rushthezeppelin
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Just as an update for you punks that wanted to hunt, I have not seen even 1 pig since last July 4th weekend.
You sure they aren't sneaking around there at night? Or are there not even any wallow signs?
Just as an update for you punks that wanted to hunt, I have not seen even 1 pig since last July 4th weekend.
Nice kill. When is the cook out? Watch out Hog hunting is very addictive for one good reason... You never seem to run out of targets!
They actually hire trappers to catch and RELOCATE the pigs!
That's a special kind of stupid.
The Feds seized hundreds of acres here for a man made lake. The plans were opposed because the lake would drown the biggest Cyprus swamp on the Gulf coast. Elevated water levels would kill all of the trees. Now, the project is a tiny fraction of the original plan but the Feds kept the land anyway! That land is overrun with pigs and since it was made into a "preserve", hunting is not allowed. They actually hire trappers to catch and RELOCATE the pigs!
I was standing in the LR window to take the picture over the top of my car. If the car wasn't there, I would have shot from my chair.
I've been coming out to this place since the 70s and have lived here for 4 years and never saw a pig until today. The neighbors have complained and I have seen the damage, just never saw a pig. I watched (mainly the bushes shaking) about 6 pigs working the tree line in the tall grass for about an hour. There was several times I had an OK view but was never comfortable taking a shot. Even a couple of times I wondered if I could get a 2 fer 1.
They finally came out of the tall stuff where I have corn out for the deer. I peeked around the corner of the house and popped him from about 60'. They scurried into the grass, one much slower than the others. I put on some boots and went looking for him, turns out he dropped about 15' from POI.
So there it is, my 1st pig story Don't laugh, everyone has to start somewhere.
Oh yea, even as I prepped this thread the others had returned so I may get more tonight.
I was searching some old stuff and ran across this. Still no answer to Pete's question.Flash, just out of curiosity, exactly what area is this?