Feral Hogs

[wis_sharpshooter]

Has any one seen any hogs in the wild this year. I know the DNR says there around but I think they must be south along the mississippi. i would like to go hunting them, if anyone has any info on where to find them I would be thankfull.

[jh45gun]

Was quite a few around Douglas Co. In the Hiway 13 area. The DNR had folks out shooting them (employees) and also encouraged others to hunt them. They shot a lot I do not know if they got all of them or not I hope not and I think they would have a hard time killing them all. Myself I would like to see them established I think they could coexist with the other critters the do every place else. I am not sure of the damage the DNR says they cause the deer/elk farm they excaped from I have hunted near and I did not see any noticeable damage. Maybe in some select areas they do but I do not think they ruin the whole woods like the DNR wants you to think.

[EsoxLucius]

Just about any of the County, State or Federal Forests north of 44 degrees could have either feral or German/Russian hogs.  German hogs have been spotted in the Eau Claire and Clark County Forests and there are hogs moving south out of the UP of Michigan into the Nicolet National Forest and various County Forests in Northeastern Wisconsin.  The DNR is sure that the German/Russians are being illegally transplanted in many of these areas.  The ones coming from the UP are generally thought to be escapees from the area around Bear Mountain.  Feral pigs (domesticated pigs that escape to the wild) have been around for a long time, but are usually dealt with in a hurry as they can multiply like rabbits and dig up crops and woodlands.

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

I think the most have been spotted in Crawford County - which is, as someone stated, along the Mississippi.  Not a lot of public land there.  I doubt the farmers like the feral hogs either so you might have some luck.