Official Ingo hog tracker

[Mgderf]

Recent threads regarding the hunting or plain eradication of wild hogs in Indiana got me thinking.
We need a way to track the progression or propagation of wild hogs in Indiana, and a place to ask for/offer help.
I hope this thread can serve this function.
I know we don't want wild hog populations to grow here, but it would be nice to know if they have been seen in a given area.

So, to that end, please post up your Indiana wild hog sightings, whether you hunted/shot or not, where (county and/or town) and when (day/month/time of day...)

I hope this gains interest.

 

[Mgderf]

I have property in southern Fountain county, less than a mile from Parke county.
Are there any hogs in my neck of the woods?
I have deer and wild turkey populations to watch out for.

 

[Chase515]

No hogs but plenty of bob cats and eagles.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

It’s been a few years now but for awhile hog sightings in my neck of the woods (by me) we’e getting common. I live kinda close to the White river and I’ve been told pigs are down there. I haven’t seen any in some time though.

 

[BigRed]

I thought we had a huge sow coming up the lane.
Turns out it was my older sister.

 

[Mgderf]

No hogs but plenty of bob cats and eagles.

I've seen plenty of eagles in both Tippecanoe and Fountain counties. I've heard of sightings of bobcat in southern Fountain county in the past couple of years.

 

[greg]

Read here…

Feral / Wild Hog

Feral / Wild Hog in Indiana, including food habits, family life, habitat and population by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife

www.in.gov

 

[Mgderf]

Read here…

Feral / Wild Hog

Feral / Wild Hog in Indiana, including food habits, family life, habitat and population by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife

www.in.gov

There may not be an established population of wild hogs in Indiana, yet...

I've read in the past that even a hog born in captivity, once loosed, will turn completely feral in a matter of weeks, and there is no reversal.
Once feral, always feral.
Hogs also propagate at a fairly prolific pace, so it wouldn't take more than just a couple of hogs to break loose and start a wild sounder.

 

[two70]

It’s been a few years now but for awhile hog sightings in my neck of the woods (by me) we’e getting common. I live kinda close to the White river and I’ve been told pigs are down there. I haven’t seen any in some time though.

Yes, most of the hog sightings in Indiana seem to come from near the East Fork White River. I read somewhere that they tend to use river bottoms as travel corridors and spread out from there. I don't here as much about hog sightings as I used to either.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I'm probably going to be at the Johnson County fair on Saturday. There will be PLENTY there.

 

[Skullglide]

Mgderf, I think if yo had hogs, your land would show it.

Bobcats are highly probable. I live in NE Warren county, and have bobcat on trail cam.

 

[Mgderf]

Mgderf, I think if yo had hogs, your land would show it.

Bobcats are highly probable. I live in NE Warren county, and have bobcat on trail cam.

I'm probably going to be at the Johnson County fair on Saturday. There will be PLENTY there.

I know we have bobcat, though I have not seen one.
My brother saw one a mere 500 yards from our property and our next door neighbor said he had two walk across his back deck.
Many, many eagles, and we are pretty flush with wild turkey.
Some of the turkey presence has to do with the fact that there is a NWTF sanctuary across y road from our property.
I do worry about hogs making an appearance though.
Not a large hog operation within a good distance, but...
TF-please report on any you see.
How many, what size, time of day, what color of shorts you were wearing...

 

[Hookeye]

I think some folks were trying to start hog populations.
That all went away when laws were changed on raising/transporting pigs.
Those Russian boar breeders in Michigan were just doing it for the meat LOL

 

[ACC]

No hogs in SE Parke County. Plenty of deer, turkey, coyotes, bobcats, eagles, hawks, owls and such.

Wish we had hogs so I could use my thermal scope at night....

 

[Indyhd]

No hogs in SE Parke County. Plenty of deer, turkey, coyotes, bobcats, eagles, hawks, owls and such.

Wish we had hogs so I could use my thermal scope at night....

Be careful what you wish for...

 

[L C H]

I killed these in 2014. I killed about a dozen total, from around 2007-2015. Saw a lot more. I lost most of my pics when photobucket went under. I haven't seen or heard of any in several years now, the USDA hit them very hard.

I really loved hunting these things. I travel down south to hunt now, but it's just not the same.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Yes, most of the hog sightings in Indiana seem to come from near the East Fork White River. I read somewhere that they tend to use river bottoms as travel corridors and spread out from there. I don't here as much about hog sightings as I used to either.

I think some folks were trying to start hog populations.
That all went away when laws were changed on raising/transporting pigs.
Those Russian boar breeders in Michigan were just doing it for the meat LOL

This is what I was told one time about the pigs around here. The story I was told was that a guy over by Leesville was trying to get something started and that’s where they got started.

 

[L C H]

This was the biggest boar I killed, weighed about 190. I took a buddy out and he killed a 250 pounder, it was a monster.

Talk about exciting times, chasing these things at night, often alone, with a mag-light and a single shot 12 guage. Following wounded hogs into the brush. Man, I do miss it.

 

[Mgderf]

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This was the biggest boar I killed, weighed about 190. I took a buddy out and he killed a 250 pounder, it was a monster.

Talk about exciting times, chasing these things at night, often alone, with a mag-light and a single shot 12 guage. Following wounded hogs into the brush. Man, I do miss it.

I'd love the chance to do that, but I think I'll have more than a single shot.
No offense, but you're nuts dude!

 

[L C H]

I'd love the chance to do that, but I think I'll have more than a single shot.
No offense, but you're nuts dude!

I was young and poor! Lol