Hunting Forum

I believe the ones they did shoot here in the state were the ones at Letchworth State park.

Several years ago, the DEC got 2 and a bow hunter got the other one in Alleghany SP. They were true wild boar, not feral swine. There is a population in central NY along the PA. border. DEC is asking permission to control them but some misinformed property owners like the idea of a species to hunt all year long.

My uncle and I have seen them up on the mnt he lives on out by the VT NY border east of LK George. It is just a matter of time, and yah they are a huge problem in TX. I have a couple buddies of mine that have been trying to get me to come down because they cant keep up with them. Big problem BIG.

There's a ton of em in Albany. All elected or appointed by the elected of course.

WILD HOGS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED IN THE TOWNS OF DANBY, & NEWFIELD IN TOMPKINS COUNTY, SOUTHERN TIER

Good one Gutpile!

I've only heard of them being seen and/or taken in Central New York. As I understand it, the DEC has not established a season for them. In other words, OPEN SEASON, providing the hunter is in accordance with county/region firearms regs. and possesses a Small Game Permit. I also heard that the DEC has suggested that we refrain from shooting at them if there are more than three hogs together, so as not to scatter them. Not sure how I feel about that. If I have one lined up, I'm not going to wait and see if three more happen to show up. And especially if they're tearing through local farmland. As for PETA trapping them to eradicate the population...GOOD LUCK! (And PETA wouldn't be doing the work anyway. That would fall on the DEC and thus our far too strained wallets.) I'd suggest shooting as many of them as you can, and investing in a good meat smoker.

So...who's hosting the pig roast this summer???

has anyone heard any more about locations of these pigs. I went on a hog hunt in Ga back in march and it is amazing the devistation that these things create. A budding in broome county heard that they have spotted dozens but nothing is comfirmed yet.

Once you get them, you'll never get rid of them.  Have to kill 70% of the population every year just to maintain the balance.  Texas is even using helicopters to control them.  Also, NY will never allow dogs to hunt them.
Here's a article I wrote for a club I belong too.  It says how bad the problem is.

I got a DVD from NYSDEC re: Feral Hogs in NY. Short
story is, if you see them, don't shoot at the group. Reason
being, is that once shot at, they scatter, and make it harder to
kill them all. They request you call the DEC or USDA so they
can be trapped and removed. NYS is not interested in control;
they want 100% eradication of them. There is a population in
central NY. DEC is asking permission from property owners
to eradicate them, but some misinformed guys like the idea of
having another thing they can hunt all year long. It may
sound good, but here are the facts. Whitetail doe produce 1 to
3 fawns once a year and supposedly we have an
overpopulation of deer. Feral hogs produce 5 to 6 piglets
twice a year; weather is not a matter. We know what deer eat,
but feral hogs are totally different. They'll eat anything. Eggs
of ground nesting birds-i.e., geese, woodcock, turkeys, etc.
They'll eat amphibians-salamanders, crayfish, snails, etc.
They’ll destroy and root up agricultural crops-tubers, fruits,
bulbs, corn, etc. Also, lambs, baby goats, fawns or anything
else they can catch are part of their diet. In regards to why to
charge people to hunt them if they're such a nuisance, it's a
easy way to get some sucker to pay you to hunt them. A great
way to get info on feral swine is, go to Texas boars.com. or
type in, "The Feral Hog in Texas" on your search engine. It's
published by Texas Parks and Wildlife. They have a lot of
good info on hogs; i.e: How to hunt them, how to cook them,
hunting them with a bow, firearm or dogs.
Some guys are even releasing them in order to establish a
breeding population. Bad idea, as once established, you'll
never get rid of them. They are not worth the nuisance or
damage they cause. You will have to kill 70% of the
population every year to control them. Hopefully, this gives a
better idea of what a pain feral hogs are to the rest of the
country and why we don't want them in NYS.

I just read an article about a population in Sullivan county NY. A guy named Anderson has been shooting them for three years now and just recently killed eight of them in one setting. Hunters are reporting being chased in the woods by hogs. These hogs are Russian Boars, the most dangerous and the neighboring hog farmer admitted a tree fell across his fence and some got out before he could mend it.

i agree on the trouble we are in if they take hold. Like i said i was in Georgia this march hunting them and i asked at one point durning the hunt when the farmer had picked the peanuts in the field we were hunting. The answer was he hadnt and wouldnt be as the crop was a total loss as the pigs had rutted them all up. I was shocked.

Check out the youtube videos about this topic.

Sunday Rochester D & C ran this on the outdoors page:

Here is another article. This bow hunter took a pig, about 10 miles from my home.

Posted By TH on 07 Nov 2011 07:49 AM
Here is another article. This bow hunter took a pig, about 10 miles from my home.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com...1111060369

I saw this in a different paper. There have been other unofficial sightings in that area. This may get out of hand faster than the DEC thought.

I see a ton of deer behind my house. I hope this being @ 10 miles away, that I do not start seeing pigs. I will have to be careful with the dog. He'll go after them if up in my compost, and don't need the vet bill.

If these things get a foothold in a large wild area like the Adirondacks, it's all over. You'll never get them all with that much room to run and hide.