Gabon’s western and southern regions are renowned for its exceptional warthog hunting trophies. The warthog (Phacochoerus) remains a tough adversary and an exciting African plains game hunt while hunting in Gabon. Be prepared for a fast-paced and enthralling hunting adventure! Preferring habitats that include woodlands, grasslands, and open bush, this omnivorous hog is more active during daylight hours, though if circumstances dictate, it will forage and graze at night. While some say that warthog hunting is best conducted early in the morning or late afternoon, others say it is the luck of the draw and they are out and about at any time of the day. Warthogs are light brown-gray color, with very little hair on their bodies, but they do have a mane that runs down their spine to mid-back and a short tail that stands upright as they run, like a little antennae. Warthogs have large heads with two tusks that protrude from under their upper lip, and the bottom jaw has two smaller teeth that mirror the shape of the tusks. Males of the species have two large warts on each side of their head, while females only have one on each side Male warthogs are much larger than their female counterparts, weighing 340 pounds compared to 170 pounds. Their tusks are also larger, reaching 10-35 inches, while those of a female measure between 6 and 10 inches. When hunting warthogs, target the largest warthog you can find. Warthog hunts are usually conducted by the walk-and-stalk method, or they are ambushed at a water hole when hunters set up a temporary blind and they are targeted as they come to drink. Alternatively, it might be a purely opportunistic hunt, where the hunter and warthog cross paths while the hunter is targeting a different species.