calling all night hunters!!!

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

good afternoon fellow bayou shooters, got a couple questions...

heres the situation

I own 7.5 acres in rual Livingston parish
have a box stand set up @80 yards from feeder
small food plot 1/8acre food plot, that surrounded by trees
known +200lb hog coming in every night for 2+months
coming in around average 8pm-3am (tearin **** up)
I want him dead!!!! :mamoru:

I work shift work so hunting at night isn't an issue, just trying to hunt a full moon is the issue with sched.

so I have a few options.. I have killed 8 or so pigs back there (50-100lbs)with no problem but its always the big nastys that come in in screw everything up.. so heres my options.. and want to know what works for you night time hog hunters.

1) I have a couple led cree green lights that I can put on any gun with silencer and have done great with raccoon control ect, but I know big hogs are a lot smarter than a stupid coon (no pun intended) never actually shined a hog to see what reaction they would have with the green light, and don't wanna get back there and do it and he run off and screw it up

2) https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1017459414/moultrie-hog-light-motion-activated-feeder-light

feeder light. never used them, they look like they would work good, would prob have to put it back there and let him get used to it before a solid hunt, only down side is the battery.. looks like it only last a couple nights...

3) https://www.midwayusa.com/product/4...pe-3-14x-day-night-digital-night-vision-matte

atn night vision.... really like this idea but don't wanna fork out $600 and find out I cant see crap good at 100 yards with it and be a waste of money. and don't wanna get into buying $300 illuminators ect to add on to it.. If this kit will work by it self then I would be very interested in it, because this is a issue year round and would be able to use it pretty regularly

any other options that work for yall would be great to know, yes I have a hog trap and it has worked great but only for smaller pigs the bigger ones wont go in it, to smart :mad:

Tweek · Oct 12, 2017

I haven't had a chance to do any night hunting yet, but did have a wildgame innovations moonshine light on my feeder for a few weeks before deer season. When it did come on, the hogs didnt seem to be bothered at all. After deer season I plan on getting the moutrie one you linked, with a solar panel to keep it charged (think the moultrie one is 20) and run the light in dusk/dawn setting.

Gator 45/70 · Oct 12, 2017

I believe there is a nighttime season, Better check it out first before you start banging away.

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

Already contacted wlf, it's on personal private property, outside city limits. it's tearing up my property, and they said as long as I contact them to let them know I will be night hunting I'm more than fine... So no issue on that part

Even though a raccoon on side of him won't notice a subsonic 220gr suppressed .308 hitting him in the head, still need to notify them lol

frankinola · Oct 12, 2017

here are the WL&F regs
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/outlaw-quadrupeds

kz45 · Oct 12, 2017

I’d love to help you out, I’ve got IR AND ITS AWRSOME

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Gator 45/70 · Oct 12, 2017

Bigchillin83 said:
Already contacted wlf, it's on personal private property, outside city limits. it's tearing up my property, and they said as long as I contact them to let them know I will be night hunting I'm more than fine... So no issue on that part

Even though a raccoon on side of him won't notice a subsonic 220gr suppressed .308 hitting him in the head, still need to notify them lol

That a 300 load?

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

rem 700 LTR .308 1:10 twist w/omega
encore 45/70 405gr subs w/hybrid

rem 700 LTR .308 1:10 twist w/omega

220gr .308 round loaded with trailboss

170gr vs 220gr .308 subs loaded with trailboss

180gr rainer .308 loaded with traiboss

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

now that we can all agree that this operation will be done during
legal hours/days or nights/dates/calibers/suppressed/un suppressed/proper people contacted/standing on 1 leg sticking my tongue out a 1/4" to the left so that's no longer an issue

hunter5567 · Oct 12, 2017

I wonder if you could get some of those garden solar lights and stick them around the feeder and let them get accustomed to them. You won't have to worry about batteries running out and if they are there all the time, they should get used to them.
What about a hog snare trap or are they too smart for that?

Gator 45/70 · Oct 12, 2017

Bigchillin83 said:
rem 700 LTR .308 1:10 twist w/omega
encore 45/70 405gr subs w/hybrid
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rem 700 LTR .308 1:10 twist w/omega
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220gr .308 round loaded with trailboss
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170gr vs 220gr .308 subs loaded with trailboss
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180gr rainer .308 loaded with traiboss
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Man, You have NICE toys!

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

thought about the garden solor lights also.. opted out of them because of the white light, would prob take them awhile to get used to them...

hunter5567 said:
I wonder if you could get some of those garden solar lights and stick them around the feeder and let them get accustomed to them. You won't have to worry about batteries running out and if they are there all the time, they should get used to them.
What about a hog snare trap or are they too smart for that?

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

even though in rural Livingston on a decent piece of property I like to play quietly, its amazing to here a 405gr subsonic/suppressed 45-70 hit a metal gong at 100 yards... prob 300 shots at it and I still crack a smile when it hits lol :mamoru:

Gator 45/70 said:
Man, You have NICE toys!

Gator 45/70 · Oct 12, 2017

.........

Blue Diamond · Oct 12, 2017

frankinola said:
here are the WL&F regs
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/outlaw-quadrupeds

Looks like u can't hunt till around March 1 through August 31

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

did you ever watch them in person with there response to the kill light, or was it mostly game cameras, was just wondering how they responded to it

Tweek said:
I haven't had a chance to do any night hunting yet, but did have a wildgame innovations moonshine light on my feeder for a few weeks before deer season. When it did come on, the hogs didnt seem to be bothered at all. After deer season I plan on getting the moutrie one you linked, with a solar panel to keep it charged (think the moultrie one is 20) and run the light in dusk/dawn setting.

Bigchillin83 · Oct 12, 2017

lol

Blue Diamond said:
Looks like u can't hunt till around March 1 through August 31

Tweek · Oct 13, 2017

Not in person yet, but I've shined raccoons with a green light and they didn't even flinch.

jdavid1 · Oct 13, 2017

On private property, the landowner, or his lessee or agent with written permission and the landowner’s contact information in his possession, may take outlaw quadrupeds (coyotes, armadillos and feral hogs), nutria or beaver during the nighttime hours from one-half hour after official sunset on the last day of February to one-half hour after official sunset the last day of August of that same year.

There is definitely a season. I know LDWF said you are fine to do it, but I would get that in writing. Just because one guy said it's cool doesn't mean the next guy will say the same thing. I don't know why Louisiana won't get on board with nuisance animal regulations like Mississippi and Texas.

jdavid1 · Oct 13, 2017

Also, I have the photon XT cheapo night vision. It would be perfect for what you're doing. It's a good little setup for what it is. You can't scan with it because the FOV is very narrow, but if you have 100 yard shot on a feeder it would do that easily. For the price you can't beat it.

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