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Title: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: t. edwards on December 21, 2011, 08:38:00 AM

Just wondering if there is any free ranging hogs in Pennsylvania to hunt? Have some family out that way I plan on visiting here sometime and trying to plan a hunt. Thanks

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: bigbuckmalik on December 21, 2011, 08:55:00 AM

Not that i'm aware of.  At least none in the SW part.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: khardrunner on December 21, 2011, 09:08:00 AM

I'd love to know the answer to that question to. I don't know of any in SE PA either... but that's just me

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: RUTANDSTRUT on December 21, 2011, 09:10:00 AM

i beleive there a few around north central bordering new york.  i was reading an article about these wild hogs in new york causing a lot of damage and the sightings entered into pa.  do not know the exact area though.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: ShadeMt on December 21, 2011, 09:32:00 AM

Several years ago there had been some in the Bedford county area.  These had allegedly escaped from a shooting preserve.  The locals had hunted them pretty hard but I have not heard any more about them the last couple of years. Might contact the game warden for that area and check to see if any remain.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: t. edwards on December 21, 2011, 11:52:00 AM

Thanks for the help

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: STUMP THUMPER on December 21, 2011, 01:51:00 PM

There are some on game lands 219, but the dog and gun hunters have taken the numbers down. I heard of a couple being shot in the early spring, but haven't heard of any this fall.
Our late archery season starts 12/26, so at least we can hunt deer and pigs at the same time.
After that it's rabbits and pigs.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: bucksbuouy on December 21, 2011, 05:02:00 PM

Slim pickings on PA hogs from what Ive heard.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: jsweka on December 21, 2011, 08:00:00 PM

None here in central PA.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on December 21, 2011, 08:04:00 PM

Tioga County has some that got out of the hunting (canned) ranch..

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: emac396 on December 21, 2011, 09:36:00 PM

I've never seen one here, lots of coyotes though.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: Steve95 on December 21, 2011, 10:51:00 PM

Our game commission would put a quick stop to any hogs. We had a couple zoo elk get out and they got eliminated, straight off. Our deer, turkey and bear need all the available food. I do know we have some fenced game farms around that might fix you up. I don't much about it but I have heard you pay by the pound. You might go online for this type of a thing.

Title: Re: Pennsylvania Hogs????
Post by: gonzoso on December 22, 2011, 12:47:00 AM

My friend invited me to go on a canned hunt for hogs somewhere in PA, he said it was about 400 or so for the day.  

Not my thing so I didn't ask much about it, just politely declined.

Thankfully we don't have any here, if we did I would probably gun hunt like hell until they were gone.