Hunting Forum

Haven't seen any in my area (Ithaca/Lansing), but I know they've been seen off of Rt. 13 heading to Elmira from Ithaca.

I'm seriously surprised we haven't seen them at our camp in Alfred....a great deal of that area is overrun with buck thorn....great hiding and food and mature red and what white oaks loggers didn't get...not to mention the wild blueberries and skunk weed...beech and shag bark hickories...swamp lands and over grown orchards...it's why the bears love the area

That's because they here you coming Badger and run for the hills!

Ya just the way the bear do too...lol

Here s something I found...you guys that have them in your area and get to hunt....Something I didn't know....



Raw Pork may contain a swine disease known as Aujeszky’s disease or pseudorabies.
It is incurable and fatal to Dogs. However the bacteria are highly susceptible to freezing. Any Raw Pork or Pork bones that have been frozen for three weeks at a suitably low temperature will be safe for your Dogs to eat. As raw Pork bones are so good for the Dogs to chew on don’t let the dangers of raw Pork for Dogs put you off. Either freeze them yourself or when you buy them check with the Butcher how long they have been frozen for.
Dogs can eat cooked pork but always without the bone. Cooked bones, as I will explain later, are very dangerous for Dogs and should never be given. Do not feed Dogs Pork bones unless you know they have been suitably frozen.

Also, the fecal matter of feral swine has some bad stuff in it that if your dogs or other animals drink water from around one of their wallows, it can get the dogs really sick.

I don't give my dog bones, period.

We give our dogs beef marrow bones. They will work on them for days and then we can fill them with other mixtures just for fun. They do great for keeping their teeth shiny.

Hey all so what are the predictions on the feral population after such a mild winter.....

Good thought. They are hardy creatures, but you would think a mild winter would help keep the population healthy. 

I don't think coyotes would mess with mama or even a juvenile pig a couple months old. The deer that I have seen lately look very healthy compared to last year at this time. By March last year, most deer looked like they had been dragged down a couple miles of bad road. I don't think the ground froze in most of the state, so, pigs can forage like winter never came. That will probably give them a jump start that they didn't need.

One of the articles someone posted stated that they are true Russian boar, not feral swine. It's got to be much colder in Siberia than in NY and they survive there. I posted the question on another site, if feral swine have any natural predators in the US. Answer I got was only cougars.

Some escapees are true Russian Boars; however, feral swine take on characteristics of wild boar even after just a couple generations. These feral swine are often much larger that wild boars as well since they have been breed to be bigger as domesticated pigs to offer more meat. 

Posted By preacher626 on 15 Jun 2011 01:04 PM
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.

Amen preacher, DEC has said if you see one and process a small game license you can hunt and shoot them. All I can say is if they show up in Delaware county we are having a piggy roast.

On Sept. 18th, at 7 pm., the Elma Conservation Club, 600 Creek Rd., Elma, NY will hold a seminar on the "Status of Feral Swine in NYS". A representative from the NYSDEC will talk about the biology, habits, reproduction rates, environmental threats and agricultural damage done by feral swine. A question and answer period will follow. This is open to Club members, their guests and the public. Hope to see you there.