I think I would carry pepper spray when i jogged, if i were you.I have encountered a bear in camp and a moose on a trail but I get the most nervous when running by the neighbors house where 2 pit bull/bulldog like creatures bear their teeth and challenge the invisible fence. There is no hint of making friends in their growl tone. Next door is a german shepard that per its owner, even with teeth showing and growling like a bear - "just wants to play." He is not fenced and my everyday suggestion is "Why don't YOU play with him then". I'm running and am not in the mood for his type of play. On one occasion, another neighbor came to my rescue with a baseball bat. In that case the german shepard decided not to play.
Here's 1 I got in se oklahoma on our lease. The second pic same lease but a buddies beast. Both were over 600 lbs.
Put that in my list.Here's 1 I got in se oklahoma on our lease. The second pic same lease but a buddies beast. Both were over 600 lbs.
View attachment 80318 Close to 10 feet and well over 600 lbs
View attachment 80319 9 feet long and over 600 lbs
?Put that in my list.
Hunting definitely, hiking and running into one with protection Definitely Not.?
Like you want to go. It's kind of fun, there a lot of those little suckers out there. They tear everything up.
Here's 1 I got in se oklahoma on our lease. The second pic same lease but a buddies beast. Both were over 600 lbs.
View attachment 80318 Close to 10 feet and well over 600 lbs
View attachment 80319 9 feet long and over 600 lbs
If that's the bear from the second set of guys, I'm not surprised he's still pissed. I wonder if their multiple shots hit him?
They are all over the deer feeders on a hunting lease that is about 2000 acres . Yes we post up on a hill. We use nightscopes and tax stamped supressors. How many shots? A lot , there were 5 clear hits. We have side by sides, to move around and haul out the meat. The meat is then donated, so nothing goes to waste. Feral hogs are such a evasive species down here. You don't have to look far to find them.Holy shit! @djetok How many shots did that take?
How did you hunt those. Pig dogs, observation from up on a hill, roaming around in a Jeep?
Nice work. In New Zealand we have a problem with them so unfortunately I know all too well the devastation they can cause and how fast they breed. Captain Cook brought them from Europe on ships figuring it would be a good idea to bring over as a food source so we have a problem with feral pigs. They call them Captain Cookers and they are more pure of a breed than what they now have over from England at this point since they were so isolated here.They are all over the deer feeders on a hunting lease that is about 2000 acres . Yes we post up on a hill. We use nightscopes and tax stamped supressors. How many shots? A lot , there were 5 clear hits. We have side by sides, to move around and haul out the meat. The meat is then donated, so nothing goes to waste. Feral hogs are such a evasive species down here. You don't have to look far to find them.
You would not believe the amount of them at the feeders. We all stay in a group, you don't want to be by yourself with these monsters running around. The vast majority of them are about 100-250 lbs. They multiply so quick, there is basically no regulation on how many or when you can take them.
Nice work. In New Zealand we have a problem with them so unfortunately I know all too well the devastation they can cause and how fast they breed. Captain Cook brought them from Europe on ships figuring it would be a good idea to bring over as a food source so we have a problem with feral pigs. They call them Captain Cookers and they are more pure of a breed than what they now have over from England at this point since they were so isolated here.
No natural predators here and as you say they multiply quickly. Pig dogs are used on our property to hunt them and encourage them to go elsewhere. It's a regular battle though. We don't have those monsters but as you know even 100-200 lbs is a handful. I'm too scared to do it, but plenty of hunters will go after them in tight vegetation.
I won't eat the meat. Pigs will eat literally anything including dead possums, rats, etc. So the thought of eating the meat makes my stomach curdle though plenty people here enjoy the taste.