Post by: mallard79 on March 16, 2011, 09:25:54 PM
Post by: GrainfedMuley on March 17, 2011, 06:37:14 AM
Post by: jackmaster on March 17, 2011, 06:48:07 AM
Post by: nontypical176 on March 17, 2011, 08:21:51 AM
Post by: mallard79 on March 17, 2011, 02:58:19 PM
It would be fun if we did have some true wild board somewhere in Washington to hunt but I dont think we need those any more than we need the wolves. :chuckle:
Post by: wsucowboy on March 17, 2011, 03:03:36 PM
Post by: jackmaster on March 17, 2011, 03:23:31 PM
Post by: KopperBuck on March 17, 2011, 03:50:08 PM
hell yeah they would be fun to hunt, but they dont eat deer and elk like the wolf does, i do agree however that they do destroy alnd but back in the south they have way more deer than we do and they also have *censored*loads of wild hogs, and they seem to live together quite well, when the pigs root up the earth better vegitation grows back, so i am all for the pigs, wdfw can keep the wolves though :twocents:
Don't take this the wrong way, but it's obvious you're not in agriculture. They destroy crops, trees, vegetation... you name it. They are a terrible idea and population control is just about impossible. Losses would be high and provide further unbalance to the current ecosystem. I hope we never see them. Sure they'd be fun to hunt, but do that where they're already established. Last thing we need is some bucket biologest diversifying into hogs.
Post by: colockumelk on March 17, 2011, 07:41:32 PM
hell yeah they would be fun to hunt, but they dont eat deer and elk like the wolf does, i do agree however that they do destroy alnd but back in the south they have way more deer than we do and they also have *censored*loads of wild hogs, and they seem to live together quite well, when the pigs root up the earth better vegitation grows back, so i am all for the pigs, wdfw can keep the wolves though :twocents:
Actually here in Southern Alabama they are a big problem. Actually they directly compete with deer and eat their food sources. Deer and elk have a hard enough time without something else easting their food. Once they take root they are impossible to control. The game wardens on base constantly are trapping for them and the season is year round with no limit and you can use dogs.
The boar the member found on here is most likely this: A domestic pig if it escapes almost immediately grows hair and starts to grow tusks. Withing 6 months of escaping they look just like a wild pig. Watch the video "Pig Bomb" on National Geographic and it talks all about it. Pig are a :bdid:
Post by: Birdguy on March 17, 2011, 10:00:36 PM
Actually here in Southern Alabama they are a big problem. Actually they directly compete with deer and eat their food sources. Deer and elk have a hard enough time without something else easting their food. Once they take root they are impossible to control. The game wardens on base constantly are trapping for them and the season is year round with no limit and you can use dogs.
The boar the member found on here is most likely this: A domestic pig if it escapes almost immediately grows hair and starts to grow tusks. Withing 6 months of escaping they look just like a wild pig. Watch the video "Pig Bomb" on National Geographic and it talks all about it. Pig are a :bdid:
I can directly dispute the claim that a domestic pig will look just like a wild pig in 6 months of being in the wild. We raised literally thousands of pigs growing up. We had several boars we used for breeding (mobile stud service) and occasionally we would have one escape while at another farm. On two different occasions we lost the boar for several months in the brush and tangle of western WA, one time 8 months one time 13 months. After relocating the animal a weekend pig hunt was had and we shot them and butchered them as they would no longer let you get close enough to get them back into a pen. While they were a little thinner then when they escaped they were still obviously domestic pigs. I can pick out domestic pigs just about anywhere. We watched the show "Hogs gone Wild " and most of them are wild strain pigs but the really big ones they talk about are mostly domestics that got away. All pigs are born with tusks, boars will develop into impressive tusks given time, We actually used to clip the tusks as piglets and they would not develop like unclipped ones would. I had tusks from boars we butchered as kids that were 6-8 inches long and very sharp. It had nothing to do with them being domestic or wild.
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on March 17, 2011, 10:47:27 PM
Post by: grundy53 on March 17, 2011, 10:53:36 PM
Someone is spreading a rumor around Redmond that the Wild Boar are getting out of hand up around Concrete :chuckle: Anyone else here this one yet? :chuckle:
Nope those are just some local gals... :P :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 17, 2011, 11:08:45 PM
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Post by: NWBREW on March 17, 2011, 11:54:37 PM
Post by: jackmaster on March 18, 2011, 07:07:34 AM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 18, 2011, 11:01:00 AM
I lived in Georgia/Florida for 5 years or a little more. I use to hunt them and had quite a few friends and clients that hunted them. Once Wild Pigs get a foot hold, even a small poulation in an area and they start breding there is no getting rid of them. They would do a lot more than destroy Wildlife habitat. They will destroy farmers and private property. I couldn't image the $$ WDFW would have to pay out for crop damage.
Post by: d-rock on March 18, 2011, 11:58:44 AM
But from everything I am seeing and reading its just a matter of time before they arrive. Just like the wolves. At least with the pigs when they do show up there won't be any arguing as to the game plan. OPEN SEASON!! :hunter:
I think I might know of a certain website full of great hunters who will do their best to stack em up and try to keep them at bay as long as possible.
At least the little one taste good. :cue:
Post by: jackmaster on March 18, 2011, 12:05:51 PM
I agree It's going to be terrible when/if they come. They are bad for the environment and bad for the native species.HELL YEAH bring them little pork chops on, i wont have to buy pork anymore :IBCOOL:
But from everything I am seeing and reading its just a matter of time before they arrive. Just like the wolves. At least with the pigs when they do show up there won't be any arguing as to the game plan. OPEN SEASON!! :hunter:
I think I might know of a certain website full of great hunters who will do their best to stack em up and try to keep them at bay as long as possible.
At least the little one taste good. :cue:
Post by: d-rock on March 18, 2011, 12:31:54 PM
Post by: ORCA_SIX on March 18, 2011, 12:36:27 PM
Post by: grundy53 on March 18, 2011, 12:43:51 PM
I remember a few years ago when they were supposedly in and around the Montesano area. I went out there a few times and did not find anything of the sort, but a few people were successful. I like to go down to Texas to hunt them. Rather easy and fairly inexpensive, plus you can shoot all you want. Heading there in June and will post some new pics.
I heard they were in the Montesano Elma area too. Along with feral cows. I think they are long gone though. :dunno:
Post by: boonerboy on March 18, 2011, 12:47:24 PM
Post by: gasman on March 18, 2011, 03:53:53 PM
If we did have wild pigs Im sure the wdfw would have found a way to make some money off of it by now. :twocents:
Acording to the WDFW, pigs are an "Invasive Species" and are shoot at will, no limit, no licence :mgun:
Post by: cryfowl on March 19, 2011, 10:49:23 PM
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Post by: hardcore carnivore on March 23, 2011, 04:06:22 PM
Post by: boonerboy on March 23, 2011, 04:10:55 PM
I live by concret 2. and was out shed hunting 2days a go and i saw 13 hogs :yike:
on a farm?? :dunno:
Post by: Tman on March 23, 2011, 04:19:24 PM
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/tags/feral-hogs/ (http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/tags/feral-hogs/)
Post by: hardcore carnivore on March 24, 2011, 07:56:21 AM
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Post by: Jburke on April 03, 2011, 01:10:45 AM
Besides, doesn't it stand to reason that if they did show up they would start showing up on the Idaho and Oregon borders first?They are already in Oregon. I'm no expert but It sure seems like one hell of a swim for a pig to cross the Columbia river to get here from Oregon. :twocents: Maybe I am wrong though.
They have also been confirmed in Idaho like someone else posted earlier. Pigs would be fun to hunt, but would destroy everything else. They do more than just tear up the ground. They also eat bird eggs and will eat fawns. We have enough problems in this state, we don't need anymore.
Post by: danderson on April 03, 2011, 08:22:29 PM
Post by: madmack76 on April 03, 2011, 08:39:48 PM
Post by: grundy53 on April 03, 2011, 09:09:15 PM
jburke they have bridges across the river :chuckle::yeah:
That's how opposums got to southwest Washington.
Post by: Jburke on April 04, 2011, 12:20:12 AM
jburke they have bridges across the river :chuckle:Good point, my bad. But would that be considered a migration hunt to shoot them off the bridges? Seems like easy pickings.
Post by: d-rock on April 06, 2011, 05:36:01 PM
Post by: grundy53 on April 06, 2011, 07:56:34 PM
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Post by: ORCA_SIX on April 06, 2011, 09:45:43 PM
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Post by: lokidog on April 07, 2011, 01:54:35 PM
jburke they have bridges across the river :chuckle::yeah:
That's how opposums got to southwest Washington.
I thought maybe they fell out of a wheel well or peeled off a grill, not quite dead. :chuckle:
Post by: KNOPHISH on May 04, 2011, 06:42:42 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 04, 2011, 06:47:27 AM
Post by: longknife on May 04, 2011, 07:28:45 AM
Thats the thing i dont want around here, is the disease they carry/spread! We have enough problems with human southern pigs migrating north with theirs!! :chuckle:
Post by: BENCHLEG on May 06, 2011, 08:17:50 PM
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Post by: GrainfedMuley on May 07, 2011, 05:35:44 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 07, 2011, 07:04:50 AM
Someone is spreading a rumor around Redmond that the Wild Boar are getting out of hand up around Concrete :chuckle: Anyone else here this one yet? :chuckle:well i live up that way and when you find one please let me know about it !!! :chuckle: :chuckle: :dunno:
Post by: dougedoug on May 07, 2011, 07:33:33 AM
Post by: raevan on May 09, 2011, 02:48:45 PM
They were huge and had some sizeable tusk.
Once they are confirmed we'll need a group hunt to eradicate them, lots of fun.
Post by: PilotMark on May 09, 2011, 03:44:42 PM
Post by: beardown on May 09, 2011, 04:02:14 PM
I live in Montesano and the pig rumors were a joke. The dead pig photos posted at our local gun shop back then were not shot around here, even though that is what was claimed. Lots of people stopped in though and thus the intent of better business was accomplished.
Before you call people liars, maybe you should get your $#!+ straight. Two of my hunting partners were the guys with the pictures at that sporting goods store in Montesano. I can take you to the exact spot they were killed not too far out of town. They took 6 total pigs out of the bunch. The whole area up there was just tore up from those pigs. The biggest one was about 60 pounds. These were NOT Russian boar, they were just Feral pigs. We have not seen any sign of them in quite some time, but there were between 20 and 30 pigs in the group.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 12, 2011, 06:21:34 PM
now that made me laugh but I worn you , the gals in concrete are mean ..just like the boars..... :chuckle: :chuckle:Someone is spreading a rumor around Redmond that the Wild Boar are getting out of hand up around Concrete :chuckle: Anyone else here this one yet? :chuckle:
Nope those are just some local gals... :P :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: denali on May 13, 2011, 12:29:06 AM
Washington state is keeping a close eye on the feral pig populations in Oregon, where the fish and wildlife department has ordered farmers to determine the size of the destructive pig populations on their land and get rid of them.
An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife official says the feral pig populations are likely moving north from groups in California, where they are hunted as game.
The Capital Press reports a group of between 50 and 100 feral pigs in southwestern Idaho was culled to 20 through surveillance and tracking in the area, and Oregon hopes to duplicate that success.
States in the Midwest and Southeast suffer from massive feral pig populations that wreak havoc on valuable crop land.
Oregon officials hope to eradicate them before that happens.
SSS early and often, we don't want them my :twocents:
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Post by: tsimp1211 on June 05, 2011, 11:44:01 AM
whatever, i have been in the south and its seems the deer and pigs get along just fine, i would love to have pigs to hunt but whatever, but i can say this with absolute fact that the wolves would be harder on the deer and elk, but ok dont let the pigs in here, but if they are here what do we do about them since they breed like rabbits and are soon to take over the state.
I live in South Carolina and I can assure you that pigs and deer do not get along. Luckily we do not have any pigs on our property. Other properties that I hunt do however, and the pigs will eat everything and run the deer off. It is legal to bait for deer in the part of South Carolina in which I live, and if hogs get on the corn pile you can forget about shooting a deer. Hogs would be awful for Washington. You guys don't want them, I promise!
Post by: firecrotch on June 07, 2011, 03:00:14 AM
whatever, i have been in the south and its seems the deer and pigs get along just fine, i would love to have pigs to hunt but whatever, but i can say this with absolute fact that the wolves would be harder on the deer and elk, but ok dont let the pigs in here, but if they are here what do we do about them since they breed like rabbits and are soon to take over the state.
I live in South Carolina and I can assure you that pigs and deer do not get along. Luckily we do not have any pigs on our property. Other properties that I hunt do however, and the pigs will eat everything and run the deer off. It is legal to bait for deer in the part of South Carolina in which I live, and if hogs get on the corn pile you can forget about shooting a deer. Hogs would be awful for Washington. You guys don't want them, I promise!
I agree with you. I was a hunting guide all last year in Texas. I had spent many hours in different seminars about the hog problems in Texas throughout the year. If you guys want hogs here you can say good-bye to our quail and pheasant population, and even see the population of deer go down. I cant speak for the elk because there isn't many down there. But hogs will eat anything they can get their snout on. Everything from fawns to mice. At my house in San Angelo i had a few hogs that were coming up to my house nightly and grubbing around. One night they tore things up around the house so bad that they had chewed through the main power box for electricity to my house. I was out of power for 6 days. Like said above everyone knows how devastating they are to any habitat, but with the lack of deer population we have here we will take a serious loss to our deer population.
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Post by: ORCA_SIX on June 07, 2011, 07:54:06 AM
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Post by: Donaye37 on June 07, 2011, 11:20:36 PM