If you have hundreds of acres infested with pigs in North Florida, why don't you organize a hunt? Guys would come from Alabama, Georgia, central Florida with their blaster 5000's and thermal scopes. It could be a fun event, scheduled quarterly or so. A man's outing and get together.

My best childhood friend (at age 17) would go into the woods with nothing more than a large hunting knife and man vs wild would come out of the woods a couple hours later dragging a dead boar. He loved that shit. The bigger and more dangerous they were, the bigger the smile on his face.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
Can a .223/5.56 put a hog down?

While .223/5.56 is not the ideal caliber it is plenty capable of putting hogs down with proper shot placement.

You need this guy


https://youtu.be/Pj1rkL1Moow

I wish I had a hog problem.

Personally, I think winged hogs would be the greatest of game animal. You could decoy flocks in, hunt them with pointers and flush them, pass shoot them as they migrated south...

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Originally posted by Stray Round:
I wish I had a hog problem.

Personally, I think winged hogs would be the greatest of game animal. You could decoy flocks in, hunt them with pointers and flush them, pass shoot them as they migrated south...

Yeah...until that day you just washed your car....

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Originally posted by thunderson:

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Originally posted by Stray Round:
I wish I had a hog problem.

Personally, I think winged hogs would be the greatest of game animal. You could decoy flocks in, hunt them with pointers and flush them, pass shoot them as they migrated south...

Yeah...until that day you just washed your car....

Now that's funny right there

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Well, our grandfathers did a great job of eradicating wolves, mountain lions, grizzlies, buffalo, etc....

They don't reproduce like hogs do. Huge difference.

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Originally posted by walker77:

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Well, our grandfathers did a great job of eradicating wolves, mountain lions, grizzlies, buffalo, etc....

They don't reproduce like hogs do. Huge difference.

You just need more ammo.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
Texas has been plagued by these things. I believe it is open season all year around. Lots of hunting going on.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwil...nuisance/feral_hogs/

Hogs are not a game animal in Texas. They may be hunted at any time. They may be hunted from vehicles, with lights at night, no limits, no restrictions on type, etc. You have to have a hunting license, but that is all.

Hunting can't put a dent in their numbers though, unless every Texas killed a hog or two every day.

They are delicious, but leaner than farm raised pigs. The bigger males aren't as good. They are the same animal as a farm pig, just gone feral.

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Originally posted by jhe888:

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
Texas has been plagued by these things. I believe it is open season all year around. Lots of hunting going on.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwil...nuisance/feral_hogs/

Hogs are not a game animal in Texas. They may be hunted at any time. They may be hunted from vehicles, with lights at night, no limits, no restrictions on type, etc. You have to have a hunting license, but that is all.

Hunting can't put a dent in their numbers though, unless every Texas killed a hog or two every day.

They are delicious, but leaner than farm raised pigs. The bigger males aren't as good. They are the same animal as a farm pig, just gone feral.

I take mine to a butcher to be processed for sausage, and they add some fat to help with the flavor. Works perfectly for Italian sausage and brats.

Maybe Jaguars should be reintroduced into the south and southwest. They'd do a nice job keeping the hog population under control

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Maybe Jaguars should be reintroduced into the south and southwest. They'd do a nice job keeping the hog population under control

How are strip clubs going to keep the hog population under control? Oh wait...

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While .223/5.56 is not the ideal caliber it is plenty capable of putting hogs down with proper shot placement

would bump stocks be the answer?

Well, they've already been released in NE Florida. How has that worked out?

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Originally posted by Edmond:

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Maybe Jaguars should be reintroduced into the south and southwest. They'd do a nice job keeping the hog population under control

How are strip clubs going to keep the hog population under control? Oh wait...

They aren't a problem in northern Michigan yet but there is no season. You can shoot them with a deer tag, small game tag, fishing tag, or CPL! So someone thinks it's just a matter of time.

Jim

Notice the area looks like a moonscape. Here we have defined the trap area and begin building traps

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Originally posted by HayesGreener:
Notice the area looks like a moonscape. Here we have defined the trap area and begin building traps

Next, bait the traps and build the trap one piece at a time to train the hogs to enter




The hogs will trap themselves when the hit the root stick



After pigs are in trap, eliminate



Sharp knives and helping hands are next



Ice and Salt slurry chills everything in a hurry


Fire up the Big Green Egg




Final Step

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Originally posted by jhe888:

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
Texas has been plagued by these things. I believe it is open season all year around. Lots of hunting going on.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwil...nuisance/feral_hogs/

They may be hunted from vehicles, with lights at night, no limits, no restrictions on type, etc. You have to have a hunting license, but that is all.

Landowners or their agents do not need a license to remove hogs that are destroying their property.

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Originally posted by dewhorse:
Not sure if its legal in Fl. but a good amount of tannerite in a bait pile could help.

Lotsa videos of this on the youtube.

SIGforum hunt?

If 20 members went to your place I bet there'd be a lot fewer hogs when they leave.