Hogs in Tennessee
09-11-2015, 11:35 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
Posts: 1,058
I heard that Tennessee also has a coyote problem down there. One farm had two of its prized show horses that were killed by the coyotes. Coyotes love to prey on deer fawns.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
Last edited by Erno86; 09-11-2015 at 11:42 AM.
09-12-2015, 07:29 AM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Centerville, TN
Posts: 39
I heard that Tennessee also has a coyote problem down there. One farm had two of its prized show horses that were killed by the coyotes. Coyotes love to prey on deer fawns.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
But ya the coyote season is year-round no limit in TN. So obviously they're plentiful here. At our place you should hear them every night if you go outside. We've even lost chickens to them at least ounce.
09-12-2015, 07:15 PM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Red Boiling Springs TN
Posts: 15
im in macon county just west of overton county about 30-45 mins, hogs here are spotty according to where u live in the county, my neighbor has killed 2 an a couple of my coon hunting friends have killed one but iv never seen one while hunting, I don't think they are populated enough to to get a lease if u are strictly after hogs id deer hunt an u might luck up and see a hog lol, they used to be a lot of em in the Crossville/Catoosa area but im not sure if they still are. good luck, and yes coyotes are horrible here and and bobcat numbers are on the rise also, we have also had some bear sightings in the county this summer
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09-13-2015, 05:55 PM
#14
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Centerville, TN
Posts: 39
im in macon county just west of overton county about 30-45 mins, hogs here are spotty according to where u live in the county, my neighbor has killed 2 an a couple of my coon hunting friends have killed one but iv never seen one while hunting, I don't think they are populated enough to to get a lease if u are strictly after hogs id deer hunt an u might luck up and see a hog lol, they used to be a lot of em in the Crossville/Catoosa area but im not sure if they still are. good luck, and yes coyotes are horrible here and and bobcat numbers are on the rise also, we have also had some bear sightings in the county this summer
09-15-2015, 08:19 AM
#15
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Centerville, TN
Posts: 39
I heard that Tennessee also has a coyote problem down there. One farm had two of its prized show horses that were killed by the coyotes. Coyotes love to prey on deer fawns.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
A shooter is going to try to hunt the yotes down there in Tennessee, but he told me about the dangers of encountering a wild hog in the bush.
09-15-2015, 06:06 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
im in macon county just west of overton county about 30-45 mins, hogs here are spotty according to where u live in the county, my neighbor has killed 2 an a couple of my coon hunting friends have killed one but iv never seen one while hunting, I don't think they are populated enough to to get a lease if u are strictly after hogs id deer hunt an u might luck up and see a hog lol, they used to be a lot of em in the Crossville/Catoosa area but im not sure if they still are. good luck, and yes coyotes are horrible here and and bobcat numbers are on the rise also, we have also had some bear sightings in the county this summer
10-17-2015, 09:26 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: e tenn
Posts: 127
I grew up just east of Crossville and hunting Catoosa WMA for many years. It was one of the first reserves to actually think it was a good idea to release Russians to interbreed with the ferals that were already there. But years ago they had an actual "season" for them there. That didn't take very long to change from a 3 week to a 3 month season. Not sure when it went to year round but I know I used to take a lot of hogs from that WMA with a LOT of Russian genes. Killed quite a few that looked dang near pure bred Ruskies. Mean suckers ACTED pure bred too! Me and a tree became close personal friends more than once I'll tell ya THAT much
10-17-2015, 10:06 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: e tenn
Posts: 127
There are hogs to go along with the deer, as well as an abundance of copperheads and rattle snakes. TN has changed the classification of hog from a management game animal to the invasive species list.
That means that the land owner can put you on his feral hog extermination list to help eradicate hogs by dang near any means necessary (up to 10 people). That opens up an almost unlimited means of year round killing strategies directed towards them.
10-18-2015, 04:13 PM
#19
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Centerville, TN
Posts: 39
I grew up just east of Crossville and hunting Catoosa WMA for many years. It was one of the first reserves to actually think it was a good idea to release Russians to interbreed with the ferals that were already there. But years ago they had an actual "season" for them there. That didn't take very long to change from a 3 week to a 3 month season. Not sure when it went to year round but I know I used to take a lot of hogs from that WMA with a LOT of Russian genes. Killed quite a few that looked dang near pure bred Ruskies. Mean suckers ACTED pure bred too! Me and a tree became close personal friends more than once I'll tell ya THAT much
