Wild Hogs

[~kev~]

Some wild hogs around a deer feeder. These pictures were taken by a trail camera.

[C.Whyte]

Interesting I suppose. Is it rare to see wild hogs or something?

[~kev~]

Originally Posted by C.Whyte

Interesting I suppose. Is it rare to see wild hogs or something?

Yes, it is rare to see wild hogs. Most of the time they move only at night, can smell and hear very well and are smarter then a dog. Even though I have spent a lot of time in the woods, only twice have I seen a pack of wild hogs.

Some hogs are smart enough that they will not go into a box trap. You can set the trap, pour corn all around the entrance and inside the trap. The hogs will eat the corn right up to the front door, but will not go in.

The history of the wild hog is interesting. They were introduced into north america by spanish and english explorers. The first written and documented hogs brought to north america was by Hernando de Soto in 1539 on an expedition to florida. Even though the javelina is a native species to north and south america, they are not a true pig.

[KristysKnots]

wow, very interesting!

Didn't know they were that smart

[homebizseo]

Is a trail camera one of those camera that take photographs when there is motion?

[~kev~]

Originally Posted by homebizseo

Is a trail camera one of those camera that take photographs when there is motion?

Yes, its a box that contains a battery and a digital camera. When there is movement in front of the camera a picture or video is taken.

Trail cameras range in price from around $100 to over $1,000. The more expensive models have night vision instead of a flash. Some even have a built in cell phone that can email the pictures to you, or send them to your cell phone.

[Atom]

I heard that they were good eating. I've seen many wild hog archery hunting videos and I don't recall anyone saying they didn't like the taste of them. Do you hunt them?

[The Club Crawler]

Got me chased by a wild bore one night...drunk as hell I was...climbed a tree I did

[Atom]

I'll bet you didn't realize you could climb that fast. lol

I moved to southern TN about 5 years ago from VT, I've only seen one wild hog, from the road, rooting around an abandoned home where the vegetation was all grown up around it. I've not gone in pursuit of them however, as my health doesn't allow much woods tromping anymore. I was a very avid whitetail bow hunter up north. I suspect that there are many more wild hogs in Texas than in TN.

[~kev~]

If I see a wild hog I will take a shot at it. And sometimes some of my buddies and I will get the hog dogs (dogs that have been trained to hunt hogs) and go run the dogs.

The taste of wild hog depends on how you cook it. The meat has its best taste smoked or bar-b-q'ed