The Illusive San Diego Pigs......

[ChefTodd]

Just ignore the sound...my wife works with deaf people, and her client got excited to see the pig.....

T.

 

[ltdann]

Sure looks like a pot bellied, same pug face, ridgeback hair looks right. 'course, my pot bellied pig's gut is near dragging the ground, but she's older than that hog.

Looks like the pigs comfortable walking up the driveway, so I'm gonna go with pet. They make great pets.

Still, not something you see every day.

 

[ChefTodd]

True, true....once I uploaded the video off her phone and saw it on a larger screen it was looking more like a potbelly...I guess I was so wanting to believe is was one of the "Ghost Pigs" !!! Dan are you going to go to the Faith armory dove tune up n the 14th?

http://www.faitharmory.com/dove-tuneup-i-75.html

 

[ltdann]

Buy the tickets at the event?

 

[Farmerdoug]

I second the potbelly. A wild hog would be nothing but elbows & @ssholes. That little oinker was trotting much too comfortably to be wild. If nothing else, I'm proud of your wife for being "Johnny on the spot" with the video. Most women wouldn't pull over to take a hog video for their husband......

 

[ltdann]

+1 Farmer.

Funny you mention that. This winter I was brain tanning quite a few deer hides and my wife was skeptical. After a few velvety soft hides she came on board. One day, while driving down the road, we passed a roadkill raccoon, my wife got excited and said "That one's in really good shape, lets stop!".

I never thought I'd hear my wife say that........:bag-on-head:

 

[pmknipp]

I'm very impressed that you brain tan, ltdann! Nice work!

 

[ltdann]

I'm very impressed that you brain tan, ltdann! Nice work!

Alot of work, but worth it. Especially if you've got a project in mind. http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/showthread.php/215101-Buckskin-Jacket?highlight=buckskin

 

[Portuguese Pointer]

ChefTod,

I was out scouting for other wildlife on the backside of Palomar a few months ago and ran into ~10 of them in a creek bed. ###Happy to send you the clips for your use or posting. ###They were so busy foraging i don't know if they even saw me. Needless to say I purchased my pig tag the next morning. ###But yes...they do exist!###

 

[Vermonster]

ChefTod,

I was out scouting for other wildlife on the backside of Palomar a few months ago and ran into ~10 of them in a creek bed. ###Happy to send you the clips for your use or posting. ###They were so busy foraging i don't know if they even saw me. Needless to say I purchased my pig tag the next morning. ###But yes...they do exist!###

Shhhhhhh..... I found their rooting there too, along a creekbed. It was a month or 2 old, but it was there..... Don't tell anyone..... ig-laughing:

 

[Portuguese Pointer]

This is the shorter of two clips from my iPhone. Only 4 show themselves but there were a total of about 10 feeding. I bumped another few pigs the following weekend less than 2 miles away. Based on my conversations with CNF and DFG employees, wild pigs are roaming a lot further than most probably believe. Keep in mind the San Diego County strain originated at the El Capitan reservoir.

[video=youtube_share;nh7LaJ5zCF0]http://youtu.be/nh7LaJ5zCF0[/video]

 

[ManCalledHorse]

Well bro, I have been on a mission. I have been tracking pigs here in the Cleveland National Forest. I found some tracks near Julian, but they really ran cold (old scat, old tracks, etc.) No rub marks near the that area. But I did remember smelling some strong odors! Just a gut feeling, but I thought they have moved south. So, I have been tracking/ scouting near Descanso. I have found fresher tracks and signs (probably a day or two) in that area. I still takes me to walk about an hour or an hour and a half before I found/ find signs. Problem is, I have to muscle through the dense brush off the beaten path where I stop seeing human signs. I think they are still hugging the San Diego River, but the terrain his steep and the shot placement is difficult. I am still looking for a good place to sit and shoot. There are all kinds of game trails, with sporatic root marks. I haven't found signs of sounders, just individuals. I have been going out at first light, but I think going out before dark is probably better. Only thing is, I am afraid of back tracking to my car after dark, risking natural hazards. I might have to camp to do what I want to do. I hope this helps!

 

[ManCalledHorse]

Bro, that is great footage! I need to put meat on the table soon!

 

[madsonfan63]

There are no wild pigs in Temecula. If youre wife saw one, it got out of its pen.

 

[ChefTodd]

Ummm...thanks Mdsonfan, we already figured that out....

 

[Portuguese Pointer]

Bro, that is great footage! I need to put meat on the table soon!

Bro, that is great footage! I need to put meat on the table soon!

Thanks. Better lucky than smart. Channel 10 news in San Diego is running a story on the 5 p.m. segment today 2/14/12 on backcountry pigs and hunting eradication proposals.### Here is the promo.
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http://www.10news.com/video/30451058/index.html
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[henmar77]

I wouldn't spend to much time tracking that thing. It might lead you to the pet store!

 

[ChefTodd]

Watched that news clip the other day, guy said he was south of Julian.......I think the pigs are really spread out....From Palomar all the way down south....I talked to a ranger that said he saw some off of Fink Rd.....time to go back out and keep on looking.....

T.

 

[Vermonster]

Hey, was that big hog that the dogs had cornered at the water hole a San Diego pig? They seemed to be jumping back and forth from local footage, to stock footage. It was tough to tell.

 

[solus]

the news will do anything to make it look worst than it really is. I would like gps coordinates and ID with address of the pigs ig-laughing::lol bashing sign: