AKElroy
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Would you?
I posted this in another hog thread, and thought the question would make for interesting conversation.
I have to admit, I have a hard time wanting hogs to be eradicated. I know they are harming the ecology, and unchecked, they will destroy the deer habitat. That said, I love year round hunting. We drive the property at night and usually spotlight a few, we drive them up during the day, we are always, year round, hunting. When I was a kid, deer season was it, and we NEVER saw a pig. They were folklore, stories told by old-timer ranchers that seemed too far-fetched to be believed.
Now, I get as excited about shooting hogs as I do deer. Part of this is the lack of any decent trophy deer on our place, but mostly, it is just awesome always being on a hunt. Filling feeders? Hunting. Moving blinds? Hunting. Sitting by the fire? Hunting. I've killed hogs while doing all of these activities. It's glorious.
We even had a sounder walk up on us while testing a new battery in the feeder. I ran the test, and thirty seconds later, two big sows with piglets in tow make their way to the feeder pen with me and my son standing in it. My .30-30 was leaning against a tree outside the pen, so it took me a few seconds to get to it, but I still managed to get one before they evaporated into the brush.
Lord help me....I.....love them.
I know ranchers and landowners will likely disagree, but the topic may be fun to kick around. Would you eradicate tomorrow if you could?
I posted this in another hog thread, and thought the question would make for interesting conversation.
I have to admit, I have a hard time wanting hogs to be eradicated. I know they are harming the ecology, and unchecked, they will destroy the deer habitat. That said, I love year round hunting. We drive the property at night and usually spotlight a few, we drive them up during the day, we are always, year round, hunting. When I was a kid, deer season was it, and we NEVER saw a pig. They were folklore, stories told by old-timer ranchers that seemed too far-fetched to be believed.
Now, I get as excited about shooting hogs as I do deer. Part of this is the lack of any decent trophy deer on our place, but mostly, it is just awesome always being on a hunt. Filling feeders? Hunting. Moving blinds? Hunting. Sitting by the fire? Hunting. I've killed hogs while doing all of these activities. It's glorious.
We even had a sounder walk up on us while testing a new battery in the feeder. I ran the test, and thirty seconds later, two big sows with piglets in tow make their way to the feeder pen with me and my son standing in it. My .30-30 was leaning against a tree outside the pen, so it took me a few seconds to get to it, but I still managed to get one before they evaporated into the brush.
Lord help me....I.....love them.
I know ranchers and landowners will likely disagree, but the topic may be fun to kick around. Would you eradicate tomorrow if you could?
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