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<blockquote data-quote="r00s7a" data-source="post: 1443637" data-attributes="member: 9675"><p>While I agree with you that the hog population is something that needs to be addressed, I don't think that will <strong><u>ever</u></strong> be accomplished via hog hunting. We have a large hog population down here in SE Oklahoma, especially along the Kiamichi River where I live. This stretch of river is primarily large pieces of land owned by ranches, and most of the land owners are in agreement that they don't want them around just to have something to shoot at, or for any type of recreation sport. And as far as I know, no one allows hog "hunting". We do, however, keep the population somewhat under control along this couple of mile stretch, and it is not done by hunting. If you want to control the population, trapping is the only way to go. By hunting pigs, you may get off a few shots for a night or two, take a few out. After that, the pigs wisen up, move down the road and continue to breed. If the next land owner approaches with the same method, the process repeats itself. With a successful trapping program, you can take out whole herds of pigs in a short amount of time. There will always be smart pigs that can't be trapped, but we usually follow up the trapping by running dogs to pick up the strays. This usually nets the mature boars and sows. The trapping program has to be a continual effort though. After you trap all the pigs in an area, that leaves a void. Mother nature will fill that void eventually, but the time period between will be much greater than the return of pigs that have just been shot at. If you just want to shoot at pigs, hey, have at it. But when it comes to actual eradication and control, trapping is by far your best bet.</p><p></p><p>Luckily none of the landowners around me want to mess with the pigs, they just want them gone. They won't allow anyone to hunt on them, but they welcome a pig trapper with open arms, which in turn can open up opportunities to hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="r00s7a, post: 1443637, member: 9675"] While I agree with you that the hog population is something that needs to be addressed, I don't think that will [B][U]ever[/U][/B] be accomplished via hog hunting. We have a large hog population down here in SE Oklahoma, especially along the Kiamichi River where I live. This stretch of river is primarily large pieces of land owned by ranches, and most of the land owners are in agreement that they don't want them around just to have something to shoot at, or for any type of recreation sport. And as far as I know, no one allows hog "hunting". We do, however, keep the population somewhat under control along this couple of mile stretch, and it is not done by hunting. If you want to control the population, trapping is the only way to go. By hunting pigs, you may get off a few shots for a night or two, take a few out. After that, the pigs wisen up, move down the road and continue to breed. If the next land owner approaches with the same method, the process repeats itself. With a successful trapping program, you can take out whole herds of pigs in a short amount of time. There will always be smart pigs that can't be trapped, but we usually follow up the trapping by running dogs to pick up the strays. This usually nets the mature boars and sows. The trapping program has to be a continual effort though. After you trap all the pigs in an area, that leaves a void. Mother nature will fill that void eventually, but the time period between will be much greater than the return of pigs that have just been shot at. If you just want to shoot at pigs, hey, have at it. But when it comes to actual eradication and control, trapping is by far your best bet. Luckily none of the landowners around me want to mess with the pigs, they just want them gone. They won't allow anyone to hunt on them, but they welcome a pig trapper with open arms, which in turn can open up opportunities to hunt. [/QUOTE]
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