Hesseltine Kennels - Hog Hunting with Dogs

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Hesseltine Kennels - Hog Hunting with Dogs

Welcome to Hesseltine Kennels. We are located in South Texas, 30 miles north of Corpus Christi, in the small town of Sinton.
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We guide on multiple ranches in the South Texas area.

02/25/2024

We had a hunter and his 88 year old dad show up Saturday morning for a hog hunt. I took out veteran dogs Cubbie and Wyatt, along with young dogs Rollie, Pache, C**n, and Freckles. Catchdogs were Tuff and Bumper. My helper Tyler came and brought out his dog June. I turned loose on the west sendera and Pache went south and the rest went north. After about 20 minutes Tyler called and said he could her one grunting up in the front section. I knew then it was caught. I checked my garmin and it showed Cubbie, C**n and Freckles caught. We jumped in the truck and headed that way. I looked at my garmin again and seen that all the dogs were there and caught expect for Pache. Our hunter followed Tyler and me into the brush. The dogs had about a 100 lb. sow caught. Our hunter dispatched the hog. After standing around and talking, our hunter asked his dad if he would like to take a hog. After some deliberation, he said sure. We loaded up all the dogs including Pache who finally showed back up. We headed to the back of the property and as I was driving along, we see this big boar hog crossing the brush sendera. I stopped and turned the dogs loose. My old dogs Wyatt and Cubbie along with Pache and June went left while my other young dogs went right which was back trailing the hog. About 5 minutes later, Pache was bayed solid. We drove around and could here the fight, Dogs were caught in some thick catclaw bushes. About that time, we turned the catch dogs loose, the young dogs had caught a shoat that was squealing which got the catch dogs attention and they headed that way. The dogs with the big boar are having trouble holding him and he breaks out of the brush into the roadway. I ran up to him and grabbed him as he was heading toward our hunter. Tyler came in and grabbed a leg. Our hunter had to stab him a time or two before the beast would drop. Really good boar and our hunters did awesome. Made some great new friends and as you can see, you are never too old for a good ole fashioned hog hunt.

I had some better photos but something happened to my phone and they were deleted.

02/11/2024

Today my hunting partner (aka my wife) and I decided to take a few of the older dogs out with a few of the young catch dogs. It didn't take them long to catch a sow in a gulley full of water. I went in and legged it and my hunting partner did the rest. Great day to hunt.

12/03/2023

We had our veteran's hunt yesterday. They did great as they took a large boar and a meduim sized boar. We had a couple of hunting buddies to come out and help us with them. Had a great time as usual and made some great new friends. We are always proud to have our veterans out for a hunt. Thanks to our buddy Rob and Reforged for making this happen.

10/26/2023

We had a rough hunt this morning. We had a young man come out that had never taken a hog with dogs. Ended up catching a big nasty that went 210 on the scales and cut up some dogs. Our hunter stayed calm and did a great job

07/29/2023

As most of you know, I've owned lots and lots of dogs throughout my life. I have had a bunch of really good hog dogs but less than 15 that I would call great. This is the story about one of them that went to doggie heaven. Brutus was dropped off at an animal shelter when he was close to 1 year old. He was scheduled to be euthanized in less than a week. Our good friend (who is also a hunting buddy) just happened to know the lady at that facility. She called him and asked if he needed another dog as she thought he would make a good hunting dog. Our buddy picked him up on the day he was suppose to die. He hunted him for a few months until he decided to get out of hunting for awhile. He asked if we wanted Brutus which we said of course. Well it did not take long for Brutus to fit right in. It seemed like this dog was so grateful to us for taking him in and he wanted to proof it to us every hunt. He always gave 100%, never got into a fight with another dog and did whatever we needed of him. If we were having trouble catching a hog, he turned into a strike dog that would go find one and catch it by himself (he caught more hogs solo than any dog I have ever owned). If we needed a running catch dog, he did that too. Finally if we just needed a walk in catch dog, he did that as well, catching many big hogs by himself. He was great at everything he did. Not only was he a great hog dog, but a great companion as well. He loved going on walks with my wife as well as receiving snacks from her. We had Brutus for over 11 years so that would have put him about 12 years old. Not bad for a do it all hog dog who died in his kennel during the night. Rest in peace Brutus. You were one of the great ones who will never be forgotten.

07/07/2023

We had a long hot hunt the other morning. We had a good friend bring out his family along with a good friend of theirs for his first hog hunt. We turned the dogs out as soon as it was light enough to see. Dogs jumped a pack of sows and piglets and when in every direction. We never could get one stopped. We tried a few other spots and the dogs kept running piglets. I went and switched out dogs for a fresher pack and still had the same results. Running piglets in every direction. My buddy Wally called and said he was coming over to pick up a dog. I told him bring your pack. He showed up awhile later as we were still chasing piglets. He turned his dogs loose and had one bayed up about 30 minutes later. I turned my catch dogs Tuff and Riddick loose and they locked the sow down. Our hunter took care of the rest. I would like to thank my good friends Josh and Wally for all the help. Plus it was great having everyone out.

06/20/2023

We had another very exciting hunt along with it being very warm this morning. We had one of our hunter's to return with his cousins for a hunt. We dropped the dogs at 6:20 am as soon as it was light enough to see. We jumped a pack of sows and piglets within a few minutes but all the dogs split up chasing their own hog. None of them could get one stopped. So we rounded the dogs back up and gave them a short break. We headed to the back end of the property and again we jumped more sows and piglets. Dogs went north until they got into the tall grass up front and lost them again. Took another break. We then headed to the west side and turned loose. Hogs were running in every direction as we hit a very large pack. Most of the dogs got hot as it was nearing 9 am. As I was loading up some dogs that were hot and tired, I heard my gyp Rose go to baying and then you could hear the fight. I told the guys to hold on as they were about 200-300 yards away and I was going to get as close as I could to them. As I was driving, I told them to cut Peanut loose as soon as we stopped. We stopped about 30 yards from them and they cut Peanut loose. As we ran in there behind them, we seen a very large boar putting a hurt on them. Rollie was standing back as he was all cut up as was Rose. Peanut, Wyatt and Tuff got there and caught him by the ears. I told them to grab the back legs and have the other one stab him. He made a good stab and the mighty boar went down. Wyatt, Tuff, and Rose were cut but not bad, not the case for Rollie. Hopefully he pulls through. One of the biggest and fatest boars we've caught in a long time. Guys did great once again.

04/30/2023

We had a young man and his friends scheduled to come out and hunt with us this morning. I texted him to let him know that it would be super wet and that we would have to walk everywhere due to the mud and water. He brings his own 3 dogs out to run with mine. We turn out and like always half my dogs go one way and the other have the other way. We head south toward that group as it has 2 of my better strike dogs. My other strike dog and the running catch dogs head due west. After about 15-20 minutes, I have a dog go to baying and then the garmin shows my 2 strike dogs as caught. We go running through the knee deep water as fast as we can. We get there and I see my strike dog Rollie go flying through the air in the pond. The hog is in the back pond that is very muddy on the bottom. We look around and we have 3 of my dogs and two of his and the hog is whooping them. Finally the hog comes out of the pond and the dogs are trying him again. I notice both of my strike dogs are cut. He has a young pit gyp that catches an ear and takes a poke in the front shoulder. This gives us enough time to grab and stab. The young man makes a good stab and the beast goes down. I take the dogs back to the truck to start doctoring them up. The guys start a long 1/2 mile drag back to the truck. Once they get there, we head to the dog pens to weigh the big boy. He weighted exactly 225 on the scales. All dogs will be fine just sore and cut up some. We had a very memorable hunt and the guys did great.

04/20/2023

Our buddy Josh took this video of the good boar we harvested today.

04/20/2023

We had a great hunt today. Our good friend Harvey and his son Josh came out with their friends from Colorado. They did great. We ended up with a sow and then a really good boar. In the process, we made some great new friends.

03/18/2023

We had a good but rough hunt today. We had a hunter return along with his cousin who had never been hunting. Both did a great job and helped us out with everything that was going on. It was real windy and made the hunt a little more difficult. We ended up having two big nasty toothy boars caught at the same time in different directions which is always bad news. It hasn't happened in years and years but we did lose a dog. RIP Nite you were a solid hog dog. We still have some dates open before it gets too hot. Come get in on the action.

03/11/2023

What happens when your favorite hunting partner (aka your wife) says let's go run the dogs. She's a natural, gets in there and takes care of business. She even skinned and quartered it.

02/02/2023

We have this weekend open (Saturday and Sunday) as our hunters had to cancel. Come on out and have some fun.

01/29/2023

We had a veteran's hunt today with our buddy Rob from VPH and everything went great. Both hunters ended up with perfect eating size sows. They did an awesome job and we made some great new friends.

01/20/2023

We had another good hunt today and made some new friends as well. They did great and they ended up with a shoat and a really good boar hog. Looking forward to having these gentlemen back out.

01/17/2023

As most of you guys know, we sponsor wounded warrior/veteran/first responder hunts throughout the year. Due to a growing list of these individuals, we would like to see if anyone
(or a business) would be interested in sponsoring some of these individuals. If so, get with us for all the details. The sponsor will be invited to meet the individual as well as tag along for the hunt. For those asking, we are not a non profit organization if you are asking for tax purposes. Now let's get back to hunting.

12/18/2022

We had an awesome hunt today. We had a hunter to come back again along with his friend who had never been hog hunting. They did awesome. Two huge boars and two shoats.

10/15/2022

We had a young man come out for a quick hunt this morning. We managed to catch a really good sow and he did a great job of dispatching her.

10/10/2022

Due to some last minute cancellations, we have the next two weekends open which are Oct.15th-16th and the 22nd and 23rd.

05/29/2022

Another good hunt today as our hunter was from out of state. She came down to visit her husband who is working in the area. She did a great job and we made some new friends.

05/01/2022

Today we lost one of the best catch dogs we have ever had. He died in his sleep during the night. We raised Zeus from a litter of pups we had. His litter caught Parvo but we saved them all. He was dropped on his head accidentally by our son when he was around 8 weeks old. Even that didn't faze this dog one bit. He caught his first hog out in the woods at 6 months. After this, he was a catching machine. He caught hundreds of hogs during his 13 years. He was only cut twice by hogs. He was never in a dog fight. Our customers loved him and he was probably the most photographed dog we have ever owned. Zeus just became a grandpa 3 weeks ago which means his bloodline will continue. Hardest part of all this is my wife who loved this dog from day one. This was and will always be her baby. Zeus you will always be loved, talked about, and never forgotten.

04/23/2022

We had a quick hunt this morning with a good friend of mine and his son. Both did great job.

03/13/2022

What an awesome hunt we had this morning. We had the honor and privilege of taking some wounded warriors out. Our buddy Rob with Veteran Predator Hunters arranged the hunt and brought them down. He also carried one to the bay so she could stab a hog. These ladies have no fear and did a great job. We also have some great new friends who we hope to see again. Love my military brotherhood.

02/13/2022

We had a young man and his dad come back for another hunt this year. They ended up with a big boar with cutters, a good sow and a small boar. They did excellent. We already look forward to seeing them again next year. More great friends.

02/07/2022

We had a couple out this morning for a hunt. It was full of action from the beginning. They ended up with 1 big boar 1 big sow 1 medium sow and a young boar. They love to hunt but this was their first time with dogs and knives. We made some great new friends.

01/30/2022

Another great day of hunting. We had our friend Ambrose and his son back out. They did excellent as they took two boars with one sporting the ivory.

01/23/2022

Another awesome hunt with 3 of the 4 big boars having huge cutters. Most of the ones we have caught lately have been very toothy. Our friend Travis brought down a few hunters and our hunting partner Brad brought down one as well. They all had a blast and did a great job. Hog hunting is great right now.

01/18/2022

Hesseltine Kennels just received their order of new shirts which include the slogan, "You stab, you drag" (credit goes to our son for the slogan). They came out amazing. If anybody would like to purchase one, just send us a message or give us a call/text. If you are coming out for a hunt, we can have them on hand for you. Thanks Glenn

01/09/2022

We had our buddy Rob out with his son Jayden and his son's friend. It was Jayden's birthday and he wanted to kill a hog. Our son Josh also brought out his buddy John to get in on the action and our hunting partner Brad and his son's came along to help. What an exceptional hunt. Most hunters dream of killing one with big tusks and as luck would have it, 3 of the 4 big boars had big tusks. They will be getting mounted. Jayden, his friend, Rob and John did awesome on taking out these boars.

12/26/2021

Our hunting buddy Brad wanted to bring out his friend Josue for a hunt. Dogs did great and none seriously hurt. Caught 3, a boar, a sow and a shoat. Josue loves hunting these hogs and he did an outstanding job. Also thanks to my team, NormaJean and Josh who make our hunts easier for me.

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County Road 1144
Sinton, TX
78387

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Our buddy Josh took this video of the good boar we harvested today.

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