Comanche41
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One thing that I think has affected the population is the big increase in corn prices after 2020. My son quit feeding last year, and I suspect a lot of other people did too.
Here they come again š
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Phil Rizzo
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I can promise, you do not.
Mike Matteson
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O-hell your not any fun!
Turkeytider
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Even feral hogs can be a mixed bag at times. A good buddy has about 550 acres he owns and leases. One of his smaller fields was absolutely dug up by pigs. Looked like a WWI battlefield! Well, the turkeys absolutely loved it! Never seen so many turkey tracks and dusting areas in one place! We think too that the pigs were probably rooting up things that the turkeys liked to eat as well. Who knew??!!
There are rumors of a few in the TN, NC border area of VA, but not many. Bulk of the population is in south eastern area of VA in the Dismal, back bay area. If you hunt that area they tell you to shoot them at will. Most are on private farm land and VDWR does not report their locations.
Feral Hogs
Feral hogs (feral pigs, wild pigs, wild boar, etc.) in Virginia are defined as āany swine that are wild or for which no proof of ownership can be madeā
dwr.virginia.gov
Come spring they will eat every turkey egg they find
They are very invasive. I spend too much time and money each year repairing the damage they cause to even think about being able to enjoy having them. They get shot on sight, but if your not killing 70% of the ones you see, you are not being effective. I hope the State eventually runs some sort of eradication program for them. They are worse on places that have feeders for deer.
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308win
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Caprock is such a beautiful place, spent 4 days up there last year in the park. Wish I could have had a rifle with me.
Along with racoons and armadillo's destroying the nest
Moondoggie
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I am blessed to not have seen even a track or rooting evidence, or pictures on feeders in the two years I've owned my place. On my property that is. I have land between two major drainages, and it is a highway for critters. Big bucks, bear, cats, and hogs. I see hogs run over on the nearest blacktop. Surrounding land owners in the area send me pics and hear of them killing one every now and then.
I think why I am not seeing any is twofold. 1. A huge amount of farmland every direction when you come up out of the drainages. 2. Everyone around here, and I mean everyone, has a shoot on sight policy. Local officials turn their heads. NO ONE WANTS THEM HERE!
I think why I am not seeing any is twofold. 1. A huge amount of farmland every direction when you come up out of the drainages. 2. Everyone around here, and I mean everyone, has a shoot on sight policy. Local officials turn their heads. NO ONE WANTS THEM HERE!
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In Texas they change the law a couple of years ago, you don't even need a license to hunt hogs on private property.
6.5x300 WBY
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Pennsylvania and NJ have a small population. If it's small now IT WILL GROW.
I'm from PA and that has been the rumor for the past 10-15 years. Thank god they haven't spread. Must only be localized
