Thread: Deer recruitment

I'm at the hunting camp doing some mowing (You can tell because the Spanish are biting) and have seen several does, and each one of them looks like she swallowed a basketball. It's about time for them to be dropping their fawns, so I guess my mowing will be limited to roads---don't want to chop up any of those little fellas.

Yesterday evening, I was eating a particularly sweet slice of watermelon about dark and a black hog came wandering in to run the does off the corn I had scattered down front. I put the watermelon back in the fridge, opened the front door quietly and shot him to teach him some manners. He was actually a good eating size hog, about 100 lbs., but I'd already had my shower and supper and it was still hot outside. I loaded him in the bucket on the tractor this morning and took him elsewhere. The buzzards are having a feast.

Not going to waste I guess(buzzard's dining in)......to bad a neighbor couldn't have shared in the feast
Hog's are on my bucket list of things to do before I pass on

Hey Ironman....check PM's!

No doubt, Haywire, if you killed one last night, 3 sows had a litter of 6 each, so you have 17 more today than you had yesterday!

Thankfully, we don't have many hogs in my corner of Tennessee (although reports show them spreading), but I keep talking about going somewhere after deer season closed to try shooting one. I could probably get a group of 3-5 fellows to do a road trip sometime if you guys have a good spot or know of a reasonable outfitter. I'm sure we could work out a fair price for land access.

PM me if you know of somewhere, please!

They are one of the most adaptive omnivores in the world. They will get turkey eggs, soft mast, hard mast, gardens, pasture, and row crops. Mice may be a little more prolific reproducers but not by much. The thought of skinning and gutting one of those muddy lice ridden rotten smelling beasts isn't pleasant to say the least. Tasty yes but good riddance. Now if you could just take out the other ten dozen on your property.

Originally Posted by crosshairy

Thankfully, we don't have many hogs in my corner of Tennessee (although reports show them spreading), but I keep talking about going somewhere after deer season closed to try shooting one. I could probably get a group of 3-5 fellows to do a road trip sometime if you guys have a good spot or know of a reasonable outfitter. I'm sure we could work out a fair price for land access.

PM me if you know of somewhere, please!

Curious, Crosshairy which corner of TN is yours?

Originally Posted by witler

Curious, Crosshairy which corner of TN is yours?

Dummy me, just saw your profile location. Wife is from opposite corner, Bristol.

Originally Posted by witler

Dummy me, just saw your profile location. Wife is from opposite corner, Bristol.

Yeah...in several ways, her corner of the state is superior, but mine is a bit closer to the beach and generally has more deer . I would kill for a bit of clean water and some fishable lakes closer to home, though.

Originally Posted by crosshairy

Thankfully, we don't have many hogs in my corner of Tennessee (although reports show them spreading), but I keep talking about going somewhere after deer season closed to try shooting one. I could probably get a group of 3-5 fellows to do a road trip sometime if you guys have a good spot or know of a reasonable outfitter. I'm sure we could work out a fair price for land access.

PM me if you know of somewhere, please!

Look up William Bankhead National Forrest in north Central alabama, overrun with hogs and I believe they are year round hunting. You would need a license of course and depending on which part of the Forrest, a free permit maybe required.