Hog Hunting in Colorado?

[TRnCO]

One might think that Bamburg, BUT there is a big difference in the amount of vegetation in S.E. Colo. compared to TX, Okla, Louisiana, Ark, etc. The lack of vegetation in S.E. Colo is what will keep the hogs in check, just not nearly as many places for them to hide, compared to all the other states.

[Irving]

On a recent MeatEater podcast I heard that Colorado recently said that they've eliminated whatever hog population we have. I don't have a link or reference beyond hearing it on the podcast.

[TRnCO]

here's an article where CDOW talks about eliminating the feral swine.

https://gazette.com/news/local/color...9a119e7b5.html

[hatidua]

Seeing as how they're a seriously destructive force with no permit requirements, I don't understand why they want $700 to hunt a hog

Because, hogs are worth $700 and the current supermarket price for corn in overpriced Boulder, CO is 10/$1. Grow corn or let hogs grow themselves. If I had a farm and there were people willing to shell out the cash to shoot pigs I think I'd opt for the latter and charge people $700ea to eradicate my destructive feral hogs that are tearing up my land. wink wink.

[jlw]

I live in GA, and we have a feral hog problem in parts of the state although it isn't as bad as TX, but it's growingn. In the county where I work, we are starting to see them moving in large numbers through subdivisions near wooded areas with streams. They are traveling up the waterways. A large property owner that I know had hay fields completely destroyed by hogs; so, he started organizing shoots.

I taught a class in TX last year and stayed in a house next to the range. The owner of the property told me to grab his rifle and kill any hogs that I saw and that he would haul them off the next day.

Much of what I have seen of CO does not appear to be a hospitable environment for a large hog population.