Originally Posted by falcon

Yep, thats what we have here: Lots of wild hogs of every description, many with Eurasian boar blood. The article is right, the hog population can triple or quadruple in a year. 2011 and 2012 were not good years for hogs in OK west of I-35. We're in a prolonged drought.

Hogs can have two litters per year under ideal conditions. That seldom happens here in OK. In 2007 we had a bumper crop of pecans and acorns: That year many sows had two litters.

i hope the state of NY is really serious about eliminating wild hogs. If they are not totally dedicated, hogs will over run NY. Hogs thrive on acorns and there are lots of acorns in NY state.

OK has steadfastly refused to go after hogs. We are not allowed to hunt wild hogs in the WMAs using center fire rifles outside of deer season. Then the OK wildlife people hire helicopters at $3,000-$5,000 per hour to shoot hogs.

We are not allowed to hunt hogs at night with a light. Landowners are permitted to hunt hogs at night using a light with permission of a game warden. i was turned down because no crops are raised on my property.

Our hog trapping has made a difference on one of my places and on the section owned by a friend. The deer are coming back to the game plots. Many of the remaining hogs are trap shy and will have to be shot.