Egg eaters

[LaLongbeard]

$30 well spent. 

Pm me an I'll send you a coupon code for $30 in turkey calls

Thanks a lot... will do

[dublelung]

Money well spent. I shoot them every time I see them. Nothing worse than someone complaining about hogs then not shooting them when they have the opportunity. Between my dad, son, and I we've killed 12-15 since turkey season opened.

For those of you wishing you had feral hogs......get your head out of your butt!

[trkehunr93]

Good shooting and thank you!  In GA the hogs don't damage the nest quite as much as coons, possums, foxes and yotes.

I have actually read some interesting studies on coyotes...

Generally coyotes are not egg eaters, but they are generally good at controlling fox, opossum, and raccoon populations, and to some degree even skunk populations.  And bobcats do not like them either.

Furthermore, coyotes eat a lot of squirrels and rabbits which compete with upland species (including turkey) for food.

I know that coyotes eat turkeys, cause I have called in too many yotes to a turkey call...  But I still wonder if they sometimes are not more beneficial to have around than harmful?

I agree, I've read similar articles about coyotes.  IMO here in the southeastern United States they fill a needed predatory niche thats long been vacated by eastern cougars and red wolves.  Reading a book about red wolves right now and the efforts that were made to try to reintroduce them  Coyotes can effect fawn populations but black bears can too.  We have feral hogs here in VA, relatively low numbers now, hopefully it stays that way.     

[Tomfoolery]

Saw a pack of about a dozen hogs on Fort Polk last weekend. Tried to get an angle on em but didn't work out.

[wolfman]

I'm in NC.  Found a bunch of egg shells yesterday among a pile of hen feathers.  I assume a coyote got her and her eggs.  Plenty of coyotes on camera.

[cracker4112]

Nice job. What a pest.  While delicious, most folks don't understand what a nuisance these things are. They are wreaking havoc on the natural systems down here in Florida, and I'm not sure that there have ever been this many.  We are on a lease that requires us to kill 150 per year, if it was 300 it would still be no problem.

That said, turkey nests don't seem to be what they are after there, the turkey population is still strong.

[RutnNStrutn]

But I still wonder if they sometimes are not more beneficial to have around than harmful?

There is nothing beneficial about a coyote. They eat fawns, and even take down adult deer when hunting in a pack. They stalk and kill turkeys. In fact, during turkey season, I see coyotes on the prowl most mornings. They kill all kinds of small game. It wouldn't surprise me to see a yote chomp down on an egg or 6.
We shoot every yote we see. It's one of the rules of our club. Shoot a yote if you see one, regardless of if it costs you a buck or a gobbler. We also employ other methods of predator control.
In SC, where my club is, SCDNR puts one tagged coyote a year in each game zone. If you shoot one of these, you are rewarded with a free lifetime license. This encourages hunters to shoot every yote they see. That's how much of a problem coyotes have become in SC.

[Sir-diealot]

We have feral hogs here in NY now too. http://nyis.info/invasive_species/feral-swine/  I know of an idiot in my county that wanted to be able to have them out back behind his house. EVERYBODY came out against him it seems and I am glad to say I was one of them.

Just a question and not trying to start any trouble, are you guys eating what you are killing and if not is there something like the venison collation where you can donate the meat to feed the poor in any of these areas?

[dublelung]

We have feral hogs here in NY now too. http://nyis.info/invasive_species/feral-swine/  I know of an idiot in my county that wanted to be able to have them out back behind his house. EVERYBODY came out against him it seems and I am glad to say I was one of them.

Just a question and not trying to start any trouble, are you guys eating what you are killing and if not is there something like the venison collation where you can donate the meat to feed the poor in any of these areas?

I put 2 or 3 hogs in the freezer each year and give away several. I also shoot plenty more and leave them where they fall with no guilt or remorse whatsoever. When you have a hog problem you worry about killing hogs. My tax dollars do plenty of feeding the needy, as well as the lazy.

[LaLongbeard]

Just a question and not trying to start any trouble, are you guys eating what you are killing and if not is there something like the venison collation where you can donate the meat to feed the poor in any of these areas?

I also shoot plenty more and leave them where they fall with no guilt or remorse whatsoever. When you have a hog problem you worry about killing hogs. My tax dollars do plenty of feeding the needy, as well as the lazy.

Im turkey hunting not running a soup kitchen. I shoot as many as I can before they run off, finish off the wounded and move on. It's too hot to be dealing with a stinking hog miles from the truck. I'm starting a buzzard food bank.

[camotoe]

. 2 came in to my decoy one went home ,#5 longboard to the head .


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[NCSWAMPFOX]

we don't have many hogs yet but they are heading my way. bear hunters in neighboring counties introduced them years ago to train hounds with.
we also shoot all yotes and bobcats as well as trapping focused those 2 species. I have been personally managing a 750 acre farm for 14 years. first year I ran a line of 12 little grizz coon traps and caught over 2 dozen that winter. now I catch about a dozen a year and feel like turkey population has tripled there due to elimination of egg eaters. also employ little grizz's on 2 other farms as well and can tell growth in turkey population there as well. I thoroughly enjoy checking lines in morning with hot coffee and .22 magnum. caught a couple of coonzilla's over the years and will try to find and post some pics.

[Sir-diealot]

The DEC here does not want us to shoot them, that makes no sense to me. Glad some are giving some away and I do realize what a problem there is will them and that is why I said I did not want to start an argument. When I get more deer than I can handle (Only have one small freezer that is attached to the refrigerator) then I like to donate them or give them to those I know need food so that is why I asked.

[J.D. Shellnut]

I get what your saying about leaving them in the woods. And its not like you think. Most of your woods hogs aren't fit to eat and with our heat and humidity this time of year its just not worth it. I live in la also. But when you have as many as we do and see the destruction they do. You grow to hate them!!! I carry a ruger 10/22 in my truck with a 50rd clip and a gut shot is just as good as a head shot in my book with them. That sounds harsh but when you get beat to death bush hogging your pasture remorse goes out the window!!!

[Sir-diealot]

I get what your saying about leaving them in the woods. And its not like you think. Most of your woods hogs aren't fit to eat and with our heat and humidity this time of year its just not worth it. I live in la also. But when you have as many as we do and see the destruction they do. You grow to hate them!!! I carry a ruger 10/22 in my truck with a 50rd clip and a gut shot is just as good as a head shot in my book with them. That sounds harsh but when you get beat to death bush hogging your pasture remorse goes out the window!!!

I understand what you mean completely, I went to visit family in OK a few years ago and was supposed to go on a hog hunt but that year they had a record stretch of 3 digit temperatures and we did not go because the meat would spoil.

As far as the equipment getting beat up I understand that as well, this is why I hunt woodchucks in my area, they do billions of dollars in damage and sometimes result it death if a tractor rolls over.

Only comment I do not like is the gut shot comment, everything should be taken as humanly as possible.