I find all this advice from the non land owner, and even non-resident somewhat amusing. I like the head shooting one, as one of the best. After the first shot is fired, it is much like a quail flush on four legs. Hogs, despite colorful myths are not hard animals to kill, but are smarter than a coyote, and tuffer than a deer. Their being dangerous is far more myth, than reality, as the tendancy to feed at night, points to AVOIDANCE, being their main concern.
BUT! Let us look at the reality of this.
Traps? They work fine for a LITTLE WHILE, and then the hogs start getting wise to them, and the younger hogs learn from the older one. They are not all that proficient.
Dogs? Just because you don't mind dogs on your property, doesn't mean your neighbors don't. Much of the DOG HUNTING around here is going away because the "city folk" have build houses in the country and call the police, and sign complaints if the dogs run on their place, while chasing a hog.
Also, many cities have annexed farm land into the city limits. In Texas you can still hunt SOME OF THIS LAND, BUT NOT ALL. Run a bunch of dogs thru a neighborhood and see how that works for ya.
Advertising FREE HUNTING for Hunters? That's a good one. You gonna turn a stranger lose on your land in Texas? HELL NO! If he gets hurt running around on your land, he can SUE YOU. IF HE IS TRESPASSIN ON YOU LAND AND GETS HURT HE CAN SUE YOU. IF HE ACCIDENTLY SHOOTS SOMEONE "THEY CAN SUE YOU".
Killin the hogs for the NEEDY? Have you ever offered a hog to the needy, and had them tell you they would take it if YOU BUTCHERED IT, YOU PROCESSED IT, AND YOU DELIEVERED IT? I have.
Head shootin Hogs for the Sake of HUMANLY KILLING THEM? What do you do with the corpse pile? Bury them? RUN THAT PAST THE EPA WHEN THEY FIND OUT!
ROCKBILLY, THAT'S YOUR LAND. THIS IS AMERICA. THEY AREN'T IN YOUR SITUATION. THEY AREN'T IN YOUR AREA. AND YOU ARE DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR "YOU". GET "JUST ONE OF THEM" TO COME DISPOSE OF THE DEAD HOGS, THAT ARE CRITICIZING YOU FOR GUT SHOOTIN A PEST. THEY WON'T DO IT.
YOU CAN PICK ANY STATE IN THE UNION AND FIND PROBLEMS IN THE AREA OF HUNTING. DOWN HERE IN MY PART OF TEXAS, THE PAY TO HUNT FOLKS ARE A PAIN IN THE ASS. THEIR USUALLY CITY BOYS, THAT CAN'T READ A MAP, SHUT A GATE, OR READ NO HUNTING SIGN. THEY BRING THE "BIG HOG MEDICINE" CANNONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THOSE "DANGEROUS HOG CHARGES" AND THE WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE IS APT TO GET A BULLET THRU THE KITCHEN WINDOW.
AND THE GUIDED HUNT RANCHES? YOU HAVE TO GUIDE THE MORONS TO KEEP THEM KILLING SOMEONE, OR EACH OTHER ACCIDENTLY.
IT AIN'T ALL WHAT SOME OF YOU THINK IT IS. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO MONITORS THE LANDOWNERS, AND THEIR ACTIONS, AND SOME OF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKIN ABOUT. IT MAY WORK FOR YOU, OR IN YOUR MIND, BUT IT MAY NOT FOR OTHERS.
