Wild pig hunting in SE Colorado

[ssgenuine]

We are still talking pigs, .... right?

[denverco]

This isn't the first time there's been a feral hog outbreak in CO. 4 or 5 years ago there was an article in the Rocky Mountain News about an outbreak near Eads which is northeast of La Junta, they were rooting around in the Sand Creek Massacre site. Also, I've hunted hogs and they are without doubt the toughest animals around. IMO I wouldn't go with anything under a .30 caliber and shoot em in the head if you can.

[runninlope]

im from out around eads. we used to have a **** ton running around by the creek and moving out into the flats. But needless to say the farmers and the DOW pretty well took care of them. havent seen one for a couple years or even heard of anyone that has

[buckeye4rnr]

I know this is older so forgive me.

I would absolutely be interested in hog hunting(not fat chicks) I admit that I didn't read the entire thread but are there any good resources to find some current info on doing this?

[TRnCO]

here ya go, your best bet.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild...ce/feral_hogs/

[68Guy]

You speaking of hogs or Dems?

I think it sounds like a blast!

... We've talked about me coming down and helping out, but it'd be better if we could eliminate pests in our own State!!

[losttrail]

About 4-5 years ago I called the CDOW down there and talked to them about hog hunting. They said there was not a lot of public land to hunt on around there. When I asked about getting in touch with ranchers, they said that most of the ranchers had stopped letting hunters hunt hogs because they had problems with hunters leaving gates open, cutting fences, leaving trash, etc.

Not sure if anyone has any updates since then.

[ldmaster]

hardest things in the world to hunt the same way TWICE. They LEARN. They bed down during the day, in the densest thickets and in any underground cave. Your best chance to get them is early in the evening when they're just up and starting to hunt for food.

Not allowing dogs to at least find them is a very bad policy. It's a leftover policy from hunting other animals, but it's about the only way to even find them during the day.

DOW will learn, eventually.