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Post by dlawrence on Jan 14, 2007 21:04:11 GMT -5
It's a matter of time before they spread throughout southern Indiana. Be careful what you wish for. Feral pigs are not a good thing to have on your property.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2007 22:54:10 GMT -5
It's a matter of time before they spread throughout southern Indiana. Be careful what you wish for. Feral pigs are not a good thing to have on your property. The are a scourge.. They will compete with the deer and turkeys for forage. A hunter that hunts in behind us once watched a hog chase a fawn. No doubt he would have killed and ate it, if he had caught it. Feral hogs are not good.. kill them on sight. . |
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Post by wabashhunter on Jan 22, 2007 0:58:42 GMT -5
Does anyone know of someone that has some hogs on their property that might be willing to let me and a buddy hunt them. Or does someone have any tips on hunting state land. I am very interested in trying it out. Also, if you know of someone that hunts with dogs that would let us just tag along that would be great as well. Thanks.
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Post by jajwrigh on Jan 22, 2007 7:47:11 GMT -5
The population is so small that sightings are far and few between. Your better off going out of state for hogs...
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Post by ihunt2liv on Jan 23, 2007 9:52:39 GMT -5
Just how far North could a wild hog survive. I know these are hardy beasts but the cold does play a factor. Growing up I lived on a large hog farm and without proper housing frigid temps could equal some dead piggies. I don't know about Russian boar.
If the story about the release is true I'm sure they mixed with native feral hogs by now. I just wanted your guys opinions on what kind of temps they could withstand.
Thanks
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 23, 2007 9:57:04 GMT -5
Just how far North could a wild hog survive. I know these are hardy beasts but the cold does play a factor. Growing up I lived on a large hog farm and without proper housing frigid temps could equal some dead piggies. I don't know about Russian boar. If the story about the release is true I'm sure they mixed with native feral hogs by now. I just wanted your guys opinions on what kind of temps they could withstand. Thanks I think there are some poulations of feral hogs all the way up into Canada. |
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Jan 23, 2007 11:02:10 GMT -5
I know they can do alot of damage to property.They can also do alot more damage to crops than what deer ever could.I have 2 different places I deer hunt and hogs are (was) on there,it looked like a bulldozer came through.I've been lucky enough to have taken one with my 30/30,it went close to 300lbs.My buddies have taken a few and they pushed probably 350-400lbs.We use to see them all the time,but the last few years we are seeing fewer.
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Post by techno on Feb 23, 2007 16:30:30 GMT -5
if anyone has bay dogs and wants to go out. i have two dogs i want to start doing catch work with. i have the pig sticking bug i think lol.
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Post by dadfsr on Mar 22, 2007 12:06:19 GMT -5
Somebody asked how far north they would survive-here's proof that they are in MI. Took this from the NAHC website on their MI thread: Posted March 22, 2007 08:49 AM Hide Post Good Morning. I sent Kristie at the DNR the latest sighting info from this post. Here's her reply: Thanks for the updates Dave!!! Recent sighting for you to take back to the forum: Oakland county, near Ware and Anderson Rd. (a group of six to eight pigs reported here) Gratiot county, near M-57 and Ransom Rds. (hit the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area), numerous pigs seen Gratiot county, Maple River State Game Area off of Maple Rd. and Wilson Rd., numerous pigs seen Oceana county, both north and south of Walkerville Roscommon county, Baccus Creek Flooding area, numerous pigs seen Ogemaw county, east of West Branch (west of Lake Ogemaw), numerous pigs seen, some taken Lenawee county, I had reports of more than one pig where the roadkill pig was hit Hope this helps. If any of your hunters are going out and would like specifics for the area they are going to hunt, have them email me and I'll let them know locations of sightings for those areas. Thanks again. Kristi Kristine Brown Laboratory Technician Wildlife Disease Laboratory Wildlife Division Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (517)336-5047 brownkr@michigan.gov Kristie can be a Great Resource! SHE WILL TELL US EXACTLY WHERE TO HUNT! Please keep the sighting info coming in. In the meantime you all down there have pretty quiet on these hogs lately  After going on a free ranging feral hog hunt in SC a couple of weeks ago and lucking into two of them to bring back for the freezer, I'm more than ready to try for somemore. I've been down around Tunnelton and Buddha with my Scouts on caving trips so I'm not unfamiliar with the area. Just need some insight on where to start knocking on doors. |
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Post by wabashhunter on Mar 22, 2007 14:21:51 GMT -5
And I am sure there are plenty of us that wouldn't mind taggin' along. I have a question for everyone in the Bedford Area. I just got permission to hunt a couple of hundred acres right along the river near Williams. Atleast that is where my buddy said it was. I am completely unfamiliar with the area, so I don't know. Anyway, would there be any chance that I would run into some hogs around there? Thanks.
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Post by Harley on Mar 22, 2007 14:44:37 GMT -5
I have several acres a few miles West of Leesville where the main populations of the feral hogs are at. I have never seen any signs of the hogs on my land nor have I heard of any moving much further West than the Leesville/Medora area. I think it will be very, very unlikely that you will find any feral hogs in the Williams area either. My friend owns several hundred acres of land in Norman and that is also where our deer camp is at and I have never seen or heard of any signs of the hogs out there either. I'm not saying they aren't there but the two farmers that I am good friends with have lived in Norman their whole lives and they have never seen or heard of any down there either. I know the hog stories have really gotten out but I believe the hogs for the most part are concentrated to the East side of Lawrence county and South of Hwy 50. My cousin lives in Medora and has them on his land but will not allow anyone to hunt it. This is just my opinion from what I have seen and heard...
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Mar 22, 2007 17:50:28 GMT -5
I know besides Leesville,they are in Tunnelton and Buddha and near Medora..As for Williams,I doubt it,haven't heard of any from down that way..Should be some great deer and turkey hunting though..
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Post by wabashhunter on Mar 22, 2007 19:09:26 GMT -5
Yeah it will be excellent for deer hunting. I actually talked with another buddy tonight and he has a couple hundred acres with creeks and not too far from the river that he knows has hogs on it. It is to the east of Bedford on the east side of the county. Hopefully in the next couple of weekends I can get down there and do some turkey scouting and just see if I can jump anything. If anyone knows of someone that has hog dogs that would want to run them on some new property shoot them my way. Any one would be welcome to tag along as long as my buddy said it was ok and I am pretty sure he would be fine with it. Thanks.
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Post by paul3 on Mar 22, 2007 21:19:59 GMT -5
River+swamp+soybeans,or corn+woodland= HOGS. Buddha is a goog spot but good luck on getting someone to let you hunt.
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Post by hoosierhuntinful on Apr 19, 2007 20:33:34 GMT -5
no hogs in Indy.i got back from TX last month and witnessed the damage they can do.if you have a deer food plot planted kiss it bye-bye as hogs will totally destroy it.The guy i hunted with was hog trapping on some land and the new owners wanted to charge him to trap.he smiled and said no.6 months later the new landowner called him and begged him to come trap his land as the hogs decimated his pastures and his horses had NOTHING to graze on.
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Post by randyb on May 2, 2007 8:40:20 GMT -5
I hunt between Williams and Huron, IN. Nice deer country, but no sign of hogs.
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Post by mbogo on May 4, 2007 16:07:03 GMT -5
And I am sure there are plenty of us that wouldn't mind taggin' along. I have a question for everyone in the Bedford Area. I just got permission to hunt a couple of hundred acres right along the river near Williams. At least that is where my buddy said it was. I am completely unfamiliar with the area, so I don't know. Anyway, would there be any chance that I would run into some hogs around there? Thanks. Five to six years ago the Shoals News had pictures of a hog that was killed near Hindostan and another at Windom between the East Fork of the White and Lost River (both south of Williams) but I haven't heard or seen anything concerning hogs since then in that area. During the spring field season this year my partner and I were warned about hogs on a property near Guthrie creek within a few miles of Bedford but upon visiting the area we never saw any sign. The area was thick, swampy and had close access to crops so it would have been ideal habitat. |
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Post by RiverJim on May 8, 2007 23:48:42 GMT -5
We seen lots of sign but no pigs years back at leesville. I'm just wondering if ANYBODY has a trail cam picture of any?
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on May 9, 2007 6:01:04 GMT -5
We seen lots of sign but no pigs years back at leesville. I'm just wondering if ANYBODY has a trail cam picture of any? No pics of any,but a couple years ago I shined about 15 or 20 near Leesville.I haven't seen much sign where I hunt,but I hear they are still around. |
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Post by Mockingbird on Jun 17, 2007 20:38:03 GMT -5
Hi! I have been sort of tracking this hog business since 1995 while owning a sporting goods store. I grew up hunting hogs in the smokies of east Tennessee. I now own a 150# Plott that is totally bored by 40# coons. I would love to get together with some guys that want to make life hard on some Hoosier Hogs. I am a semi-retired teacher so I have a flexible schedule especially in the late winter. January and February are great for busting hogs if the weather isn't too bad. Hope to hear from some of you all.
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After going on a free ranging feral hog hunt in SC a couple of weeks ago and lucking into two of them to bring back for the freezer, I'm more than ready to try for somemore. I've been down around Tunnelton and Buddha with my Scouts on caving trips so I'm not unfamiliar with the area. Just need some insight on where to start knocking on doors.
