Hogs overrun Texas?

Yes, Art, you will...mostly because of the stupid tourists who will try to feed them or who will want to believe that they are not dangerous (They have read Charlotte's Web, thank you very much).

There are already plenty just to the north in Fort Davis.
 
I heard a guy talking about how the hogs had his pasture so tore up that he could not bale his hay this year. When I heard him talking, I told him that I would gladly kill a few off of his land if he would let me, to which he replied, that he did not allow any hunting on his land.

I told him that I hope they did not eat him out of house and home. People who make a safe haven for hogs, deserve what they get
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Yup, +1....stupid is as stupid does....
 
I'm out in East Texas, in laws have a few hundred acres of land, me and brother in law went squirrel hunting...my first hunt since I was about 10 years old (29 now). Had nightmares about cleaning my first deer (got him on my first day) and haven't really cared about hunting since...got into shooting and decided I want to give it another try.

OK, so I'm leaning against a tree looking up in the trees for a tree rat with a fluffy tail, of course I know where my brother in law is and periodically I'm looking around on the ground and checking my 6:00 periodically for snakes/squirrels/whatever else. My uncle has told me that he might come join us, so when I hear branches/leaves crackling it doesn't phase me much, then as I turn to see him I have a big ugly hog looking right at me 15-20 yards away. I jump out of surprise and reach for my pistol (too far to be confident with my #6 shot steel shots) and I spook him...he runs off to join what looks like 20 or so of his ugly comarades barely within seeing distance.

Will my .40 cal lay one or several of these ugly suckers down or would my AR-15 be a better choice? I am going to go get some kind of deer rifle before next month but I want a hog NEXT WEEKEND.
 
I've read that feral hogs are a problem there in Texas, in parts of S. Carolina they are bad also, South of Anderson there is a 1600 acre plot that I'm hoping to get the OK to hunt on, they have rooted the place up something terrible. I have to take a big sow and bury it before I can take an 'eating' pig tho. around 200 lbs and smaller is ideal eating size.
looks like a job for my Mini-30.
 
Sigma, if your intent is to hunt hogs, the AR will work with heavy bullets, but I'd limit myself to head shots. Same aim with the pistol. Between the eye and the ear, roughly; a bit below the ear.

Shotgunning for squirrels, well, me, I'd leave the AR at home.

Thick hide, heavy bones. .30-30-type cartridges work well in the relatively short distances in thicker woods.

Art
 
Thanks Art, I was thinking the same thing...a couple of guys were talking about going on a hog hunt...no way I want to be packing a shotgun, pistol, and AR through the woods. I went ahead and bought a few boxes of slugs 'til deer season...started working on the wife about a hunting rifle yesterday (that's what I told her the AR was for...gotta wait for a while to see if the forgets, wish I would've got it in .308 instead of .223).
 
Hogs are a huge problem and not just in Texas, they are a big problem in south GA and in Florida. It seems that the only way to deal with them forcefully is to remove all legal barriers to hunting them 24 hours a day.

These guys http://jagerpro.com/ use night vision devices to hunt them when they are most active but they charge outrageous rates to allow it to be done. I guess I need to look into buying some NODs to hunt them with.
 
no limit, no permit, no restrictions on weapon used
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More accurately, you must have a license and you may use any LEGAL weapon, so you can't use a machine gun or other NFA device as TPWD states plainly that they are illegal for hunting.

That being said, killing hogs is fun, easy and something to do outside of deer/dove/duck season in Texas. I can't imagine a lot of hogs in Big Bend, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised. They thive out on our land by Victoria and I can't shoot them fast enough. I don't eat them though. I just let the other hogs and fire ants eat them.
 
so there's hogs in Washington, Ohio, and North Pole, Alaska!?
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No, there are hog hunters from all those places that feel a need to go to Georgia, apparently.

Actually, there were hogs in Washington a few years back. WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife put out the word you could take as many as you wanted, and pretty soon they just disappeared. Pretty cool, huh?
 
If anyone in Texas wants someone to get rid if some hogs, gimme a place to pitch a tent and I'll gladly come down and shoot some.
Sounds like fun!
 
my buddy and I did a trip to Texas. Drove hard down, hunted 3 days, drove like mad to make it home. The quarters were frozen before we left, and we got dry ice as soon as we headed out and then some more in Vegas - quarters were still frozen when we got home.

The outfitter was a disappointment in a lot of ways - specifically the website implied there would be more varmit (coyote, bobcat) hunting than you could carry ammo and there was NONE. Some of the guys who flew in even brought thier varmit rifles and a lot of extra ammo.

Hogs were all small - biggest killed was maybe 125 lbs.

But hunting the buggers was a rush. It was like walking up quail, in that they would sit tight in heavy brush until you almost stepped on them and then the whole bunch would go squealing in all directions.
 
If anyone in Texas wants someone to get rid if some hogs, gimme a place to pitch a tent and I'll gladly come down and shoot some.
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+1, me too, word!

But hunting the buggers was a rush. It was like walking up quail, in that they would sit tight in heavy brush until you almost stepped on them and then the whole bunch would go squealing in all directions.
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That's an interesting description. :)
 
Scorch - do you really think they are gone?
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I don't know. Oregon has oak trees and hills and much more suitable habitat than Washington. I imagine there are still some hiding out, but an aquaintance that lives near Tenino says they had them around for a while but they're all killed. We'll see.
 
I heard about that. It was one of those mega power deals...What show was it? I can't say I'd advocate it, but it would sure be interesting to see the outfit he was using...I've got a .177 that will put a pellet though a fence plank, and I use it for coon's opossums, ravens, etc.
 
it was the "hunting university" show or whatever it's called. where the host is a college professor, lawyer, etc. he was using a Gamo pellet rifle that shoots 1,600 fps.
 
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