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February is prime time to amp up feral hog control
February is a cold, brutal month for wildlife. The scarcity of natural foods makes this a great month to lure in big numbers of wild hogs. […]
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What type of gun do you hunt hogs with?
What type of gun do you use when hunting wild hogs? Most hunters would agree that there really is no wrong answer to this question, and plenty probably kill hogs with a number of different guns, although some deer hunters like to stick with their deer rifles just to stay in tune with it year-round. […]
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410-pound boar killed in Edgecombe County, N.C.
Nathan Coffey of Lynchburg, Va. has been hunting at Cottonwood Plantation of North Carolina in Edgecombe County for several years, and on Oct. 4th, he killed a trophy boar that weighed over 410 pounds. […]
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Would you shoot a wild hog with an airgun?
Would you shoot a coyote with an airgun? How about a wild hog? Better yet, could you kill them with an airgun? Wouldn’t it be nice to have the ability to shoot these animals without the loud blast of a rifle or shotgun, which scares away other would-be victims to your marksmanship? […]
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Applications now available for 2016-17 permit hunts
Applications for permitted hunting opportunities, including waterfowl hunts, are now available from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]
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Western N.C. boar hunt produces two 300-plus pounders
Cody Durham and Mitch Mincey recently went on a hog hunt in Jackson County, and had a very interesting trip. While most people think of the eastern part of the state when talking about hog hunting, their western North Carolina trip produced some good hogs, but there was more to this hunt than just waiting for hogs to show up. It could have passed as a scouting trip for bears. […]
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Feral swine interfere with prescribed burning
Feral swine are causing yet another problem for South Carolina’s natural resources, this time by interfering with prescribed burning. […]
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Potential pig problems
One recurring theme being discussed by hunters across South Carolina is the increasing number of wild hogs. […]
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Regs have made hog-hunting easier
Biologist Charles Ruth of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said the laws for harvesting wild hogs have been made much less restrictive in recent years to help reduce the growing population. […]
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Hog harvest crosses county lines
As part of the annual deer hunter survey, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources asks deer hunters to provide information on their wild-hog harvesting activities because so many animals are taken incidental to deer hunting. […]