pay to hunt pigs?

mcpluto · September 25, 2011, 11:38 AM

I own 44 acres and I shoot pigs on it frequently. Walking in to check my trail camera I decided to carry my compact Glock (.40 cal). It is loaded with Hornady Critical Defense rounds (concealed carry type of ammo). Not really hunting but I don't go anywhere on my property without a firearm of some type. Walked u on this small sow and a couple of her piglets. The CD rounds (though kinda expensive for hunting) were very effective.

C0untZer0 · September 25, 2011, 12:06 PM

Those swine have the long snout on them - I'd guess they're from stock that has been wild for decades.

1) Not sure where you shot her - was it in the neck behind the jaw?

2) Did you get the piglets?

3) What does the title of your post have to do with any of this?

FrosSsT · September 25, 2011, 12:25 PM

I don't understand the point of this post...its pointless

SHNOMIDO · September 25, 2011, 12:38 PM

he used CD ammo to hunt and it worked.

theres a picture.

thats the thread.

H&kusp45 · September 25, 2011, 01:19 PM

Nice shooting!

mcpluto · September 25, 2011, 01:22 PM

I shoot so many of these nasty things it amazes me that people pay money to hunt them. I've shot them with my .40 cal, .45, .12 ga, 30-30, Ar 15 and my bow. I shot this one from about 40 feet and hit her in the spine (all I could see above the brush). I know they are smart and normally difficult to hunt but I'm out on the property enough that I stumble on them frequently enough to down a few. I did a couple of night hunts over my feeder but that just seemed like gathering not really hunting. Just thought you guys might find it enteresting that the CD round works well on pigs. This is after all a hunting thread isn't it?

C0untZer0 · September 25, 2011, 02:11 PM

Well OK, you bring up a good point.

Not only do people pay to go on canned hunts that are basically nothing more than a couple of knuckle heads who buy a big domestic pig off of some farmer and then let it loose on their "hunting grounds", but there are people who actually wish that their state had wild pigs roaming around it so they could hunt them.

In Texas it's gotten to the point where most people see these creatures for what they are - extremely destructive, extremely resilient pests.

Art Eatman · September 25, 2011, 10:53 PM

I sorta doubt that there are enough "canned hunts" for hogs to amount to a hill of beans.

One thing that folks don't think about is that in today's world of lawsuit-happy people, any landowner who lets outsiders onto his property for hunting should carry liability insurance. I figure that damage to the land or not, it's not unfair for the guy who gets the meat to pay a bit of the landowner's overhead.

As near as I can tell, there are ever-fewer fees to hunt hogs, and more openness on the part of landowners with hog problems.

Double Naught Spy · September 26, 2011, 09:07 AM

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I shoot so many of these nasty things it amazes me that people pay money to hunt them.

No reason to be amazed. You have land and you have a pig problem. People who pay to hunt pigs either don't have land or don't have pigs or both. It is no more strange than folks paying to hunt deer.

So what did happen to the piglets?

hogdogs · September 26, 2011, 09:12 AM

I guess I "indirectly" pay to hunt hogs... This dog feed, chains, snaps, leashes, cut gear, medical gear tracking system and collars...

Non of that is free.

Brent

rickyrick · September 26, 2011, 02:02 PM

I think that he used the pigs as s ballistic test media, and was pleased with the results.

Pigs are gonna do what pigs are gonna do. All that you have to do is be there when pigs are doing what pigs do.

Unless you go in after them like Brent does, that's some action I bet.

FrontSight · September 26, 2011, 05:04 PM

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I shoot so many of these nasty things it amazes me that people pay money to hunt them.

No reason to be amazed. You have land and you have a pig problem. People who pay to hunt pigs either don't have land or don't have pigs or both. It is no more strange than folks paying to hunt deer.

Exactly....for those of us with no wild pigs, we have to pay for the excitement one way or another....either travel very far and pay for airafare, car rental, lodging, food, guide, license, and deal with the bozos in Homeland Security screening, etc etc, or travel a little while to a game farm and get in a fair sized pen with wild-caught, ornery pigs. And believe me, they ARE ornery; have been charged twice in as many times...it's quite a rush, worth every penny. Can be quick, or can take all day, maybe 2.

BUFF · September 26, 2011, 05:21 PM

I've tried to talk my dad into leasing his land for pig hunting. There's plenty of big city lawyers and doctors in Dallas and Houston that wouldn't mind paying big bucks to hunt pigs. But he's against it. He doesn't want the hassle. Legal or otherwise. Most farmers and ranchers with pig problems just don't want to deal with it and want to be left alone. With lawyers I can understand.

Saltydog235 · September 27, 2011, 03:57 PM

Any dead pig is a good pig. Any live pig needs to be made dead.

September 26, 2011, 02:02 PM	#11
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	I think that he used the pigs as s ballistic test media, and was pleased with the results. Pigs are gonna do what pigs are gonna do. All that you have to do is be there when pigs are doing what pigs do. Unless you go in after them like Brent does, that's some action I bet. __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

September 25, 2011, 12:06 PM	#2
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	Those swine have the long snout on them - I'd guess they're from stock that has been wild for decades. 1) Not sure where you shot her - was it in the neck behind the jaw? 2) Did you get the piglets? 3) What does the title of your post have to do with any of this?

September 25, 2011, 12:25 PM	#3
FrosSsT Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 595	I don't understand the point of this post...its pointless

September 25, 2011, 12:38 PM	#4
SHNOMIDO Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 423	he used CD ammo to hunt and it worked. theres a picture. thats the thread.

September 25, 2011, 01:19 PM	#5
H&kusp45 Member Join Date: January 3, 2010 Posts: 37	Nice shooting!

September 25, 2011, 01:22 PM	#6
mcpluto Junior Member Join Date: September 25, 2011 Location: Tyler Tx Posts: 2	I shoot so many of these nasty things it amazes me that people pay money to hunt them. I've shot them with my .40 cal, .45, .12 ga, 30-30, Ar 15 and my bow. I shot this one from about 40 feet and hit her in the spine (all I could see above the brush). I know they are smart and normally difficult to hunt but I'm out on the property enough that I stumble on them frequently enough to down a few. I did a couple of night hunts over my feeder but that just seemed like gathering not really hunting. Just thought you guys might find it enteresting that the CD round works well on pigs. This is after all a hunting thread isn't it?

September 25, 2011, 02:11 PM	#7
C0untZer0 Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,555	Well OK, you bring up a good point. Not only do people pay to go on canned hunts that are basically nothing more than a couple of knuckle heads who buy a big domestic pig off of some farmer and then let it loose on their "hunting grounds", but there are people who actually wish that their state had wild pigs roaming around it so they could hunt them. In Texas it's gotten to the point where most people see these creatures for what they are - extremely destructive, extremely resilient pests.

September 25, 2011, 10:53 PM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I sorta doubt that there are enough "canned hunts" for hogs to amount to a hill of beans. One thing that folks don't think about is that in today's world of lawsuit-happy people, any landowner who lets outsiders onto his property for hunting should carry liability insurance. I figure that damage to the land or not, it's not unfair for the guy who gets the meat to pay a bit of the landowner's overhead. As near as I can tell, there are ever-fewer fees to hunt hogs, and more openness on the part of landowners with hog problems.

September 26, 2011, 09:12 AM	#10
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I guess I "indirectly" pay to hunt hogs... This dog feed, chains, snaps, leashes, cut gear, medical gear tracking system and collars... Non of that is free. Brent

September 26, 2011, 05:21 PM	#13
BUFF Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2011 Location: Augusta, KS Posts: 226	I've tried to talk my dad into leasing his land for pig hunting. There's plenty of big city lawyers and doctors in Dallas and Houston that wouldn't mind paying big bucks to hunt pigs. But he's against it. He doesn't want the hassle. Legal or otherwise. Most farmers and ranchers with pig problems just don't want to deal with it and want to be left alone. With lawyers I can understand.

September 27, 2011, 03:57 PM	#14
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Any dead pig is a good pig. Any live pig needs to be made dead.