Name: Paul Hunter Date: 01/05/2021 Lodge stayed in: Texas Specialties Helicopter Hog Hunting Knowledge of booking staff: 10 Bass was a great guide on the ranch and helped us have an amazing time. Jim was also fantastic and knew all there was to know about pig hunting! Lodge – quality of accommodations, cleanliness, grounds: 10 Great place to spend a couple nights, clean and great quality place. Lodge staff: 10 Everyone was welcoming and provided us a great time! Meals: 10 Patrick may be a character, but he prepared some of the most amazing meals I’ve ever had! Hunting Guides: 10 Jim and Bass w ..read more

What are the requirements for me to go on a helicopter Pig hunt? A valid Texas hunting license, a 5-day license can be purchased from the State of Texas.   Must be at least 18 years old. Can I use my own gun? No, for safety reasons, our Helicopter Texas Specialty Hunts will provide all firearms and ammunition.  In addition to safety, our insurance will only allow our guns in the Helicopters.  You can use your own guns on any of our shooting range experiences. Assault and Sniper rifles AR15 Ak47 PX90 6.5 Creedmoor Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum .50 Caliber BMG Cowboy and historic ..read more

Name: Paul Hunter Date: 01/05/2021 Lodge stayed in: Texas Specialties Helicopter Hog Hunting Knowledge of booking staff: 10 Bass was a great guide on the ranch and helped us have an amazing time. Jim was also fantastic and knew all there was to know about pig hunting! Lodge – quality of accommodations, cleanliness, grounds: 10 Great place to spend a couple nights, clean and great quality place. Lodge staff: 10 Everyone was welcoming and provided us a great time! Meals: 10 Patrick may be a character, but he prepared some of the most amazing meals I’ve ever had! Hunting Guides: 10 Jim and Bass w ..read more

What is the Texas Hog Depredation Act? Texas today has well over 4 million wild hogs, and these creatures are in direct competition for limited resources against other native wildlife including many endangered species. Not to mention the fact that they are the thing for nightmares for farm owners who often find themselves keeping up at night to kill a few hogs who wander on to their property. Research has shown that feral hogs tend to destroy the ecosystem by mainly over foraging, wreaking havoc with upsetting creeks, streams, and destabilizing the soil by wallowing. All this damage continues ..read more

Hunting Hogs in Texas It is often thought that hogs were introduced to the United States by Spanish explorers back in the 1500s. Since then, the hog population has exploded, and in many states, they (hogs) cause exponential damage to private and government property. However, no state is more effected by feral hogs than Texas. It is estimated that there are millions of hogs in Texas alone. While their exact numbers are near impossible to pin down because of their ability to breed so rapidly but all those hogs mean that hunters can hunt them at any time of the year. hunting hogs from helicopte ..read more

If a species is bringing harm to agriculture, livestock, or humans in an area, governments may approve depredation hunts. These are short, seasonal hunts that are tightly regulated. Wild hogs cause approximately $2.5 billion in damages each year, which means they are a target for depredation hunts in many areas. As a hunter, you’ll want to make sure you understand the difference between depredation and hunting wild hogs. How Do Depredation Hunts Work? If the government approves depredation hunts for an animal, they will grant hunting tags for that animal to a limited number of hunters. While i ..read more

A feral hog is a wild hog, and they are all over the country. In 39 states, they have caused 2.5 billion dollars in damages, and there are a lot of reasons that there needs to be something done about the feral hogs and the damages that they can cause. There is a lot of attention being put on the efforts to fix the problem as soon as possible. It’s for the better of people and other animals all over the country that something is done about it. Feral Swine Distribution Map by USDA 2017 Where Are Most of The Feral Hogs Located? There are approximately 5 million of them that roam around. Texas i ..read more

If a species is bringing harm to agriculture, livestock, or humans in an area, governments may approve depredation hunts. These are short, seasonal hunts that are tightly regulated. Wild hogs cause approximately $2.5 billion in damages each year, which means they are a target for depredation hunts in many areas. As a hunter, you’ll want to make sure you understand the difference between depredation and hunting wild hogs. How Do Depredation Hunts Work? If the government approves depredation hunts for an animal, they will grant hunting tags for that animal to a limited number of hunters. While i ..read more

Have you ever done helicopter hog hunting? There’s nothing quite like buzzing over droves of hogs from only a few dozen feet above, speeding along at interstate speeds while cutting loose with your itchy trigger finger. If you’ve done it before, then you know just how exciting it is. It’s certainly not a single-day experience either. Most helicopter hog hunting around the Austin, TX area actually starts in practice the day before. Before you can hunt from a helicopter, you have to go through a rigorous safety course where you learn the methods and techniques of safe firearms operation in terms ..read more

The Best Weapons for Hunting Wild Hogs  Wild pig hunting requires powerful bullets to pull off a clean kill so you’ll want to use something above .308. However, boars that weigh over 300 lbs will require that you use bigger bullets primarily because they have thick skin around the chest area. That said a skilled shooter could get away with using smaller bullets and aiming for the head or other vulnerable areas.  You also need to take into account the fact that wild pigs can go berserk when wounded so you’ll want to kill them ideally with a single shot. When bowhunting a similar rule ..read more