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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Sundance on January 27, 2010, 09:11:49 PM

Title: washington?
Post by: Sundance on January 27, 2010, 09:11:49 PM: thanks
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Post by: Bofire on January 27, 2010, 09:20:58 PM: :)BTKR is the Man he knows exactly where they all are. I here up the Wynooche there are a couple herds. Farmers are complaining about them tearing up the fields. I wonder if they eat salmon? Go get em :IBCOOL:
Carl
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Post by: shoot-em-dead on January 27, 2010, 09:21:43 PM: oh yeah, they are all over St.helens- and all around Spokane. :chuckle: :chuckle: Someone is pulling your tail.
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Post by: washelkhntr on January 27, 2010, 09:50:26 PM: I can vouch for the hogs in the nooch.... at least last year, were about 25 of them just off the cougar smith road before you hit the nooch highway ( you locals will know where i am talking about)
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 27, 2010, 11:50:44 PM: Now you went and did it!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 27, 2010, 11:58:58 PM: :chuckle: do i smell a YAR pig hunt in the works :chuckle:
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Post by: addicted on January 28, 2010, 12:21:48 AM: shoot em on the wet side all the time ;) ;)
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Post by: MikeWalking on January 28, 2010, 12:37:47 AM: First heard about them in the mid 90's. SW of Olympia. F&W was thinking someone let a bunch of illegally imported hogs loose.

I keep forgetting about them...ummmm bacon... :drool:
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Post by: ICEMAN on January 28, 2010, 05:46:48 AM: Addicted, you better clarify what you mean by "wet" side... :chuckle: That looks like german sausage...
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 28, 2010, 06:02:02 AM: It is so funny that this keeps coming up since there has not been a verified wild pig seen or killed in WA. It is all speculation and hype from the early 90's.
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Post by: PolarBear on January 28, 2010, 06:41:28 AM: Your best shot at a "feral hog" is around Bremerton, Aberdeen or Pullman!
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Post by: b23 on January 28, 2010, 08:21:39 AM: Many years back I had some classes at Pullman with some girls from the "Wet side" that would fit the description of Hogs but I don't think the DNA was the same. Oh, and most of the time they walked upright. Well, unless we were in the dinning hall's. ;)
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Post by: Gobble Gobble on January 28, 2010, 08:43:49 AM: They do do guided hog hunts (released pigs) near Soap lake. I have spoken to one of the guides at the Sportsmans show in Tri-Cities. He wouldn't be more specific other than it was near Soap lake.
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Post by: NWBREW on January 28, 2010, 08:54:44 AM: Quote from: Gobble Gobble on January 28, 2010, 08:43:49 AM
They do do

:chuckle: :chuckle: do do :chuckle: Sorry....it was the kid in me that found that funny. :chuckle:
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Post by: Bofire on January 28, 2010, 09:41:53 AM: :)BTKR is just trying to keep all the pigs to himself!!
Carl :IBCOOL: :chuckle:
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Post by: MikeWalking on January 28, 2010, 12:24:53 PM: Quote
It is so funny that this keeps coming up since there has not been a verified wild pig seen or killed in WA. It is all speculation and hype from the early 90's.

So that Pickup truck with 3 dead hogs the F&W guy was standing next to when he made the On Air invite to come hunt'em was ...?????

Ok what's going on? I typed several question marks but I did not put in the emocon?
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Post by: Hannibal on January 28, 2010, 12:37:17 PM: Quote
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It is so funny that this keeps coming up since there has not been a verified wild pig seen or killed in WA. It is all speculation and hype from the early 90's.

There was a "Free Kill all ya Can" hunt authorized by WDF&W on the peninsula some years back ........ It was a Blast..........
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Post by: Houndhunter on January 28, 2010, 12:51:48 PM: all gone now, but there were a few areas that had them in huntable numbers. i would be suprised if there was more than a handful out there now
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Post by: satchel3006 on January 28, 2010, 02:10:26 PM: Quote from: Gobble Gobble on January 28, 2010, 08:43:49 AM
They do do guided hog hunts (released pigs) near Soap lake. I have spoken to one of the guides at the Sportsmans show in Tri-Cities. He wouldn't be more specific other than it was near Soap lake.
i may have talked to the same guy i also talked to a game warden and he hadent heard of any pigs near soap lake who knows though
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Post by: poohdog on January 28, 2010, 02:18:56 PM: They did kill some up the wynoochee and off the cougar smith road. But that was like 9 or 10 years ago and havn't heard anything since.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 28, 2010, 03:41:21 PM: Back during that fiasco near Montesano and Wynoochee in the 90's, I spent several trips down there and I saw hunters everywhere, but no pigs. I was told that a few were spotted over by Donkey Creek Road, but never saw any sign of them. I asked The WDFW in Montesano about them and was told that 53 were killed, mostly by locals while they were in their gardens.
Not recognised as a game animal and therefore, no limit, no season, no regulations, if you saw one shoot it !.
Then I heard them laughing as I walked out of there like somebody told a good joke !
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 28, 2010, 04:26:04 PM: Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 28, 2010, 03:41:21 PM
Back during that fiasco near Montesano and Wynoochee in the 90's, I spent several trips down there and I saw hunters everywhere, but no pigs. I was told that a few were spotted over by Donkey Creek Road, but never saw any sign of them. I asked The WDFW in Montesano about them and was told that 53 were killed, mostly by locals while they were in their gardens.
Not recognised as a game animal and therefore, no limit, no season, no regulations, if you saw one shoot it !.
Then I heard them laughing as I walked out of there like somebody told a good joke !

But no pics.

Wish I had my camera when I saw one in Matheny....and when I saw the Emu in the CF.

And I wonder why no one believes me? lol
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 28, 2010, 04:31:02 PM: Why would I take pictures ?....I never saw any.......I got so frustrated I went to the WDFW office to ask :P I think it was just a trick by the Montesano Chamber of Commerce, that town was loaded with hunters!
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 28, 2010, 04:35:46 PM: I didn't mean you.

I meant in general. There was lots of hoopla, but no real facts.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 28, 2010, 04:38:01 PM: Quote
There was lots of hoopla, but no real facts

I hear that, had me heading down there 3-4 times a week for a month and a half, even went back in September for berries and deer....
At least those were there!
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Post by: KTMSMOKER on January 28, 2010, 06:44:44 PM: A buddy of mine swears he killed a pig near springdale. I saw pics, he doesnt travel to hunt. I dunno though, I have spent alot of time around there and I have never seen any. Probably a pig or two get away once and awhile. I think it would be cool, but they are hell on farms and would drasticly change our ecosystem.
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Post by: ouchfoss on January 28, 2010, 07:15:04 PM: I was told that a few years ago that one of the Quinault tribal police found a bunch of them on rez land not to far away from the Matheny area and shot and killed them all and let them lay because they're not a native animal. Im not sure how true this is because I've never seen any pictures proving otherwise. I think it was the next year after that my brother in law was driving down the the Moclips highway on the rez when a pig hopped out on the highway and he had to come to a stop not to hit it and behind it was a dozen little piglets chasing mommy.
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 29, 2010, 04:58:32 AM: Quote from: ouchfoss on January 28, 2010, 07:15:04 PM
I was told that a few years ago that one of the Quinault tribal police found a bunch of them on rez land not to far away from the Matheny area and shot and killed them all and let them lay because they're not a native animal. Im not sure how true this is because I've never seen any pictures proving otherwise. I think it was the next year after that my brother in law was driving down the the Moclips highway on the rez when a pig hopped out on the highway and he had to come to a stop not to hit it and behind it was a dozen little piglets chasing mommy.

I heard that too. I also heard that most of the hogs came (come?) from the rez. lol

The parkies also told me that they used to see a few near the park.
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Post by: teal101 on February 03, 2010, 04:53:24 PM: Quote from: Gobble Gobble on January 28, 2010, 08:43:49 AM
They do do guided hog hunts (released pigs) near Soap lake. I have spoken to one of the guides at the Sportsmans show in Tri-Cities. He wouldn't be more specific other than it was near Soap lake.

It's between soap lake and mansfield somewhere. They release hogs onto their ranch and over time they go feral and start growing hair/tusks. I saw a picutre of one taken. Went around 400lbs and was pink with black blotches, starting to grow long hair, and tusks.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 03, 2010, 06:04:46 PM: Your family owns the area around Jameson?, Is that part of Grimes Hunt Club?
I used to go fish Grimes every opener, until I had my Daughter, planning on going back sometime.
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Post by: 700xcr on February 03, 2010, 08:45:20 PM: Quote from: Gobble Gobble on January 28, 2010, 08:43:49 AM
They do do guided hog hunts (released pigs) near Soap lake. I have spoken to one of the guides at the Sportsmans show in Tri-Cities. He wouldn't be more specific other than it was near Soap lake.
That guy is no longer doing guided hunts. He took the money from two of my friends that was scheduled for the hunt and ran with their money. >:(
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Post by: Bofire on February 04, 2010, 08:57:25 AM: :)There is/was an outfit near Cheney, Canyon Crest Ranch? something like that, did hog hunts. I know 3 guys that did it. They had a booth at he sportsman show in 2009, I did not go this year.
Carl
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Post by: buckhorn2 on February 04, 2010, 09:48:44 AM: Went to canyon crest as a birthday present for my boy. We towed his car over and raced then hunted the next day. They were big one was 600 the other two were way bigger we got goto fishing while there and caught a lot of trout
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on February 04, 2010, 10:39:20 AM: Anyone have any more info (website? Cost?) on Canyon Crest?
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Post by: 700xcr on February 04, 2010, 07:19:16 PM: Quote from: NWWABOWHNTR on February 04, 2010, 10:39:20 AM
Anyone have any more info (website? Cost?) on Canyon Crest?
http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=canyon+crest+hunting&d=4518292776028837&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=a376bce5,b0a213df (http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=canyon+crest+hunting&d=4518292776028837&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=a376bce5,b0a213df)
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Post by: madmack76 on February 04, 2010, 07:31:28 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on January 28, 2010, 04:26:04 PM
Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on January 28, 2010, 03:41:21 PM
Back during that fiasco near Montesano and Wynoochee in the 90's, I spent several trips down there and I saw hunters everywhere, but no pigs. I was told that a few were spotted over by Donkey Creek Road, but never saw any sign of them. I asked The WDFW in Montesano about them and was told that 53 were killed, mostly by locals while they were in their gardens.
Not recognised as a game animal and therefore, no limit, no season, no regulations, if you saw one shoot it !.
Then I heard them laughing as I walked out of there like somebody told a good joke !

But no pics.

Wish I had my camera when I saw one in Matheny....and when I saw the Emu in the CF.

And I wonder why no one believes me? lol
i also saw an emu in capitol forest once when i was a kid it justabout ran over my dads truck me and dad couldn't believe it that was a long time ago thou
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Post by: mulehunter on February 04, 2010, 07:56:52 PM: Can hounds be used to hunt Feral Hogs in Wa? :dunno:

Mulehunter :)
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Post by: Jamieb on February 05, 2010, 12:15:23 AM: Back in the 90's I spent a bunch of time up the wynoochee, from black creek up to the cougar smith and never seen any pigs. I covered alot of ground from the nooch to the satsop.
I spend some time in the summer camping at wynoochee wild wood with the family, I get out yote hunting/scouting most every morrning we'er camped down there. If theres pigs down there then there cant be many.
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Post by: atomicjoe23 on February 11, 2010, 01:09:34 PM: Unless the numbers get higher I don't think this will be something that is ever completed confirmed. . .

. . .I personally would love to hunt some hogs down by Wynoochee (and this is where I also have heard that there are hogs), but I wouldn't want them to ruin the ecosystem here either. . .

. . .we don't need a problem like TX has that's for sure!
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Post by: atomicjoe23 on February 11, 2010, 01:10:50 PM: Quote from: PolarBear on January 28, 2010, 06:41:28 AM
Your best shot at a "feral hog" is around Bremerton, Aberdeen or Pullman!

None in Bremerton. . .that is for sure. . .don't know why you would think there are??? Unless you're talking about a different kind of "hog". . .
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Post by: Bob33 on February 11, 2010, 01:22:01 PM: The only recent, confirmed sighting of feral hogs in Washington all come from Olympia. :yike:
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Post by: Rob on February 12, 2010, 08:46:16 AM: I got a photo of one near Lake Sammamish. Amazing swimmers
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Post by: ICEMAN on February 12, 2010, 03:49:30 PM: I saw one swimming down at the YMCA pool....
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Post by: billythekidrock on February 12, 2010, 04:33:56 PM: Quote from: ICEMAN on February 12, 2010, 03:49:30 PM
I saw one swimming down at the YMCA pool....
Went scouting again did ya?
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Post by: runamuk on February 12, 2010, 04:40:12 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on February 12, 2010, 04:33:56 PM
Quote from: ICEMAN on February 12, 2010, 03:49:30 PM
I saw one swimming down at the YMCA pool....
Went scouting again did ya?

scouting at the YMCA :yike: :o seems wrong :dunno:
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Post by: ICEMAN on February 12, 2010, 09:02:52 PM: We ran out of pork....
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Post by: actionshooter on February 12, 2010, 11:08:36 PM: Quote from: ICEMAN on February 12, 2010, 09:02:52 PM
We ran out of pork....

At least your looking in the right place....you'll find more hogs there than Wynoochee.... :chuckle:
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Post by: a_bess on February 17, 2010, 01:33:48 PM: Quote from: PolarBear on January 28, 2010, 06:41:28 AM
Your best shot at a "feral hog" is around Bremerton, Aberdeen or Pullman!

Aberdeen has a ton of them!!! Every night of the week at the N.W. PASSAGE!!
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Post by: billythekidrock on February 17, 2010, 04:25:13 PM: Quote from: a_bess on February 17, 2010, 01:33:48 PM
Quote from: PolarBear on January 28, 2010, 06:41:28 AM
Your best shot at a "feral hog" is around Bremerton, Aberdeen or Pullman!

Aberdeen has a ton of them!!! Every night of the week at the N.W. PASSAGE!!

There was a time that the Passage was a cool place to be, but I hear it is now swarming with toothless sea cows.