maybe this season will suck

[jagerlager]

can you believe it? went out to bait my stand tonight. walked out dropped the bait, actually it took me a while to find the damned thing.(new spot). was hoping the wolves had moved out. got close to the camp and.. loud a## wolf howl right from where we had been! not good. hopefully a wandering chance.

[KalamazooKid]

That's got to put yer hair on end!:yikes:

[SR-Mechead]

I hope this wasn't going to be your best spot to hunt. I went out to my best and the pigs have the ground dug up like someone went though there with a roto tiller. I here deer don't come in when the pigs are around. I know one thing I will not be baiting that area :lol:

[unclecbass]

Yeah, the leprechauns have been holding their anual convention right near my treestand. I mean, if it wasnt for the pots of gold I would probably move.

[Sib]

Yeah, the leprechauns have been holding their anual convention right near my treestand. I mean, if it wasnt for the pots of gold I would probably move.

Time to stop baiting with Lucky Charms.

[BackStrap]

Yeah, the leprechauns have been holding their anual convention right near my treestand. I mean, if it wasnt for the pots of gold I would probably move.

That is hilarious. No clue where it came from, but that's why it's funny.

[SmallGameStalker]

I hope this wasn't going to be your best spot to hunt. I went out to my best and the pigs have the ground dug up like someone went though there with a roto tiller.

Pigs...Are you saying that we now have wild pigs in Michigan? If so, that's interesting, because I've previously read that Michigan winters are a bit colder than the feral hogs prefer.

If we do have wild pigs in Michigan, is it legal to hunt them?

[ytlabs]

Midland county has em, thanks too an escape. They are out around the Kawkawlin flooding and YES you can shoot them whenever. They are not considered game species and can be shot on sight.

We were told by the Co's that if we see em to enjoy our free wild pig thanks to the rancher. I can only hope I see one. :D

[SR-Mechead]

Pigs...Are you saying that we now have wild pigs in Michigan? If so, that's interesting, because I've previously read that Michigan winters are a bit colder than the feral hogs prefer.

If we do have wild pigs in Michigan, is it legal to hunt them?

Yes that is what I 'm saying . People have seen some about 25 lbs some about 10 lbs and some with tusks. It is my understanding that they breed year around. I don't know if they do or not ,but this is what I have been told.

[Tecumseh]

[QUOTE=SmallGameStalker]Pigs...Are you saying that we now have wild pigs in Michigan? If so, that's interesting, because I've previously read that Michigan winters are a bit colder than the feral hogs prefer. QUOTE]

They may lose a little off their ears due to frostbite but the wild pigs tend to grow the longer hair, not the cute little pigs we see in the trucks on their way to market:lol: .

[SmallGameStalker]

They may lose a little off their ears due to frostbite but the wild pigs tend to grow the longer hair, not the cute little pigs we see in the trucks on their way to market:lol: .

I wasn't saying that they couldn't survive a Michigan winter. However, my reading into the feral hog situation in the US indicates that the population has established a "natural range" at about the latitude of Northern Kentucky. North of that line, the winters are colder and the pigs will migrate (for lack of a better term) to where the temperatures never drop below 50 deg. Fahrenheit.

[carp_assasin]

I seem to recall hearing or reading that it takes two generations to go from cute little pink piggy to destructive ferrell hog when released into the wild.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I like my useless trivia to accurate! :lol:
ben

[SmallGameStalker]

Genetically speaking, there's no difference between the domestic pig and the feral hog. I'm told that the only reason why domestic pigs don't grow long in the tusk is that the farmers pull those teeth very early on. Also, I believe that hogs will keep putting on weight as long as a supply of food is available.

The first generation of pigs to break out will still lack their tusks, but their offspring will definitely grow them. Therefore, in that respect I'd say that your statement is pretty accurate.

[Alpha Male]

Many ranches stock a strain containing Russian lineage, often bred in Canada.

Pigs have no problem adapting and thriving in an environment like we have here in Michigan.

They spread like cancer.

[wecker20]

Pigs will eventually be a part of the woods in Mi. according to some show I watched the other day. They are spreading from the south fast. A domestic pig will turn wild in months and will actually grow long hair and become mean as hell. Anybody see that show? It was called Hogzilla.

[unclecbass]

Yeah I saw the hogzilla show. It was pretty cool. I cant wait to have free bacon runnin around my neck of the woods. Can you imagine being able to bow hunt those things all year round. I wonder if you have to get those things tested for disease or if you can just butcher them like deer.

[carp_assasin]

Wild boars are pretty destructive, I'd preffer that they'd stay away.
ben

[SR-Mechead]

Is it true that deer will stay away from pigs or the area where pigs are. I was in the woods again this morning and they are still around digging up the area.
I should put some corn out and maybe they will come in and eat it. Them blast one.