Question for the pig hunters of the night

[ozy clint]

I've got a point on a travel route between feeding and bedding areas where pigs are travelling back and forth.

By midnight they have travelled past and by day break that have travelled back again.

They come from the west to the east and back again. The wind is a good constant easterly so that dictates that I get into stand at about 2am after they have finished moving past the stand from the bedding area. Plan is to be ready for them as they move back to bed with wind in my face.

Now since this is a stand over a travel route at a fence crossing and I don't expect them to stop should I put a small amount of corn on the trail to make them stop long enough for a shot?

I also don't know what to expect when I shine a light on them. I have a red LED light on the bow that I can adjust intensity on.

I'm set up for my tree saddle with a 5 yard shot to the trail.

[pdk25]

There are so many things that you could do.  The first time you introduce 'change' can be a problem.  There is no way of knowing how they will react to the light.  I have had bad experiences, and a few ok experiences.  Las resort for me.  Another option is to wait for the right night on a bright moon, but that really limits when you can hunt.  Another option would be to be to run a low level light at all times that gradually gets brighter.  I have had great success with the Slow Glow lights that are made in Texas.  Lots of issues if you put corn down.  It will likely slow them down enough for a shot, but they may also stomp and growl there way out of there if it is unnatural.  At least the first time.  If you put corn out regularly, you could change their pattern and when they come looking for the corn.  That can be helpful or hurtful, depending on the situation.  Good luck.  Nothing more fun than hunting them at night, although I primarily use a different method than you intend.

[ozy clint]

Introducing something different is my fear too.

I've never had such a predictable pattern before so I'm reluctant to add anything that might change that.
I feel I have to act fast before something in their life changes and they vanish. A disturbance to their bedding or feeding areas or food source will see them completely change things up.

Think I'll forgo the corn and see what happens.

It's new moon at the moment and everything could be different by the time full moon rolls around.

I can setup a feeder elsewhere and try and get them coming to that when this pattern changes.

[Mint]

I would put out just a little corn and then bury some more. I didn't have a problem with the light if I slowly increased the intensity.

[ozy clint]

Had a sounder of pigs walk along the fence this morning but they didn't cross under the fence and take the trail as they have been.

[Tim Finley]

Some hogs stand for the light others run, my experience is most run . If there's not corn there they have no reason to not spook when the light comes on . They always seem to trot where ever they go so there wouldn't be much time to increase the brightness of a light when they come by.

[Terry Green]

I have never had one run from my GREEN bow light. Early on before night hunting became available, I spooked many with a white light.

If you have read any of the LTR threads, we are sneaking up on them every night it seems, someone is at least, with both fixed and bow lights that are green.

If you use a bow light, make sure you put it on the lower fade out so it will be UNDER the arrow.  Over the arrow will create a shadow of the arrow on the ground that will be moving, and that's a 

[ozy clint]

Well I got my 5 yard shot this morning at about 5am.

A walking shot, as a grunt didn't pull them up. Boar or sow I don't know, just mob pigs.

It took off down the fence after the hit and arrow fell out as it went back through the fence. Gave it 5 mins and got down out of the tree.

Zero penetration, bent BH. no pig.

[Vroomvroom]

Zero penetration?  I'm interested what others have go say.   But this do make me ask a question. When it comes to pigs.  Can a non resident pick up tags easy?   And what are the limits for your tags? What bow did you have?

[Tim Finley]

I've only ever used green lights on my bow , my kill lights , my driveway lights and my Hog light all green the Hog light gets brighter as the hogs go under it .
  This is the first year in 26 years that I am not going hog hunting I had shoulder surgery in Nov. and still cant shoot a bow . I'm missing it .

[ozy clint]

Zero penetration?  I'm interested what others have go say.   But this do make me ask a question. When it comes to pigs.  Can a non resident pick up tags easy?   And what are the limits for your tags? What bow did you have?

No tags. No limits. You just need permission for somewhere to hunt.

Border Black Douglas recurve

[Vroomvroom]

Really?  In Australia? Correct.   I hear everyone in the states say thier pests and multiply like crazy

[ozy clint]

Really?  In Australia? Correct.   I hear everyone in the states say thier pests and multiply like crazy

Yes, Australia. They're pests and multiply like crazy here too.

[Vroomvroom]

One good thing about it is it keeps a steady hunting season for bow hunters