Ohio Hogs

[xbowguy]

Guy we worked with (retired now) had them on his property. (SE of Macarthur) ODNR set a round cage trap run on remote control. They had to do testing on carcasses, but as landowner, you could pass out the carcasses. When trap was detonated, 12 hogs were caught.

 

[Jackalope]

Guy we worked with (retired now) had them on his property. (SE of Macarthur) ODNR set a round cage trap run on remote control. They had to do testing on carcasses, but as landowner, you could pass out the carcasses. When trap was detonated, 12 hogs were caught.

I was going to bring this up also. Despite what one would think the ODNR isn't very helpful with information on where to find and hunt them, so don't expect any hot tips from them. If pigs are found to be hanging around somewhere the ODNR much prefers for to keep people out of the area while they set traps. I don't necessarily blame them as that's a much more effective control method, and thing last thing they need is word to get out and a bunch of yahoos flooding the area trying to shoot one. On the flip side of that, if you do kill one, the right thing to do would be to let the DNR know where, just understand they'll likely try to trap them out.

 

[Chancegriffis]

Again, if they’re here, the numbers aren’t going down they’re going up. Southeastern and southern ohio will be loaded slam full of them in 10 years or less. Guarantee it

 

[Cogz]

I found a single dead one on my property in stark county in 2020. Heard a group squealing on two separate occasions but never any pics or live sightings.

 

[Jackalope]

Again, if they’re here, the numbers aren’t going down they’re going up. Southeastern and southern ohio will be loaded slam full of them in 10 years or less. Guarantee it

They've been there longer than that and the situation hasn't really materialized. Every year around gun season there will be a couple pictures on facebook of a guy that shot one somewhere. When you consider the number of guys hammering public land for rut and gun it's pretty well covered and occasionally someone will kill one by shear chance. Add in the number of guys running bait and trail cams all over southern ohio and one would think more would be killed or seen if they're around. The reality is there isn't a sizeable population anywhere and their survival rates over the winter must be pretty low as they haven't experienced a population boom in the last two decades that I know they've been down there. In the 10 years this site has been around and the hundreds of thousands of hours spent afield all over the state I think one member has legitimately killed one and only a few times has someone posted a picture of one.

 

[Chancegriffis]

They've been there longer than that and the situation hasn't really materialized. Every year around gun season there will be a couple pictures on facebook of a guy that shot one somewhere. When you consider the number of guys hammering public land for rut and gun it's pretty well covered and occasionally someone will kill one by shear chance. Add in the number of guys running bait and trail cams all over southern ohio and one would think more would be killed or seen if they're around. The reality is there isn't a sizeable population anywhere and their survival rates over the winter must be pretty low as they haven't experienced a population boom in the last two decades that I know they've been down there. In the 10 years this site has been around and the hundreds of thousands of hours spent afield all over the state I think one member has legitimately killed one and only a few times has someone posted a picture of one.

There may not be a quantifiable population in your opinion and maybe not plenty of pigs to kill down there every time you go chasing one… but! hogs adapt to weather changes, habitat changes and pressure just like any other animal. Winters don’t kill them off, nor is any number of hunters. They won’t be eradicated, ever, and all I was saying is that the population, of pigs, in Ohio is going to go up and not down. It’ll start becoming more and more popular over time just like it has throughout all the southern states and central states of the us. Again I guarantee it’ll start becoming more and more normal to see pigs taken all across ohio.

 

[Jackalope]

There may not be a quantifiable population in your opinion and maybe not plenty of pigs to kill down there every time you go chasing one… but! hogs adapt to weather changes, habitat changes and pressure just like any other animal. Winters don’t kill them off, nor is any number of hunters. They won’t be eradicated, ever, and all I was saying is that the population, of pigs, in Ohio is going to go up and not down. It’ll start becoming more and more popular over time just like it has throughout all the southern states and central states of the us. Again I guarantee it’ll start becoming more and more normal to see pigs taken all across ohio.

They said the same thing 15 years ago. They will no doubt slowly increase in numbers, but nowhere near the boom that you're expecting. You'd have better odds finding and killing a 200' inch buck than you would a true wild hog in Ohio today.

 

[Chancegriffis]

They said the same thing 15 years ago. They will no doubt slowly increase in numbers, but nowhere near the boom that you're expecting. You'd have better odds finding and killing a 200' inch buck than you would a true wild hog in Ohio today.

Again…. I don’t think it’s be too far fetched to kill a 200 inch deer in my lifetime. Nor do I think it’d be too far fetched to go to southern ohio and kill a few pigs a year. I’m gonna start a prove Jackalope wrong thread next year on my quest for a 200 and true ohio hog

 

[hickslawns]

Again…. I don’t think it’s be too far fetched to kill a 200 inch deer in my lifetime. Nor do I think it’d be too far fetched to go to southern ohio and kill a few pigs a year. I’m gonna start a prove Jackalope wrong thread next year on my quest for a 200 and true ohio hog

Nobody proves Jackalope wrong. You haven't followed him long enough. They just quit agreeing with him and quit arguing. They never prove him wrong though.

 

[Hedgelj]

I was going to bring this up also. Despite what one would think the ODNR isn't very helpful with information on where to find and hunt them, so don't expect any hot tips from them. If pigs are found to be hanging around somewhere the ODNR much prefers for to keep people out of the area while they set traps. I don't necessarily blame them as that's a much more effective control method, and thing last thing they need is word to get out and a bunch of yahoos flooding the area trying to shoot one. On the flip side of that, if you do kill one, the right thing to do would be to let the DNR know where, just understand they'll likely try to trap them out.

Not only that but when they were first spotted the ODNR did advertise that there were hogs in Ohio and wanted them exterminated. So many yahoos crashed the private areas and trashed enough farmer's fields/fences/access points/etc that getting permission has been changed for decades. There's a guy near where my parents have a house on Piedmont lake that hunts them and I've run into him at the local pizza place and check station. I've picked his brain and he says if it wasn't for his business approach to it he'd never get permission.

Again, if they’re here, the numbers aren’t going down they’re going up. Southeastern and southern ohio will be loaded slam full of them in 10 years or less. Guarantee it

As Jackalope stated they've been here longer than that and it hasn't happened. I'm not holding my breath.

They've been there longer than that and the situation hasn't really materialized. Every year around gun season there will be a couple pictures on facebook of a guy that shot one somewhere. When you consider the number of guys hammering public land for rut and gun it's pretty well covered and occasionally someone will kill one by shear chance. Add in the number of guys running bait and trail cams all over southern ohio and one would think more would be killed or seen if they're around. The reality is there isn't a sizeable population anywhere and their survival rates over the winter must be pretty low as they haven't experienced a population boom in the last two decades that I know they've been down there. In the 10 years this site has been around and the hundreds of thousands of hours spent afield all over the state I think one member has legitimately killed one and only a few times has someone posted a picture of one.

This this and more of this. We have some amazing talent and skill in the guys on this site and that's all they've come up with. Then you toss in the shear numbers of people hunting in southern ohio all fall and how many have you seen taken? That should show you your odds. But good luck to ya, the last thing I"m gonna do is suggest someone not spend time outtadoors.

 

[Jackalope]

Again…. I don’t think it’s be too far fetched to kill a 200 inch deer in my lifetime. Nor do I think it’d be too far fetched to go to southern ohio and kill a few pigs a year. I’m gonna start a prove Jackalope wrong thread next year on my quest for a 200 and true ohio hog

Hey you do you man, I'm just trying to help set some realistic expectations, Ohio ain't Florida or even close. A few a year is a mighty lofty goal unless you get a hot lead and buy them through a lease, even then that's a tall order. Killed em all I say.

 

[Clay Showalter]

To me the question is why is the population not blowing up? Down here in NC wild hogs are a problem and their population is blowing up.

10 years ago around 10,000 were killed, last year almost 21,000 killed.

 

[giles]

Talk to the delivery drivers. They put on way more miles than anyone else on one lane roads. Only ohio pigs I ever seen were from a tip from a mail lady. It was 2 piglets and they only showed face, nothing else.

 

[Wildlife]

I asked the wife to get with the family member and see about sending some of the photographs that he has shared with me during our family reunions. I'm not positive nor do I recall at the moment with certainty, but I believe most of them were TC captures that are on his property, and they were big too.

Anyhow, as soon as I get a couple of those photographs, I'll post them here.

Follow up!
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Okay, I finally got ahold of the family member that owns 90 acres down in Vinton Co, and it’s been within his family since 1839, “a special place” he said.

My wife tried to friend him on FB when I first mentioned to get ahold of him and never received any kind of response after a week. This morning my wife handed me the last known phone number that the family had, and I called him. He answered and we had a great discussion for about 15 minutes over the phone catching up on all kinds of things.

So, what he told me with regards to the wild hogs that were within his area and on his property, which was a few years ago, him and some others killed at least 80 to 90 of them, him keeping a few to eat for himself. The rest were disposed of. ODNR also helped in getting rid of them buy killing what was left, not trapping, but rather shooting them. He also mentioned that the females can have up to three litters a year, anywhere from 3 to 15 per litter.

He also mentioned that he has not seen a hog for the last two years, but last year, a black bear showed up at one of his deer feeders. Once again, he got ahold of ODNR and they came out and trapped the bear, put a GPS collar on it, then released the bear back out onto his property. After a few months, ONDR came back out and trapped the bear once again, then relocated the bear someplace else however, our family member wasn’t sure where ONDR took the bear.

He also said to me that his daughter harvested a good buck this year off his property as well during gun week.

Finally, he told me that he would let me know in the future when they come across any more hogs, and he does maintain trail cameras all throughout the 90 acres of property of his and his family's down in Vinton Co.

Below are just a couple of the photographs that he texted me earlier this evening. The first one being the biggest killed, which exceeded 500 pounds. The second one he said was the average size they saw and killed. He has plenty more photographs of them and I think he's going to be sending me more via email. If he does, I'll share those too.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Follow up!
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Okay, I finally got a hold of the family member that owns 90 acres down in Vinton Co, and it’s been within his family since 1839, “a special place” he said.

My wife tried to friend him on FB when I first mentioned to get a hold of him and never received any kind of response after a week. This morning my wife handed me the last known phone number that the family had, and I called him. He answered and we had a great discussion for about 15 minutes over the phone catching up on all kinds of things.

So, what he told me with regards to the wild hogs that were within his area and on his property, which was a few years ago, him and some others killed at least 80 to 90 of them, him keeping a few to eat for himself. The rest were disposed of. ODNR also helped in getting rid of them buy killing what was left, not trapping, but rather shooting them. He also mentioned that the females can have up to three litters a year, anywhere from 3 to 15 per litter.

He also mentioned that he has not seen a hog for the last two years, but last year, a black bear showed up at one of his deer feeders. Once again, he got a hold of ODNR and they came out and trapped the bear, put a GPS collar on it, then released the bear back out onto his property. After a few months, ONDR came back out and trapped the bear once again, then relocated the bear someplace else however, our family member wasn’t sure where ONDR took the bear.

He also said to me that his daughter harvested a good buck this year off his property as well during gun week.

Finally, he told me that he would let me know in the future when they come across any more hogs, and he does maintain trail cameras all throughout the 90 acres of property of his and his family's down in Vinton Co.

Below are just a couple of the photographs that he texted me earlier this evening. The first one being the biggest killed, which exceeded 500 pounds. The second one he said was the average size they saw and killed. He has plenty more photographs of them and I think he's going to be sending me more via email. If he does, I'll share those too.

I’d be interested in seeing the bear pics also if you could get ahold of any.

 

[Wildlife]

I’d be interested in seeing the bear pics also if you could get ahold of any.

If or when he sends me an email, I ask him to send those too.

 

[Wildlife]

If or when he sends me an email, I ask him to send those too.

Just texted him and asked for any of the black bear photos. He quickly responded with another hog photo where ODNR was putting tracking GPS on one of the hogs, then released to help assist in locating the rest of them in the area.

 

[Buckmaster]

A few years back my cousin was going to take me to a Vinton Co farm. The rules were, “kill at will”. He had been there before with success. Our deal fell through.

 

[Cogz]

Just texted him and asked for any of the black bear photos. He quickly responded with another hog photo where ODNR was putting tracking GPS on one of the hogs, then released to help assist in locating the rest of them in the area.

Perhaps that is why they are successful in killing them. Keeping it quiet and using GPS. I read a fascinating article on Kansas’ strategy of not permitting hunting as to not incentivize landowners to allow them to get established. They have a huge participation rate of landowners along the OK border allowing them to kill from the helicopters.

Kansas stands out in control of feral pigs | Farm Progress

Slideshow: Landowners join with USDA biologists to wipe out herds of feral hogs.

www.farmprogress.com

 

[brock ratcliff]

There were a few hogs around when I hunted Vinton County often in the 80’s. More myth than likely to see. However I did know a guy that killed a few every year close to my grandpas farm in the 90’s. Mostly escaped from Double D.
Krista’s cousins just outside of Ironton used to track them when we would get snow and killed quite a few on the Wayne around their place. They killed 7 one day. But feds along with the ODOW came around and trapped a bunch a few years back and that put an end to their fun.