jglass
LSB Member
I lease 140 acres of wooded jungle In Florida. The topic frequently comes up, how many wild hogs are on that property. My trail camera was in the same jungle area for roughly 3 months and I figure I photographed roughly 25 different hogs with distinguishable markings and sizes. Take into consideration several black hogs were counted as one black hog but you have the idea. Unless you saw 5 black hogs at one time then you know there are at least 5 black hogs.
A local neighbor claims there are at least 200 wild hogs in that 140 acre area. I would like to take the 25 different hogs my trail camera photographed and double or triple that number for a total wild hog count so my estimate is somewhere between 50 and 75 hogs in that area. Of course the total hog count may change day by day as well. In 2016 I saw with my own eyes sounders of 20 to 30 hogs at a time. That did not happen in
2017.
I would be interested to know how you guys estimate wild hog population?
A local neighbor claims there are at least 200 wild hogs in that 140 acre area. I would like to take the 25 different hogs my trail camera photographed and double or triple that number for a total wild hog count so my estimate is somewhere between 50 and 75 hogs in that area. Of course the total hog count may change day by day as well. In 2016 I saw with my own eyes sounders of 20 to 30 hogs at a time. That did not happen in
2017.
I would be interested to know how you guys estimate wild hog population?