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Hogs run at night
Wild hogs are nocturnal in most of their range. If you can't see in the dark, you can't hunt them efficiently. Thermal isn't a luxury for hog hunting — it's the difference between a productive night and an empty stand.
For Hog Hunters · Texas → Florida
Find them.
Stalk them.
Stack them.
Hogs cost American agriculture $2.5 billion a year. They breed faster than any other large mammal in North America. They run at night. Merlin gives you the tool to do something about it.
// Sounder of 4 · 180 yards · 3× zoom · ID confirmed
Why Thermal Over Night Vision
Night vision shows shapes.
Thermal shows targets.
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Identify before you shoot
Night vision shows you a shape. Thermal shows you a heat signature. Hog, coyote, deer, or someone's dog — you know before the trigger pulls. 3× zoom helps you confirm sounder size at distance.
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Document the night
On-board photo and video. Save the kill, send proof to the rancher, build a record of your hunt. Most thermals in this price range can't do it.
Field Tested
South Texas, May.
3 hunters, 6 nights.
We sent Merlin to a working hog-control operation outside Cotulla. Six consecutive nights, three operators, two ranches totaling 4,200 acres. Mixed terrain — mesquite, sendero, cleared pasture.
Result: 38 hogs taken. The 3× zoom was the difference on three separate stalks where 1× would have ended in walking into the sounder.
Hog Season Doesn't End
Don't miss another night.
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