlusko 5 months ago
@davidhlusko Generation III
NightHogsDotcom 5 months ago
shot is at 3:15
telubreton 1 year ago 2
That was an awesome shot, man! I was surprised to see it take off after it was hit.
I just recently got my own PVS-14 and it works very good behind my NightForce 2.5-10X24 scope on my 18" AR15 SPR. I use a PEQ-2 for illumination, although it's not necessarily needed for that particular use. I can't wait to get up to my buddy's ranch in the coming months sometime and shoot some hogs there with my new setup! Night vision kicks some serious ass!
S/F
RetreatHell 1 year ago
wow bad shot^^
ulraktrollheim 1 year ago
thanks, for that, i tried shooting a pair of hogs that were 6 feet away, only had a pistol at that time, both got away,my brother still wont let me live it down, have u tried a dragunov? bolt actions take ages to recock and re aim,
SuperVeshi 1 year ago
I had the same question asked before about the dragunov. I honestly had to look it up to see the specs but have since forgotten them. We are using bolt action .44 mags because of stealth. I can work a bolt quieter than a semi-automatic action slamming back then forward. We have added a semi-automatic supersonic rifle that is a LWRC M6A3 DMR in 6.8mm. You can check out our suppressed rifles at our nighthogs website.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
when shooting hogs wheres the best place to shoot them?
SuperVeshi 1 year ago
In the neck, just behind the ear while they are standing broad side. It is the preferred "off switch". A head shot is fine if you can hit the brain which is not a very big target. Severing the spine is the sure fire way to keep from tracking them. With a heart/lung shot you almost always have to track the big ones and usually don't find them.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
How much is that nightvision scope?
eezerik 1 year ago
The scope on this rifle is an ATN 7900 Crusader. I was able to pick it up brand new for about $2800.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
@NightHogsDotcom thanks, is there a cheaper alternative that you would recommend just for spotting? (not a riflescope, but just binos)
eezerik 1 year ago
There is nothing that comes close in effectiveness for spotting. A spotlight with a red (have used it) or orange (so I've heard) filter is effective out to about 80 to 100 yards. If you hunt tandem this is the way to go. If you hunt by yourself, bait a spot-preferably a feeder that has them coming in regularly, and use a scope mounted light with a red filter. This is the only thing I have seen that works. Feeder lights work well from what I have read. Check TexasBoars website for info.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
@eezerik My hunting partner and I recently purchased the Yukon Digital Ranger Pro monocular. For our purposes it works great. The regular Yukon Digital Ranger would probably be just fine for stalking on a budget as well, look it up. We successfully stalked a group of about 20 last weekend and took a 150 lb. sow. I used a Ruger No.1 .243 with a regular 3x9, my partner carried a portable spotlight with an orange filter, the NV and a 12 gauge.
GriffGruff78 11 months ago
@eezerik ...We may go to shotgun only with weapon-mounted lights since we were able to get surprisingly close. If we both had shotguns with independent weapon mounts we could possibly have taken four, but probably just two.
GriffGruff78 11 months ago
@GriffGruff78 I used to use a shotgun with OO buckshot and it proved effective. I would not count on it to put down a large hog with a head shot as it doesn't penetrate their thick skull. However, a shot behind the shield works extremely well. I once took 6 hogs out of a sounder single handed using an Rem 870 with extended tube.
NightHogsDotcom 11 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom Do you guys let the pigs "rest" for a while after a successful hunt? Tried again last night and got into what I think was the same group of pigs, judging by the presence of a very large spotted sow. They bugged out beyond the effective range of the spotlight/rifle combo. Managed to take a young boar foraging by himself later, though. We're considering setting up a feeder to go off after dark and we have been installing bait holes for still-hunting. Any tips?
GriffGruff78 11 months ago
@NightHogsDotcom ...We had about a 5 mph wind in our face for the stalk (required about a mile of walking to set that up) so I'm sure they didn't wind us. They were being pretty noisy so I thought that would cover our sound to a greater extent, but it's hard to be silent walking over dry, mowed goatweed.
GriffGruff78 11 months ago
@GriffGruff78 screw the wind you are not taking into account the shooter is a dumb cunt
sweetypie000 11 months ago
@sweetypie000 Hey Sweetie: One should not cast stones if he lives in a house of paranoia, conspiracy theory, daddy issues, latent homosexuality compensated by homophobia/bigotry, hypocrisy and evidence of poor education. The probability that you are dysfunctional and/or incompetent in (i) personal relationships (platonic or romantic), (ii) your professional pursuits and (iii) your family life is very high indeed. Put down the reefer and grow a set; you'll do better in all aspects of your life.
GriffGruff78 11 months ago
At 3:15 you can actually see the bullet hit that pig! Then, the dust cloud, and the squeal as the boar goes "oh shit!"
cr500rebuild 1 year ago
what gun were you using?
eezerik 1 year ago
Ruger 77/44 suppressed
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
cool video.
how does nightvisionhunting compare to thermal hunting?
eezerik 1 year ago
I have used a thermal imager and it is great for spotting heat signatures quickly. The problem is that all that you can see is the outline of the body. For our precise bullet placement it is impossible to see an eye or ear or definition in the shoulder. I also heard a story by two Texas DPS officers whose friend almost shot what he thought was a hog moving around in the weeds. He decided to double check his target with his night vision and it turned out to be an illegal alien hiding from him
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
!Good video bad shooting !
cesarnatural 1 year ago
Hi nice video, i a want to purchase a night vision goggles for hunting I was thinking the NVE-15 compact goggles its a gen 1 night vision is this a good one .
britishrashad 1 year ago
I am not that familiar with Gen 1 equipment but have looked through a monocular once of this generation. It was better than no night vision at all but do not expect anything as clear as our videos which are shot through Generation 3. I know nothing about the NVE-15 compact goggles which you refer to, but will say that a good infrared illuminator will help make any generation of night vision work better on especially dark nights.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
Very nice:)
TerenceHillLL 1 year ago
good video. you traced the hog, or does it have a sexy scar now ?? lots of hogs round my place : the Netherlands !
yesrdevries 1 year ago
Poor shooting in this clip , should have given him a RPG to shoot with. LOL
omfggoogle 1 year ago
Any fragmentation device would work well in this type of situation. As for my shooting ability being in question I offer you this. Try shooting a soda can laying on its side using a high quality pellet gun at an unknown distance (this is the key as judging distance through night vision is impossible). This is approximately the size of the kill zone and the trajectory is just about equivalent to our .44 subsonics. I probably hit this hog about an inch and a half below its instant kill zone.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
@NightHogsDotcom C'mon man you know it wasnt too far. There was minmal movement you should have got the kill first shot.
omfggoogle 1 year ago
There is a 4" point of impact difference between 85 and 100 yards. The shot wasn't too far if you could judge distance as the bullet still has enough energy. The key is knowing just how high to hold on the animal. It was a poor shot as I didn't compensate properly for the distance (which was unknown).
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
Dumb question - can't you stand hunt these things like you would deer? Maybe build an above-ground blind...
snidelywhiplash 1 year ago
Hogs can be hunted from a stand just like you would deer and many are taken by deer hunters as the opportunity often presents itself during normal hunting conditions. We have blinds which we use for deer hunting but prefer the walk and stalk method using night vision as we are able to cover a much larger area.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
What Do Hogs Do At Nght Do They Go And Drink Water Or Feed?
joseph32X 1 year ago
Both. It is rare for us to see hogs during the day. With about eight game cameras in the field 24/7, we get hundreds of nighttime hog pictures every month. Over the same period of time we get about six daytime pictures. They hide in thick brush during the day and feel much safer roaming the fields at night. It is a false sense of security when we're in the field.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
haha i like it
Longhornfan54 1 year ago
But still good vid.
counterstrifekid 1 year ago
Wow it looked like you got him i guess you grazed him on the chin or somthing, never the less great vid, keepem coming :)
eLpeach 1 year ago
I'm sitting on some pretty good videos. Looks like I'll be able to put them up in April. I'll probably have some more by then.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
isent a surpresser illegal in all 50 states im in Oregon so i know its illegal in Oregon but Ive heard that if its not detachable its legal and also Ive heard but i don't know that theirs a few states where surpressers are legal when detachable?
booyackshaw 1 year ago
Suppressors are legal to own in most states, but are illegal to use for hunting most animals. We use one detachable suppressor on an LWRC M6A3 6.8 SPC. Our other two are integral (non-detachable) 77/44 Rugers. All are legal with an NFA Stamp from the BATFE. This process from inception (ordering the suppressor) to having it in my hand took almost 11 months this last year for the 6.8.
NightHogsDotcom 1 year ago
a little OT but... are they good eating?
gillbatesiii 2 years ago
Very good. We have Canadian bacon and ham made from choice cuts. The ribs and pork sausage we make are also delicious. A very good source of information on feral hogs may be found on the Texas Boars website, including recipes.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Excellent shot, love how the bullet hit the dirt behind the hog as it went right through him.
Surprised it didnt drop him.
ProfessorCrow 2 years ago
what mfg scope are you using. and what would you recomend to hunt coyotes in the east. thanks
dicktomoshimasu 2 years ago
We have two ATN scopes and one Night Optics. It would be fair to say that the Night Optics is the superior scope, but they also cost a minimum of $1000 more than the comparable ATN in Gen 3, plus the cost of an infrared illuminator (ATN includes one with their scopes). After that, determine the range at which you will be shooting and pick a scope with the magnification that will make seeing the target possible. Once again the greater the magnification, the higher the cost.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Where are you hunting out of?
gueroflac 2 years ago
We are located in Seguin, TX which is about 35 miles East of San Antonio on IH10.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
@SuperBigchile: lol very funny!!! i hear ya bro.... ;)
SigmaChi217 2 years ago
Where did you get the work on the .44 mag rifles? Also where did the titanium suppressor get made at?
tacamo21 2 years ago
One of the 77/44 rifles we use has an S&H suppressor out of Oklahoma. Our other .44 mag rifle as well as our 6.8 (titanium) were suppressed by Doug Melton of SRT Arms out of Arizona.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Cool thanks
tacamo21 2 years ago
Wow your camera man really sucks...i got dizzy just waiting for the shot. Nice shot tho..
SuperBigchile 2 years ago 3
He did the best he could given that it was the first time (and last time) we put the camera in his hands. I have shot all other posted video (good or bad).
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
We run closer to an 85/90% instant kill. I totally agree that the spine/arteries must be hit. Any hog, no matter the size, will go nowhere if hit in the spine. If hit in the arteries, I've seen a 140# sow go every bit of 300 yards before bleeding out. The moral to the story-HIT THE SPINE----PERIOD!!!
Thanks for the comment, very relevant.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
i understand the reason of hunting, but it just makes me cry, poor animals :(
cooooooool1357986420 2 years ago
Hunting is the best and most cost effective (not at taxpayers expense, but a revenue generator due to license fees) means of population control for game animals. These are not game animals-as designated by the state. Here is an argument for vegetarians, which are usually anti-hunting. Either you eat, or feral hogs eat! Any vegetables or fruit within their reach is as good as destroyed if feral hogs get into a field. This is not intended as a slam, just fact-seen it first-hand.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
man it looked like u nailed that fucker right in the head, how the hell did it run away??
lliamcoombs 2 years ago 7
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Moorereason, with all due respect, hogs are not exotics. Hogs are considered to be a non game animal. However, you are correct that a hunting license is required to hunt them. it does not matter if you are shooting grasshoppers, if you are hunting you must have a hunting license.
bluesea112 2 years ago
Referencing the 2009-10 Outdoor Annual: Page 68-Nongame Animals "Does not include feral hog". Page 69-Exotic animal "includes but is not limited to feral hog". Followed by the the general statement pertaining to all exotics "It is against the law to Hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license". Page 25 specifically addresses "Exceptions: a hunting license is not required to hunt the following: Depredating feral hogs..." How difficult is this to grasp?
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
look it up if your hunting your own property no lic is req for hog and other pest
seimbarackobama 2 years ago 2
Thanks, finally a post of agreement over what seems to be pretty clear.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
I have a Gen 1 scope with the same iluminator, BIG difference in what you see, my scope with the same IR would just about make out those hogs at that distance. I want Gen3 !!!
onemassiveattack 2 years ago
Gen 2's nearly as good for most purposes, and much cheaper. You should at least get a gen 2 one.
Phygar1 2 years ago
hey nighthogs, thats a bright IR illuminator is that one built in your NV scope and what kind is it??? also what device is your camera man using. i got Gen 3 ATN but am looking for a good camera like the one you got if you have any suggestions.
thanks.
ONEILLOPS 2 years ago
450 mW ATN. Extremely bright with adjustable brightness and beam concentration adjustment. Downside is that they have a tendancy to shoot off (turns off with recoil). I'm not much of a camera buff, the camera I use is over 5 years old and I'm certain they have much better available now.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
too bad night vision is illegal here in alabama.... hell hogs are only in certain areas i've never seen one. do some land owners out in texas allow folks to kill em just to get rid of them and save the owner some trouble?
zoloft34567 2 years ago
The answer is an absolute YES! Over half of the property which we hunt is owned by someone else that wants to help control the hog population and thus save their property. The main hurdle you must face is gaining the trust of the landowner. As you can imagine, from a liability aspect, they do not want people they do not know or trust walking around their property with high powered rifles. References and a good reputation go a long way in getting permission.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
you got'em he dropped and got back up, did you ever find him, he looked big was he. that bullet passed right through him.
emmy6423 2 years ago
I looked like I hit a little low, missing the spine. He looked big to me too, but nearly impossible to judge size through night vision. He was never recovered. You noticed the dirt fly up from the bullet after passing throught him.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
was that a red light you were shining on them ? ive tried shining a red light and they just run off. i thought they didnt see red but i guess not
jesse0607fish 2 years ago
The light you saw was an infrared illuminator about the size of a small maglite. My hunting partner started out using a red lens on a spot light and found if you turn on the light with it pointed directly at the hogs, they would many times spook. But if you turn the light on aiming it up at the sky and slowly bring it down to the hogs not further than is needed to see them through a conventional scope, no problems. Hope this helps.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
That works, great advice!!
vzeitler 2 years ago
What caliber bullet was it?
30-06?
243?
223?
rugerp95mx 2 years ago
.44 magnum rifle suppressed using handloaded subsonic ammo. It sounds like a pellet gun, except for the bullet impact which tends to WHOP pretty loud.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Try aiming at the heart--you know-- roughly between the front legs and the bottom of the throat..Puts them down regardless of size..
tegunn 2 years ago
In Texas, you MUST have a hunting liscense to hunt, period.
tegunn 2 years ago
I looked it up on Texas Parks and Wildlife websit and NO, you don't need a hunting license for the following: "Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land." DIRECT QUOTE. If your Texas Game Warden writes you a ticket for this, please inform the Justice of the Peace of his error and I'm sure it will be resolved quickly.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Just to be clear, feral hogs are classified as "exotic animals" in the 2009-2010 TP&W Outdoor Annual (pg 69). From the same section: "It is against the law to hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license."
My interpretation: if you are hunting hogs for sport, then you need a license. If you are hunting hogs because they are endangering people, livestock or crops, then you don't need a license.
My advice: don't leave it up to a cranky game warden. Support the TP&W by getting a license.
moorereason 2 years ago
I agree that a cranky game warden will write a ticket for almost anything. On principle I personally will make them follow the law as quoted above. I don't believe that a landowner nor his agent should be required to purchase a hunting license (not so cheap anymore) to protect his/her farm land and or crops when the law clearly states that they need not. My wife, a three county Texas District Attorney agrees.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Cooool
novalisschool 2 years ago
sneaky little bastard you are :3
BastuBasti 2 years ago
Elaborate, please.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
nice shooting there tex.......what was that an impossible 50 to 75 yards tops...
GrungeAholic 2 years ago
On a hog of that size, the bullet must sever the spine in order to drop it in its tracks. There is a little room for error on windage, but elevation must be dead on. The true difficulty is making the shot with subsonic ammo which arcs like a pellet gun (literally). Couple this with the fact that you can't judge distance through night vision and you have a true challenge. Thanks for the comment city boy.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
what part of south texas is this?
zclowrider 2 years ago
Gonzales and Guadalupe county near Seguin (35 miles east of San Antonio towards Houston).
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
great video, i was wondering if u had a NV scope with a cord for attaching a video recorder, my cousin does...it would be good to actually see the shot through the scope
greendaddy101 2 years ago
No cord on any of our scopes, but it would be different perspective.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Nice! Great Vid!
Orion508 2 years ago
i havent read all the comments, is this legal? if so that looks awesome.
theVirus7 2 years ago
I'm sure that someone else will chime in to correct but... it' not illegal. Wildhogs are considered a nusiance animal and are fair game. Plus I believe this is on his own property so it was their mistake for trespassing :)
TheUnNerved 2 years ago
This is totally legal as the suppressor has an NFA class 3 transfer stamp. Hogs are a non-indigenous non-game species and as such can be taken by any legal means, day or night. State law reads that if the hogs are causing depredation, they may be shot without a hunting license. One of our two local game wardens put it this way-"What else do hogs do other than cause depredation?"
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
We guide but it covers little more than corn/fuel/feeder/cameras. We like guiding others having fun almost as much as hunting ourselves. We have cleaned all but about 5 of the 210 hogs killed since last April. The guided hunters, ourselves, or people in need are the benefactors of the meat we recover. I have no concerns about parasites or disease transmitted through the meat and you can be assured I have studied up on all aspects of wild hogs.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
That a 77/44 from SRT by any chance?
Also, what are the NV devices on the camera and gun respectively?
JimFacebookVids 2 years ago
Yes, it is. Camera has a PVS-14 and the gun has an ATN 7900. Have added 4 pairs of Gen 3 goggles and a D-760 equipped AR-15 since recording this video. Thanks for the questions.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Kickass. I have an oly arms 45 upper done by them. I shoot coons and possums with it at night but no hogs so far.
I'm jealous of your NV budget though. That's an insane amount of gear. Are you doing guided night hunts or something to make it pay for itself?
Do you eat the hogs or do you worry about stuff like parasites on wild hogs?
JimFacebookVids 2 years ago
were in south tx?
10yearoldguitarist 2 years ago
35 miles East of San Antonio around the Seguin/Kingsbury/Nixon areas-depending which property we are hunting
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
Night vision hunting is just plain awesome I did this with coyote and it was my funnest hunt yet we killed 6 coyotes
lukegilly22 2 years ago
lose them?
loveCHNdeutschland 2 years ago
wat was the bright thing? flashlight?
MexhomieXlll 2 years ago
Infrared Illuminator
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
I LOVE how you can watch the bullet travel and strike. Tough as nails, those hogs!!
Scrap5000 2 years ago
If you hunt with a grenade launcher you could get the entire group with one shot.
HAHAHAHAHA!!
bigbattles 2 years ago 2
I've been thinkin the same thing just chuck frgs at em or make some I.E.D.s lol I'd do it
woody71130 2 years ago
Lolz its Australia I think and truth be told, if there is a mob of 20 pigs you can shoot all 20 lolz.
where did you aim?
Nytowl7 2 years ago
I aimed for the neck.
NightHogsDotcom 2 years ago
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you idiot you have a good selection to shoot the right hog but you managed to shot the mother,, isnt that illegal in the states? In sweden you go to jail if you shot the mother
1121OLEINIKOFF 2 years ago
We kill the sows first you ignorant socialist Swede. That is one of many effective ways to control the population.
These hogs tear up land meant to grow food, pasture beef, and sustain native wildlife such as deer. They're a nuisance we exterminate...like cockroaches.
Its amazing that people like you are so willing to spout your ignorance and think its brilliant.
mwb78 2 years ago 3