Wild hogs

[Madbowh]

Nothing is fulllproof, trapping in multiple locations at 1 time, baiting in the middle of fields and getting a few people with ar's in a line and thermal scopes, the 1st shot is shoot to kill the rest hope for the best.
The bigger the traps the better, you can get a few at a time in 1. For all I've seen and heard there's a fella on here I would trust more than anyone for info from what he has shown, don't want to throw him out there. He posted a video he got 2 at once in a small field.


One time I had a buddy put some tannerite in the bait and had some dumb luck and knocked a couple out, was one of those NO WAY things until he hit it.


They are smart and unpredictable, 1 place I hunt/ trap I see them sticking it out wondering until about 9am but not coming out until very last light.

 

[Soft Talker]

They are very smart. If you have them, you will always have them. There is no way to eradicate them completely. All you can do is hope to keep their numbers in check. You will not do this by trapping alone. All 3 methods must be used to make any difference, and must continue to be used. The right ones are very good eating I'm out.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

to keep some number of hogs around

there is a "guide" or two around Tellico Plains that keep a couple in pens in their back yards, ready to be released and "hunted".

 

[EASTERNHUNTER]

We had a lease in Putnam County. I built a cage trap with locking guillotine door. Once we got them coming to the trap with stanky bait, we trapped 2 to 5 per night. They were pretty pissed so we had to dispatch them before removing from the trap. We built a skinning station about 1/8 mile from the trap. Trapped a bunch from end of deer season til late Feb.

My daughter just moved to Putnam county and was wondering about hogs around there. I want to start hunting there when I visit starting with hogs and turkey.

 

[timberjack86]

They are very smart. If you have them, you will always have them. There is no way to eradicate them completely. All you can do is hope to keep their numbers in check. You will not do this by trapping alone. All 3 methods must be used to make any difference, and must continue to be used. The right ones are very good eating I'm out.

Trap out most of them, then find someone with 2-3 good big game curs and eliminate the rest. I can honestly say we completely eliminated my buddy's hog problem. He hasn't had a hog picture in 6 months

 

[Farm manager]

After dealing with this for the past few months, I'm convinced that hunting is not a valid means of eradication. Yes, they should be allowed to be taken year around, no limit, no closed season. However, I have a permit from TWRA that allows baiting (even during big game season), trapping, and hunting at night. I've killed a few, but it's basically one shot, one hog, and the rest scatter. Furthermore, they have returned in larger numbers, and I have got piglets on camera. They only come out at night, plus they are unpredictable in arrIval time, and don't appear every night. Tough to eliminate under those situations. I've moved into the next phase now and handed the problem over to the USDA. Time will tell….

A better way to handle large populations of hogs is with large groups of hunters, dogs, and traps. I could probably provide a crew of hunters/shooters for a weekend or two outside of deer season. Overpopulated deer can be just about as bad (if you are a row crop producer).

 

[Planking]

A better way to handle large populations of hogs is with large groups of hunters, dogs, and traps. I could probably provide a crew of hunters/shooters for a weekend or two outside of deer season. Overpopulated deer can be just about as bad (if you are a row crop producer).

That's probably ok in some settings with large land tracts but that strategy will not work everywhere in Tennessee, especially around homes. Ive seen them sling rifle lead everywhere. Those guys are going to kill someone one of these days.

 

[timberjack86]

That's probably ok in some settings with large land tracts but that strategy will not work everywhere in Tennessee, especially around homes. Ive seen them sling rifle lead everywhere. Those guys are going to kill someone one of these days.

With good cur dogs there's no need for a rifle. Just stick with a knife with a dog holding each end.

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

With good cur dogs there's no need for a rifle. Just stick with a knife with a dog holding each end.

Catch dogs are amazing to watch work.

 

[timberjack86]

Catch dogs are amazing to watch work.

Best thing about mine is they adapt to what ever I want to hunt. So I'm not just stuck with hog dogs. They hunt everything from squirrel to bear. If someone has a hog problem I don't care to help out. But I'd rather hunt bears with them. Why anyone would run hogs all over creation with a hound is beyond me. Curs are they way to go.

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

From my standpoint, I'm 100% for that. I would be ok if they were hunted to extinction. You should see my fields.

I believe you. When I hunted the green swamp in FL the hogs would tear stuff up so bad you could barely walk through it. I'm talking 2-3 foot deep ruts as far as you could see.

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

Depending on your location the USDA may trap them for free. I'd definitely call them.

 

[flbirdwatcher1961]

I believe you. When I hunted the green swamp in FL the hogs would tear stuff up so bad you could barely walk through it. I'm talking 2-3 foot deep ruts as far as you could see.

a few hogs i saw here in Florida the other day