Wild Pigs

[5th Tuition]

Wow; anyone watching the Discovery Channel and the shows about the wild pig population explosion.

Maybe I should sell my fishing gear and buy a 270 with night scope.

About 15 yrs ago, I hunted a quail plantation in South Carolina and we saw the destruction they can do to a farmers field in a single night. They did hog hunts as well as quail hunts on the same property. I guess they are expanding at a rate quicker than they can be harvested.

5th (Marty)

[Hockleyneck]

Marty,
I went to SC a few years ago and hunted wild pigs. Some of the pigs are domesticated feral pigs and some were Russian Boars. The hunting was in a marsh next to the Santee River. Our giude showed us where Francis Marion the Swamp Fox ambushed and killed a bunch of British soldiers on the Old Georgetown Rd. This was just a piece of high ground that went through the woods before you got into the open area of the marsh. We killed three pigs, and slowed cooked one for a neighborhood party. It was really good, but you need a Lipitor for dessert.

[crabby and son]

The show " The pig bomb" has been aired several times. Not only do the pigs eat a ton but they destroy the land. They are fun to hunt but their population has gotten WAY out of control. They have a big problem with pythons in the south too. Good show.............Gary

[Skip]

There was another show about monster wild pigs.

Some was sorta urban legend but a few were proven to be over 500 lbs.

Screw the .270 - grab a .300 magnum for one of those beasts.

[Southerly]

and i was thinking they'd be a lot more fun on light tackle.

[garlien]

Good point...Marty don't you have some nice heavy duty trolling gear that might work on them there peegs ?