Weaklink
Button Buck
Looking for a place to hunt feral pigs. Preferably in NC, but would travel to neighboring states as well. Prefer archery, but open minded. Located in Pittsboro. Thx.
Best case would be to make some new lasting friendships with like-minded people that have hog problems and form a symbiotic relationship. I'm not adverse to a guided hunt as long as it is fair chase and not shooting pigs in a small enclosed area. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll look them up.
I've heard that we're on the brink of a Hog explosion for years, and yet...they continue to be a problem where they're a problem but they aren't rooting up Dorothea Dix Park or tearing up vegetable gardens in Cary.Hate the thought of them inching closer to my town...... hunted them in south Florida for years....they are like a zombie PlayStation game of swarming and increasing numbers and never wanting to get eradicated
I've heard that we're on the brink of a Hog explosion for years, and yet...they continue to be a problem where they're a problem but they aren't rooting up Dorothea Dix Park or tearing up vegetable gardens in Cary.
Yep! That's it--us NC boys are just better hunters LOL. Seriously i think the limited expansion of range is due to some live trapping by (as i understand) USDA trappers, some specially-permitted (by USFWS) hog dogging and most importantly not many illegal releases by guys who want to hog dog. Still it does seem like a bit of a mystery...Just doesn’t seem like they ever exploded in NC like the “sources” have been warning for well over a decade now. Maybe the NC boys are just better hunters and keep them in check? I don’t know or maybe they just won’t get as thick further north, but that doesn’t really make sense either.
It’s defintley different down in the SC low country and the hogs are pretty thick.
I think there’s some major truth to your post. But, these invasive SOBs won’t be held off by these techniques alone. Usually one or 2 will escape and with the 4 litters a year per pig? Just a matter of time. But hells yes NC and it hunters have crushed it so farYep! That's it--us NC boys are just better hunters LOL. Seriously i think the limited expansion of range is due to some live trapping by (as i understand) USDA trappers, some specially-permitted (by USFWS) hog dogging and most importantly not many illegal releases by guys who want to hog dog. Still it does seem like a bit of a mystery...
But you're in Georgia right? Latitude makes a huge difference.20 years ago we didn't have any hogs on our property. You would never see any at the local processers either. Now we are over run with them. Its only a matter of time. If they are not in your area yet they soon will be.