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Interesting topic. Often wondered how to estimate hog population in a given area but difficult to do because the hogs move around from area to area. I saw a hog population map last week that estimated North and Western Florida had 10 hogs per square mile which I think is way low. Then again maybe not after the jungle areas are averaged out with the urban developed areas.
Based on what I see in Florida with my own eyes and the videos shown of Texas, Texas has the most large groups of hogs. We have all seen pictures of herds of hogs in Texas and I don't see that in Florida. A couple of times last winter I saw, and shot at sounders of 12 or so hogs. I usually see lone hogs or maybe a pair of hogs. But Florida has very limited visibility because of vegetation so most of my hog sightings are 50 yards or less. More like 30-40 yards. My thermo scope has proven the hogs are out there but we don't see them.
My guess is Texas but what part? And any other states you hunt have dense populations? I only hunted hogs in Ga at friends places and dont see large groups, usually 2 or 3 but this year i saw a few groups of 8 or so.
Hogs can afford to live there? Bwhahahah.#2 CA
If i were a hog thats where id go to feel safe since they are up there with NY with their gun laws lolHogs can afford to live there? Bwhahahah.
I just google mapped my house in Pa to Austin,Tx. If i did go there I wouldnt know where to start. In Ga i hunt all private farms of my friends and his friends. The whole trip cost me under $800 including gasI live 60 miles West of Chicago and drive to the Ocala Florida area in 22 hours. Where in Texas are you going?
I just google mapped my house in Pa to Austin,Tx. If i did go there I wouldnt know where to start. In Ga i hunt all private farms of my friends and his friends. The whole trip cost me under $800 including gas
I was able to get access to a place in Fla a few years ago but the drive from Ga to there was to much. I found it on GON.com forum. It was a deer lease that had a hog problem. Lots of flooded areas and thick as heck. Maybe check that site out and see what you can come up with. It was $175 to cover insurance thats allThat's great you have hook ups use 'em! I'm running down on the last 7 weeks of my lease term and will likely be out of the game at that point. Can't justify paying what we pay for a property that is being destroyed by loggers continuously and where we only really get about 5 months we can hog hunt unrestricted. Will keep trying to get private land permission somewhere I won't stop that pursuit, but gonna have to expand outward maybe to the panhandle or across the state towards Okeechobee and be willing to make it an overnight trip where I drive up and hunt, get a room and come back in the morning. Got a lot of peanut farms up towards I-10 I'm going to start researching that outlet more.