wild pigs tearin up my yard

[HARDWARE]

some of you likely have firsthand experience with this. here in S.E. texas theyre out of control.

once they start in on you you're done for... unless you put a stop to it. they continue to return to the scene of the crime until your property resembles the surface of the moon.

I actually observed one in action one night with his snout tearing my grass like a plow. it was astonishing how he moved so effortlessly thru it.

I mounted a dual motion floodlight outside my bedroom... unscrewed one bulb and put in an outlet... ran an extension cord inside to a radio...

when it was activated the radio came on and I sneaked out the French doors and went pump city on em.

all critters were dispatched by a Remington 870 with 00 buckshot.













they somehow completely separate the grass from the soil and if you think youre going to tamp it back down and it will grow back, you're wrong. it will never grow back until it spreads from the surrounding areas... of which there will soon not be any.

[Lee Barner]

I think the problem needs to be turned over to the National Guard for night training exercises with night scopes and suppressed M-4s. then donate the meat to the needy. just my 2 cents. lee

[HARDWARE]

that would be good.... because I got precious little sleep. there were a great many false alarms from deer and other animals of the night.

now when I hear "old fashioned love song" all I can think of is KILL KILL KILL.

btw, hunters are responsible for this disaster by hauling em all over the state and letting em loose

[coltle6920]

I have watched many videos online and the one thing consistent in all of them is that you only get one shot before they all scatter.

Maybe finding out where they bed down to rest or give birth?

I also wouldn't be above luring them in and using about 20lbs of Tannerite.

[vt_shooter]

Those wild pigs are like vandals with rototillers. Good job with the Rem 870.

[vt_shooter]

Afterthought - Trained pigs are used in France to find buried truffles because the pigs' sense of smell is so good. If they have such good sniffers, it seems like there must be some hitherto undiscovered powder, something non-toxic, that could be spread on a lawn, one that pigs don't like the smell of, to repel them. Or maybe letting them sniff some 00 buck moving at 1,200 fps is best.

[redlevel]

They are a scourge on the land.
In my experience, you can run them off for a while, but they
will be back. Here in Georgia, the most effective means of
control seems to be use of thermal imaging equipment. They
are highly destructive in pastures, and especially corn and
peanut operations.

Inevitably, someone will chastise you for "wasting all that meat."
I have had people tell me, "Oh, just call me and I'll come get a
couple to put in the freezer." When you shoot them down on a
late July or August afternoon, temp still around 94-95 degrees,
it ain't gonna happen. "Well, we were just headed to supper . . ."

"Buzzards got to eat, same as the worms."

[HARDWARE]

that's exactly right. you're only going to get one per incident. the rest are gone with the wind.

its hot even at night here. they lay where the fall and I haul em off later in the morning.

theyre pretty greasy looking creatures and not very appetizing.

I keep getting told about the wasting meat issue... and how by marinating in red wine and whatever for 187 hours its delicious.

yer welcome to it. its layin in the yard until 10 AM or so

[S&W ucla]

Originally Posted by redlevel

They are a scourge on the land.
............................"Buzzards got to eat, same as the worms."

This was a drawing from early 1800's of a hunter in Britain with his bird hunting pig. It would kneel when it pointed a covey of birds. If you don't think they are smart, try hunting them in an area where they have pressure.

[brigeton]

It's open season on them here in Michigan but they are very rare. Some have gotten loose from pig farms or places that brought them in for hunting but I think importing the wild ones is illegal now. I'm surprised they don't limit the game farms importing other invasives like fallow deer or sitka deer. While not as destructive as hogs they will compete with whitetail for habitat if they get loose.

[Jinglebob]

Hogs, the evil from HELL! In east Texas they are everywhere. I’ve had them destroy corps, tear up hay pastures and stop a natural underground spring that at one time provided water for the livestock year round.

You will never get rid of hogs shooting them one by one. We’ve gone to trapping using a reinforced round pen with a trap gate. After catching a bunch, sometimes up to a dozen or more at a time, I shoot them all and let the buzzards feast. I refuse to eat those ugly, stinky creatures. After killing them I have to move the trap to a new location because the evil beasts will not come near that spot again.

[Snapping Twig]

Carnitas!

Mmmm!

[amazingflapjack]

Originally Posted by HARDWARE

that's exactly right. you're only going to get one per incident. the rest are gone with the wind.

its hot even at night here. they lay where the fall and I haul em off later in the morning.

theyre pretty greasy looking creatures and not very appetizing.

I keep getting told about the wasting meat issue... and how by marinating in red wine and whatever for 187 hours its delicious.

yer welcome to it. its layin in the yard until 10 AM or so

solution=an L ambush.

[Hillbilly77]

Originally Posted by HARDWARE

all critters were dispatched by a Remington 870 with 00 buckshot.

Originally Posted by HARDWARE

that's exactly right. you're only going to get one per incident. the rest are gone with the wind.

Maybe you should invest in an 11-87 instead?

[PatriotX]

I've seen the destruction in Florida, tracts of land uprooted overnight by these feral marauders.


The swamp pigs around Lake Okeechobee are often trapped if desired for consumption. A week or more of being corn-fed allegedly removes much of the musky taste that can sometimes permeate freshly harvested wild meat.

[JJEH]

These pigs would face a Marlin 336 with some Buffalo Bore ammo in my house

[Snapping Twig]

This is what I prefer to feed them.

265g hard cast 44 magnums.



In a 29 or an 1894.

[rwsmith]

I don't hunt anymore and varminting isn't on my list of fun things to do. But I would make an exception for wild pigs and coyotes that become aggressive. (apparently the ones that spread north have mixed with wolves)

[Fishslayer]

Originally Posted by HARDWARE

that's exactly right. you're only going to get one per incident. the rest are gone with the wind.

Suppressor? Some of the ol' boys on another forum I belong to rave about their ARs in .300 blackout.

[boykinlp]

Originally Posted by HARDWARE

that's exactly right. you're only going to get one per incident. the rest are gone with the wind.

Ask some friends, fellow hunters, to join you. More guns, more chances to get 'em! I see it on hunting shows a lot.

[twodog max]

Trapping is the most effective control but even at that it is a long uphill battle. Summer pigs are lean and tough and tick covered around here. Buzzard bait.

[SweetMK]

So, you have to wonder why the uprooted grass??
In our area, skunks and other nocturnal animals will damage the grass on a MUCH smaller scale digging for grubs at that depth.

Surely, the pigs are not doing this for exercise. They want something.

There is something at that exact depth they can find.

I would be controlling the grubs,,, I think the pigs would be GONE.
The grubs are at that depth because the grubs are eating the tender grass roots.

[Rangerpat]

The wild hogs are eating the roots of the grass, grubs, worms and anything else they can find laying on the ground.

As others have said, the best method to remove them is by trapping.

Do with them what you want after they are dead, but there is nothing wrong with eating the meat; I have been eating wild hog meat for over 40 years.

[SC_Mike]

Originally Posted by boykinlp

Ask some friends, fellow hunters, to join you. More guns, more chances to get 'em! I see it on hunting shows a lot.

Hands free radios and slow countdowns for a sim shot.

[wbraswell]

You need to get traps, and a big smoker. If you catch enough you can just eat the little ones and cull the rest. In Texas, if you have the proper legal stuff, you can hunt them from helicopters with machine guns.

[redlevel]

I don't eat the big ol' rank, stankin swamp hawgs, but an 80-150 pound shoat
that has fattened all summer on corn, peanuts, and soybeans is some mighty fine eatin'.

[Tom S.]

Sniper tactics: use a silencer and shoot the furthest one away first.

[LittleCooner]

Best excuse every to convince the misses of the house you need a new set of crimson trace laser grips for that model 29 and also for not being in front of the TV at nightfall, being on the "back porch" to test out the new grips in the middle of the night. Also she would not disturb your sleeping late in the morning if you have been up defending the ol homestead most of the night. Anyone can "shoot em" with an 870, how about a little gunplay with that S&W N frame?

[Lt JL]

I shoot 'em with a Marlin .45-70 .Hornady 325 gr Leverevolution FTX. Kind of like bowling for piggies.

[pittpa]

Originally Posted by Lt JL

I shoot 'em with a Marlin .45-70 .Hornady 325 gr Leverevolution FTX. Kind of like bowling for piggies.

I'd stay up late to watch that.


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