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News: Attention Deer Hunters!
The State has placed 175 G11 tags to be sold on terminals anywhere where licenses are sold. This will allow our customers that are not conveniently located near the Base Exchange to purchase the tag.  On that note, it is recommended that those WHO HAVE LOCAL ACCESS to the Base Exchange to purchase it there.  There are 325 tags being sold to our Base Exchange patrons. All tags are first come first serve. Please e-mail Officer Moses with any questions: wayne.moses.1@us.af.mil
Again, please be considerate of VAFB hunters living outside the convenient range of the Base Exchange.
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Author Topic: New to Vandenberg and pig hunting  (Read 1137 times)
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« on: July 20, 2012, 08:28:27 PM »

I am fairly new to Vandenberg and don't know much about hog hunting.  I understand it is mostly spot and stock, but I have no idea on where to go. 

If anyone has some tips or can point me in a general direction it would be much appreciated.

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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2012, 08:40:52 PM »

My buddy and I have been here for four years now and started hunting hard about a year ago now and we just now started finding them. It is tough, they have a rotation that they will follow and you kind of have to be in the right place at the right time. Morning they are usually down low in fields and during the evening I have spotted them higher up but you got to be willing to hike long distances for evenings(from my experience). Sudden Ranch is a good spot but there is a butt load of hunters out there so make sure to have your orange on and you need to check a key out from conservation. Good luck.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2012, 08:14:17 AM »

Marshall, is it a tan truck or a silver one? thanks.
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2012, 09:32:21 AM »

Get up high and and spot with binocular.
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2012, 06:23:25 PM »

We've been pretty successful over the years (I've killed over 75 hogs on VAFB) and my advice to you is like Dave Gray suggested:  get up high, use binos and if you aren't using a flashlight to get back to your truck you haven't been out late enough.  The first and last ten minutes is the best time of day.  If you see something that you can't get on before shooting light, make a plan to get in there early and set up.  USE THE WIND!!!  A hog has one of the most sensitive noses on earth.  He can smell you from literally miles away.  The best scent control is to STAY DOWNWIND!  Seriously.  I can't emphasize that enough.  Get into C1 and use your 4 wheel drive to get up on top.  Then plant your butt and glass the crap out of the surrounding country.
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