Ferrel Hog hunts

  • KenDelano
    Albert Lea, MN
    Posts: 49
    March 20, 2011 at 8:41 pm #1271386

    Any one know of affordable Ferrel hog hunts say 1 days drive from MN? Not looking for Trophy Russian Boar of Razor Backs. More interested in meat hunting.

    mduffy1969
    Posts: 49
    March 20, 2011 at 8:43 pm #948990

    Might want check out some opportunities in KY. I’ve heard you can hunt hogs with no license down there.

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    March 20, 2011 at 9:02 pm #948995

    Crawford Count in SE Wisconsin.

    FDR

    johnksully
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 678
    March 20, 2011 at 9:02 pm #948996

    Please post what you find out. I would be very interested in this. Thanks.

    whiskeysour
    4 miles from Pool 9
    Posts: 693
    March 20, 2011 at 9:54 pm #949012

    Not as much talk of the piggys lately. Not sure if the DNR got them cleaned out or if they are just not that big a deal when people see them.

    rgoi812
    Good hour from whitewater
    Posts: 468
    March 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm #949018

    That crawford county idea sounds interesting,Only a few hours away.Could pull the boat down to that area and hit the river maybe miday and hunt early and late. What are the regs like for firearms? shotgun only or rifle. Thanks for the info Fransico!

    Crawford County

    Kickapoo River Wildlife Area- Bell Center Unit-Size: 1,370 acres, hunting and fishing easement.
    Location: 1 mile south of Gays Mills along Hwy. 131 and Hwy. S.
    Principal Wildlife: Ducks, deer, pheasants, woodcock, great egrets.
    Other Recreation: Fishing.
    Habitat: Marsh, swamp, upland.
    Contact: Viroqua DNR.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13407
    March 20, 2011 at 10:19 pm #949020

    I tried to get permission from a few farms that reported damage to the DNR for SW WI. No Go from them. I did make a couple trips to public land with no success.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 21, 2011 at 11:09 am #949118

    Little off topic…

    I think it was last year I was in the boat with a fella that went hog hunting in CA. If I recall, the were using bows…but the guide said if you want a rush, use a knife.

    That’s what he did. I don’t recall who this was, but he crept up from behind and slit the hogs throat. MY adrenaline was at a peak by the time he finished the story.

    KenDelano
    Albert Lea, MN
    Posts: 49
    March 21, 2011 at 12:35 pm #949139

    Quote:

    Northstar Game farm in Iowa is not far away.

    Game farm

    I’ll put that on my list of possibilities although it’s not exactly what I am looking for. More interested in management hunts.

    walleye_wisdom
    Big Sky Country Helena, MT (Adel, IA home)
    Posts: 1160
    March 21, 2011 at 6:55 pm #949250

    BK- I had a guy from Alabama telling me the same story and had pictures, it was pretty wild!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 21, 2011 at 7:15 pm #949260

    They have a reality show on now called Hogs Gone Wild. (Video clips on Youtube.) Most of those guys take them down with a rope and knife after getting them stopped with dogs. Never knew they were such a huge problem down south.

    -J.

    t-ellis
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Posts: 1316
    March 21, 2011 at 7:26 pm #949267

    Quote:

    They have a reality show on now called Hogs Gone Wild. (Video clips on Youtube.) Most of those guys take them down with a rope and knife after getting them stopped with dogs. Never knew they were such a huge problem down south.

    -J.

    And Hawaii is thick with them also. A big problem there.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    March 21, 2011 at 7:44 pm #949270

    Quote:

    They have a reality show on now called Hogs Gone Wild. (Video clips on Youtube.) Most of those guys take them down with a rope and knife after getting them stopped with dogs. Never knew they were such a huge problem down south.

    -J.

    Keep your eyes open for a documentary call Pig Bomb. It’s quite eye opening. I can’t remember which channel I watched is on, probably History or one of those “oddball” channels that seem to have the best TV now days.

    mower
    Wisconsin, Outagamie
    Posts: 515
    March 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm #949331

    I’ve wanted to hog hunt also. But I here that a lot, if not most land owners complain about the hogs, BUT will not let you hunt. I thinks they just want money from DNR for dammage. Also a lot of them in QDM, and they don’t want you to scare there deer away.

    flatfish
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2105
    March 22, 2011 at 12:36 am #949369

    http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/reports/legislative/feral_swine_2010.pdf

    This is a dated map showing the ‘infestation’ of pigs in the midwest. Since this map, I’ve heard reports of them being in SW Mn, Eastern SD, and farmers reportedly were letting hunters hunt them like SD ranchers allow for prairie dogs…exactly ‘where’ these counties are for sure I don’t know. But maybe checking with local game wardens might get you on the trail to some wild pigs…

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 22, 2011 at 1:52 am #949413

    Nice Tim!

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    March 22, 2011 at 2:52 am #949435

    Here are links to three members here that have went on hog hunts down south, I am sure they can give you lots of info.

    LINK

    LINK

    LINK

    KenDelano
    Albert Lea, MN
    Posts: 49
    March 22, 2011 at 11:49 am #949496

    Thanks Steve!

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