Hogs in N Utah question

[hossblur]

There was a sign out at Pintail WMA to contact DWR if you saw hogs.

Why was this? Has there been recent sightings?

 

[SS!]

Why was this? No reason at all. Has there been recent sightings? No it was just a random sign they installed to confuse you.

Mission accomplished ?

 

[elkassassin]

Hey Hossy!

They're Gonna WARN You Not To Shoot Until You Purchase Your Hog Permit!

You Don't Think You're Gonna Hunt & Shoot Them For Free Do Ya?

 

[hossblur]

Oh, sorry @SS!, I was addressing the question to people who (a) live here and have a clue of where I'm talking about, and (b) someone who has a clue.

If yer gonna troll, at least be good at it.

 

[treedagain]

Hogs are fun to hunt. Taste good ?

 

[hossblur]

Hey Hossy!

They're Gonna WARN You Not To Shoot Until You Purchase Your Hog Permit!

You Don't Think You're Gonna Hunt & Shoot Them For Free Do Ya?

I was thinking $fw could auction off a tag to save freemont island

 

[WapitiBob]

Maybe Benson could start another org to sucker sportsmen into donating to stop a Hog Introduction.

 

[hossblur]

I'd actually forgot about the sign.

We were out watching swans and snow geese and my youngest remembered it. I didn't have an answer why or how.

 

[bucks]

For all that don't know Utahs game populations,Wild hogs are to my knowledge,Non existent!!!

 

[DaveD]

They are "slowly" migrating into several rocky mountain states. Most states are doing their best to make people aware so they get contacted right away. Wild hogs will be in every lower 48 state within the next 10 years is the prediction.

 

[treedagain]

Bring them on. Hogs are fun to hunt. Once established the UDWR could not F up the population. They can't keep enough mulies alive.
Add some whitetails and maybe it would be a good thing?

 

[SS!]

They are "slowly" migrating into several rocky mountain states. Most states are doing their best to make people aware so they get contacted right away. Wild hogs will be in every lower 48 state within the next 10 years is the prediction.

A while back I was reading old hunting magazine and found an article from 1998 ( i believe field and stream) that said by the year 2020 wild hogs would be in every state in the lower 48 and every providence of Canada.

I also remember as a kid that all wild elephants were going to be gone in 25 years and same with the rainforest. That was 30 years ago

 

[mtnrunner260]

There was a ranch around Corinne that did exotic goat and pig hunts, at least I remember seeing it somewhere.
Also heard the fish and game killed some on Fremont after one of the past owners put them out there.
Do know for sure that a landowner on promontory shot one years ago. Can't recall if there was ever a resolution to where it came from.

 

[DaveD]

A while back I was reading old hunting magazine and found an article from 1998 ( i believe field and stream) that said by the year 2020 wild hogs would be in every state in the lower 48 and every providence of Canada.

I also remember as a kid that all wild elephants were going to be gone in 25 years and same with the rainforest. That was 30 years ago

Yeah, plenty of those forecasts are intended to create change so they don't happen. The hog issue has been slowed but they are still expanding and now some are coming from Canada south so it seems inevitable. Hope the guys making the forecasts are wrong.

 

[fstop]

I’ve noticed the signs as well. I’ve heard a few have been spotted in the marsh but not many. I do know from personal experience that there are wild pigs in southern Utah along the Dirty Devil. I know the DWR has tried to get rid of them but I doubt they can. It’s surprisingly thick in a lot of the ag areas along that river.

 

[hossblur]

I’ve noticed the signs as well. I’ve heard a few have been spotted in the marsh but not many. I do know from personal experience that there are wild pigs in southern Utah along the Dirty Devil. I know the DWR has tried to get rid of them but I doubt they can. It’s surprisingly thick in a lot of the ag areas along that river.

We were watching snow geese and swans before dark out there last weekend and I thought I saw a piglet, but it was darkish and my truck binos suck. I said something and my boy reminded me about the signs. But I couldn't remember if they were for the hogs they shot coming off freemont years ago, or if there had been a more recent sightings. Still not sure what I saw, and didn't want to call DWR and start a fuss not knowing.

 

[elkassassin]

You're Starting To See Things Hossy!

We were watching snow geese and swans before dark out there last weekend and I thought I saw a piglet, but it was darkish and my truck binos suck. I said something and my boy reminded me about the signs. But I couldn't remember if they were for the hogs they shot coming off freemont years ago, or if there had been a more recent sightings. Still not sure what I saw, and didn't want to call DWR and start a fuss not knowing.

 

[hossblur]

"starting"

????????

 

[SS!]

Thank you for your valuable contribution

Let the man have his opinion Kevin

 

[hossblur]

If only I could have got Tristate input, I would have hit the trifecta

 

[OldMan2]

A while back I was reading old hunting magazine and found an article from 1998 ( i believe field and stream) that said by the year 2020 wild hogs would be in every state in the lower 48 and every providence of Canada.

I also remember as a kid that all wild elephants were going to be gone in 25 years and same with the rainforest. That was 30 years ago

Yep. Yep. And killer bees were going to spread across the U.S. And all the frogs were going to be dead. Lot of $hit to keep track of! Or not……

 

[SS!]

Yep. Yep. And killer bees were going to spread across the U.S. And all the frogs were going to be dead. Lot of $hit to keep track of! Or not……

Scare tactics!

 

[deadibob]

I killed a hog (actually was an Old Mac Donald had a farm kinda pig) back in 1999 in the Mountain home area of Southwest Desert while bow hunting elk.

There are also hogs along the virgin river.

 

[Shiras]

Yes. There have been recent sightings in the marshes around the north end of the GSL. Ogden Bay WMA is the furthest south I have heard of them being seen. Utah lake has had some over the years. I know some have been seen and killed around the filmore area as well. They are starting to show up. And I’m sure more will arrive over time.

 

[Old Cowboy]

mtnrunner260, post 313 is correct. Several years ago there was some dude, I have forgot his name, who was selling hog hunts in West Corrine. He would sell a hunt/hunts for Wednesday mornings. Then he would go to the Tuesday cattle auction and buy killer hogs and take them to West Corrine. Then Wednesday morning, they would go kill them. I doubt any of them ever escaped but I guess it's possible. I doubt a pen raised hog would stray very far. I know all this because I watched him buy the hog and I know the hunter(???) who shot it the next morning for $350