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Well we went, we hunted hard, we had a blast, but we struck out. The hogs won, fair and square. Where does that leave us...I'll tell you. This experience was a learning curve, one that has left us more than eager to learn about new gear and techniques to get some revenge on those wild hogs. They were alomst exclusivly nocturnal, with only a few hogs out during daylight hours. We did have some night time gear, but not a real solid action plan to put it to good use. Next year...look out. We'll have both the right gear, and the right plan. The ranch we went to was fine, nothing fancy, with nice people who own it. I think the high level of activity on this day lease hunting ranch has the animals feeding only at night. Next year we will likely hunt a new ranch, and plan to hunt all night and sleep during the day. One lesson I learned was not to set up 100 yards from a feeder. Unlike deer, the hogs didn't seem to walk the trails, they came from anywhere. So setting up 100 yards from a feeder in hopes to catch them walking by towards the feeder was not effective. We should have set up 15 yards from the feeder in a well camoflaged brushed in blind. You live and learn. All this trip did was get me addicted to hog hunting, big time. This is now an annual event, and next year can't come soon enough!