dkees
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I watched a segment of the "Hogs Gone Wild" series last night on, I think, the Animal channel.
I've never hunted feral hogs but have heard they are nasty. The show concerned locations in Texas, Florida, and Hawaii. Texas - endangering cattle on a 6,000 acre ranch. Florida- invading a upscale, gated community endangering pets, people and tearing up the landscape. Hawaii - ruining the native plants and landscape.
Now, the hunters show up with dogs, GPS, ropes, knives, pick-up trucks, and all terrain vehicles. They spend hours building traps and once the hog(s) is in the trap they use ropes to wrestle it and hog tie it and throw it in the pick-up truck. This takes 2 guys who work themselves to death besides risking life and limb. This style took place in Hawaii.
In Texas the hunters with all terrain vehicles, spot lights, knives, and dogs find a hog wallow showing recent hog activity. They wait until they spot a hog(s) and turn the dogs loose who chase the hogs to ground where the hunters tie it up after stabbing it in the heart with a knife. One of the dogs, a Great Dane, was injured. When they spotted the 350 lb. hog it was standing in the middle of nowhere.
In Florida the hunters cruised the neighborhood until they found hog activity and turned the dogs loose. They then chased hogs and dogs through yards and underbrush until they captured it in the middle of a street. It was tied up and thrown in their pick up truck and they then left the neighborhood (hunters).
Now, in Texas and Hawaii why didn't they just shoot the damn things? I can understand a different approach in a populated area but for cryin' out loud. Why all the expense, trouble, risk to themselves and the dogs, to catch an animal that there are millions of who are tearing up the countryside with the capability of spreading anthrax as well as other diseases?
Have I missed something.....what say the hog hunters, is this the way it's done?
I've never hunted feral hogs but have heard they are nasty. The show concerned locations in Texas, Florida, and Hawaii. Texas - endangering cattle on a 6,000 acre ranch. Florida- invading a upscale, gated community endangering pets, people and tearing up the landscape. Hawaii - ruining the native plants and landscape.
Now, the hunters show up with dogs, GPS, ropes, knives, pick-up trucks, and all terrain vehicles. They spend hours building traps and once the hog(s) is in the trap they use ropes to wrestle it and hog tie it and throw it in the pick-up truck. This takes 2 guys who work themselves to death besides risking life and limb. This style took place in Hawaii.
In Texas the hunters with all terrain vehicles, spot lights, knives, and dogs find a hog wallow showing recent hog activity. They wait until they spot a hog(s) and turn the dogs loose who chase the hogs to ground where the hunters tie it up after stabbing it in the heart with a knife. One of the dogs, a Great Dane, was injured. When they spotted the 350 lb. hog it was standing in the middle of nowhere.
In Florida the hunters cruised the neighborhood until they found hog activity and turned the dogs loose. They then chased hogs and dogs through yards and underbrush until they captured it in the middle of a street. It was tied up and thrown in their pick up truck and they then left the neighborhood (hunters).
Now, in Texas and Hawaii why didn't they just shoot the damn things? I can understand a different approach in a populated area but for cryin' out loud. Why all the expense, trouble, risk to themselves and the dogs, to catch an animal that there are millions of who are tearing up the countryside with the capability of spreading anthrax as well as other diseases?
Have I missed something.....what say the hog hunters, is this the way it's done?
guns are verboten even for vermin, apparently.
The packing house guy said there were a lot of farmers up Eagle Creek who would be happy to hear of my success. I didn't want any sausage. Dad said it would be tough and nasty. But I did want my just pay. All the leftover soft drinks, plus a 6 pack of Barq's a week till school started. (if you figure it out at maybe 1963 prices, it wasn't a kings ransom.) But it probably cost them $20, total. And I got treated to free ammo for the 8mm. It wasn't part of the deal, and I didn't expect it. But a gun shop near here had cases of the stuff. I was mysteriously given well over 100 rounds, all MilSurp. Beggars can't be choosers. 
