Hikers Chased By "Feral Hog"

[Double Naught Spy]

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hi...nment-canyon-tree-but-there-were-no-pigs
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article232288047.html

It was dark, near midnight - no doubt a scary experience, so they climbed a tree for safety, knowing hogs could not climb, called 911 and then coordinated with responding officers to finally get located.

The feral hog after them...too funny.

 

[pronstar]

Because Austin.

Edit:
Not Austin. I’m dumb

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[skfullgun]

Rumble strips. They thought they were bacon strips.

 

[gshayd]

If a feral pig was after you there would be no doubt....lol. One time my buddy and I were on a feral pig hunt. He saw a small pig and shot him. However, the hog's feral friend was near and wouldn't let him climb down out of the stand. We had to take the ATV and rescue him and recover the downed pig.

 

[vmax]

It’s a good thing the frontier has already been settled...
Can you imagine that type of person in Texas 200 150 years ago?

 

[Dawico]

Dang people. Learn your nature sounds. And your man made sounds.

 

[AustinN4]

Because Austin.
Edit: Not Austin. I’m dumb

Ready, fire, aim

 

[Bozz10mm]

Now that's funny. Rumble strips.

 

[kbaxter60]

If a feral pig was after you there would be no doubt....lol. One time my buddy and I were on a feral pig hunt. He saw a small pig and shot him. However, the hog's feral friend was near and wouldn't let him climb down out of the stand. We had to take the ATV and rescue him and recover the downed pig.

I have never hunted them, but know people who do...so this quote gave me a question:
Doesn't this situation just mean you got a second hog?

 

[C_Hallbert]

It’s a good thing the frontier has already been settled...
Can you imagine that type of person in Texas 200 150 years ago?

Today people are chased up into the trees by mice.....


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[seeker_two]

Similar story.....

http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/2016/02/well-that-was-festive.html?m=1

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[Wildcat Diva]

Hogs are why we ignore and “no firearms” signs if hiking. Rather be judged by 12 and all that.

Also we aren’t going to stop enjoying hiking just because someone thinks we shouldn’t be carrying or if we aren’t 100 percent sure if we are “allowed” to carry.

 

[AustinN4]

Hogs are why we ignore and “no firearms” signs if hiking. Rather be judged by 12 and all that.

Also we aren’t going to stop enjoying hiking just because someone thinks we shouldn’t be carrying or if we aren’t 100 percent sure if we are “allowed” to carry.

Could be wrong, I was once before, but I believe it is legal to carry in most state and national parks in Texas if properly licensed. But check with each park you plan to visit to make sure they aren't an exception as there are some.

 

[Hoji]

Hogs are why we ignore and “no firearms” signs if hiking. Rather be judged by 12 and all that.

Also we aren’t going to stop enjoying hiking just because someone thinks we shouldn’t be carrying or if we aren’t 100 percent sure if we are “allowed” to carry.

I have killed thousands of feral pigs. I have never had one “charge” me that wasn’t in the process of being shot.

All of the pigs I have stumbled across have hauled ass from me.

 

[Wildcat Diva]

Well, that’s good to know.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I have had the same experience as Hogi, that is, I've never been chased by unmolested feral pigs and I've much experience with them.

How did I happen across so many pigs?

I worked many times for months at a time as a resident trail maintenance volunteer at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Brazos Bend State Park and others, plus my own yard was once host to many of these animals until I had my entire yard fenced in due to their rooting/plowing deperadations.

They spook and run unless ill.

I did have one huge, black boar spend the night in my yard. (which I found out about from a neighbor)

I walked outside clapping my hands and he just looked at me. Odd...he very slowly proceeded from the front yard to the back to weakly munching one our flower gardens.

He seemed completely oblivious to my presence. I walked up about a foot from him and shot him directly into the head. It was a sad thing, but he was obviously sick and needed dispatching.

 

[Hoji]

I have had the same experience as Hogi, that is, I've never been chased by unmolested feral pigs and I've much experience with them.

How did I happen across so many pigs?

I worked many times for months at a time as a resident trail maintenance volunteer at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Brazos Bend State Park and others, plus my own yard was once host to many of these animals until I had my entire yard fenced in due to their rooting/plowing deperadations.

They spook and run unless ill.

I did have one huge, black boar spend the night in my yard. (which I found out about from a neighbor)

I walked outside clapping my hands and he just looked at me. Odd...he very slowly proceeded from the front yard to the back to weakly munching one our flower gardens.

He seemed completely oblivious to my presence. I walked up about a foot from him and shot him directly into the head. It was a sad thing, but he was obviously sick and needed dispatching.

Either that or he was raised by people and escaped one day to go out chasing sows and had no real fear of people. Either way, good shoot.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

My mom was cornered by a pack of javelinas in our alley.

 

[AustinN4]

My mom was cornered by a pack of javelinas in our alley.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

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It was even before that year....