Hog hunting in upstate SC

[Kyle Phillips]

Hi, im new to upstate SC and was wondering if anyone on here could give me some pointers on where the best places for me to find some hogs are without having to drive all over SC.

[Nantahala Nut]

I would be interested in this too. I am in Southwest NC and would love to go after some hogs.  We have them in the Tennessee border counties but I have heard the population isnt too high.  Their are some descendants of russian boar up here that were brought over for a hunting preserve.  A couple people have told me the Nantahala Gorge area has them but that might be a hike for you.

[Looper]

There is a good population of hogs around the Jocassee Gorges area in Pickens. They are tough to hunt with a bow, though. The Sumter National Forest in Abbeville County has loads of hogs and is only a little more than an hour from Greenville.

Send me a private message and I'll fill you in.

[Brock]

Black River Swamp, Edisto River bottomlands, Savannah River down near Augusta to south Sumter National Forest, Little Pee Dee, Francis Marion Forest.....for a start.

[Pat B]

There was a 609# hog taken from the Jocassee Gorges area a few months ago.

[bluemelonchitlin]

And there's Hogback Mountain in Greenville County

[Looper]

I shot my first hog on Hogback Mtn. way back in 1986. Most of Hogback is closed off now due to the Cliff's Communities. Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve is on the southern edge of Hogback, but the last few times I've been there, I've seen more people than I have wildlife. I did see a few hog, bear, and deer tracks, though.