Hog wallow

[wormbobskey]

Last year I found a hog wallow on a power line cut that was on top of a ridge. The cut is roughly 50 yards wide with the wallow right in the middle. Would this be a good location to set up a tree stand on the downwind side. It was late in the year and the wallow was dry, but there were fresh tracks in and around the wallow. I was surprised that the wallow was up on the ridge as there is a medium sized creek in the bottom that has water in it all year.  I've never hunted hogs before, but was told by the DNR that there were multiple sightings in that area. Thanks, Worm.

[Land_Owner]

Plenty of wallows but no ridges in the flatlands near me. 

I believe in sniping them on the way to and from a place they want to be versus being right there.  Move back to one of their entrance and exit paths.

They should still go to and from the wallow along the path, but if you sit right there to snipe them they may go nocturnal and you could be out of luck altogether.

[GeorgiaDave]

Hello,

   If the pigs have ben using it recently, and it simply dried up, you may be able to "freshen it up" by simply bringing in the water. If it is on a powerline, it should be fairly easy to access with a truck or ATV. I have hauled water in a 55 gallon drum for many reasons, and this has been one of them. Years ago, we found a spot where some piney wood rooters had been hanging out in a huge cutover thicket. No way to stalk in on them, so we found a good spot nearby and created us a mud hole. It was not long until the pigs found it and obviously loved it. I never took a pig from there but the guys who lived nearest to it did. If you were to keep it wet, I am sure that the pigs would appreciate it and oblige you with a visit. Maybe you could set up and wait them out, or better yet, set a trail cam to pattern them so you could see the times they are most frequently there.  Just a different angle from a hard core pig hunter.Good luck and God Bless You All.

Dave