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2. Use local bushes and branches to cover your blind.

Fabrics are not common on the nature, as well straight lines such as those of your blind; so try to "break" such straight lines covering your blind with branches, leaves and vegetation.

The aim is to be as similar as posible to the surrounding elements in order to minimize changes and thus remain invisible.

In addition, using branches and leaves helps to cover fabrics and glue odors, especially when your blind is brand new.

3. Add some dirt to your blind

It seems crazy, but a new, clean blind will be more visible for your game than an old, dirty one (at least on the outside), so before setting your blind, be sure to add some mud, soil on it.

Such elements will cover man made materials odors, keeping you invisible.

If available, use some cover scents for a better camouflage.

4. Don't set your blind on open terrain

Once again, animals are aware of what they have on their territory. If a blind appears from nowhere in the middle of open terrain, you will be detected immediately; furthermore, you will be visible from longer distances, so instead of being covered, you will be detected almost immediately.

So, once you have choosen the game, it's necessary to make travel arrangements in order to be there enough time before to comply with the paperwork and set up everything in the field (lodging, guides, etc).

Even when a guide is mandatory only in Alaska; it's highly recommended to hire a local, experimented local hunting guide, otherwise your chances to succeed are poor while the opportunities to get lost on such a vast wilderness are high.

Regarding paperwork; same as any other hunters in U.S., non-citizens aliens need to comply with firearm regulations as peer the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well pasing Hunter Education training.

Once the above requirements are met, any non-immigrant alien may apply for an out of the state hunting license and pay the respective fees. If your license is approved then you could need specific species tags (not mandatory for all species, differing state to state) so be sure to be aware of local regulations on this matter.

1. Plan your trip

It's necessary to know the area, and have an estimation of where hogs may be as well so many. For this it's important pre-hunting scouting; so you won't be in the middle of a furious hog's way unexpectedly.

On the other hand, design a contingency program in case of being attacked or injured. This plan must be known by everyone on your group, then anyone will be able to help in the case of the worse case scenario.

2. Have a first aid kit

You never know if a hunting trip will result on an injury, and medical attention may be miles away from your position, so be sure to count with a complete first aid kit just in case you need to handle an injured hunter out in the field.

3. Prepare an escape route

You don't wish to get trapped between a furious, giant, male hog and a cliff, so once you set your spot position, be sure to have an escape route, just in case.

However if you think you'll need to take down a game with your slingshot, it's better to practice a lot at home in order to acquire notorious aiming capabilities because you have just one chance to hit your game to death in the head, otherwise the projectile will cause internal bleeding, the animal won't die fast and at the end the meat will be ruined; so a living creature would be killed for nothing.

So, if you wish to slingshot hunting, be sure to be able to hit a golf ball sized target (or even smaller) at a 30 feet distance or far, otherwise your chances will be null.

On the other hand you will need to improve your stalking skills, since it will be necessary to be very close to your game before shooting; the good news are that slingshots are very silent in both, when loading and when shooting, so stealth is on your side, but you still need to be patience and skilled enough to achieve the killing range without being detected.

Of course it's not simply, in fact handgun hunting is more demanding and complex than rifle hunting, not only because of a shorter range requiring to stalk the game longer and until a closer distance, but also due to diminished accuracy because of the gun shorter barrel.

And that's exactly what makes of handgun hunting something so exciting. When you are out in the bushes with a handgun, you need to give the best of you. It's necessary to remain undetected longer, achieve a closer distance to the game and be able to aim and shoot precisely because usually you won't have a second chance due to the closer range.

But same as handgun hunting is more demanding than rifle hunting and perhaps more than bow hunting; it has also a positive side.

You will travel with less weight since handguns are lighter than rifles; additionally due to a smaller size, handguns are easier to handle, especially inside a blind and finally, you will be able to aim and shoot faster once you are within the range; so handguns will give you and ege if you are patient enough to stalk your game until being within the proper range.