Wild boar story for Ovidio

[painter777]

Bob,
Up here in Michigan we don't have near the numbers of boar you do in Texas but they are spreading. About 5 years ago while spotting the woods behind me across the river I seen what looked like a bulldozer on a full run from left to right. Took a while to decide it had to be a hog, here in a county our Dept Nat Resources said at the time they weren't in. Year later a Deer hunter shot one a couple miles away. At the time I seen it every county around me was marked as reported sightings and or kills.

On the West side of the State near Muskegon in 2007 friends of my cousins had been chased in to their house by a big one. 2 years later 2009 while having dinner it came back in their yard. They got it and 3 smaller ones. The big one weighed 514 Lbs and measured 6' 3" from snout to rump. They had to drag it with their 4 x4 . He worked for the local paper, it became known as 'Hogzilla'.

Also that year a call came in to the police and game wardens of a hog attacking a truck parked on the side of the road. This was north but not far from the kill above. They killed it weighing 630 Lbs.

I still have a old link to the story but the main picture is gone:
Hogzilla: Local couple slays four feral pigs, including 514-pound beast - mlive.com

I'm sure no big deal to you, just thought I'd share. Up here you hear guys just sorta hee haw about hogs. I've passed on stories told to me from friends from Alabama about people getting killed in their backyards. Most (not all) but most up here are in for some hurt if these hogs aren't thinned.

[bob q]

Ovidio , you are always welcome to invite yourself hunting here the next time you are in the USA . It is the start of Texas deer season as of Nov 4th , so I was really just deer hunting . I just shot the hogs that got in the way . I could really up the hog score if I was just after hogs . If the wife gets her deer this weekend I will go full hog hunt .

[42rocker]

Some folks here in Fla like the idea of letting the dogs get the hog then they jump in with the knife and cut the hog's throat. Not my cup of tea. Willing to hunt, but only with a rifle.
Stay Safe and good hunting to your wife.

Later 42rocker

[CINDERS]

A shotgun is not going to make a 80 + yard shot in tall grass in the dark

I meant for a charging pig Bob as better for just a point & shoot at close range 9 x 38 calibre pellets per shell V's 1 single 10mm the pistol really gives you no margin for error or a jam!
I understand the limitations of a shotty used my SKB semi auto as stated sometimes in light scrub the load then was 3 x sg & 2 slugs

[Surpmil]

I just paid good money for some organic pork. I hope these animals are being butchered and packed, not just left to rot?

[Sapper740]

I bought a set up for hog that I'm itching to use but I refuse to pay $200 - $300 a day for the opportunity to hunt. If a farmer or rancher has a hog problem then you'd think he'd be more than happy to have some help culling the herd instead they all want you to pay to help them with THEIR problem.

[bob q]

Liability is a major problem for land owners . Anybody can sue for whatever reason now days . I know of a case where a guy was hog hunting , fell asleep and fell off of a low platform he was sitting on . It cost the land owner 21 K to get the suit settled . Plus letting people you do not know with weapons on your land can cause many different problems , shot cattle , buildings , ****ed off neighbors . Most land owners who lease out hunts have insurance for that , and have to pay for it . Or you can just spend about 500 K and get your own place .

[Sapper740]

Or you can just spend about 500 K and get your own place .

We're looking into that. We're only living near the city because my wife and I still work and we want to keep the daily commute reasonable. When I retire next year we're going to pull up stakes and buy an acreage somewhere.

[painter777]

Just heard about this today on the news-
In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat.

What they are calling a exploding population of hard to eradicate 'Super Pigs' from Canada are threating to spill across the northern border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

The Article: "Super pigs" threaten to invade northern U.S. - CBS News

One thing in the attached article I question is this:
" A sow can have six piglets in a litter and raise two litters in a year."
"That means 65% or more of a wild pig population could be killed every year and it will still increase, Brook said. Hunting just makes the problem worse, he said. The success rate for hunters is only about 2% to 3% and several states have banned hunting because it makes the pigs more wary and nocturnal — tougher to track down and eradicate."

Any Thoughts on this? Remember the Buffalo? Wouldn't the number of hunters factor in ?
The season is pretty much 24-7-365. Ban hunting because it makes the problem worse? The pigs smarter and liking night time better ?

[Sapper740]

I guess British Columbia has been ahead of the curve....for decades now. Wild pigs are a 'Schedule C' animal which means they are an invasive and destructive species that can be hunted "at any time, anywhere" by anyone with a valid hunting license. I first hunted hog in B.C. out by Harrison Hot Springs in the '80's.