Hunting Hogs from a Helo

Make no bones about it, the feral hog population in Texas ranges between 2.5-5 million, according to to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  And we all know Texans can be pretty innovative when it comes to hunting.

Enter the helicopter.

This bacon was taken with a thermal scope from www.x20.org

Take companies like Heli-Hunter, who have made it big business to bag bacon.  But their bank accounts aren't the only recipients of the benefits.  Heli-Hunter.  They currently participate in the "Hogs for the Cause" program, which gathers the slain hogs and distributes the meat to local families in need.

Read more about Heli-Hunter hog hunting in the news here.

There is a charge to hunt on helicopters, but it's an experience.  One of my military heroes, Christopher Mark Heben, recently went on a daytime excursion with Heli Gunner and was kind enough to give me permission to share his video.  As you can see, it adds a completely new and exhilarating dimension to hunting, and there is that whole helping the community thing going on there, too :)  Click the link below to go see it on Facebook, I've also embedded the video at the bottom of this post.

Facebook link to video here.

Here's a small list of Helicopter Hog Hunting organizations for those of you wanting to give it a try (there's tons, here's some of the top results on Google):

Cedar Ridge Aviation
G&T Outfitters
Heli-Bacon
Heli Gunner
Heli-Hunter
Hunt Texas

 I've not personally gone on one of these excursions, but I'm pretty sure it's on my to do list in the future.

Happy hog hunting!

Post by Christopher Mark Heben.

(You can read more about one of my personal American Heroes, retired Navy Seal, health professional, Veteran's Advocate, talented actor and singer, Christopher Mark Heben, at his site, Seal Team Consulting. Please note, this guy is serious about anti-poaching as well. He's an all around PATRIOT).