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pig problem, NW arkansas
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:46 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:46 am
this is from a game camera at my folks' place in the ozarks near pelsor. the property is 65 acres but is surrounded by the national forest. they only part-time up there so most of the time there is no one there to harass them.
so...looking for some suggestions. if we were there all the time i'm pretty sure we could thin them out and/or make them move on, but we aren't. i was thinking about bringing a large trap up there and paying a couple of local kids to keep it baited. otherwise, i guess i need to find someone with dogs?
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:49 am to cgrand
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:50 am to Bleeding purple
and if I was there the spotted one dies first
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:51 am to Bleeding purple
i owe you a beer
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:52 am to cgrand
TBH though, "surrounded by the national forest" is your problem. Stop feeding them and learn to live with them. if you have any feeders they can get to you are recruiting them.
27" hog panel in a 40' diameter pen around all feeders will keep them out and let deer jump in and out.
27" hog panel in a 40' diameter pen around all feeders will keep them out and let deer jump in and out.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:56 am to cgrand
Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:15 am to Bleeding purple
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TBH though, "surrounded by the national forest" is your problem. Stop feeding them and learn to live with them. if you have any feeders they can get to you are recruiting them.
i hear you
we dont have feeders but the deer hunters that hunt the NF certainly do. my concern is them rooting up the the orchard we just spent a year and a bunch of money putting in...it has a sturdy 12' deer fence around it but i'm certain the pigs could get in. also, i dont want them fouling/rooting up around the creek (it's at the headwaters of richland creek)
it seems like they just showed up recently, this is the first pigs ive gotten on the cameras in 3 years...usually its just deer and black bears
Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:44 am to cgrand
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it has a sturdy 12' deer fence around it but i'm certain the pigs could get in
That should keep them out just do monthly fence checks and you should be good.
How old/large are the trees and what kind of trees are they?
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i dont want them fouling/rooting up around the creek (it's at the headwaters of richland creek)
If there is water they will find and use it. hunt them hard in that location and make sure you kill every pig you see no exceptions for size or age. They are smart animals and do respond to pressure. If you are constantly placing pressure on them by shooting, spotlighting, and chasing them off they will find better places to go. Also clearing the underbrush around the creek will decrease their use of it as they prefer to be in watering holes with lots of shade and cover and will seek alternate locations.
NEVER EVER PUT OUT FEED SOURCES if you want to keep them off your place.
Honestly in your situation I would only use traps on the borders of the place so that you don't attract them to the center of property with bait.
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seems like they just showed up recently, this is the first pigs I've gotten on the cameras in 3 years...
They appear to be feeding on something in your pic. They like salt blocks too so make sure you elevate those so only the deer can get to them if you put them out at all.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 12:36 pm to Bleeding purple
trees are mostly mature hardwoods (hickory for the most part), but there are thousands of cedars in varying sizes in and around an old pasture near the creek
i have no idea what they are eating in the summer before the mast drops, its pretty barren woods, unless they are working other people's feeders
i sure do appreciate the advice and the learnin'
i have no idea what they are eating in the summer before the mast drops, its pretty barren woods, unless they are working other people's feeders
i sure do appreciate the advice and the learnin'
Posted on 9/15/14 at 12:52 pm to cgrand
I was asking about the orchard.
for the cedars near the creek trim the limbs up to 6-8 ft from the gorund near the creek. They love to bed in and under cedar trees with low hanging limbs.
Omnivores. They eat everything. Ever noticed a lack of snakes? they also heat grubs, worms, graze grasses, and forbes, eat aquatic plants, eat dead carrion. etc.
for the cedars near the creek trim the limbs up to 6-8 ft from the gorund near the creek. They love to bed in and under cedar trees with low hanging limbs.
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have no idea what they are eating in the summer before the mast drops, its pretty barren woods
Omnivores. They eat everything. Ever noticed a lack of snakes? they also heat grubs, worms, graze grasses, and forbes, eat aquatic plants, eat dead carrion. etc. 
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:02 pm to cgrand
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pig problem
pig problem . . . or pig opportunity?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:13 pm to Bleeding purple
oh, sorry
apples & persimmons (still young) plus a shite-ton of berries (raspberries, blackberries, etc)
i keep hearing they'll wipe out a snake population, but at my place in SETX its overrun with both pigs and rattlers. i guess since there's other things to eat there, they take the easy meal first. since its on an island, and i don't have resources there to manage or protect, we like having the pigs around to shoot at and eat, but they are 100% nocturnal so trapping is the only way to catch them there
apples & persimmons (still young) plus a shite-ton of berries (raspberries, blackberries, etc)
i keep hearing they'll wipe out a snake population, but at my place in SETX its overrun with both pigs and rattlers. i guess since there's other things to eat there, they take the easy meal first. since its on an island, and i don't have resources there to manage or protect, we like having the pigs around to shoot at and eat, but they are 100% nocturnal so trapping is the only way to catch them there
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:22 pm to cgrand
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apples & persimmons (still young) plus a shite-ton of berries (raspberries, blackberries, etc)
so an attractant orchard.
when those persimmons get ripe and start falling you will not be able to keep the hogs out.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:00 pm to cgrand
I'm on my way...
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:17 pm to Bleeding purple
My hogs have all gone away.
Even tried baiting with ripe pears.
Nothing.
Which I guess is a good thing.
Even tried baiting with ripe pears.
Nothing.
Which I guess is a good thing.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:58 pm to CroTigerXIII
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I'm on my way...
backstrap them for me
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:59 pm to TigerDeacon
Just went out to lease for first time in 5 months. Hog sign everywhere.
Their back!!!!!!
Their back!!!!!!
Posted on 9/15/14 at 4:12 pm to Bleeding purple
I promise I will get there next year.
No surgeries for 2015!
No surgeries for 2015!
Posted on 9/15/14 at 5:27 pm to cgrand
Kill em with fiya
Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:05 pm to Bleeding purple
BP if you are ever interested in trading hunts send me an email at crotigerxiii@gmail.com
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