Pig hunting in Eastern Wa

[Jonathan_S]

I definitely understand the capability of a feral/wild hog.  I was actually referring to those people who are outfitting hog hunts.  When I was in Texas trying to find a reasonable hog hunt, it pretty much went like this... 

Me:  "Yes, hello I am here in Texas looking for a 1-2 day hog hunt..."

Outfitter(s):  "Well we can set you up on a $350/day trip and you can kill two hogs on this ranch and if you want to kill more, there is an additional fee.

In spite of the incredible damage levied by the hog population, I talked to a quite a few folks who were obviously benefiting from the menace. 

[Jonathan_S]

Saw a guy at Sportsman's show in Puyallup advertising pig hunting in E. Washington. Trying to get a group of my military bros together to go shoot something. They all want to hunt and this sounds like it would be a fun/guaranteed time for us. Can't find the brochure. Help?

BTW Eric, this may have been what you were looking at?

http://www.finduslocal.com/membership-sportrecreation-club-repair-services/washington/cheney/canyon-crest-hunting-club

[LDennis24]

Your probably thinking of Clover Creek Ranch. Saw something on here about it in another thread.

[TheHunt]

All I can say is that there is a big business for hog hunting in a lot of the country and yes I think there are some people who would do that.  I tend to doubt the likelihood that feral pigs are so out of control that they've inhabited half the country in the past few decades on their own.

Eastern Washington would be a tougher place for them than East Texas or the Carolinas to establish though.

They are the most adaptable mammal in North America. They're omnivores and will eat anything, including ungulate young. They can live in climates from desert to tundra and everything in between. In TX alone, they'll do $60M in damage this year, not bringing anywhere near that in income from hunting them. Don't make the mistake of underestimating their ability to reproduce and damage crops/assets. Once they take firm hold, they're impossible to get rid of.

I also call half truths on a lot of this.  It is huge business. If the government made one ruling this would be over quickly.

1. Any farmer that does not allow the FREE public pig hunting the farmer gets NO federal or state funding.

[pianoman9701]

All due respect to The Hunt, it doesn't appear that you have any real perception of the extent to which these animals have penetrated not only agricultural land, but public lands, swampland, mountainous terrain, desert terrain, etc. If it were as simple as you think, they wouldn't be out of control in most of the lower 48.

[b0bbyg]

Your probably thinking of Clover Creek Ranch. Saw something on here about it in another thread.

https://clovercreekranch.net/

Clover Creek is in Oregon, went out for a day 2-3 years ago.  They had both wild and "not so wild" pigs on premise.  Did not see the wild ones, I was told they are pretty smart and try not to be seen. 

[pianoman9701]

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/2015/bro_feral_swine_overview.pdf

[Eric M]

Read this today on ox news thought it might interest you thread jackers
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/31/deer-hunters-face-unwanted-competition-as-feral-hog-explosion-thins-herds.html

[Shooting Stix]

I book hunts in Cheney for clover creek ranch, the owner sold the ranch in Oregon and bought out belsby in Cheney Someone told me that belsby was at the sportsmans show which I have hunted my water buffalo which was a joke hunt which he was lying to me on the phone everytime I talked to him. Clover creek ranch you have more of a hunt some animals are very spooky and some are tame

[hawks02]

Belsby used to by old sows from my friend's family hog operation. You used to be able to drive through Hole in the Ground and see them feeding. It was a joke and not even remotely a real hunt. That was years ago though so I'm not sure what's going on down there these days.

[Shooting Stix]

Just send me a PM and I can get you a pig hunt whether its in Washington or another state or if you want to hunt something else let me know