11 HUNTERS BAGGED 11 HOGS DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON
MAY 31, 2008

HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA WILD BOAR

The Florida wild boar is the classic American razor-back, piney woods rooter. They are not native to Florida. There are theories about the origins of Florida's feral hogs. One is they're descendants of the swine that Ponce de Leon, Hernando DeSoto and other early Spanish explorers brought over from Spain on their ships in the 1500's. The black Spanish hogs quickly populated the state of Florida. The early settlers released domestic boars to up-grade the Florida feral strain which accounts for the color markings we see that sometimes resemble domestic hog breeds. Gestation is 115 days. They have on a average of 2 litters per year with about 10 young pigs per litter. They grow fast and reach 100 pounds in 12 months. They are omnivorous. eating all kinds of foods (plants and animals) indiscriminately.
"About 1 million feral hogs live in the state of Florida"
A large wild boar hog will weigh over 200 pounds, but most run in the 150 pound range. A boar has two long tusks in the lower jaw and two whetters directly above them that he rubs the lower tusks against to keep them sharp. Tusks grow throughout the life of the boar. A wild boar is considered a trophy with tusks that measure 2 inches from the gum line. Sows (female hogs) do not have long tusks. They have poor eyesight, good hearing and an excellent sense of smell. Their meat unlike the domestic hog is lean and very edible. The Florida wild boar (feral hog) is considered a trespass animal and not managed by the state of Florida.
"Hunters are welcome and even encouraged to hunt them year-round"
The wild boar hog hunting area and terrain you will hunt vary from sugar cane fields, palmetto thickets, to woodlands with ponds and marsh. These areas are privately owned. Areas to hunt are carefully chosen by our guides prior to your arrival. The area that best indicates it is holding a good concentration of wild boar hogs is of course selected for the day's hunt.
Our hunts are fair chase exciting dog hunting.

12 HUNTERS BAGGED 12 HOGS DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON
JUNE 28, 2008

FLORIDA WILD BOAR HUNTING SEASON

Wild boar hunting in the state of Florida is year-round on private land.We hunt them every day of the calendar year including Sundays and all holidays. We offer either a morning or afternoon of wild boar hunting. Morning hunts start at 7:00 A.M. Afternoon hunts start at 12:00 NOON.

AFTERNOON HUNTING SUCCESS IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE MORNING

GUIDED HUNTING WITH DOGS METHOD

Wild boar (hog - as they are called locally) hunting with dogs is a very exciting sport. It also is the most successful way of making a kill. High ground that offers a wild boar hog hunter a good view and shot at a passing hog will be selected for a stand by one of the guides - who will also stay on stand with the hunter. The other guide and the dogs will then enter the woods at a considerable distance in front of the hunters so as to drive a wild boar hog or hogs towards them. During these drives the dogs will usually bay up the hog before it reaches the hunters. The sound of yelping dogs and the squeals of the hog would surely indicate such and the need for the hunters to move towards the sounds of the battle. The dogs (Florida cur dog - combination of hound and bulldog) are trained to hold the hog at bay. Once the dogs have the hog at bay the hunter can carefully take aim and shoot the hog.

WILD HOG SIZE

Sows and young wild boars usually roam in large herds, while trophy wild boars usually roam in small bands or as loners. A trophy quality wild boar will have tusks that will measure from two to four inches from beyond the lower lip's line.
A hunter "hunting with dogs, stalking or spotting" gets to kill whatever wild hog, big or small, boar or sow, the dogs bay up or that is stalked or spotted.
The only exception to this policy are very small hogs that are under the State of Florida 15 inch shoulder height held at bay by the dogs will be set free.
Most of our hog kills run in the 125 to 175 pound range. 200 to 300 pound sow and trophy wild boar hogs are killed on a regular basis throughout the year by many of our wild boar hog hunters. An added money saving policy offered by Ron's Guide Service is
"we do not charge" a hunter an additional fee for a trophy wild boar!!!

HUNTING HOURS

We offer either a morning (meet time 7:00 A.M.) or afternoon (meet time 12:00 NOON) of wild boar hunting. Our morning wild boar hog hunting day consists of whatever hours it takes until a "guaranteed kill" quota is reached. Our afternoon wild boar hog hunting day consists of whatever hours it takes until a "guaranteed kill" quota is reached.

YOUR success rate of bagging one or more wild hogs during an afternoon of hunting is just as good as a morning of hunting.

WEAPONS

A wild boar hog hunter may use a rifle (any caliber), black powder (any caliber), shotgun (smooth bore or rifled slugs), and/or a handgun (any caliber from a 22 mag.to a S&W 50 caliber handgun).There are no restrictions on how many shells you can have in a rifle or handgun clip. Banana 30 round or more clips are legal but they would be a lot of fire power to bag a hog with. Due to the lush undergrowth a shotgun with deer slugs and a good sidearm are by far the preferred weapons. A firearm (12 gauge shotgun) will be furnished free of charge to a wild boar hog hunter who doesn't own or is unable to bring one with him. Hunters are required to furnish 12 gauge deer slug shells (smooth bore or rifled barrel) in 2 & 3/4 inch shell size. A five shell 2 & 3/4 inch box per each hunter will be enough. Shotgun shells and all types of ammo can be purchased without a license anywhere in the state of Florida.

Scopes are really not a good option due to the dogs and hog moving all over the place. Most shots are in the 50 to 75 foot range

The attached link The Anatomy of The Wild Boar is a good guide as to where to shot the hog for a clean kill

BOW HUNTING

Bow hunting kills are permitted with a long bow, compound bow, recurved bow and crossbow that must have a minimum draw weight of 35 pounds. Florida wild boar hog hunting with a bow and arrow is a very exciting way to hunt. Clean shots are indeed a challenge that usually requires several shots to put the hog down. The sight of a charging hog and battling dogs is exhilarating!

Click here for more information, hunting reports and photos about bow hunting for wild boar.

THINGS TO BRING

Wild boar hog hunting requires no special type of clothing or color. Each wild boar hog hunter should bring: extra clothing: bug spray, camera, water canteen, rain gear, large ice cooler (60 qt. or bigger), and large plastic bags (thrash type) to pack their meat in. Bag ice for packing your meat can be purchased locally.

Guides clean, skin and quarter all kills free of charge.

This is a service you would paid $50.00 for with other wild boar hunting guide services that we provide free of cost

THINGS NOT TO BRING

Booze will not be tolerated.
No alcohol (beer, wine or whiskey) is allowed to be consumed on our hunts or prior to your hunt.
If you are unable to come sober - please don't come.
You will not hunt and you will forfeit your reservation deposit.

LICENSE

A hunting license is not required to hunt wild boar in Florida.

Wild Boar
Hunting "With Dogs" Guide Rates

A day of wild boar hog hunting ends when a guaranteed kill quota is reached!

GUIDE RATE: 1 Day of Wild Boar Hog Hunting for 1 Hunter is $100.00.
This guide rate of $100.00 entitles 1 hunter to only 1 guaranteed kill.

GUARANTEED KILL: The guaranteed kill charge of a $100.00 is in addition
of the $100.00 one hunter guide rate.

Guide hunting gratuities and my booking commission total of 20% which are additional are not included in above rate.

BOTTOM LINE

TOTAL COST (IN & OUT THE DOOR) PER EACH HUNTER WITH

"GRATUITIES (TIPS) INCLUDED"
AND
"FREE PROCESSING (CLEANING & QUARTERING)
OF YOUR KILL"
IS ONLY
$245.00
Reservation Deposit Required For 1 Hunter is $145.00

Balance due upon arrival in cash is $100.00

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NON-HUNTER RATE: Per Each Non-Hunter is $50.00

Reservation Deposit Required Per Each Non-Hunter is $50.00

Our non-hunter rate permits a friend or youngster to tag along to watch, take photos, video tape and participate in the excitement of the hunt.

Guides will clean, skin and quarter all kills
"free of charge"

This is a service you would paid $50.00 for with other wild boar hunting guide services that we provide
free of cost

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ADDITIONAL KILL RATE

Q: what is the cost if I want to kill another hog?
A: a hunter who has reached his quota kill for the day can "only" if we have the time and do not have other hunters waiting to go out hunting kill an additional hog at the same rate of $245.00.
An additional kill is the same amount of guide hunting time, guaranteed kill charge, tips and free cleaning and quartering that we would get from another hog hunter.

If a hunter is interested in killing additional hogs it would be wise to book your hunt for the amount of hogs you want to kill. This way we can schedule your hunt so that it doesn't interfere with other hunters waiting to go out hunting.

GUARANTEED KILL CHARGE NO PAY POLICY

Each hunter is "guaranteed" a kill of "one" wild hog of either sex
(sow, boar or trophy wild boar),
big or small during a day of hog hunting.
A hunter has no choice as to not killing the first hog bayed up by the dogs, spotted or stalked.
The only exception to this policy are very small hogs (that are under the State of Florida 15 inch shoulder height) spotted, stalked or held at bay by the dogs will be set free. A hunter's guaranteed kill charge of $100.00 - which is paid upon arrival in cash - "will be refunded" in the event we were not able or the dogs were unable to provide a hunter with an opportunity to kill a hog. Our refund policy is not applicable due to poor shots. An attempt by your guide however will be made to try and catch a hog that was shot at and missed or that was shot and wounded by a hunter.

The attached link The Anatomy of The Wild Boar is a good guide as to where to shot the hog for a clean kill

RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS

Required reservation deposit of $145.00 per each hunter and $50.00 per each non-hunter as listed above is to be made by
money order
or
online
with a credit card
Reservation deposits per each hunter or non-hunter are non-refundable.
Reservation date/s are final and can not be rescheduled.
There are no refunds due to poor weather conditions - bring rain gear
and warm clothing.
Balance due is payable upon arrival by Cash or Money Order only.
We do not accept credit cards or personal checks on the balance due.
Reservation deposits are non-refundable in the event of a cancellation. See our:

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

MAKING RESERVATIONS

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WILD BOAR HUNTING RESERVATION FORM
you will need to mail out with your money order deposit to make reservations by U.S.Postal Mail Service, UPS, FedEx, etc.

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RESERVATION CONFIRMATION

A e-mail confirmation upon receipt of a party's reservation deposit will be sent from Ron's Guide Service confirming receipt of deposit; total cost of hunt that would include the guide rate, guaranteed kill charge and gratuities. Non-hunter rate if applicable will also be listed. The e-mail confirmation will include date of reserved hunt, where to meet, time to meet, etc.
The total cost of the hunting trip and balance due upon arrival (minus the deposit) will also be listed to ensure that there are no additional hidden fees or charges whatsoever!!!

LODGING INFORMATION

The Glades Inn is presently closed due to renovations

LODGING RECOMMENDED
Ron's Guide Service recommends the Holiday Inn or Best Western in either the town of Clewiston on U.S. 27 which is 25 miles south of where we meet in the town of Lakeport or the town of Okeechobee on route 441 which is 21 miles north of where we meet in the town of Lakeport.
Holiday Inn (Clewiston 863-983-5100), (Okeechobee 863-357-3529)
Best Western (Clewiston 877-478-1700), (Okeechobee 863-357-7100)

Here is a list of other motels you can make reservations in the town of Okeechobee and Clewiston:

OKEECHOBEE MOTELS
HOLIDAY INN on SR 441 Ph: 863-357-3529 or 800-465-4329
BEST WESTERN on SR 441 Ph: 863-357-7100 or 800-305-6237
FLAMINGO MOTEL on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-6100
TRAVELERS INN on N. Parrott Ave. Ph: 863-763-3146
BUDGET INN on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-3185
ECONOMY INN on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-1148
PIER II MOTEL on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-3146
TREASURE ISLAND MOTEL on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-2895
TROPIC MOTEL on S. Parrott Ave. Ph: 863-467-0053
WANTA LINGA MOTEL on SR 441 Ph: 863-763-1020 or 800-754-0428

CLEWISTON MOTELS
HOLIDAY INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-5100 or 800-313-4591
BEST WESTERN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-3400 or 877-478-1700
EXECUTIVE ROYAL INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-3141
MOTOR INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-4115
WEST EXPRESS INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-9161
RELAX INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-9309
PLAZA TRAVEL INN on U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-5181
ANGLER’S MARINA MOTEL off of U.S. 27 Ph: 863-983-2277

You can also make reservations and stay at the
Lakeport Lodge (Lakeport 863-946-2020)
which is behind Beck's store where we meet.
See the aerial view on my web site "Directions" link for location.

WILD BOAR HUNTING INFORMATION

Click on this link
Wild Boar Hog Hunting Guide Service Hunting Pictures & Reports
for an up to date wild boar hunting report and photos of clients who just hunted with Ron's Guide Service.

Click on this link
Wild Boar Hog Hunting Florida Guide Service
for detailed wild boar hunting information, reports, photos and e-mail testimonials from celebrities (Madona's husband Guy Richie), Magazine published articles and T.V. broadcast about wild boar hunting with Ron's Guide Service. There are also links to honeymooners hunting wild boar, women who have hunted wild boar, take a boy wild boar hunting, bow hunting, rifle, handgun, knife, spear and muzzle loader wild boar hunting adventures.

Click here for the ecology of wild hogs in Florida by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) for the people of the State of Florida.

Click on any of the below links for more information on our Florida wild boar, deer, turkey and duck hunting guide services we offer.

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