Thread: Clarkrange hog hunt 2018

My uncle and his friends made several trips to Clarkrange hunting lodge over the years and after a disagreement with the previous owner, did not return for several years. This year was the first time back to Clarkrange with the new owners and I was invited to join. Our group consisted of 9 guys from age 21 on up through the retirement years. My uncle invited me and his stepson nick. My uncles friend Brian brought his son Daniel. My uncles friend Dave was a hunter as well as the group photographer and videographer. And finally a man named Jeff that my uncle knew from bbq competitions. He brought his son Jake and a family friend Gene. Now out of the group, the only people who had hunted Clarkrange before were my Uncle Tom, Dave, and Brian. They stopped coming several years prior due to a disagreement with the previous owner, but kept in touch with the guide and great person Mr. Johnny Thompson. Johnny had assured us that things had changed and were going great under the new owners so we decided to come back and give it a try. The experienced hunters say this is the most hogs they have ever seen on a trip. Over the course of 2 days hunting we saw upwards of 70+ hogs. All wild. Razorbacks and Russian boars. No feral or domesticated pigs. The hunt was dangerous and exciting with several pigs charging the group. We hunted behind dogs for the majority of the trip. All 9 hunters killed hogs on the first day! Johnny says that is the first time he’s seen 9 killed in a day. On the second day my uncle took a second hog for a total of 10 in all for the group. On the second morning we had a hog charge us and it came about a foot from catching me. It bounced off the tree my uncle was standing behind and took off.
All in all, a great hunt, great trip, great people. Highly recommend you check them out!

This is after a fight in a creek with a pig shot by jake who was bow hunting

This is my cousin nick with his boar



Uncle Tom and nick with their hogs and our guide Johnny and his nephew in the back.



Dave with his pig and “red dog the hog dog”



Jeff with his first hog ever


Brian with his 350 pound Razorback sow



Daniel with his hog


Gene with his first hog ever


Uncle Tom with his second hog


I shot my pig from on top of a cave he was trying to hide in. I put three arrows in him and he was still fighting the dogs. We had to drag him out and finish him with a knife.

An amazing hunt! Can’t wait till next year!

Originally Posted by bioguy

you said "No feral hogs", which I always thought were considered wild hogs?

also "Gene with first hog" is that what you would call a razorback? neat looking with that hump. never seen that down here.

Our hogs in SC are all short and fat, really fat. then every once in awhile you see one that's like 4 feet tall and weighs 400+ pounds.

The hump on the back means it’s a Russian. They are typically shorter from nose to tail and taller than a Razorback. Very stocky looking. Also, the Russian hogs typically have a longer snout.

When I said no feral hogs, I mean wild hogs like you see in Texas or Florida that roam and destroy everything. These are descendants of razorbacks and Russians that have been stocked at Clarkrange over the years. The pigs are wild because these are not the same ones that were trapped and brought in, but rather the offspring which were born and lived their whole lives in Clarkrange. Feral hogs are wild, but these are not feral. Hope that all made sense. Lol


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