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Feral hogs in Upstate NY
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I live in St.lawrence Co. and this was the 5TH year in a row we have had pig "sign" on our hunting property. Two years ago I finally got pictures on my trail cam(6-8 pics). This past year i got only 2 pics. The pictures appear to be of a male ,a female and one frame had one small piglet. None of our hunting gruop has seen any of the pigs and we deer hunt the property alot. I've sent the pictures to our Region 6 biologist. She contacted me and stated she was aware of these particular pigs. The DEC attempted to trap this family gruop on a neighboring property approx. 3-4 miles away without success. That wa last year, this year she told me she could send over DEC shooters ,but I had to state that these pigs were going thru our property daily or staying on our property. I couldn't say this for sure since I only had 2 pics which were days apart. My belief is they go thru on a weekly basis but certainly not every day. Supposedly you can shoot these pigs anytime and you only have to have a small game licence(thats what DEC told me).
This past fall a farmer/hunter killed a boar that weighed approx. 350 lbs. I was sent the photo and it appears to be quite possibly the boar(black Russian type) that I had on my trail cam. This farmers property is approx. 7 miles from mine. If I could figure out how to post pictures on here I'd post my photos.
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Originally posted by bobadkhunter View Post... Supposedly you can shoot these pigs anytime and you only have to have a small game licence(thats what DEC told me)."Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth." -Walt Whitman
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Originally posted by ADKHUNTER View PostI certainly don't want to see any invasive species around but if they're gonna be here I'm sure gonna do my best to kill them. Year round hunting! Not too shabby."Let me say it as simply as I can: transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."
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And if hunting them one by one is not the best way to eliminate / at least minimize the population , then I'm all for any land owners doing the old fashioned thing. Put food out in a clear area, when the hogs get used to that then put up a straight line of fence and keep feeding them. Next step continue on till you get 4 sides of the fence with a strong gate. When full , you close the gate and fresh pork for the whole neighborhoodPhil
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” —Herbert Spencer
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Originally posted by backwoodsmanThere have been a few articles on Syracuse.com about feral hogs.
http://search.syracuse.com/feral+hogs.
Does anyone know what the current population estimate is.Ahh............Wilderness.......
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Originally posted by 1894 View PostAnd if hunting them one by one is not the best way to eliminate / at least minimize the population , then I'm all for any land owners doing the old fashioned thing. Put food out in a clear area, when the hogs get used to that then put up a straight line of fence and keep feeding them. Next step continue on till you get 4 sides of the fence with a strong gate. When full , you close the gate and fresh pork for the whole neighborhood
If you want to feed hogs, all you need is corn feed. If you really want to attract them to the feed, it gets mildly more expensive and smelly.
By far, our hogs' favorite bait was sour mashed corn. A close second (maybe 40% less effective) was corn soaked in beer (which I would normally consider alcohol abuse, but 1) we only used Red White & Blue brand, and 2) wild boar meat is worth it). A distant third was corn soaked in strawberry extract.
Happy Hunting! Don't send any to Rhode Island.
-rsIn the haunted house of my life, paddling is the only stair that doesn't creak.
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or better yet, take some used sour mash and spread that about...we won't talk about where that used mash came from or what it distilled into...
but some beer makers will have some,as well as some wine makers, sort of...Be careful, don't spread invasive species!!
When a dog runs at you,whistle for him.
Henry David Thoreau
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The man should legalize whisky stills. Then we would have enough sour mash to aid in the control of the pig problem. Everyone would be happy, except the tax man and Jim Beam. Just think about it whisky and pork, makes me mouth water."A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden
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Here's a recent update on the hogs near Peru, NY:
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Originally posted by bethfit View PostI would think they would be good eating...no?
Not going to be like pork in the store, probably leaner and considering what they eat you want to be very careful with dressing and preparing.
What type of hogs are they? From the story it sounds like a heritage strain that escaped and is now feral, if that's the case I'd say they are definately goot eatin'!A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they never shall sit in
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Braise them down all day long, nice and slow until the meat literally starts falling apart. Then put the wild boar 'stew' on some homemade jonnycakes.
Now, where did I put that old 45-70.........Are you in possession of all of your marbles?
WAIT a min-u-ete! I am the only one who gets to say "one more time"!
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