Wild Pigs Run Out Of Corn Field

There are two opposing histories of feral pigs in America. The first is from landowners, who are quick to point out the growing number of feral pigs on their properties, causing significant crop and landscaping damage and wreaking havoc.

The second is from people who want to hunt hogs but can’t get hunting permits. When they ask a supposedly troubled landowner for permission to trespass, they are either turned down right away or told they have to pay a lot of money. It’s unfortunate and makes no sense, but it’s the way things are.

Many farmers and ranchers have legitimate concerns about feral pigs, but they also have legitimate concerns about money. They will not pass up the opportunity to turn an inconvenience into money. As a result, ambitious hog hunters on a tight budget should abandon their fear of becoming a nuisance and approach licences in the same way that deer and turkey hunters have for years.

Begin by tapping into the networks of your friends, family, workplace, and close social circle. If not, you could offer a landowner a weekend’s worth of labour in exchange for a weekend’s worth of hunting rights. You could also go onto public land. Yes, it is extremely difficult.

Hogs on public land face intense pressure regardless of location. They frequently only eat at night and then sleep during the day. While a hunter on public land in North Carolina or California creeps silently through nearly impenetrable brush with the breeze to his nose, a hunter on private land in Texas shoots pigs from a weather-protected blind close to a timer-controlled corn feeder. Even if the former hunter has the advantage, the latter hunter learns that he took on a difficult assignment and gave it his all. Having a dead pig is just the cherry on top.

There have been two very different stories about wild pigs in America. The first is from landowners who are getting more and more worried about the growing number of wild pigs on their land, which are causing a lot of damage to their crops and landscaping and making a mess of things.

People who want to kill pigs but can’t get hunting licences are the second group. When they ask a supposedly worried landowner for permission to trespass, they are either turned down right away or told they have to pay a lot of money. Even though it’s horrible and makes no sense, this is the way things are right now.

Start by using the networks of your close friends, family, workplace, and other people you know. If not, you could offer to work for the landowner for a weekend in exchange for the right to hunt for a weekend. You can also travel on public land. Yes, it is incredibly hard.

On public land, pigs have to deal with a lot of stress. Most of the time, they only eat at night and sleep all day. A private land hunter in Texas shoots pigs from a weather-protected blind near a timer-controlled corn feeder, while a public land hunter in North Carolina or California crawls quietly through almost impenetrable vegetation with the breeze on his nose. Even if the first hunter wins, the second hunter will find out that he took on a hard mission and did everything he could to complete it. A dead pig is the icing on the cake.