Feral hog tracks ?

Yes
 
Im not much of a hunter, just ducks, a bit of squirrels and rabbits back in the day, but a hog is something I have always wanted to go after. So its awesome they came to you!
 
What part of the state are you in ?
 
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Western Davie county along Bear creek. I'm going to setup at camera here today hopefully.

Do they only move at night? I'd like to hunt them, but I don't have experience with hogs . I'm going to be researching it though.
 
ES44AC said:
Western Davie county along Bear creek. I'm going to setup at camera here today hopefully.

Do they only move at night? I'd like to hunt them, but I don't have experience with hogs . I'm going to be researching it though.
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With pressure being hunted they will mostly be nocturnal. but wont stay bedded down all day either. They will find the knarlest brush to get into during the day to bed. I haven't hunted any in this state, but have stalked them in N. CA with a bow. walk softly and listen while following tracks. . they make a lot of noise even bedded down.
 
ES44AC said:
Western Davie county along Bear creek. I'm going to setup at camera here today hopefully.

Do they only move at night? I'd like to hunt them, but I don't have experience with hogs . I'm going to be researching it though.
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Hunt is not the word ... eradicate is best. Feral pigs are the scourge of the 4 legged kind! Ferals tear up agricultural crops, can spread various diseases to pets, livestock and even humans, wreak havoc on local wildlife (hell they’ll eat anything from upland gamebird eggs to newborn fawns) ... they are destroying the wildlife ecosystem in the SE worse than any other animal.

If you want to shoot them even the NC Dept of Wildlife gives their blessing ... no season, no limit, you can hunt day or night, over bait, anything short of nuclear missiles. For shooting my favorite thing is hunting over strawberry corn. Take feed corn and put enough water in a container (I like 5 gallon paint buckets) to just wet the corn. Shake it up well then put in either a couple packs of strawberry jello mix or a couple packs of sweetened kool aid mix. Shake it again until the corn is well coated with the strawberry stuff and you got feral pig crack. Pour it near where you’ve seen tracks and wait for them to catch a whiff of that strawberry in the wind. I’ve popped quite a few with a suppressed .308 standard round (not subsonic quiet stuff) and there are some that barely jump of that stuff even sound and piggy to their left falling over. I would suggest when I have a choice ... take the big sows (piglet dispensing machines) first to try and slow their population growth. Good luck and drop ‘em ASAFP!
 
Thanks I'll be working on this soon.

NCFubar said:
Hunt is not the word ... eradicate is best. Feral pigs are the scourge of the 4 legged kind! Ferals tear up agricultural crops, can spread various diseases to pets, livestock and even humans, wreak havoc on local wildlife (hell they’ll eat anything from upland gamebird eggs to newborn fawns) ... they are destroying the wildlife ecosystem in the SE worse than any other animal.

If you want to shoot them even the NC Dept of Wildlife gives their blessing ... no season, no limit, you can hunt day or night, over bait, anything short of nuclear missiles. For shooting my favorite thing is hunting over strawberry corn. Take feed corn and put enough water in a container (I like 5 gallon paint buckets) to just wet the corn. Shake it up well then put in either a couple packs of strawberry jello mix or a couple packs of sweetened kool aid mix. Shake it again until the corn is well coated with the strawberry stuff and you got feral pig crack. Pour it near where you’ve seen tracks and wait for them to catch a whiff of that strawberry in the wind. I’ve popped quite a few with a suppressed .308 standard round (not subsonic quiet stuff) and there are some that barely jump of that stuff even sound and piggy to their left falling over. I would suggest when I have a choice ... take the big sows (piglet dispensing machines) first to try and slow their population growth. Good luck and drop ‘em ASAFP!
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With temperatures being cooler now, they'll move in early dusk through day brake, you may even catch them out mid-day if it stays cooler like tomorrow. When it gets above 60, look for them to be strictly nocturnal. Pigs hate moving when it's hot out, so they're not going to move unless a dog is after them.
 
Ive hunted them a bunch. Look for mud holes near creeks, usually find rubs about knee high on trees where they scratch the dry mud off. They dont pattern well, like a deer. If you have a corn feeder, that is your best bet.
 
There still some tracks that are more rounded than and closer together. I didn't get pictures of anything but deer and 3 calves.
 
Tagged for interest, I don't live far from there and would love to have some free range bacon wander up to the house.
 
Shoot I got plenty of time!
 
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