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It seems that the U.S. may not be the only country struggling to get a grip on it’s ever-expanding wild hog population. Wild boar drawn to the inner city of Berlin, Germany in search of food are damaging gardens and causing car accidents, prompting a controversial hunt focused on killing piglets.
Since 1989, the wild boar numbers have risen from 3,000 to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 hogs in and around the city of Berlin. According to the Guardian, a trusted German news and media outlet, the oft-destructive swine are responsible for 15 percent of Berlin’s car accidents.
The city’s plan of attack is to hunt them. City officials have called for the shooting of only piglets. They believe that if they can reduce the number of wild piglets by 80 percent, they can reduce the population by 40 percent. This plan obviously does not resonate well with the antis, but it hasn’t been welcomed with open arms by the hunting side either.
Hunters seem to have issue with the city’s population reduction plan as well. Many hunters attest that killing piglets isn’t a true test of their skill. The even bigger issue appears to be that hunters can get more money for shooting larger adult hogs, thus shooting only piglets is viewed as a waste of time.
Enjoy hog hunting? Why not get rewarded for it by entering the 2011 Hog Bash, brought to you by HornStars Outdoors! Hog Bash was designed to reward hunters for their efforts in controlling the feral hog population! The bounty for these pesky rooting critters is over $10,000 in prizes! The month-long tournament will consist of 2 person teams from across Texas. Each team is required to video their hunts for documentation and send video footage in for scoring. Categories include archery & firearm divisions, plus bonus awards for “Big Pig”, longest tusk & best video. Hunting tournament begins October 1, 2011 and runs through November 6, 2011, with all video being submitted by November 9 @ 5pm. Winning teams, awards & prizes will be announced during the Hog Bash Banquet & Concert at the Kurten Community Center in Kurten, Texas – November 12, 2011.
Entry Fee: $250/team
Find more details, plus complete rules and regulations @ www.HornStarsOutdoors.com/hogbash
If you have questions please contact:
Davy Lockhart: (979) 218-9559 – davy@hornstarsoutdoors.com
Aaron Pruitt: (979) 575-1532 – aaron@hornstarsoutdoors.com
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Due to an abundance of wild hogs on portions of Aucilla and Blackwater wildlife management areas in Northwest Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is encouraging hog hunters to take part in Small Game Area (SGA) hunts during the coming months in an effort to reduce number of hogs.
Five hog-dog hunts on the Aucilla SGA are set for May 13-15; June 10-12; July 8-10; Aug. 12-14; and Sept. 9-11. There will be 10 hunts on the Blackwater SGA: May 6-8; May 20-22; June 3-5; June17-19; July 1-3; July 15-17; Aug. 5-7; Aug. 19-21; Sept. 2-4; and Sept. 16-18.
Quota permits will not be required for any of the hunts. Hunters need only a hunting license and a management area permit.
Both still hunting and dog hunting will be allowed during the day. Hog dogs will be legal to use during the night hunts.
There will be no size or bag limits on hogs. Live hogs may not be removed from the area.
Hog hunting has been allowed on both areas for several years during other hunting seasons. Because of the large population of wild hogs on both areas, the FWC has established these management hunts and given hunters more hog-hunting opportunity.
For more information, visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website @ www.myfwc.com.
Face to face...the winner was Chase!
Hog Showdown
by Chase Lambin
Here in Texas, hogs have completely exploded to the point that they are a costly nuisance to land owners. They multiply like rats and root up the land like a tiller, causing millions of dollars in damages. Extreme tactics have been employed to control the hog epidemic. Trapping, snaring, shooting, darting, and even killing them by the dozens out of helicopters! (Which I have done, and let me tell you, it is the more fun then you could ever imagine. But that’s a different story.)
The good news is, this environment leads to a great opportunity for hunters to have a year round target that is both ample and exciting to hunt. However, with the slightest amount of pressure, hogs tend to become nocturnal, making it extremely difficult to harvest these animals in the daylight hours. Unless you have a helicopter, the best way to get at these pigs is with dogs.
I’ve had the opportunity to do this type of hunting with one of my closest friends, Steven Wilson. I call him “Sty-ven”, because that’s how he pronounces his name. He is stone cold country. He was raised with a gun in one hand and a
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It seems that the U.S. may not be the only country struggling to get a grip on it’s ever-expanding wild hog population. Wild boar drawn to the inner city of Berlin, Germany in search of food are damaging gardens and causing car accidents, prompting a controversial hunt focused on killing piglets. 
