Hogs killing deer.

[AGarbers]

Deer hunters face unwanted competition as feral hog explosion thins herds | Fox News
I know some of you will say three cheers, you get to go hog hunting. That's about like being glad you get to go Asian carp fishing in the Ohio. It's all bad news.

 

[Restroyer]

I also read that article today and was amazed by the photo of the fawn in the hog's mouth. I knew the hogs were nasty but didn't know they took down fawns like that. I also thought it interesting that each female can have 2 litters of 6 piglets (12 total a year average). That's some rapid breeding. A few years ago in Texas they were begging people to come down and shoot the feral hogs, but then they got greedy and started charging outrageous amounts for people to come down and hog hunt. That put a decline in the amount of hogs killed and they are even more overpopulated now and spreading. I agree that's bad news.

 

[OutdoorDad]

Very bad.
Very hard to collapse the population once it is established.

And i I hate to say it, not very tasty. Definitely not my favorite game animal.

 

[churchmouse]

I also read that article today and was amazed by the photo of the fawn in the hog's mouth. I knew the hogs were nasty but didn't know they took down fawns like that. I also thought it interesting that each female can have 2 litters of 6 piglets (12 total a year average). That's some rapid breeding. A few years ago in Texas they were begging people to come down and shoot the feral hogs, but then they got greedy and started charging outrageous amounts for people to come down and hog hunt. That put a decline in the amount of hogs killed and they are even more overpopulated now and spreading. I agree that's bad news.

All about the money.

Feral hogs are opportunists.

 

[jd4320t]

We were talking about this with a cousin in Tennessee last weekend as he showed us his stuffed hog head.

This is something I'd like to get into.

Are there any in Indiana yet?

 

[churchmouse]

We were talking this with a cousin in Tennessee last weekend as he showed us his stuffed hig head.

This is something I'd like to get into.

Are there any in Indiana yet?

Yes

 

[Gluemanz28]

We were talking this with a cousin in Tennessee last weekend as he showed us his stuffed hig head.

This is something I'd like to get into.

Are there any in Indiana yet?

I went last year in FL. It was a blast.

 

[Bennettjh]

We were talking about this with a cousin in Tennessee last weekend as he showed us his stuffed hog head.

This is something I'd like to get into.

Are there any in Indiana yet?

It seems like I read somewhere they've been spotted in a couple counties in the southern part of the state. I can't remember how old the info was though.

 

[churchmouse]

It seems like I read somewhere they've been spotted in a couple counties in the southern part of the state. I can't remember how old the info was though.

Buddy has family property southern Ind. Has pics on his cams.

 

[jd4320t]

OK I thought so. I told my cousin I thought I'd heard of some in southern Indiana.

He also said the meat was good but I'd heard different.

 

[bbucking]

Southern indiana I have heard has them, they tend to stay in mostly wooded environments. As bad as they are they can be controlled fairly easily. I hunt pigs and other ungulate for a living and trust me when I say a few well placed snares on their trails will eradicate them in the area if left up. Main thing is height of snares has to be low, generally the bottom of the loop should be about 1 thumbs up from the ground. Extremely effective and low bi-catch. If you don't like snares there are alot of live trap options that catch many at one time.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

We were talking about this with a cousin in Tennessee last weekend as he showed us his stuffed hog head.

This is something I'd like to get into.

Are there any in Indiana yet?

It seems like I read somewhere they've been spotted in a couple counties in the southern part of the state. I can't remember how old the info was though.

Buddy has family property southern Ind. Has pics on his cams.

I've personally seen some on a couple of occasions. But the last time has probably been two years ago now. Lawrence county's got them. If you know somebody's that got acreage along the White River, probably from Fort Ritner, Leesville, and Lawrenceport, I'd say you might have some luck.

 

[AGarbers]

I wrote this some time ago: 10 Tips for Indiana Hog Hunting - WildIndiana.com
There's two more articles on WildIndiana as well.

 

[Dirty Steve]

Yes there are a decent number of hogs in the Leesville, Ft. Ritner area in Lawrence Co. Good luck getting someone to let you to hunt. Can't really blame them. If I had the opportunity for 24/7 365 hunting I'd keep it to myself too.

Dirty Steve

 

[Willie]

I used to have a bunch back in the spoil banks behind my place. They were shot (every time we saw one) and trapped out. Finally got rid of them. Probably the best way to get rid of them is dump the old style clay pigeons out. They eat them and are toxic to hogs. It doesn't bother any other critters...

 

[churchmouse]

We had them around the family farm a long time ago.
They got bad in the mid-60's and we hunted them as often as time allowed.
Did not see any after the early 70's.

 

[Tactically Fat]

There are wild hogs near Seymore. Some friends of ours has property there; I've seen their FB photos of the dead animals.

Kill as many as you can, people. Kill 'em all.

 

[craigkim]

So, they aren't good to eat at all? Seems like they would be good if you were willing to cure it and smoke it. I don't know anybody who eats any part of commercial pork uncured except for the chops.

 

[OutdoorDad]

They aren't inedible.
Just not my favorite. Very lean. Which means the meat tends to be dryer than what you're used to with a domestic pig.

And a lot depends on what they've been eating as well.

 

[CindyE]

So, they aren't good to eat at all? Seems like they would be good if you were willing to cure it and smoke it. I don't know anybody who eats any part of commercial pork uncured except for the chops.

I cook lots of ground pork and pork roasts, usually buy a whole pastured hog a couple times a year. If I were to have wild hog, i'd probably consider having it ground, maybe with a little bacon, if it is really lean.