were over run with them down here. We have a 365/24 season on them. Traps, pens, lights, what ever it takes. They have made a huge change in the deer population around here. Now we have coyotes in the area as well. I plan to go on my first pig hunt this year. I've got a friend that actively traps hogs on his hunting lease. He's taken over 50 hogs since last August, hasn't made dent in the population. Even trapping them isn't easy. They learn quick and don't come back to the same place if one has been trapped. My friend uses pens and try's to get the whole group at once. So far they've shot 3 pigs(stand hunts, not traps) over 350 lbs. They best ones for eating are 100-125 lb sows. As far as shooting them in a trap, its not much difference than traditional pig slaughters on thousands of farms across the South each Fall, except the pig just stands there while some one walks up with a 22 rifle and pops them in the back of the head.
mmmmm bacon!
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