Warthog hunting is an exciting and fast-paced African hunt that is well worth considering! Warthog hunting in Botswana is available throughout the country, and available throughout the hunting season which runs from April to September. Although often regarded as vermin by local farmers due to their destructive nature of digging and destroying crops, warthogs (Phacochoerus) are tough African plains game species available to hunt in many African countries. The main hunting methods utilized for hunting warthogs are the walk-and-stalk method or ambushing the hog from a blind set up near a water hole, as it comes to drink. Warthogs remain highly adaptable in terms of habitats but do prefer open bush, woodlands, and grasslands, with access to water in the habitat. Although they are primarily more active during the day, they can, depending on the situation, become more active at night if required. Male warthogs are far larger than female warthogs, outweighing them by 340 pounds to 170 pounds, and also sport larger, thicker tusks. Males’ tusks are larger at 10-35 inches, compared to the tusks of females that reach 6-10 inches. They have large heads with two tusks that protrude from under their upper lip, the bottom jaw provides two smaller teeth that mirror the tusks’ shape. While male warthogs have two warts on each side of their heads, females only have one. Warthogs are light brown, with very little hair cover on their bodies, but they do have manes that run down their spine to midway down their back, Lastly, these hogs look extremely comical when running, as their shot tails stand upright, like an aerial as they run. Hunting warthogs is an exciting and challenging African plains game hunt, as these wily little creatures are hardly ever still in one place! They are usually targeted using the walk-and-stalk method, while they are also hunted from a blind that is usually positioned near a water hole. They are then targeted as they come and drink.