Texas hog hunting....... taking it up a notch!

[jetro]

Originally Posted by DaKahuna

Not saying I know the background on this particular video, but I saw another where they hunted them from a helicopter with a shotgun and took them down by the dozens because they were overpopulating and causing massive destruction to crops. It honestly sounded like it's come to the level of pest control in some areas. The helicopter was the most cost effective method for taking down the max number of hogs possible once they start running.
And looked like a ton of fun actually!

In my local area we have been over run with feral hogs. They will destroy crops but more devastating is what they do in the river swamp, rooting up everything in their path causing unnatural erosion and competing with native wildlife for resources. It has also been said by wildlife officers that the pigs eat the eggs of wild turkeys and various turtles.

I don't care how they get killed. The pigs need to be brought in check, don't think they will ever get rid of them completely.

[Don B]

That in no way could ever be considered hunting. Yes feral pigs are a huge problem across the south and should be taken out by any means necessary, but releasing caged animals just to mow them down with a mini-gun is chicken-shit as far as I'm concerned. Pest control is not the motive of these guys, or they would not be taking the chance of some of the released pigs escaping back into the wild.

[rojodiablo]

FWIW, the hogs were driven, as they do deer and fox drives, via ATV's chasing a herd of maybe 50 hogs across the property. When they busted out in the open, they were cannon fodder. It's not really hunting, I agree. It's hog eradication with a flair for the dramatic.

This little piggy got a hundred bullets.....LOL!!!!!!!

[STITCH]

Originally Posted by DaKahuna

Not saying I know the background on this particular video, but I saw another where they hunted them from a helicopter with a shotgun and took them down by the dozens because they were overpopulating and causing massive destruction to crops. It honestly sounded like it's come to the level of pest control in some areas. The helicopter was the most cost effective method for taking down the max number of hogs possible once they start running.
And looked like a ton of fun actually!

Completely different than trapping them and letting them run for freedom only to mow them down with a machine gun. Reminds me of a POW running through a rice paddy while being shot in the back.

[jetro]

Originally Posted by STITCH

Completely different than trapping them and letting them run for freedom only to mow them down with a machine gun. Reminds me of a POW running through a rice paddy while being shot in the back.

They're pigs, not humans.

Just a few rednecks with too much firepower(which they didn't properly employ,by the way) having a little bit of what they consider fun. Don't get all emotional on us, it's not an Oliver Stone picture.

[Freedive4life]

I don't really give a shit how they get killed, as long as they are killed.

At the current growth rate, to keep the Feral Hog population in check, %60 of their population must be killed EVERY YEAR just to keep the population from growing! Even then, they would still be ruining HUGE crop fields, exterminating natural resources, and destroying native wildlife.

Don't be ignorant. Use some scientific facts to get your shit straight, not your emotions. This is a real F**king problem that shouldn't be taking lightly. WHO GIVES A SHIT HOW THEY ARE KILLED.

-Blake

[Bdog]

I have no more remorse for these things than I do for those carp being shot and gutted then thrown on the bank to die in the Gatku video. They are a nuisance and need to be taken care of due to the distruction they cause.

[unkabonka]

Originally Posted by jetro

They're pigs, not humans.

Just a few rednecks with too much firepower(which they didn't properly employ,by the way) having a little bit of what they consider fun. Don't get all emotional on us, it's not an Oliver Stone picture.

Originally Posted by Freedive4life

I don't really give a shit how they get killed, as long as they are killed.

At the current growth rate, to keep the Feral Hog population in check, %60 of their population must be killed EVERY YEAR just to keep the population from growing! Even then, they would still be ruining HUGE crop fields, exterminating natural resources, and destroying native wildlife.

Don't be ignorant. Use some scientific facts to get your shit straight, not your emotions. This is a real F**king problem that shouldn't be taking lightly. WHO GIVES A SHIT HOW THEY ARE KILLED.

-Blake

Originally Posted by Bdog

I have no more remorse for these things than I do for those carp being shot and gutted then thrown on the bank to die in the Gatku video. They are a nuisance and need to be taken care of due to the distruction they cause.

Seriously.

minigun FTW.

[Freedive4life]

Originally Posted by Bdog

I have no more remorse for these things than I do for those carp being shot and gutted then thrown on the bank to die in the Gatku video. They are a nuisance and need to be taken care of due to the distruction they cause.

Great example! It's okay to do this with fish, but not with hogs?

No need to be hypocrites guys.

-Blake

[Kelsea]

Originally Posted by Freedive4life

It's okay to do this with fish, but not with hogs?

No need to be hypocrites guys.

-Blake

Precisely.

It reminds me of the whole cetacean killing practices in places like Norway... We kill farm swine and they are incredibly intelligent - en par w/ a dolphin... ( I know this will generate some dissenting opinion... )

[Kelsea]

Look what I caught on my trail cam recently. These pigs have to be stopped before they taint the beef supply!!!!

[jetro]

Originally Posted by Kelsea

Look what I caught on my trail cam recently. These pigs have to be stopped before they taint the beef supply!!!!

That's f'n up. Dirty pig

[Ballenita]

I hunt hogs year round here in Fl. I do understand that the hogs need to be put into check. But that video sure as hell leaves a bad taste in everyones mouth. Its true, peta gets ahold of that and takes off. We already had a huge issue here in Florida with the catch dogs. Couple of buddies onf mine got cased up for so called baiting dogs with hogs. It was bullshit and they walked, but they spent alot of money on legal and alot of sweatin and stress becuase of it. For those of you that have that amount of hogs in your area that you can afford to do that, instead, grabs some young kids and take them out and teach them how to hunt them and dress them and also the value of their meat. That way when they reach adult hood they can help in the controling of that species too. That to me is impressing.

[Bdog]

Originally Posted by Kelsea

Look what I caught on my trail cam recently. These pigs have to be stopped before they taint the beef supply!!!!

Nice I always wondered where bacon cheeseburgers came from.
Thats classic!

[STITCH]

Originally Posted by Ballenita

I hunt hogs year round here in Fl. I do understand that the hogs need to be put into check. But that video sure as hell leaves a bad taste in everyones mouth. Its true, peta gets ahold of that and takes off. We already had a huge issue here in Florida with the catch dogs.