Hog signs for the first time

[Pkripper]

At our place hogs show up on cameras within 10 minutes of leaving stand.

[Mastro]

If you are a landowner, you would also like to go back in time, and beat the hell out of all those guys who trapped and released hogs all over so that they could " extend their season ". It is a never ending battle just to try to control the population. It's a losing battle !

Yes I own the place but it's raw land so at least I don't have crops or fields to worry about that the moment. That being said, most of the TBH'r comments here are making it loud and clear that I need to be concerned. As I said I haven't seen any on game camera's yet which are pointed toward my feeders. Not sure why that is as I know Pigs love corn... The rooting signs are getting more and more prevalent so I guess it's only a matter of time.. it started out as a small area under a large Oak at first so I dismissed it as possible armadillo rooting. However, over the last month some big chunks of field are all torn up and I have no doubt it's from pigs. I only get out about once per month. Wondering if I should set up a few corral traps...

[Tex21]

Yes I own the place but it's raw land so at least I don't have crops or fields to worry about that the moment. That being said, most of the TBH'r comments here are making it loud and clear that I need to be concerned. As I said I haven't seen any on game camera's yet which are pointed toward my feeders. Not sure why that is as I know Pigs love corn... The rooting signs are getting more and more prevalent so I guess it's only a matter of time.. it started out as a small area under a large Oak at first so I dismissed it as possible armadillo rooting. However, over the last month some big chunks of field are all torn up and I have no doubt it's from pigs. I only get out about once per month. Wondering if I should set up a few corral traps...

The reason they aren't hitting the feeders is because of the acorns on the ground. This time of the year they become less frequent at ours also. Late decemeber and early January when everything else is gone they should be like clock work on feeders.

[Take em]

What you describe sounds like a pig or two. When you get a sounder of them out there they will till a 5-10 ac field overnight. Like previously said, this make for a bumpy ride Set up the machine gun and let them have it. KAP

[Mastro]

What you describe sounds like a pig or two.

Agreed but it's only a matter of time before those numbers increase significantly I suppose..

[Rivermonster]

They are really fun at first, but after you kill about 10 they just get annoying

[smokeless]

This is just the start of it. Be prepared to put hog panels around your feeders. I waited as long as I could before I did it. They started controlling the feeder and the deer went elsewhere.

[Dirtymike]

good time to let some russian boars lose.

[PROUDTEXAN]

I hunt outside Kempner on occasion, we killed our first hog last year. Thought it was just a lone boar but this year we've gotten a few pics of onesies and twosies. I'm happy but the land owner isn't lol

[PROUDTEXAN]

If you don't mind me asking where around kempner are you hunting?

[wilcohunter]

I'm noticing signs of hog activity for the first time on our place out in Kempner(we've had the place for three years). There is some major rooting activity under a number of big oaks and in muddy areas. No pics yet of them coming to the feeder though. Do ya'll think it's a matter of time? Am I crazy for being happy about this? The way I see it - hunting season just got extended... :-)

Na you ain't crazy! I am right there with you on having year round huntin. We have had hogs the past 10 years on our place and they haven't even come close to taking over or hurting our deer hunting. Yes they do eat some corn and root up sone food plots but I will take that so I can have year round hunting and tasty pork to eat. Our other place we have had pics of hogs two or three times a year for the past couple...they haven't taken over or showed any signs of numbers going up. Have fun with the new hunting!

[Nado]

If they do explode in population then its your job to cut the population down as much as you can! Enjoy it either way, I would.