I don't really expect to get anything since I never found time to scout this year but at the very least I get to spend the day wandering around a wildlife refuge with a gun and a pair of binoculars.

Good luck. You should go to the landfills near Orlando. I remember that both the Seminole and Orange county landfills had enormous problems with feral pigs. They were trying to trap something along the order of 3,000 hogs out of the Seminole landfill:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/199 ... e-landfill

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/199 ... ers-godwin

And I remember hearing that the Orange County landfill actually did sell permits to hunt. That might be simply hearsay though.

But, when looking for those articles, I came across another one which makes eating the pigs seem like a risky endeavor. Then again, so is eating fast food

http://www.freshfromflorida.com/ai/pdf/ ... 20Page.pdf

Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Then why did god make them so delicious? Homer Simpson.

Paladin wrote:

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Then why did god make them so delicious? Homer Simpson.

" Hey, yutz! Guns are only for protection and killing dangerous and delicious animals!"- Krusty The Klown
The word for human being in the tribal dialects of the New Guinea highlands translates as " long pig".

Happy huntin'! Give that traif one for me!

I may have to hunt some bacon at the local supermarket. Sigh.

the comedian wrote:

Paladin wrote:

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Then why did god make them so delicious? Homer Simpson.

" Hey, yutz! Guns are only for protection and killing dangerous and delicious animals!"- Krusty The Klown
The word for human being in the tribal dialects of the New Guinea highlands translates as " long pig".

Dad bacon,ribs,pork chops , and ham all come from the same animal.

Sure they do Lisa one magical animal.

Google "boar hunting" and "swords" sometime if you want to see some photos of people taking pig hunting to the extreme. Looks like good times all around!

NPR just had a piece on French boar hunting. Seems French farmers are tired of boar destroying their fields. Can't find a link to the story though.

Hope you get a pig and would like to see pictures, are you going to use your smoke pole?

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Its inevitable, some pricks have been sneaking them into wisc. and its just a matter of time before they are in Mn. I have friends that have seen them in Douglas county Wisc. and the game processors have been cutting them up for hunters. Oh well.

eelj wrote:

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Its inevitable, some pricks have been sneaking them into wisc. and its just a matter of time before they are in Mn. I have friends that have seen them in Douglas county Wisc. and the game processors have been cutting them up for hunters. Oh well.

They have torn up southern forests for centuries. They can be amazingly destructive.

In Missouri all wild hogs are shoot on sight, there is no season. No tags needed, any method legal including bait and traps. The MDC (Missouri Department of Conservation) put out a series of youtube videos on hog extermination. I haven't seen any where I live in Northwest MO. They are a problem in the southern part of the state.

mark wrote:

eelj wrote:

the comedian wrote:Yeah, swine are the animals closest to human anatomy that we eat on a common basis. We share a lot of diseases and parasites. You consume a lot of nasty critters when you eat venison, but since those critters are adapted to a herbivore they usually can't adapt to a human host and die rapidly. When we eat other omnivores ( pigs, bears ) their internal bugs have no problems setting up a new home in our bodies.
Still, you seem experienced at hunting big game and none of this will be a surprise to you Mase. Hope you bag a pig. I hope those destructive bastards don't make it this far North!

Its inevitable, some pricks have been sneaking them into wisc. and its just a matter of time before they are in Mn. I have friends that have seen them in Douglas county Wisc. and the game processors have been cutting them up for hunters. Oh well.

They have torn up southern forests for centuries. They can be amazingly destructive.

Yeah, there really shred an area. In Florida there is no season and no bag limit for wild pig they've become such a problem.

eelj wrote:Hope you get a pig and would like to see pictures, are you going to use your smoke pole?

Did you just call Mason a pole smoker?

Slam that ham!

goosekiller wrote:

eelj wrote:Hope you get a pig and would like to see pictures, are you going to use your smoke pole?

Did you just call Mason a pole smoker?

Slam that ham!

It just seems so right to shoot a pig with a muzzle loader.

MetalSlugIV wrote:In Missouri all wild hogs are shoot on sight, there is no season. No tags needed, any method legal including bait and traps. The MDC (Missouri Department of Conservation) put out a series of youtube videos on hog extermination. I haven't seen any where I live in Northwest MO. They are a problem in the southern part of the state.

Texas too. They're giant vermin.

flemco wrote:

MetalSlugIV wrote:In Missouri all wild hogs are shoot on sight, there is no season. No tags needed, any method legal including bait and traps. The MDC (Missouri Department of Conservation) put out a series of youtube videos on hog extermination. I haven't seen any where I live in Northwest MO. They are a problem in the southern part of the state.

Texas too. They're giant vermin.

So are Cowboy fans...

eelj wrote:

the comedian wrote:!

Its inevitable, some pricks have been sneaking them into wisc. and its just a matter of time before they are in Mn. I have friends that have seen them in Douglas county Wisc. and the game processors have been cutting them up for hunters. Oh well.

WTF!?!?!
Goddam, I get tired of how abysmally brainless and shortsighted average fucking people can be.

the comedian wrote:WTF!?!?!
Goddam, I get tired of how abysmally brainless and shortsighted average fucking people can be.

Simple. Stay out of Wisconsin.

goosekiller wrote:

the comedian wrote:WTF!?!?!
Goddam, I get tired of how abysmally brainless and shortsighted average fucking people can be.

Simple. Stay out of Wisconsin.

Done and done. And I mean done.
But I don't think pigs ( and cheeseheads) recognize state borders.

the comedian wrote:

goosekiller wrote:

the comedian wrote:WTF!?!?!
Goddam, I get tired of how abysmally brainless and shortsighted average fucking people can be.

Simple. Stay out of Wisconsin.

Done and done. And I mean done.
But I don't think pigs ( and cheeseheads) recognize state borders.

I told you that 15 year-old would talk.

Cheeseheads are acutely aware of their southern border this weekend.

Seriously, though. What kind of freaking moron would import such an invasive species?

the comedian wrote:

goosekiller wrote:

the comedian wrote:WTF!?!?!
Goddam, I get tired of how abysmally brainless and shortsighted average fucking people can be.

Simple. Stay out of Wisconsin.

Done and done. And I mean done.
But I don't think pigs ( and cheeseheads) recognize state borders.

I believe they were Texans that brought up a bunch of pigs afew years ago to start a guide service. If you go to the Wisc. DNR site they may have the details, they are as disgusted about it as everyone else.

Glad I gave you all something to talk about while I was out bush whacking, swamp wading and dune humping in sub freezing temps. It definitely wasn't a day for thin skinned wussy liberals like Mark (I kid, I kid, sort of ).

Anyway, no pig for me. Lots of fresh tracks and scat but no actual animals sighted until I was in the back of the state park pickup getting a ride out. We saw two nice big ones, in a safety zone of course! If they hadn't been there they would have been a fusillade of buckshot and shotgun slugs launched at them - there were five other pigless hunters in the truck with me.

Out of fifty four hunters and 3550 acres there were only two pigs taken today. One bigun which I didn't see and *apparently* a thirty pounder. The thirty pounder is unconfirmed, the yokel who claims to have shot it said he dragged it out to the road and went back to hunting since a truck wasn't due by for a couple more hours. When he went back to get it, it had vanished. At first I thought he was pulling the Rangers leg but he seemed to be getting quite agitated about it. That was about the time I left.

It's like those smart bastards knew all the guys wandering around in blaze orange were trying to kill them.

Sorry eelj, I opted for five 425gr copper sabots and the rifled barrel on the 870 over one 250gr sabot in the smoke pole. Pigs can get a bit nasty, particularly when you shoot their piglets. You can now commence to call me girlie man names. A few super high speed fellows had both. I can't believe what some guys drag into the woods for a days hunting...

Anyway to use the immortal words of Long Duck Dong "The Donger need a beer"

When I first saw the thread I thought you were going to a bar in Virginia.