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Post by chicobrownbear on Sept 10, 2007 12:29:35 GMT -5
Hogs are a major problem once they come into an area. They repopulate really fast. They are terribly destructive ecologically speaking. They would be very bad for Indiana.
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Post by kevin1 on Sept 20, 2007 12:17:33 GMT -5
DATELINE: Marengo, Indiana
Four feral hogs including a boar, sow, and two piglets were recently shot on a farm in Marengo in Crawford County according to our local paper. At least one of the piglets appeared to have come from an earlier litter, so there are probably more out there.
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Post by js2397 on Sept 20, 2007 13:04:05 GMT -5
I read that same article yesterday.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Sept 21, 2007 18:11:16 GMT -5
Hate to see them come into Indiana; but, if they are here than I have my Marlin 45-70 waiting for them. I haven't shot that gun since I left Texas 20 years ago.
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Post by techno on Sept 29, 2007 8:34:31 GMT -5
I have a catch dog i need to start and next month will yield a bay dog pup.Anyone else have any dogs looking to stop the swine?
The best way to hog hunt is with a few good dogs and a nice knife!
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Post by Mockingbird on Sept 29, 2007 20:16:17 GMT -5
I have a large Plott I would like to get started. The best catch and kill dogs I ever hunted with were giant Airedale/Black&Tan crosses. I have seen everything from Blueticks to Redbones as well as several types of crosses used effectively on hogs. You all keep an eye on this site I will post a meeting in February.
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Post by hoosierhuntinful on Oct 1, 2007 12:29:55 GMT -5
It is hard to find places to hunt period these days but I am confident that if the hogs are there the farmers in the area will want them out and hunting with dogs is much better than just trying to shoot them. I will continue this conversation until winter and we will see what happens. specially trained dogs are needed for hogdogging.a hog,especially a boar will tear up/kill a dog.i would not recommend trying hogdogging unless you are with an experienced hogdog man and dogs.i have been hogdogging in texas and it can get intense
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Post by Harley on Oct 1, 2007 12:43:05 GMT -5
There absolutely are wild hogs around the Leesville area. My cousin had a bunch running their property and her husband killed a large boar there not to long ago. I ran into a farmer in a gunshop who was buying a large bore handgun because he said they were tearing up his property really bad. I asked if he needed help but he said that he and his sons had it under control. My property isn't that far from Leesville but I have not seen any sings of them on there yet.
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Post by dadfsr on Oct 5, 2007 13:58:18 GMT -5
You all keep the rest of us posted please. Went to SC this Feb and got about #200 boar and had a blast. Best part was that they were feral hogs and we were helping get rid of them and didn't have to pay to do it. I would sure like to stay a little closer to home but wouldn't wish their destructive damage on anyone!!
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Post by danf on Oct 5, 2007 22:55:33 GMT -5
OK, Tordon. Don't forget to tell them about that "other" hog you shot too. ;D
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Post by hoosierhuntinful on Oct 6, 2007 14:11:16 GMT -5
Hogs are a major problem once they come into an area. They repopulate really fast. They are terribly destructive ecologically speaking. They would be very bad for Indiana. very very true.the guy i hunted with in texas traps hogs off cattle ranches for deer hunting rights.400 acres he was trapping was sold to new people who breed show horses.they told my friend he has to pay to trap hogs there anymore.he said he would be expecting a call from them in 2 months.2 months later they called him and begged him to trap the hogs but at this time he has over extended with trapping already so he couldnt do it.he drove me by the land and the hogs had destroyed all the pasture land.the horses had NOTHING to graze on.last i heard these people were paying 30 cents a pound for every hog removed from their place by another hog trapper who knew they were in a bad predictament.
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Post by Mockingbird on Oct 7, 2007 20:23:46 GMT -5
People sure are funny. I had a guy invite me to shoot the geese out of his winter wheat one time so I did. We got two in a few minutes and was told not to come back. He just wanted us to scare them not kill them. I haven't eaten too many scares and don't indend to waste much time hunting them. So if someone invites me to kill hogs that's what's gonna happen.
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Post by greenhunter5364 on Oct 9, 2007 21:45:43 GMT -5
If they are here now, they will spread to other parts of the state. Wildlife records show that the range of wild hogs has spread wider across the US from decade to decade. They are not in decline.
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Post by hoosierhuntinful on Oct 13, 2007 16:36:59 GMT -5
and for those who want hogs around here is another problem..where i hunted around Quinlan,TX very,very few turkeys around due to hogs destroying their nests
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Post by techno on Oct 13, 2007 23:16:53 GMT -5
I have a large Plott I would like to get started. The best catch and kill dogs I ever hunted with were giant Airedale/Black&Tan crosses. I have seen everything from Blueticks to Redbones as well as several types of crosses used effectively on hogs. You all keep an eye on this site I will post a meeting in February. The pup I have coming pretty soon is a Plott/Black Motuh Cur cross.The fellow I`m getting the pup from coon hunts and hog hunts with the Plotts and his BMC coon hunts but quits after he trees unless you are right there to shoot it out.He really likes the action part of the chase LOL! I will definatly keep an eye out.The catch dog pup is making good progress!!
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Post by techno on Oct 13, 2007 23:30:44 GMT -5
It is hard to find places to hunt period these days but I am confident that if the hogs are there the farmers in the area will want them out and hunting with dogs is much better than just trying to shoot them. I will continue this conversation until winter and we will see what happens. specially trained dogs are needed for hogdogging.a hog,especially a boar will tear up/kill a dog.i would not recommend trying hogdogging unless you are with an experienced hogdog man and dogs.i have been hogdogging in texas and it can get intense Your correct on all accounts! It`s very likely taking a dog out on a hunt may be it`s last...every time you drop that dog.A good suture kit,a staple kit and a muzzle will be your best friend while out hog hunting.Don`t forget the blood stop and superglue as well! For those serious cases it`s a great idea to bring along 5 or 6 lactated ringers in case of hypovelemic shock due to blood loss.Hitting the vein of a shocky hogdog isn`t an easy task or for the weak at heart. Hog dogging ain`t no disney BS!
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Post by hoosierhuntinful on Oct 14, 2007 21:11:08 GMT -5
specially trained dogs are needed for hogdogging.a hog,especially a boar will tear up/kill a dog.i would not recommend trying hogdogging unless you are with an experienced hogdog man and dogs.i have been hogdogging in texas and it can get intense Your correct on all accounts! It`s very likely taking a dog out on a hunt may be it`s last...every time you drop that dog.A good suture kit,a staple kit and a muzzle will be your best friend while out hog hunting.Don`t forget the blood stop and superglue as well! For those serious cases it`s a great idea to bring along 5 or 6 lactated ringers in case of hypovelemic shock due to blood loss.Hitting the vein of a shocky hogdog isn`t an easy task or for the weak at heart. Hog dogging ain`t no disney BS! quite true..the catch dog was a 90 pound pit bull/english bulldog mix..i was told to stay clear of it especially after the mountain curs barked bay[the didnt bark trail,only bay].the catch dog just started hunting again after healing up from 26 stitches in its face from a 500 pound boar that earned the right to live..the catch dog was hard to pull off the hog..the owners son was pulling at the leash,the nephew was trying to pull jaws open while the 6,2 280 owner was punching it in the head..these hogdoggers dont believe in finishing a hog while the dogs are on it..its the responsibility of the sticker to not mess up otherwise its a one on one situation with a very pizzed off hog...those mountain curs were excellent dogs..the best one,as soon as the catch dog hit the hog immediately left to start hunting again..she was a great dog.as soon as t a cur barked a 1 note bay signal to get the other 2 curs there that catch dog started whimpering and 50 feet behind it i could hear its jaws chattering
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Post by techno on Oct 14, 2007 22:22:18 GMT -5
Whoa! Your telling me they was breaking the dog off by a child pulling on a lead,a grown man punching the dog and another grown man sticking his hands in the mouth of the dog.
Either your stretching the truth or them guys are plain stupid!
That is about the dumbest way to break a dog off a pig I EVER heard.
I don`t care who your are if thats how you break a dog you shouldn`t have a dog.
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Post by Mockingbird on Oct 15, 2007 20:52:14 GMT -5
Boys, I'm gittin an ed-u-cashun read this heer stuff. Maybe I better jist go back home an hunt in the Smokies. A dog that'll grab a hog is usually a short lived dog. I prefer mine to slice an dice and keep him bayed til the shot is made. One of the best hog dogs I ever had the pleasure to hunt with would never fight a hog. I have known a lot of hog hunt seasons where out of 10-15 dogs there might only be one or two serious injuries for the season. If'n you boys wanta kill dogs maybe ya oughta take up dog fightin.
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Post by techno on Oct 15, 2007 21:13:02 GMT -5
Boys, I'm gittin an ed-u-cashun read this heer stuff. Maybe I better jist go back home an hunt in the Smokies. A dog that'll grab a hog is usually a short lived dog. I prefer mine to slice an dice and keep him bayed til the shot is made. One of the best hog dogs I ever had the pleasure to hunt with would never fight a hog. I have known a lot of hog hunt seasons where out of 10-15 dogs there might only be one or two serious injuries for the season. If'n you boys wanta kill dogs maybe ya oughta take up dog fightin. Slow down man,I don`t play for the falcons!! ;D I sure don`t need a dog that will kill a hog.Heck most dogs just don`t have the power to do it. There are several stlyes of hog hunting and I prefer using bay dogs and catch dogs.The bay dogs do just what you say "slice and dice".They find a pig and run it just like a coon dog.Once you catch up to the bay dogs you then get in close enough to let 1 or 2.Usually 2,catch dogs.The catch dogs job is to hold the pig as still as possible.The hunter then comes in to dispatch the pig with a knife or spear.No guns are used in fear of hurting a dog. You shouldn`t be passing false judgement on me.Nothing in my previous posts would even remotely hint I would prefer a dog to kill the pig and that I would enjoy dog fighting. Further more anyone with half a brain that uses a catch dog would know where to buy a parting stick and how to use it.Why you ask? Because a real hog dogger loves his dogs and puts his dogs interest above the "kill". The folks who beat their dogs off an animal...even beat them period are who I think should be mentally checked out.A guy who beats his dog for pooping in the house is the same to me as that sicko mick vick......
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