Feral Hogs in Maryland...

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 4, 2010

gtodave said:
Back on original topic: I'd love to hunt hogs closer to home

Same here. We used to hunt some feral hog on my grandparents farm that ran wild on the pipelines that run through St.Mary's county that used to be owned by Stewart Petroleum, but, that was back in the late 70's and early 80's. I can account for at least 10 hogs that were taken back then in the Redgate area.

I would have to assume if there are any progressions of hogs from the South coming to Maryland, they have to come in from the Western counties or from the North, there's not really natural bridge for them to migrate into the state from the South, we're surrounded by water on 3 sides, but, we know a hog can swing with ease too.

MDCXD · Oct 4, 2010

K31 said:
So Ed, let me me ask you this, say someone shoots a feral hog in Maryland and then the DNR grabs their gun, their vehicle, their hog and them. So they go to prison and their cell mate is some big dude that's got a life sentence from killing and eating the family that used to live next door to him, and the cell mate as a way of welcoming him makes the hog-shooter squeal like a pig.

Wouldn't that be ironic?

LMAO

That is funny.

foxtrapper · Oct 4, 2010

xd40c said:
Oh hell, I've got a coyote problem outside Aberdeen....

Send them westward. I will be waiting with my #2 Bridgers, #3 softcatches, and the misc #2's.

K31 · Oct 5, 2010

foxtrapper said:
Send them westward. I will be waiting with my #2 Bridgers, #3 softcatches, and the misc #2's.

I've left misc #2's around.

If you see someone run madly for the nearest curb and scrap their shoe, that was probably me.

KevinB · Oct 5, 2010

You guys surprise me. When I first saw the thread title, I thought I'd soon see pics of Barbara Mikulski, and so far no mention. :sad20:

swinokur · Oct 5, 2010

hate to do this...

Inigoes · Oct 5, 2010

KevinB said:
You guys surprise me. When I first saw the thread title, I thought I'd soon see pics of Barbara Mikulski, and so far no mention.

swinokur said:
hate to do this...

Until now

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 5, 2010

KevinB said:
You guys surprise me. When I first saw the thread title, I thought I'd soon see pics of Barbara Mikulski, and so far no mention.

Yeah I figured this thread would get way off topic on another subject too, but, surprisingly enough, everyone has been playing nice and not ruining another thread.

bowtiebandit · Oct 5, 2010

Jonathan A. McKnight
Associate Director for Habitat Conservation
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife and Heritage Service
508 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD. 21401
410-260-8539
jmcknight@dnr.state.md.us

Has anyone called or emailed him asking for clarification?

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 5, 2010

bowtiebandit said:
Jonathan A. McKnight
Associate Director for Habitat Conservation
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife and Heritage Service
508 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD. 21401
410-260-8539
jmcknight@dnr.state.md.us

Has anyone called or emailed him asking for clarification?

I haven't, no need too, but, go ahead and give him a shout, you never know what he might know.

kstone803 · Oct 5, 2010

I'm currently in SC and saw a roadkilled hog in southern Virginia on the way down. First on eI've ever seen. I think I may go down to Georgia in March and shoot me sum hogs!!!!!!

davidlj · Oct 5, 2010

Hunted them in SC and now 2 for 2 good eats. But I would not like to see them loose up here. I have noted the damage they do down south.

h2u · Oct 5, 2010

This crew likes to make an appearance throughout the year in my neighborhood. Looks like they're reproducing as well :thumbsup:

There are several larger adults just out of picture-I was focusing on the youngins to show my kids.

OK- Did a screen shot on a movie to get the adults. Don't know much about hog hunting, but up close they looked pretty big.

I triple dog dare DNR to make them legal.....

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 6, 2010

h2u said:
This crew likes to make an appearance throughout the year in my neighborhood. Looks like they're reproducing as well
There are several larger adults just out of picture-I was focusing on the youngins to show my kids.

OK- Did a screen shot on a movie to get the adults. Don't know much about hog hunting, but up close they looked pretty big.

I triple dog dare DNR to make them legal.....

These hogs are fine examples of domesticated hogs that are now considered feral / wild. Wild boars do not have those dual color patterns. The black/white patterns are known as Bazna's, Bantu's, and Banzers, depending on country. The full pink/white pigs are known as Yorkshires. Wild hog, when the domestication has been "bred out" through a few generations are either full black or redish browns.

I'm assuming this is in St.Mary's ? I'm familiar with the jargon from your location: line

Inigoes · Oct 6, 2010

SOMDSHOOT said:
These hogs are fine examples of domesticated hogs that are now considered feral / wild.

Have you noticed, they do not have ear tags?

Pigs/Hogs do get out, from time to time. I as an individual raising a hog for myself, I would not tag a hog/pig, and would be pissed if someone shot my property.

Kind of like someone shooting your dog for getting loose, because the collar had broken.

frozencesium · Oct 6, 2010

h2u said:
This crew likes to make an appearance throughout the year in my neighborhood. Looks like they're reproducing as well
There are several larger adults just out of picture-I was focusing on the youngins to show my kids.

OK- Did a screen shot on a movie to get the adults. Don't know much about hog hunting, but up close they looked pretty big.

I triple dog dare DNR to make them legal.....

Those are obviously escapees since they are way to fat even to be truly feral. That said, if I saw them for any length of time (i.e. they weren't rounded up and returned to the farmer), they're dinner.

Edit: Also, over time even a domesticated pig's skull will change shape forming pretty much a straight line from snout to ears. If they have that high forehead and a bridge between the ears and the snout which those pigs do, they are domesticated and/or haven't been in the wild long. The opposite is also true; hogs will loose the straight line and will form that dip/bridge between the ears and snout if you domesticate a wild/feral hog. Hogs are interesting critters in that their skull will change shape even in adulthood depending on whether they are feral or domesticated.

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 6, 2010

Inigoes said:
Pigs/Hogs do get out, from time to time. I as an individual raising a hog for myself, I would not tag a hog/pig, and would be pissed if someone shot my property.

True that, but, if you are raising them as a market hogs, people come to check you out because you better paper work for each hog you own, this is a law.

These days people don't raise hogs like they use to for food, back then, they tagged and put stamps on them to keep them from being rustled like Texas steers. I am curious however to find out what classifies as a feral hog, if it was a lose pig to start with, would that hog be considered a feral hog, or would the second gen offspring be considered the first gen feral. Oh boy..., I have another question now LOL

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 6, 2010

H2U... what did you say your address was again, I forgot it. :innocent0

Inigoes · Oct 6, 2010

SOMDSHOOT said:
These days people don't raise hogs like they use to for food, back then, they tagged and put stamps on them to keep them from being rustled like Texas steers. I am curious however to find out what classifies as a feral hog, if it was a lose pig to start with, would that hog be considered a feral hog, or would the second gen offspring be considered the first gen feral. Oh boy..., I have another question now LOL

Now, you are coming around.

Not all "Farmers" are commercial. When the economy continues to sink, backyard farming will come back into the limelight.

Pigs/Hogs are the ultimate recycler, and a great source of protein. :yummy:

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 6, 2010

Inigoes said:
Now, you are coming around.

Not all "Farmers" are commercial. When the economy continues to sink, backyard farming will come back into the limelight.

Pigs/Hogs are the ultimate recycler, and a great source of protein.

No, I've been around, a few times. I understand what has been said before, the problem is some of the previous comments were not said the way they should have been, this is why I gave up trying to fight the "law" issues in this thread, but, it's all good, let's just keep this thing on track with hunting hogs and not taking them to court.

I will say, my grandfather used to have some really mangy old hogs that never left the hog pin, and were never slaughtered for winter meat, but, after many years, that hog had the tusks and the hair to make one think it was actually a pinned wild boar, but, his hogs were always tagged as well, even though they were not market hogs.

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