Here's A Photo
Of The Latest Hunt On
August
1, 2009
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.
Click here
to view a hunting report, e-mail testimonial and photo of how
deadly a 22 caliber can be.
Click here
to view a hunting report and photos of a young girl who bagged
a big hog using a 22 caliber handgun
Scopes can
be used but open sights are a better 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,
drinking water, rain gear, ice cooler (40 qt. or bigger), and
large plastic bags (thrash type) to pack the head in if you are
having it mounted for the wall. Bag ice for keeping your meat
iced down 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
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
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
Click here to make reservations
ONLINE
WITH A CREDIT CARD
Click
here to print out
the required
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.
Click
here for DIRECTIONS to Ron's Guide
Service.
Click
here for LOCATION MAP to Ron's Guide
Service.
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
CLEWISTON KOA KAMPGROUND on CR 720 Ph: 800-562-2174
Kamping Kabins, Kottages, Lodges, RV and Tent sites.
Please visit them at http//:www.clewistonkoa.com
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.
Taxidermy
Service Information
GLADES
TAXIDERMY
Contact them anytime via phone or e-mail:
Anthony (954)-650-3260
or
Ashley (863)-381-9353
WEB
SITE: http://www.gladestaxidermy.com
E-MAIL: gladestaxidermy@yahoo.com
Click
here to visit their
web site
Call them for
the mount cost, shipping cost, required deposit, how long it will
take to complete your mount and any other questions you may have.
Click
on any of the below links for more information on our Florida
wild boar, deer, turkey and duck hunting guide services we offer.
Wild Boar Hog Hunting Year-Round
Florida Guide Service
Duck
Hunting Florida Lake Okeeechobee Guide Service
Florida
Year-Round Alligator Hunting Guide Service
Spring Osceola Turkey Hunting
Lake
Okeechobee Fishing: Bass-Crappie-Bluegill-Shellcracker
Lodging
Accommodations
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