Muzzleloading hog hunting

[kyrtep8891]

Anyone in Western NC go hog hunting? Let me know where a good place would be.

 

[WH .50]

There are a few places in the Knoxville/Nashville area of Tennessee that are supposed to be decent. If you google "tennessee hog hunting" some will pop up. I looked into going a couple years ago then never made it. Sorry I can't help more and good luck!!

 

[hanshi]

Go down to Ga and you'll probably get trampled by them. Florida is as bad or worse.

 

[wahkahchimaol.com]

So if I go hog hunting in Florida do I get free python hunting as well?

And can I use real lead ball instead of all copper like here in California?

And finally, is there any way to hunt gators with a muzzleloader? Just wondering.

We've got to consider all the possibilities after all.

 

[hanshi]

Gators during the season but I've no knowledge about legal methods. Yep, lead balls and bp will be fine there for hogs. Pythons? Well, any you kill helps the environment. Plus, big snakes make good eating, too. :thumbsup:

 

[lonehunter]

Cant use a gun, but you can use a bangstick. :youcrazy:

 

[USMA65]

Better check the regs in TN as hog hunting is no longer legal statewide, except in certain areas and under certain conditions. It seems the TN Wildlife Resources has decided that hunting does not control the growing numbers of hogs, and actually is causing an increase in the numbers. TWRA is convinced that hunters are releasing hogs and thereby increasing the problem. Isn't TWRA smart?
As far as western NC is concerned, the state G&F has decided that hogs need eradicating and hunting is approved as a means to that end. Around Robbinsville would be a good place to look, particularly around Stratton Meadows, along the Cherohala Skyway, where some of those hunter induced critters from TN are wandering across the border.

 

[Eric Krewson]

The TN regs, kind'a confusing.

Landowners may use the following methods without exemption:
1.Any legal weapon and ammunition for taking big and small game during
daylight hours.
2.Live traps with bait. Bait may not be used during big game seasons without
an approved exemption. All targeted wild hogs must be dispatched before
removal from the trap.
Landowners will be granted an exemption to the above upon request.
1.Landowners may request a wild hog methods exemption by two means:
1.Immediate issuance of an exemption when landowners provide information to
agency personnel on the phone. The exemption form number issued will serve
as their proof of exemption until the hardcopy arrives by mail.
2.Landowners may visit a regional office or request an officer visit to complete a
request for exemption
2.Landowners, family members legally allowed to hunt the property without a license,
and up to 10 designees may assist in the control effort provided by the methods exemption. No more than 10 individuals may be used as designees annually, as defined by the TWRA’s fiscal year.
3.The exemption will allow shooting at night with the aid of artificial light, shooting over bait during big game season, or any other methods, approved by TWRA. Dogs may be used as part of the experimental management program in Overton, Fentress, Cumberland and Pickett counties, but no dogs may be used during November or December.
4.Landowners must keep accurate records of total number of hogs killed on their property. This information must be provided to the TWRA on the provided Wild Hog Methods Exemption Report form provided by the agency within one month of exemption expiration