coyote vrs hog

forestgleaner · 12-09-2007, 11:44 AM

Now why would anyone want to hunt coyotes if they could hunt wild hogs? I thought places like north carolina and most of the south was over run with them?

ArkansasHunter · 12-09-2007, 11:54 AM

In So. Arkansas I wouldn't say were over run but we have more than we need of both.
With the Hogs you have to go to them. With the Coyotes just set up on one of our multitude of right of ways and call.
With the 100's of chicken houses scattered through out So. Ark and No. Lou. I heard tell that Coyotes could reach very serious levels here...A.H

rckymtnboy · 12-09-2007, 11:55 AM

Why? Have you ever hunted coyotes??? They're one of the most challenging animals to hunt. They're smart, fast, and a pain in the @$$ to ranchers and farmers like me because they dig holes in the fields that can break legs on your livestock, eat the calves as they're being born, they are over-populated where I live, and they devastate the deer population. Need any more reasons? You're going to get a lot of feedback on this one.

forestgleaner · 12-09-2007, 01:43 PM

Lol, I am not saying I don't hunt coyotes, and that it isn't fun. Just that where I live I can hunt coyotes out my back door, and often get calls to come and hunt them here or there for friends. Just here in Pa, we don't have many feral hogs. though recently there have been some spotted, and even a couple of kills. Our coyotes are tough to trap, and hard to hunt, but they tend to be larger, and stay in groups. We don't have the farming problems with them so much, though don't tie your smaller dogs out at night, and cats tend to disapear. I just wish I could hunt for hogs, as easily as coyotes, and fox.

rckymtnboy · 12-09-2007, 03:31 PM

Ahhhh....gotcha. I took the question too literal!

Midas · 12-09-2007, 03:44 PM

Both are challenging, and fun to hunt!

ArkansasHunter · 12-09-2007, 05:50 PM

forestgleaner I didn't misunderstand your post and I think it is a good one and Hogs to me would be more of a thrill especialy if your on foot slipping through the woods with out dogs.
Now that kind of hunting can get exciting and go either way...A.H

frozentorso · 12-11-2007, 01:00 AM

I started hunting yotes because deer pose about as much challenge as scumbags at Walmart(not that I hunt at Walmart). It took a lot of reading and hunting with the experts to learn how to fool yotes. Hogs just kind of came with the territory. Not as much of a challenge, but theres nothing like being charged by a wounded boar or mama sow.

Farmer · 12-12-2007, 01:21 AM

Both are different and challenging in their own way, of course i hunt dogs and foxes rather than coyotes. As rcy mtn said, dogs are bad news for us famers so and dog is taken on sight, but hogs are all together different, the adreneline rush of taking on something at close quarters that carrys its own big blades is awesome.

webs · 12-12-2007, 07:37 AM

I guess if I had to pick which was the most challenging to hunt,I would have to pick a coyote.Hogs aren't no push over though and they have my respect in the hunting world.Its just that a Coyotes senses of sight,hearing and smell are IMO superior to a hogs.If it is excitement a hunter pursues, then hands down a charging hog can win that contest.They are both intelligent and great animals to hunt.

Momoney567 · 12-18-2007, 09:51 PM

Well i dont think either of them have a real low population count?I enjoy hunting both so it doesnt bother me but with all the chicken farms and cow pastures around here we tend to have more coyotes than hogs.

elmer fudd · 01-08-2008, 10:19 PM

I would love togo to TX or some place and hunt hogs but here in SD we dont have hogs but we do have yotes and i dont know what they are brining here becouse ive heard one guy say he gets $5 and anouther say $145 so i dont know for sure

toolman · 01-09-2008, 12:08 AM

Where I hunt, we don't really "hunt" the 'yotes, we just kill 'em whenever we can. Hogs on the other hand, are tough, smart, mean, and extremely destructive. They are also pretty lucrative if you trap and sell them. We try to trap or shoot every one we can find. Oh yeah, they taste a heck of a lot better than 'yotes and there's more meat on them too!

Farmer · 01-09-2008, 04:06 AM

We cant move or keep live feral pigs in Australia, we get fined!!

Any trapped pigs must be killed before they are taken to a chiller and sold on dressed weight.

irish murphy · 01-09-2008, 05:34 AM

Yes,its illegal to catch and transport a live feral pig.Its done a lot over here but.The people who usually do it are doggers who want to introduce a pig into another area for hunting or want a bit of a challenge. Usually they cut the ears and balls of a boar then let it go and then its called a Barra.Its very hard for a dog to grab a boar that doesnt have any ears and no balls makes them a handfull.

Dookiebutt · 01-09-2008, 07:14 AM

I'd hate to be the lucky guy who gets to go into the pig pen to cut off that boar's ears and balls. Not a happy piggy I bet.

texnmidwest · 01-09-2008, 07:20 AM

Me as well. They grow 'em tough down in aussie land. Lord knows that pig is gonna be mighty upset!

Thunder-223 · 01-14-2008, 02:24 AM

Don't even think about transporting a live pig down here they just about shoot you on sight over here

samuel · 01-14-2008, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forestgleaner

Now why would anyone want to hunt coyotes if they could hunt wild hogs? I thought places like north carolina and most of the south was over run with them?

You only have two animals to choose between to hunt?How sad.With all the varmints like ground squirrel and such I have lots of choices,and I also have a video camera.Some times the camera is the most challenging,and the most fun. sam.

A-10 · 01-14-2008, 07:17 AM

I hunt video cameras too and with all the tourists in summer, game is a plenty.

12-09-2007, 11:44 AM	#1
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182	coyote vrs hog Now why would anyone want to hunt coyotes if they could hunt wild hogs? I thought places like north carolina and most of the south was over run with them?

12-09-2007, 11:55 AM	#3
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Images: 20	Why? Have you ever hunted coyotes??? They're one of the most challenging animals to hunt. They're smart, fast, and a pain in the @$$ to ranchers and farmers like me because they dig holes in the fields that can break legs on your livestock, eat the calves as they're being born, they are over-populated where I live, and they devastate the deer population. Need any more reasons? You're going to get a lot of feedback on this one. __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first! Last edited by rckymtnboy; 12-09-2007 at 11:59 AM.

12-09-2007, 03:31 PM	#5
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Images: 20	Ahhhh....gotcha. I took the question too literal! __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first!

12-09-2007, 03:44 PM	#6
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,907 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	Both are challenging, and fun to hunt! __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

12-11-2007, 01:00 AM	#8
frozentorso Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North East Texas Posts: 593	I started hunting yotes because deer pose about as much challenge as scumbags at Walmart(not that I hunt at Walmart). It took a lot of reading and hunting with the experts to learn how to fool yotes. Hogs just kind of came with the territory. Not as much of a challenge, but theres nothing like being charged by a wounded boar or mama sow. __________________ "I'm your huckleberry. Thats just my game!"

12-09-2007, 11:54 AM	#2
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,998	In So. Arkansas I wouldn't say were over run but we have more than we need of both. With the Hogs you have to go to them. With the Coyotes just set up on one of our multitude of right of ways and call. With the 100's of chicken houses scattered through out So. Ark and No. Lou. I heard tell that Coyotes could reach very serious levels here...A.H

12-09-2007, 01:43 PM	#4
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182	Lol, I am not saying I don't hunt coyotes, and that it isn't fun. Just that where I live I can hunt coyotes out my back door, and often get calls to come and hunt them here or there for friends. Just here in Pa, we don't have many feral hogs. though recently there have been some spotted, and even a couple of kills. Our coyotes are tough to trap, and hard to hunt, but they tend to be larger, and stay in groups. We don't have the farming problems with them so much, though don't tie your smaller dogs out at night, and cats tend to disapear. I just wish I could hunt for hogs, as easily as coyotes, and fox.

12-09-2007, 05:50 PM	#7
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,998	forestgleaner I didn't misunderstand your post and I think it is a good one and Hogs to me would be more of a thrill especialy if your on foot slipping through the woods with out dogs. Now that kind of hunting can get exciting and go either way...A.H

12-12-2007, 01:21 AM	#9
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 322	Both are different and challenging in their own way, of course i hunt dogs and foxes rather than coyotes. As rcy mtn said, dogs are bad news for us famers so and dog is taken on sight, but hogs are all together different, the adreneline rush of taking on something at close quarters that carrys its own big blades is awesome. __________________ Cheers, Rob I'm into gun control - I always use both hands!!!!!!!

12-12-2007, 07:37 AM	#10
webs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 275 Images: 3	I guess if I had to pick which was the most challenging to hunt,I would have to pick a coyote.Hogs aren't no push over though and they have my respect in the hunting world.Its just that a Coyotes senses of sight,hearing and smell are IMO superior to a hogs.If it is excitement a hunter pursues, then hands down a charging hog can win that contest.They are both intelligent and great animals to hunt.

12-18-2007, 09:51 PM	#11
Momoney567 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern tube Louisiana Posts: 225	Well i dont think either of them have a real low population count?I enjoy hunting both so it doesnt bother me but with all the chicken farms and cow pastures around here we tend to have more coyotes than hogs.

01-08-2008, 10:19 PM	#12
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 2,030	I would love togo to TX or some place and hunt hogs but here in SD we dont have hogs but we do have yotes and i dont know what they are brining here becouse ive heard one guy say he gets $5 and anouther say $145 so i dont know for sure

01-09-2008, 12:08 AM	#13
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,865 Blog Entries: 24	Where I hunt, we don't really "hunt" the 'yotes, we just kill 'em whenever we can. Hogs on the other hand, are tough, smart, mean, and extremely destructive. They are also pretty lucrative if you trap and sell them. We try to trap or shoot every one we can find. Oh yeah, they taste a heck of a lot better than 'yotes and there's more meat on them too! __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

01-09-2008, 04:06 AM	#14
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 322	We cant move or keep live feral pigs in Australia, we get fined!! Any trapped pigs must be killed before they are taken to a chiller and sold on dressed weight. __________________ Cheers, Rob I'm into gun control - I always use both hands!!!!!!!

01-09-2008, 05:34 AM	#15
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	Yes,its illegal to catch and transport a live feral pig.Its done a lot over here but.The people who usually do it are doggers who want to introduce a pig into another area for hunting or want a bit of a challenge. Usually they cut the ears and balls of a boar then let it go and then its called a Barra.Its very hard for a dog to grab a boar that doesnt have any ears and no balls makes them a handfull.

01-09-2008, 07:14 AM	#16
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,304	I'd hate to be the lucky guy who gets to go into the pig pen to cut off that boar's ears and balls. Not a happy piggy I bet.

01-09-2008, 07:20 AM	#17
texnmidwest Where's that Coyote?! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 4,259	Me as well. They grow 'em tough down in aussie land. Lord knows that pig is gonna be mighty upset! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

01-14-2008, 02:24 AM	#18
Thunder-223 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bowra N.S.W Australia Posts: 136	Don't even think about transporting a live pig down here they just about shoot you on sight over here __________________ A Downunder Redneck & Proud of it!

01-14-2008, 07:17 AM	#20
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 762	I hunt video cameras too and with all the tourists in summer, game is a plenty. __________________ If there's nothing worth dying for, there's nothing worth living for.