Photo: Hog Kills Fawn!

Posted At : July 25, 2012 9:36 AM | Posted By : Mike Hanback
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Big Deer Hunt Teamer and wildlife biologist Sarge sent me this sad image he got from one of his friends w/the message: Damn hogs...the drought is getting pretty bad.

I wonder how many little deer the swine get in a normal year versus an epic drought like 2012? Another reason why ranchers/hunters/land managers want to eradicate the porkers. I hate to see that, shoot 'em all. comment

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Sarge's Gravatar Hey Mike the other thing that is inportant to see in this photo is the lack of vegitation. That country is hurtin for certin!
# Posted By Sarge | 7/25/12 10:12 AM
Hanback's Gravatar no food damn pigs eat whatever. seriously with the vegetation so bad in many areas like that, biologists worry
that grasses/other wildlife feed will be years coming back
# Posted By Hanback | 7/25/12 12:54 PM
Curt's Gravatar Load up the helicopter & grab the AR-15's, boys! More fun can't be had anywhere else! Should be easier to shoot with less brush.
Mike, have you heard of any hog problems in this area? I know there are a few of them in the Culpeper area.
# Posted By Curt | 7/25/12 3:47 PM
Hunter, Nc's Gravatar I have a hunting buddy that lives in texas, he said he has seen this a handful of times. Its weird that this got put up today because iwas talking to him about it just yesterday. He said he has seen it three times this year and two of the three times was in the past month. He thinks with the lack of food their taking advantage of any and all food sources they can get a hold of. Guess fawns are as easy a target as any. Its a damn shame to see that.
# Posted By Hunter, Nc | 7/25/12 4:26 PM
Jerad's Gravatar With living in the South now (FL) I am stilling to be able to make a yearly trip to Northern Wisconsin for Gun Deer Season but I think I need to make arrangements to help knock off a few hogs.
# Posted By Jerad | 7/25/12 7:21 PM
Greg Brownlee's Gravatar This confirms my suspicions! We've been over run with the dang things on two of the three properties I hunt in Oklahoma! Guess it's time to get after them harder!
# Posted By Greg Brownlee | 7/26/12 1:08 PM
Wren Munsterman's Gravatar We have hog problems on both ranches I hunt in Texas - in the Edwards Plateau area and in Webb County down in South Texas. I have not personally seen hogs feasting on fawns, but can attest to what hogs can do to downed deer. Very much like the damage coyotes can inflict on wounded or downed deer. My oldest son Todd shot a doe during an afternoon hunt last season, found a great blood trail, and decided to come back to camp, eat supper, then go retireve the doe. Imagine our surprise two hours later when as soon as we started into the brush following the blood trail we heard the loudest commotion one could imagine just up the trail. As we slowly advanced up the trail, we came upon what remained of the doe. Head, neck and then nothing but exposed ribs and parts of the hindquarters. During the 2011 - 2012 deer season I took an eight point management buck on the property in Webb County. I had filmed the shot, was 100% certain I had made an excellent shot, but could find no blood, hair or bone at the place the buck had been standing. I drove back to the ranch house to get my shotgun chaps ( made of 3/8" thick English oxhide - cactus, mesquite and rattlesnakes abound ), better lights and a guest hunter to assist me in tracking the buck. We began following the tracks of the running buck in the sandy soil, and soon walked up on the remains of the buck. In the space of less than one hour nothing remained of the buck other than the head and rack, neck and front shoulders. The rest of the carcass was gone, picked clean to the bones. Hog tracks and droppings were everywhere.

Mike, I just saw your note to me asking how I have been on the comment stream concerning the 600" buck. Will send an e-mail to catch up with you. Right now I am sitting in my recliner watching the latest segment of Big Deer TV on the Sportsman Channel which I taped last night. Can't wait to see if you take a big whitetail or mule deer.
# Posted By Wren Munsterman | 7/26/12 10:10 PM
Scott from MI's Gravatar Smoke them son's a bitches!
# Posted By Scott from MI | 7/26/12 10:18 PM
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