Young Feral Hog: This guy is very young... as they age some males can get to be 500lbs + They destroy the pasture grubbing for roots... and their litters can average 8-12 biannually...

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Young Feral Hog

Jul 20, 2020 17:43:10 #

jrn813 Loc: Cotulla, Texas

This guy is very young... as they age some males can get to be 500lbs +
They destroy the pasture grubbing for roots... and their litters can average 8-12 biannually

Jul 20, 2020 18:07:21 #

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

And unfortunately they are moving north. This past Fall they were supposedly eliminated from the Shawnee NF in southern Illinois.

Jul 20, 2020 18:12:39 #

Big A

jrn813 wrote:

This guy is very young... as they age some males can get to be 500lbs +
They destroy the pasture grubbing for roots... and their litters can average 8-12 biannually

Just the right eating size. Very good eating!!!

Jul 20, 2020 18:14:15 #

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

In SE Kansas were have people releasing pigs to become feral hogs. They then kind them. The destroction they can do to a crop is extensive.

Jul 20, 2020 19:01:44 #

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

I hope they don't move west. We don't need them in Utah.

Jul 20, 2020 19:10:34 #

jrn813 Loc: Cotulla, Texas

They are good eating.... In Texas there is no season on them. Hunted year round
In Cotulla, we have a Wild Hog Cook Off every year. Some of the dishes they make are amazing....

Jul 20, 2020 20:55:37 #

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Bigmike1 wrote:

I hope they don't move west. We don't need them in Utah.

They are in Idaho so likely you have them too.

Jul 20, 2020 22:34:40 #

tramsey Loc: Texas

In South Texas we have both feral pigs and peccaries. Feral pig is good eating, peccaries are better.

There is no hunting restrictions on feral pigs, no time limit, no license required. Peccaries on the other hand are considered big game, restricted time and license required. But they sure are good eating.

Jul 21, 2020 06:35:46 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

We've got many of them down here too!

Jul 21, 2020 08:36:31 #

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

I reckon if times become extremely hard here is a ready supply of food. I can remember seeing them run through the woods at Fort Stewart, Georgia. They are fast on their feet.

Jul 21, 2020 12:22:29 #

Blues Dude

Wild pigs are fast and smart. They learn quick to avoid hunters.
Good hunting rig is an AR-15 in a large caliber with a suppressor attached.
In Texas, they also use helicopters, which seems a bit noisy!
I wonder if you can rig an AR to a drone?

Jul 21, 2020 14:21:03 #