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<blockquote data-quote="crg1372" data-source="post: 1443659" data-attributes="member: 13499"><p>I fully agree that trapping is the best way for control. However thats usually restricted to private lands. I'm not even sure setting out a hog trap is legal on Corp land? If I remember right, you're just a couple of counties over from me? We have large populations along all three rivers in Bryan County (Red River, Washita River & Blue River). Alot of land is owned along the Red and Blue Rivers but not much around the Washita. I don't think hogs will ever be eradicated and the suggestions were just for ways of trying to keep them in check via hunting. Even if one hunter shoots one breeding sow that can remove many hogs from the population over a decade. </p><p></p><p>I'm all to familiar with hogs I hunt and rotate each place I hunt. I recently shot at a sow and missed thanks to my scope being off. The sow was coming to a feeder and I patterned her with a trail cam. It took a couple weeks but she eventually started coming back to the feeder. I think once the know where an easy meal ticket is they won't fully give it up unless theres alot of hunting pressure in the area. They'll remember where they can grab a quick meal when they get hungry enough.</p><p></p><p>I think the real problem lies in these almost inaccesible areas of public land where they can hide and mate as much as they want. Like you said trapping them on private property can eliminate them for a while but mother nature eventually fills the void. Steps need to be taken to control them on public land as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crg1372, post: 1443659, member: 13499"] I fully agree that trapping is the best way for control. However thats usually restricted to private lands. I'm not even sure setting out a hog trap is legal on Corp land? If I remember right, you're just a couple of counties over from me? We have large populations along all three rivers in Bryan County (Red River, Washita River & Blue River). Alot of land is owned along the Red and Blue Rivers but not much around the Washita. I don't think hogs will ever be eradicated and the suggestions were just for ways of trying to keep them in check via hunting. Even if one hunter shoots one breeding sow that can remove many hogs from the population over a decade. I'm all to familiar with hogs I hunt and rotate each place I hunt. I recently shot at a sow and missed thanks to my scope being off. The sow was coming to a feeder and I patterned her with a trail cam. It took a couple weeks but she eventually started coming back to the feeder. I think once the know where an easy meal ticket is they won't fully give it up unless theres alot of hunting pressure in the area. They'll remember where they can grab a quick meal when they get hungry enough. I think the real problem lies in these almost inaccesible areas of public land where they can hide and mate as much as they want. Like you said trapping them on private property can eliminate them for a while but mother nature eventually fills the void. Steps need to be taken to control them on public land as well. [/QUOTE]
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