Update on calling based on my experience this past weekend. I am in an elevated blind on my small ranch 50 yards from one of my feeders where I constantly see big boars. The cold front blew in Friday with strong north winds but Saturday, this north wind dies down to maybe 5mph - perfect conditions to see hogs. I set my Bullet HP right on top of the feeder to project out across the thick brush. At the ranch next to me, the owner and a few buddies are staying the night and having some adult beverages outside and talking rather loudly. As the crow flies, they are approximately 300 yards away from their voices carry perfectly in the flat landscape of the brush country. I think to myself, "Dang, my goose is cooked, nothing is going to come out with this noise and that's exactly what happened, nothing. Knowing they will eventually go to bed, I wait them out. The feeder goes off at midnight and everything goes quiet around 12:15am.
I can't recall if it was Todd, Glenn Guess, or maybe AI but somewhere along the way I learned to ensure you are "Telling a story" with your call selection and not playing random sounds. I type in AI on my phone what exactly where I am, what's going on with the neighbors, and how to proceed. AI tells me to start with light grunts and feeding sounds at 25% right after it goes all quiet and be ready as the hogs will likely rush the feeder as they heard it go off (at midnight) but hung up in the brush due to the noise. That's exactly what happened....the call told the story of a calmly feeding sounder and a massive group of sub adults crashes in...bingo!!
