Hog hunting tournaments
Team hunts for wild hogs with a weigh-in on our plant scale in Hubbard, Texas — longest stringer takes the payout and the buckles.
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain
Next tournament: dates for the coming season will be posted here. Most Texas hog tournaments run between January and March, when the weather is cool enough to keep hogs in good condition. Register your team to hear about the date first, or call 254-315-1289.
Format
Our signature event is a 30-hour dog-and-knife tournament: teams hunt with their dogs from early morning on day one until midday on day two, then bring their hogs to the plant for weigh-in. The team with the longest stringer — the heaviest total weight of qualifying hogs — wins.
| Last published terms | |
|---|---|
| Team | 4 hunters plus up to 2 helpers; one team per person |
| Entry fee | $250 per team |
| Payout | 90% of entry fees to the winning team (cost of buckles deducted), plus 4 buckles |
| Minimum hog | 50 lb gutted weight to count toward the stringer |
| Hogs under 50 lb | Bought by the plant, not counted for the tournament |
| Hog buy-back | Every qualifying hog is also bought by the plant by the pound |
| Weigh-in | At the plant, 1005 NW 4th Street, Hubbard, TX — hard cutoff |
Terms for each new event are confirmed when the date is announced.
Rules
The hunt
- Only feral, free-ranging wild hogs count. Hogs that have been held, trapped, pen-raised or released for the contest are not eligible.
- The hog must be caught by a dog before any person handles it. It must not be roped, run over or trapped first, and it must not be shot — dog-and-knife only.
- Teams may hold a caught hog alive until check-in, but it must arrive field dressed and in eatable condition.
- Team members hunt together with one pack of dogs at a time. If dogs and hogs split into several bays, the team may split up to finish them but must regroup as one pack as soon as possible.
- Only team members and helpers take part. On a ranch, the landowner is the only other person who may accompany the team.
- If a team member cannot continue, no substitutions are allowed.
- Not allowed: helicopters, drones, night vision, thermal devices, game cameras, or anything else that gives an unfair advantage.
- Open to all legal hunters using dogs to take feral hogs in Texas. Hunt only on land where you have permission.
The weigh-in
- Hogs must be gutted with the heart, lungs and liver attached. See the field-dressing rules.
- Hogs must be kept cold and arrive in eatable condition — keep them on ice. Spoiled hogs do not count.
- Hogs must be dry at weigh-in. Soaking or submerging hogs in water means disqualification.
- The team captain and all three teammates must be present at check-in.
- An official timekeeper closes check-in. No hog arriving after close counts — no excuses, no calling ahead, no exceptions.
- BARR hogs are accepted.
Fair play
- Any hog in question is put to a vote of the team captains if there is doubt it was dog-caught. The vote decides.
- Cheating, attempted cheating or any violation of Texas game law disqualifies the whole team and forfeits all entry fees. Offenders may be banned from future events.
- Unsportsmanlike or disruptive behavior means you will be asked to leave.
- Once the officials make a final decision, it stands.
Register
Register your team online or call 254-315-1289. Entry can be paid at check-in, by check mailed to Wild Boar Meat Company, 1005 NW 4th Street, Hubbard, Texas 76648 (payable to "Wild Boar Meat Company"), or by card over the phone.