These photos will
give you an idea of the size and color of the wild hogs our clients
bagged, clothing they wore, weapons they used and the terrain
they hunted.
11
HUNTERS BAGGED 11 HOGS DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON MAY
31, 2008
These
e-mail testimonials received from
hundreds of wild hog hunters who have hunted with Ron's Guide
Service give first-hand testimonial of their hunting experience,
how the guides were, weapons they used, size of the hog, how the
hog meat was and numerous other interesting information.
RECENT
E-MAIL TESTIMONIALS RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 4, 2009
Florida
Wild Boar Hunting Testimonial: October 4, 2009
Subject: Re: Hog hunt
Date: 10/4/2009 11:16:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: big_kahuna270@yahoo.com
Reply To: Capon1943@aol.com
Cpt.
Ron,
Exciting hunt!
The picture on the web site is excellent.
Here is an account of our hunt:
Hunting
with an Edge
By Neil Clarridge
Distant strains of ferocity alerted us to the chase. As we maneuvered
toward the sound, a hog broke from cover and crossed the trail
100 yards ahead of us. The boar appeared huge in the early morning
light. The Florida Curs (hunting dogs) beleaguered the hog at
every turn.
Taylor Roark and I traveled 13 ½ hours to hunt wild hogs
in Glades County, Florida with Ron’s Guide Service. Roark
and three of his classmates accompanied me on a bear hunt in New
Brunswick for their senior trip. His three classmates had brought
home meat from Canada, but Roark was unable to kill a bear. Roark
had hunted honorably, but had to pass up the large sow he saw
because it had cubs. A nagging sense of disappointment provoked
my need to atone for the unsuccessful trip to Canada.
When the schedule unexpectedly opened, phone calls turned the
time off into a whirlwind hog hunt. I called Taylor first, then
Captain Ron, and finally a hotel in the area. All was set for
Tuesday, July 28. We left Monday morning, hunted Tuesday morning,
and returned home Tuesday evening.
The GPS made navigation easy. The hotel was not fancy, but it
was clean, neat, and in a quiet neighborhood. We woke early Tuesday
and headed to a restaurant for breakfast. A picture of a man hoisting
a huge Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake graced the wall near our
table. After eating eggs, sausage, and grits, we headed to the
meeting place. We were expected at 6:30 A.M.
The dogs in the back of the truck made it easy to identify our
hosts. There we met Dick, Raymond, and Donald. We followed them
to a store, dropped off my car, loaded the guide’s truck
with gear, and headed out. The guides wanted to know why we had
guns. We said that we usually take guns when hunting.
Dick asked if we had a knife. I pulled out my father’s M4
USMC bayonet. Dick nodded his approval as we loaded the truck
for the ride to the hunting ground. On the way, we drove by a
slough where a lone alligator slowly swam toward shore.
We soon found ourselves in the middle of a tropical jungle. The
vegetation was tall, thick, and seemingly impenetrable. A swath
of paths cut by a bush hog provided a labyrinth of corridors through
the area. Ray and Donald turned loose the hounds. Dick stayed
with us as the dogs combed the area for scent. As Dick explained
how to take a boar with a knife, a lone opossum crept by the truck.
Excited barking brought instant intensity to the hunt. The boar
crossed the swath with Raymond and Donald in tow. Taylor was on
point for this one. He grabbed the bayonet as I loaded the shotgun.
We caught up with Raymond who promptly sent us into the thick
of the fray where Donald and the dogs had the boar at bay. The
game plan was simple, Donald would help Taylor stretch out the
hog’s back end and then Taylor would stab the hog behind
the front shoulder with the knife.
The shotgun was there in case something went wrong. Donald and
Taylor worked together to subdue the beast. Taylor was a fearless
warrior while he made meat of the critter. When the deed was done,
Taylor posed for pictures with his trophy. It was then that the
fire ants launched their attack. Taylor got the worst of it, but
we all got a taste of his suffering. We left the spot in great
haste dragging 175 pounds of boar hog behind us.
The dogs were cast in another direction, and before long, they
were amongst a sounder (a group of wild hogs consisting of breeding
age sows along with juveniles) of hogs. The dogs separated a mature
sow from the group and brought it to bay in a small clearing.
The bayonet came from the sheath as I approached the scene. Excitement
built with every step toward the hog. Eyes and mind came to focus
as everything else faded into the background. I was on a mission.
Raymond caught my arm just before I entered the circle of harm.
He said, “Hold on son. We need to wait until the dogs get
a better hold on that hog.”
Raymond’s discerning eye evaluated the ongoing situation
until it was safe for us to proceed. Twenty seconds later, we
waded into the fray, grabbed the hind parts, and thrust the knife
home. After a few pictures, we lugged 150 pounds of pork to the
truck.
Now that the excitement was over, the chore of butchering began.
Dick had everything needed to process the hogs at his house. Donald
and Raymond took to the chore with great skill. They used a coconut
knife for much of the work.
The guides packed the meat in coolers, added ice, and poured a
gallon of vinegar in the cooler with the boar’s meat in order
to mellow its taste. The guides were expert in every aspect of
the hunt. The boar was caped for delivery to Adam Nicholson’s
taxidermy studio in Chatham.
The ride home was uneventful. Some have questioned the sanity
of hunting hogs with a knife. Given the close quarters confining
the participants, and the pandemonium surrounding a shot, the
knife is much safer than a firearm because there are no projectiles
to hit a dog or ricochet into an unintended target.
The thick vegetation and the relentless dogs tire the hog as it
tries to evade capture. A hunter smart enough to listen to the
guide and cool enough to follow his directions will have a safe,
exciting hunt.
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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.
OUR
CLIENTS DO BAG MONSTER SIZE WILD HOGS LIKE THIS!
ABOUT
80% OF OUR WILD HOGS TAKEN ARE REALLY BIG FAT ONES!
YOU
WILL VERY RARELY SEE A WILD HOG TAKEN ON OUR LAND THAT IS THE
SMALL SIZE OF THE BARGAN PRICED ONES THE OTHER OUTFITTERS POST
ON THEIR WEB SITES
Every aspect and method of wild
boar hog hunting in Florida with a professional guide service
is explained in this web site. Wild boar hunting with dogs that
chase, battle and bay up a wild hog is the most exciting hunting
adventure a hunter will ever experience in his lifetime. The mere
fact of being in close contact with a fierce animal that is charging
and attacking the hunting dogs, guides and even the hunter is
something that can't be described.
Click here
to view a photostream of a dog hunt
This
link contains 43 photos
Click
here to view 43 thumbnail
photos
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.
Click
here to view a slide
photo show of our dogs in action
This
link contains 43 slide show photos
Click
here to view 43 thumbnail
photos
Click on any
of the below links for more information about our
year-round no license needed
Florida wild boar hog hunting guide service.
6
HUNTERS BAGGED 6 HOGS DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON JANUARY
5, 2008
FIREARM
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 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 & photos of a hunter who bagged a
big hog with a
50
caliber pellet gun.
Click here
to view a hunting report, testimonial & photos of a 7 year-old
boy who bagged a big hog with
a
22
caliber rifle
Click here
to view a hunting report & photos of a 16 year-old girl who
bagged a big hog with a
22
caliber handgun.
This
hunter (photo to the right) used a 45-90 to bag this huge wild
hog.
Look
at the size of the 45-90 bullet
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
Florida
Wild Boar Hunting Information Click
on this linkfor wild boar hunting information
and the
history of the Florida feral hog, what to bring, type of clothing
needed, type of weapons you can use, hunting area, methods used
and everything else you would want to know about wild boar hunting
in Florida is fully covered in this link. "About 1 million
feral hogs live in the state of Florida"
Click
on this linkfor
more information on our Florida wild boar hog hunting guide service
rate. The in and out-the-door total cost of $245.00 with no surprise
add on charges such as processing your kill and gratuities you
were not told are additional. Our guarantee kill charge, non-hunter
rate and the required deposit to send and questions on how to
make reservations by mail or online
with a credit card are
all fully explained and detailed in this link.
Our
policy of
not
charging a trophy fee when
a hunter happens to bag a trophy wild boar is another money saver
we offer that other outfitters will charge you for.
And
our policy of
free processing (cleaning and
quartering)of
your kill a
$50.00 add on fee you will be charged by other outfitters for
this service
is
offered free by us.
ADDITIONAL
KILL RATE
QUESTION:
what
is the cost if I want to kill another hog?
ANSWER: 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 our other scheduled activates and other hunters waiting to
go out hunting.
Click
on this linkto
view photos of trophy wild boar taken by our clientele for every month of the 2009, 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 calendar years. Photos of the
boar's tusks when I was able to get them are breathtaking. Not
being subjected to paying a trophy fee for a wall hanger is a
policy we are proud to offer that is not offered by any other
wild boar hunting guide
service outfitters in Florida.
These
photos are factual proof and not a sales ploy or gimmick that
our clientele do in deed bag
trophy
wild boar hogs at no additional cost!
QUESTION: why is it that
you are the only guide service that does not charge extra for
a trophy hog?
ANSWER: trophy hogs are
free of charge because
we
rather have you as a steady repeat hunter than a one time hunter.
More importantly there
is no reason why you should be penalized for bagging a trophy
wild boar like the hundreds of photos of them that are posted
on my web site!
Click
on this link
to view "thousands" of Florida wild boar hog hunting photos
and reports of wild boar hunters from across the United States who have hunted with Ron's
Guide Service.
Ron's Guide Service is proud to
state that we are the "only
guide service"
online that has posted 11 YEARS
of hunting photos and reports online on our web site of wild boar
hog hunters from across the United States, the United Kingdom
and other countries who have hunted with us from the present month
of the 2009 calendar year and every month of the 2009, 2008, 2007,
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 calendar years.
THAT
IS 11
YEARS
OF WILD BOAR HUNTING PHOTOS & REPORTS
We are serious about our guide service and have been doing it
for 11 years as our calendar years of
"thousands" of reports and photos prove.
10
Years Of Wild Boar Hunting Testimonials Click
on this linkto read "hundreds" of wild boar hog hunting e-mail
testimonials received from wild boar hog hunters from across the United States,
the United Kingdom and other countries describing their Florida wild
boar hog hunting adventures with Ron's Guide Service during each
month of the 2009 - 2000 calendar years.
Ron's Guide Service
is proud to state that we are the "only guide service" online that has posted 10 YEARS of e-mail testimonials.
Reading these wild
boar hog hunters testimonials that are in their own words, dated
as we received them, that give testimonial in their own words
to the type of hunting operation you will be wild boar hunting
with!
Click
on this linkto view father and son/daughter,
mom and son/daughter, grandfather and grandson/grand-daughter
wild boar hog hunting adventures, reports and pictures of the
wild hogs these young hunters bagged is also covered in this link.
Best of all these young hunters will have their own online web
page with their hunting report and photos to brag about and send
to their school friends to see.
THIS
OPTION IS NOT OFFERED BY ANY OTHER OUTFITTERS
We encourage all dads
moms and grandfathers to take a boy wild boar hunting so as to keep
our hunting heritage alive!
QUESTION: how young of a hunter can we bring
to hunt?
ANSWER:we
allow youngsters who are 6 years old to hunt. See below photo
of a 6 year old & his 9 year old brother who both bagged a
big wild hog each using a 410 shotgun loaded with deer slugs.
Click here to view report.
Click
on this linkfor more information, reports
and pictures about wild boar bow hunting. This method of wild
boar hunting is fully covered in this link. Bow hunting for wild
boar in the midst of a fierce dog and wild hog battle is in fact
a challenge that every bow hunter should experience!
Here's
a e-mail bow hunting testimonial:
Wild
Boar Hunting Testimonial: May 18, 2009
Subject:
Great Experience -- I would recommend to everyone
Date: 5/18/2009 10:18:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: Gerry.Delrio@CH2M.com
Reply To: Capon1943@aol.com
CC: cheryl@ggrouprealestate.com
Captain Ron
First let me begin by saying -- This was the best family hunt/experience
we could have only dream about.
This being our first family hunt we did not know what to expect
-- specially since we were hunting Pig with Compound Bows.
The morning hunt was great -- we started at 9 am and had 4 complete
kills by 12:30 -- One being a Trophy Kill
Understand 2 kids ages 8 and 11 as well as My wife and Myself
-- Complete Newbie's to Hunting with Compound Bows
Our Guide was extremely knowledgeable, polite and knew exactly
what he was doing.
The Dogs also added to the morning excitement of the hunt.
I cant thank you enough for making this experience one that the
entire family will never forget-- the kids are still talking about.
My wife will send you more a more details email about the actual
hunt and the eating afterwards
We would recommend your service anytime --
We took plenty of pictures --- How do we go about placing them
on your web site?
Thanks Again
Gerry L. Delrio
Senior Construction Manager
Tampa, FL
Click
on this linkto view crossbow wild boar hog
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this deadly
method of wild boar hog hunting is covered in this link. A crossbow
in the hands of a hunter who has experience using it is indeed
a deadly weapon!
Click on this linkto
view Muzzle loader gun hunting for wild boar hunting reports,
pictures and other information concerning this method of wild
boar hunting.
Spear
Hunting For Wild Boar Click
on this linkto view spear hunting wild boar
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this method
of wild boar hunting. Spear hunting for wild boar is indeed a
challenge that requires a courageous hunter.
7
HUNTERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM BAGGED 11 WILD HOGS
WITH A SPEAR & KNIFE DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON MARCH
30, 2008
Here's
a e-mail spear & knife hunt testimonial I received from the
below party:
Capt.
Ron,
Hello! We had a great wild boar spear/knife hunt with your guide
Harvey! It was all you advertised it to be and more. It was an
exciting hunt for my 22 year old son, my 13 year old son, my 13
year old sons friend, my 35 year old friend and myself the 49
year old. I of course got the biggest one and some battle scars
from the charge as I got knocked on my butt from being a bit slow,
however I got up and took him down with the traditional German
Boar Spear from Cold Steel before he killed me. It was really
something and all the people at the farm were just great at what
they do and very hospitable. We boned out our meat right there
in a few hours and left with great pictures and lifelong memories!
I would and will highly recommend this hunt to all fathers and
sons or friends who want to have a great time with lifelong memories!
Thank You For Your Service!
Vern Morin
Click
here to view photos
and read their March 21st.2009 hunting report
WHERE
CAN I PURCHASE A SPEAR
Click
on the below links for information on purchasing a spear Authentic
Africa Cold
Steel
Click here
to view a slide photo show of a spear
This
link contains 43 slide show photos
Click
here to view 43 thumbnail
photos
Click
on this linkto view knife hunting wild boar
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this method
of wild boar hunting. Don't think that this method of hunting
is an easy task....
This
11 year-old youngster used a pocket knife to bag his first hog
with!
Here's
a e-mail knife hunt testimonial I received from the above party:
Wild
Boar Hunting E-Mail Testimonial: February 29, 2008
Subject:
Re: Check out Wild Boar Hunting Report: February 27, 2008
Date: 2/29/2008 12:35:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
From: redcrow0@yahoo.com
Reply To: Capon1943@aol.com
Hello
Captain Ron,
Had
a great time with your guides Donald and Dick! You have not lived
until you gone on a wild hog hunt in Florida with Rod Guide Service!
I booked a hunt for me to shoot a wild hog with a shotgun and
have my son Josh who is 11 years old come along and watch. Our
guide Dick suggested that I let my son Josh kill a wild hog with
my knife. This would be Josh's first real hunting experience.
It was too cool! Donald, Dick and the dogs chased and pinned the
hog down while Josh jumped in and kill the hog with a pocket knife.
Josh is the Man! It was a hunt of a life time for both Josh and
me! We will do a double next year! Donald and Dick butchered the
hog up in no time flat, put it on ice and that evening I was cooking
wild hog chops on the grill! It doesn't get any better then that.
Pig
Hunting Phil
Women
also kill wild hogs with a knife
Click here to view her &
husband photo and report
Click
on this linkto view Sword hunting wild boar
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this method
of wild boar hunting. Swords, samurai, medieval, civil war and
others throughout history has been used to kill with. This method
of hunting requires a steady aim and a good thrust....
Here's
a e-mail sword hunting testimonial I received from
Erich Knox (Stafford, VA):
Florida
Wild Boar Hunting Testimonial: December 7, 2008
Subject:
this past week
Date: 12/7/2008 12:04:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
From: badgerknox@hotmail.com
Reply To: capon1943@aol.com, rgonzalez@unitech1.com
I
was in Orlando for a conference and drove down afterwards for
a boar hunt. I had never hunted with dogs before and had never
killed game with anything other than a gun of some kind, so this
was a first for me in more ways than one. I found the meeting
place without difficulty and met the outfitter and guides right
on time. I followed the guides to where we
would be hunting and parked while they got the dogs ready. I grabbed
my sword and jumped in the truck and we were off: it was right
around 0730. The dogs saw an otter early on, but initially didn't
have any luck finding a hog. We split into two groups, one guide
with 3 dogs on one side of a parcel of land and me, the second
guide, and 2 dogs on the other side, working towards the center.
After a little while the first guide and his dogs had some luck
and we moved towards the noise of the baying. After a few minutes
we got close enough to see the other guide and the dogs keeping
a black and angry looking hog at bay. I slipped the sword from
the scabbard and moved in. I had never seen the dogs before the
hunt, but they knew what to do: as I approached the pig, a pair
of them grabbed the hog by each ear and pulled it's head towards
the ground and away from me. It was easy enough to slip up beside
the hog and slide the sword behind the ribs, up though the heart
and lungs area. I did it once from each side, just to speed things
along, although I had to be careful not to over penetrate and
hit one of the dogs. After that, it was simple enough to load
up the truck and head back for a quick and efficient butchering
and I was on my way. The hunt was a great experience and my only
regret was that it was over so soon.
Click
on this linkto view hatchet hunting wild boar
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this method
of wild boar hunting. The hatchet, tomahawk, battle ax or any
similar weapon or implement historically has been used to kill
with. This method of hunting requires good timing and a powerful
swing....
Click
on this linkto learn that this sport is not
just for men as these ladies prove. I have personally been out wild
boar hunting and right beside these ladies when they bagged the
wild boar hogs shown in the pictures I took of them and their
kills posted on this link.
This
12 year-old young girl bagged a huge hog with a 243 caliber rifle
Click here to view other
photos, a testimonial and a hunting report
Here's
a e-mail testimonial I received from the above party:
Florida
Wild Boar Hunting Testimonial: January 24, 2006
Subject:
My Hog Hunt
Date: 1/28/2006 7:03:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
From: mdavis@enginsp.com
Reply To: capon1943@aol.com
Capt. Ron,
I
just wanted to thank you for the hog hunt today. This was my daughter’s
first hunting experience and I couldn't have asked for better.
Johnny and Donald were very good knowing it was her first time.
They were patient and informative. I would say the results speak
for themselves. Once again, thanks and we WILL be back.
Click
on this linkif you would like to experience
a wild boar hunting adventure during your honeymoon. This would
be something a newly married couple will never forget about sharing
together, with their friends, family, children, and grandchildren
throughout the years. These adventuresome couples are a joy to
hunt with.
Click
on this linkto view photos and a wild boar
field hunting report from Steve Langford about Jim Millett (President
of Millett Industries), himself and 6 other hunters who bagged
9 wild hogs testing out the company's Zoom Dot Sight. Millett
Industries is a manufacture of sights, mounts and accessories
for the shooting sports and has been located in Huntington Beach,
California for over 30 years. Jim Millett (President of Millett
Industries) has many years of experience in design and engineering
that has been valuable to the Millett Company in development of
new products and processes used in the production of Millett's
line of steel scope rings and mounts. Jim's most recent products
are the Millett Grabber quick detachable rings and Zoom Dot sight.
Click
on this linkto view photos and a wild boar
hunting field report about 3 Houston Astros
baseball players who went wild boar hog hunting in south Florida
with Ron's Guide Service over the Memorial Day weekend.
Click
on this linkto view nation wide published
magazine articles and 2 T.V. broadcasted shows about wild boar
hunting with and about Ron's Guide Service are covered in this
link.
Click on this linkfor information about this subject.
While Madonna was doing her two sold-out (August 14 & 15, 2001) Miami,
Florida "Drowned
World Tour"
shows, her husband
the British film director Guy Ritchie and several other friends
did manage to get a morning of Florida wild boar hunting in with
Ron's Guide Service.
Click
on this linkfor information about meat processing
and shipping. Although we clean, skin and quarter all kill/s "FREE OF
CHARGE" a hunter
has the option of having a professional butcher process their
wild hog meat locally. Professional butcher meat processing, Their
phone number and shipping information is covered in this link.
Click on this linkfor information
on local taxidermy service that is available if you would like
to have a wall mount made of your wild boar hog. Any questions
you may have about the wall mount cost, shipping cost, required
deposit, how long it will take to complete your mount can be answered
by a phone call.
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
Click
here for city of Okeechobee
online motel rates, reservations & location map
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 INN off of U.S. 27 Ph: 1-800-749-4466
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
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here for city of Clewiston
online motel rates, reservations & location map
You
can also make reservations and stay at the
Lakeport
Lodge (Lakeport 863-946-2020)
which
is behind Beck's store in the town of Lakeport where we meet.
See the aerial view on my web site "Directions"link for location.
YOUR
OWN WEB PAGE FREE
You get your own wild
boar hunting internet web page FREE when you hunt with
Ron's Guide Service! Imagine being able to brag about
your hunt and have your photo/s posted on your very own web page
for all your family, friends and a young hunter's school friends
to see.
To enjoy this one-of-a-kind great offer just e-mail Captain Ron
at capon1943@aol.com your photo/s and all details about your hunt
such as hunter/s name, city, state, e-mail address, weapon used,
caliber, size, sex and color of the hog/s bagged or anything else
you found amusing about your hunt.
A link to your own personal internet web page will be e-mailed
to you from Captain Ron. This link will give you, family and friends
you send it to access to your web page.
You can also add photos of other game you bagged, fish you caught
and even your pet's photo at anytime you like.
7
HUNTERS BAGGED 7 HOGS DURING A MORNING OF HUNTING ON JUNE
7, 2008
Click
on any of the below links for more information on our Florida
wild boar, alligator, duck, turkey and deer hunting guide services
we offer.
Click here if you like to
combine some Lake Okeechobee trophy bass, crappie, bluegill and
shellcracker fishing with your hunting.
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. 
Every aspect and method of wild
boar hog hunting in Florida with a professional guide service
is explained in this web site. Wild boar hunting with dogs that
chase, battle and bay up a wild hog is the most exciting hunting
adventure a hunter will ever experience in his lifetime. The mere
fact of being in close contact with a fierce animal that is charging
and attacking the hunting dogs, guides and even the hunter is
something that can't be described.
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.
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 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.
boy who bagged a big hog with
a 
Click
on this link
for
more information on our Florida wild boar hog hunting guide service
rate. The in and out-the-door total cost of $245.00 with no surprise
add on charges such as processing your kill and gratuities you
were not told are additional. Our guarantee kill charge, non-hunter
rate and the required deposit to send and questions on how to
make reservations by mail or 
Click
on this link
to
view photos of trophy wild boar taken by our clientele for every month of the 2009, 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 calendar years. Photos of the
boar's tusks when I was able to get them are breathtaking. Not
being subjected to paying a trophy fee for a wall hanger is a
policy we are proud to offer that is not offered by any other
wild boar 
hunting guide
service outfitters in Florida.
Ron's Guide Service is proud to
state that we are the "only
guide service"
online that has posted 11 YEARS
of hunting photos and reports online on our web site of wild boar
hog hunters from across the United States, the United Kingdom
and other countries who have hunted with us from the present month
of the 2009 calendar year and every month of the 2009, 2008, 2007,
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 calendar years.
Click
on this link to view father and son/daughter,
mom and son/daughter, grandfather and grandson/grand-daughter
wild boar hog hunting adventures, reports and pictures of the
wild hogs these young hunters bagged is also covered in this link.
Best of all these young hunters will have their own online web
page with their hunting report and photos to brag about and send
to their school friends to see.
Bow Hunting For
Wild Boar
Crossbow
Hunting For Wild Boar
Handgun
Hunting For Wild Boar
Muzzle
loader Gun Hunting For Wild Boar
Sword
Hunting For Wild Boar
time. I followed the guides to where we
would be hunting and parked while they got the dogs ready. I grabbed
my sword and jumped in the truck and we were off: it was right
around 0730. The dogs saw an otter early on, but initially didn't
have any luck finding a hog. We split into two groups, one guide
with 3 dogs on one side of a parcel of land and me, the second
guide, and 2 dogs on the other side, working towards the center.
After a little while the first guide and his dogs had some luck
and we moved towards the noise of the baying. After a few minutes
we got close enough to see the other guide and the dogs keeping
a black and angry looking hog at bay. I slipped the sword from
the scabbard and moved in. I had never seen the dogs before the
hunt, but they knew what to do: as I approached the pig, a pair
of them grabbed the hog by each ear and pulled it's head towards
the ground and away from me. It was easy enough to slip up beside
the hog and slide the sword behind the ribs, up though the heart
and lungs area. I did it once from each side, just to speed things
along, although I had to be careful not to over penetrate and
hit one of the dogs. After that, it was simple enough to load
up the truck and head back for a quick and efficient butchering
and I was on my way. The hunt was a great experience and my only
regret was that it was over so soon. 
Click
on this link to view hatchet hunting wild boar
hunting reports, pictures and other information about this method
of wild boar hunting. The hatchet, tomahawk, battle ax or any
similar weapon or implement historically has been used to kill
with. This method of hunting requires good timing and a powerful
swing.... 
Women
Also Hunt Wild Boar
have personally been out wild
boar hunting and right beside these ladies when they bagged the
wild boar hogs shown in the pictures I took of them and their
kills posted on this link.
Honeymooners Wild Boar
Hunting Adventures
Click
on this link if you would like to experience
a wild boar hunting adventure during your honeymoon. This would
be something a newly married couple will never forget about sharing
together, with their friends, family, children, and grandchildren
throughout the years. These adventuresome couples are a joy to
hunt with. 
Click
on this link to view photos and a wild boar
field hunting report from Steve Langford about Jim Millett (President
of Millett Industries), himself and 6 other hunters who bagged
9 wild hogs testing out the company's Zoom Dot Sight. Millett
Industries is a manufacture of sights, mounts and accessories
for the shooting sports and has been located in Huntington Beach,
California for over 30 years. Jim Millett (President of Millett
Industries) has many years of experience in design and engineering
that has been valuable to the Millett Company in development of
new products and processes used in the production of Millett's
line of steel scope rings and mounts. Jim's most recent products
are the Millett Grabber quick detachable rings and Zoom Dot sight.
Click
on this link to view photos and a wild boar
hunting field report about 3 Houston Astros
baseball players who went wild boar hog hunting in south Florida
with Ron's Guide Service over the Memorial Day weekend.
Click on this link for information about this subject.
While Madonna was doing her two sold-out (August 14 & 15, 2001) Miami,
Florida "Drowned
World Tour"
shows, her husband
the British film director Guy Ritchie and several other friends
did manage to get a morning of Florida wild boar hunting in with
Ron's Guide Service.
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.
Imagine being able to brag about
your hunt and have your photo/s posted on your very own web page
for all your family, friends and a young hunter's school friends
to see.
CELL:
863-287-8484