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Post by smokepole72 on Feb 8, 2006 18:48:53 GMT -5
I have some "rumors" of some wild or feral hogs in the northern part of the HNF around the Norman area are these "rumors" true to anyone knowledge.....I did call HNF office they said they had heard of them but had never seen any but it was an open seaon no firearm restrictions and to have at it....but I hate to waste my time unless the runors are true.....any help would be great.......thanks
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Post by gobblerstopper on Feb 8, 2006 20:21:23 GMT -5
smokepole, I am not familiar with the Norman area, so I can't tell you whether or not hogs exist there. What I can tell you is that if the rumors are true, you will waste a lot of time looking for and hunting them. They are not one of the easiest animals to track down.  |
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Post by dr65 on Feb 8, 2006 22:51:25 GMT -5
I think there up around IU running up and down a basketball court
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Post by raporter1 on Feb 8, 2006 23:01:13 GMT -5
I think there up around IU running up and down a basketball court Now Don that wasn't nice. Accurate but not nice. ;D |
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Post by hoosier on Feb 9, 2006 1:16:08 GMT -5
Smokepole, the rumors are true. They are around Norman. I have a buddy that has killed some near Pinhook (Bedford area) too. They are moving up the White river and its tributaries. I have seen some as far North as New Hope in Owen county. They are elusive though. Good luck.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 9, 2006 8:39:03 GMT -5
Smokepole, the rumors are true. They are around Norman. I have a buddy that has killed some near Pinhook (Bedford area) too. They are moving up the White river and its tributaries. I have seen some as far North as New Hope in Owen county. They are elusive though. Good luck. This statement in all probability is quite true. The hogs are thick down around Lawrenceport (public access area, white river near mitchell). I catfish at this spot in the white with a friend in the summer. You can hear them at night. Nothing spookier than those hogs screaming. THe river is a natural corridor for them to move along. The people down there weren't really talkative about them when asked. Usually would deny their existence. But they are there. |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 9, 2006 8:40:06 GMT -5
Supposedly a game farm went out of business a few years back and the guy turned the russian boars loose. Sounds feasible.
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Post by smokepole72 on Feb 9, 2006 21:11:48 GMT -5
Supposedly a game farm went out of business a few years back and the guy turned the russian boars loose. Sounds feasible. that was exactly as i had head it .....thanks guys for your info we are going to give them a try soon |
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Post by jajwrigh on Feb 9, 2006 22:37:54 GMT -5
Awesome. I was hoping a little population with spring up in this state eventually...  |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 10, 2006 8:32:16 GMT -5
Awesome. I was hoping a little population with spring up in this state eventually... I like the idea also. The only thing that worries me is that, ecologically speaking, hogs are pretty rough on local resources. I will guaruntee that there won't be a shortage of "hog control" volunteers though. |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 10, 2006 13:47:09 GMT -5
I think there up around IU running up and down a basketball court You should not be so cruel to the feral pigs. LOL!!!!!!!! |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Feb 10, 2006 13:51:12 GMT -5
I think there up around IU running up and down a basketball court You should not be so cruel to the feral pigs. LOL!!!!!!!! "Et tu, Deertracks?" I love it! |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 10, 2006 13:56:16 GMT -5
Yes there are feral pigs in the Norman area. How many of you guys are old enough to remember when it was Norman Station the railroad stop?
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Post by ducksnbucks on Aug 18, 2006 13:49:03 GMT -5
I wouldn't doubt that there are some around the Norman area. We have killed a good number of wild hogs in the Leesville area, not far from the...lets say "release point". Wehave also captured a good number of babies, so the spreading of the hogs could be very easlily done.
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Post by greenhunter on Sept 3, 2006 0:58:01 GMT -5
I love eating wild hogs. To have a Hoosier wild boar on my wall would be a great bonus as well!
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Post by bsutravis on Sept 3, 2006 17:05:57 GMT -5
I'm with you greenhunter........ I'd sign up for that hunting trip. A Hoosier Boar would be awesome!
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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 3, 2006 18:17:22 GMT -5
Me and a good rifle or handgun are ready whenever a sizeable population emerges... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kbiddle on Sept 7, 2006 7:40:04 GMT -5
Just a update over the past weekend we did confirm that there are indeed hogs...
We located several spots that had very recent hog laydown's in a nearby corn field.. Looked like a tornado went threw it... Also stunk to high heaven... HOGS FOR SURE!
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Post by danf on Sept 7, 2006 21:22:55 GMT -5
So you need hunters to assist in the removal, right?
I'm in, and I'm sure my father is too!
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Post by hunter480 on Sept 7, 2006 21:24:10 GMT -5
Are the hunting and bag limit regs in the Hunting regs? Doubtful since they`re not widely known about. Would this mean they`d simply be free for the taking?
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