Varmint Hunter
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I know that they make a few hog callers, but do they work? Does anyone have any experience with them?
Love sick sow call ?I tried one a year ago. Had a hog come in about 30 minutes after I called but I can't say if it was the call or coincidence.
I had one hog squealer. It sounded like a cheesy party horn. It didn't work for me.I know that they make a few hog callers, but do they work? Does anyone have any experience with them?
Hog calling does work, absolutely. I have done it several times. We have seen hogs come running from more than a half mile away. When they come, it is amazing.
The downside is that I have also seen calling drives hogs away. For example, hogs are in the neighbor pasture and we attempt to call them and instead of coming closer, they take off the opposite direction.
The other downside is that I have watched hogs next door totally ignore the call.
We use them, sometimes, as last ditch attempts at a location before moving out.
I know that this is about HOGS.That sounds more like my experience with 3D deer decoys. I've had bucks run to them, had deer run from them, and had others just plain ignore them. I have shot a few good bucks that were distracted by the decoy just long enough to get a shot off.