PIGS DOWN!!!!!

[Speckmisser]

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Personally though, I like the black and white ones with the creamy filling.[/b]

Eeeewwwwhhh!!!

 

[Franklin3]

Milk jugs @ 800yds?
And I'm trying out shooting at 300yds.
I'm obviously not thinking big enough!
I'm curious whats the magnification and objective size on that scope?


You might consider leaving a few of the sow hogs alone for brood stock.
the way you hunt there might not be anymore hogs in your area if you dont slow it down.

 

[Surfswest]

Two on the same trip, all I can say is..........

 

[oregoncritters]

Milk jugs @ 800yds?
And I'm trying out shooting at 300yds.
I'm obviously not thinking big enough!
I'm curious whats the magnification and objective size on that scope?


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6.5 by 20 power...
Almost like a spotting scope

 

[Zbearclaw]

IF you are good with the MOA calcs you can take a good rifle and put a bullet way out there repeatedly, I never had it, though I never was in a unit that trained me in it, the guys that are good at it will amaze you.

Again congrats on the hogs up there, I am still amazed that pigs are up there, and that you got two of them at once, did you buy lottery tickets?

 

[Hitechhunter]

I've been followng your Or pig reports and I am very impressed. Great job!

 

[Redneck75]

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You might consider leaving a few of the sow hogs alone for brood stock.
the way you hunt there might not be anymore hogs in your area if you dont slow it down.[/b]

The guy's just supporting his local DFG. They want you to shoot as many of them as you can. I gather he's not honoring their request to tell them about the pigs so they can come in and try to eliminate them.

ORDFG does not want the piggies getting established. It looks like it's gonna happen though. I ain't complaining. I sure wouldn't mind running across a few the next time I'm back home hunting down by Roseburg. I haven't heard of any in the area yet though.

 

[larrysogla]

Those pigs can multiply like rabbits and with the lush greenery and creeks and streams in Oregon, the piggies will proliferate and expand their range. At this point the Fish and Game can only control it, I doubt they can eliminate them or eradicate them. At Santa Cruz Island in California, eradication is possible because the Island limits the piggies range. Out in Oregon with it's vast tracts of millions of acres of forests and flowing creeks and streams, the piggies will not be eradicated. Oregon may end up putting the piggie as a game animal like California or as a nuisance animal like Texas. Anyway, those red pigs are so cool. Hopefully, Oregon will allow baiting and night shooting on those piggies. It will be a blast to see pig herds come into the corn bait and have a ball on which one to shoot first just like Texas. 'Nuff said.

 

[Caninelaw]

Nice report and nice piggies...but...

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.. 7 months prego, so i let her off the hook.. Heres what came out first.[/b]

Hope you enjoyed your last hunt for a long, long time...

 

[Redneck75]

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At this point the Fish and Game can only control it, I doubt they can eliminate them or eradicate them. . Hopefully, Oregon will allow baiting and night shooting on those piggies.[/b]

ODF&W is quite exceptional with their accidental eradications...they're already well on the way with the deer and elk.

Granted, a bunch of that has to do with the changing habit with the virtual end of the logging industry. They don't seem to notice though as they keep right on with their cow tags and late season hunts for areas that are way down in elk numbers...in particular, the North Umpqua River area. The deer numbers are even worse than the elk though. Seems to be across the board with the Blacktails and Mule Deer. The only bright spot is the Columbia River Whitetail which they just opened for hunting. That's the North Bank Hunt (named for the road the Whitetails live along) and it's less than 10 miles from my parents house where I grew up. It's good that they opened it up finally but it's long overdue. Would have been nice to see it 15-20 years ago when there were still some very large bucks in the herd. They're rather stunted now...at least in the antler department. Lack of fresh genetics will do that over time though.

I think with the decreasing deer numbers, especially with the blacktails and the hair-loss disease issues they're experiencing, ODF&G isn't going to allow the baiting. They'll probably make it like coyotes...shoot all you want. If you concentrate the deer in one place (around the bait stations) you increase the odds of a disease outbreak. The big issue is baiting isn't legal for deer in Oregon so they can't let you do it for the pigs. No way they could ever enforce that. It flies in Texas since they have a healthy enough deer population to make baiting a viable management technique, but that just ain't the case in Oregon anymore. Spotlighting with a firearm or bow in the vehicle or on your person if you're away from the rig isn't legal in Oregon either so I don't see the night hunting being allowed. Once again, back to the enforcement issue.

I can't take total credit for the opinions I just expressed though. We have a family friend there in Oregon who just happens to be an ODF&W biologist. These are basically his statements he made during a conversation we had over lunch while I was home deer/elk hunting and I ran into him up in the woods last November. I just happen to think he makes an awful lot of sense.

 

[Oregon Archer]

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The big issue is baiting isn't legal for deer in Oregon so they can't let you do it for the pigs.[/b]

Actually its perfectly legal to bait deer and elk here in Oregon. You cant bait bear and cougar, however, so many people just assume that applies to deer and elk as well.

 

[larrysogla]

Oh man, those pigs will just take hold and proliferate with the wet climate in Oregon and the lush greenery. It is just perfect habitat for the piggies. Those piggies are very invasive and destructive to the environment so when the piggie population expands and multiplies, I will be gladly coming along to help out with thinning the herd so to speak. I love shooting piggies much more than shooting deer. Why??? 'cause it is year round big game hunting with very little restrictions. It is almost like the old pioneer days without season or limits(except baiting and night hunting, Oh well!!). Shooting the piggies is also lower in the aversion scale to the non-hunting public because of the destruction that the piggies do to the environment. When you pull the trigger on the piggie you feel that you are really contributing to society because of the destruction that the piggies create.
Oregoncritters, those red piggies certainly look fat and well fed. The rounded bodies while laying on the ground looks almost like the rounded bodies in the well fed piggies in Houston, Texas and in San Antonio, Texas. Just a few more years and the Oregon piggies will increase and then I can come and pull the trigger on them as well. 'Nuff said.

 

[oregoncritters]

A person can bait anywhere for pigs, deer, elk, and a person can spotlight pigs on private ground right now..I've personally talked to game officers regarding that topic. We do have good habitat for the pigs, and if they take to timberland (which i haven't seen) then we have great habitat for them..It's been alot of fun chasing them around. Now i wouldn't have to drive umpteen hours to hunt them in California..But i'm sure i still would....

"Hope you enjoyed your last hunt for a long, long time..."
There would be nothing worse....I will have a little back pack for her and we'll be off

 

[bayedsolid]

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Those are actually the first REDS I've ever seen. Be nice to see some of those colors around here[/b]

There are reds around here. I see them fairly often.

 

[larrysogla]

The first wild pig I ever shot was a red sow in a ranch close to King City, California. It was a typical California pig. Mature with about a 100-120 pound body. When you lay this California pig on the ground, the body is flat. Those Oregon piggies and the ones in Houston and San Antonio are rounded bodies even while laying dead on the ground. Must be the lush greenery and wet climate of Oregon and Eastern Texas. 'Nuff said.

 

[Speckmisser]

OC, any chance you got my email re: the use of your photos?

As far as the new arrival interrupting the hunting, you've got the right attitude. My daughter went with me all over creation until she was finally old enough to decide she didn't want to go anymore. I carried her in a pack, then on my shoulders, and finally holding her hand. We both loved every minute of it until she got too big for me to carry. She's not physically able to hike a lot of the places I hunt nowadays. She still loves camping and "easy" hunts like the pheasant fields.