I know the guys on the Alabama hunting forums say hogs have almost wiped out their turkey population. Busting up nests and eating the eggs . Deer will leave a feeder if hogs come to eat . Not sure if hogs would eat a baby fawn but I'm betting they would .coachg> most of you are far enough removed from me that any decision made regarding predators would have no effect.
It might be interesting to make an inquiry into the relationship between wild hogs and coyotes. What effect would you say
a wild hog incursion would have on a wild turkey nest or brood? .or for that matter any fawn in the area? By the way baiting is now legal in Alabama, you're supposed to buy a permit on your license .
I will say from experience deer and turkey cohabitate quite well. It might be worth your time to inquire to determine the
effect, if any, of coyotes (or bob cats) on a litter of wild pigs. hope it goes well with you LVR
They willI know the guys on the Alabama hunting forums say hogs have almost wiped out their turkey population. Busting up nests and eating the eggs . Deer will leave a feeder if hogs come to eat . Not sure if hogs would eat a baby fawn but I'm betting they would .
Routinely trap over 800 a year off my cousins deer lease with a drop trap. The guy that owns the trap lease payment is to trap hogs. My cousin has a high dollar lease they routinely kill 160 class bucks.I would say a wild hog has 0 predators except man . My cousin has had to put an electric wire around every acre of land he farms . Problem is sometimes they fence in a sounder . Hogs reproduce like rabbits . He has tried trapping but if they ever encounter a trap and escape you'll not catch them again . He finally has resorted to a fellow who runs them with dogs . Last year alone they killed over 100 . This has been his best alternative. He buys the guy a pallet of dog food every time he runs out of feed .
What type trap do you use ? I'll pass the information on . Is it a Pig Brig ?Routinely trap over 800 a year off my cousins deer lease with a drop trap. The guy that owns the trap lease payment is to trap hogs. My cousin has a high dollar lease they routinely kill 160 class bucks.
They are endless coming out of the National Forest.
I trap a 100-120 a year off my place and my neighbor does as well.
Mine is homemade. I lock the gate open with a SPYPOINT camera watching the trap. When I get the sounder going in I set it.W
What type trap do you use ? I'll pass the information on . Is it a Pig Brig ?
If you kill that many in a year no wonder they go in a trap ! They are needing the spaces and the food .Mine is homemade. I lock the gate open with a SPYPOINT camera watching the trap. When I get the sounder going in I set it.
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Neighbor has pig brig very effective, pain to get dead hogs out.
Friend used boar buster.
Never killed a poor hog, they are marvel's of efficiency.If you kill that many in a year no wonder they go in a trap ! They are needing the spaces and the food .
Wow and in broad daylightThis is when your infested.
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Coyotes and coons are shot on the spot, simple as(at least 'round here).I will catch or kill every coon I can around here too. Besides the rabies, they are the most destructive of predators with the chickens... they will kill for fun and a family can wipe out a bunch of chickens in one trip. Had them tear up pens of young birds, ripping wings off, legs, strewing the birds around in the field/woods. They also get into the corn here and will strip ears and eat one bite and go to the next. Hate them with a passion. If I catch them in the live traps, there are a couple people that will come and get them... use them to train their coon hounds with. Fine with me. If I hadn't been the recipient of them being so destructive with the chickens, and killing for fun, I probably wouldn't hate them so much. Wanton killing and not eating it just gets my dander up.
At least the fox will carry it off and they do have some problems with mange and some rabies here also. The possum will eat it... although I try to get rid of any of them due to the diseases they can carry. But I don't go out of my way to kill them unless they are being a menace here. I lock up the chickens at night so they have some protection.
The other problem is the hawks and especially the eagles getting the free range chickens...
The coyotes are smart enough to be a worthy opponent... when we find them getting in the sheep, then they are fair game... and we will hunt with night scopes and whatever it takes. But if we don't have any problems, we don't go out of our way to kill them.
We have a very healthy turkey population, and more deer than we can deal with... they actually do more damage in the hayfields and the fall grains/cover crops due to the numbers.