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Public Land to kill Hogs #3844192 01/23/23 04:41 PM Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 8,053 Huntsville jono23 14 point jono23 14 point Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 8,053 Huntsville I know this has been asked 10000000 times. Where is the closest place to hunt hogs relative to Huntsville? Am I gonna be going south of Birmingham? Never been, never even seen a wild hog. But want to shoot one for the meat for a little project I've been working on.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3844229 01/23/23 05:42 PM Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,912 Madison R redgineer 8 point redgineer 8 point R Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,912 Madison I haven't been in a while, but Bankhead was loaded with them last time I was there. You can rifle hunt them year round off the WMA.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3844338 01/23/23 08:24 PM Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA RidgeRanger 10 point RidgeRanger 10 point Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA Numbers in Bankhead don’t seem to be what they used to be, IMHO. FWIW, I don’t mess with the WMA and their rules anymore.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3844551 01/24/23 09:02 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 581 Lake View tombo51 4 point tombo51 4 point Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 581 Lake View Mulberry fork has plenty All men die few ever really live

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs redgineer #3850677 02/01/23 01:49 PM Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,514 Free State of Winston F FreeStateHunter They Call Me Gator 🐊 FreeStateHunter They Call Me Gator 🐊 F Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,514 Free State of Winston They’re thickest in the Sipsey Wilderness and they only have special seasons for gun. There’s some good national forest land in Lawrence County (still Bankhead) that you can year round hunt them. Take 36 across 157 and turn left at Speake school. You’ll follow that county road up the mountain and that stretch of forest on your right always holds hogs.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3860520 02/14/23 01:08 PM Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 21,456 HSV AL jmudler Freak of Nature jmudler Freak of Nature Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 21,456 HSV AL Grab your BIL and hunt Ft Rucker. If you can get a flat bottom boat, Mobile delta. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3894318 04/11/23 10:24 AM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I’m going to see if I can find some on Bankhead or mulberry fork if I cannot find them on sam r Murphy

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jmudler #3894553 04/11/23 08:07 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 13,669 Likes: 2 In a Van, down by the River quailman Booner quailman Booner Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 13,669 Likes: 2 In a Van, down by the River Originally Posted by jmudler Grab your BIL and hunt Ft Rucker. If you can get a flat bottom boat, Mobile delta. The Delta down here is loaded with em. Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer. My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3894949 04/12/23 05:25 PM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Found some decent sign today.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs ImThere #3895383 04/13/23 02:09 PM Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 108 Lamar Co. W Wildboar14 3 point Wildboar14 3 point W Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 108 Lamar Co. Originally Posted by ImThere I’m going to see if I can find some on Bankhead or mulberry fork if I cannot find them on sam r Murphy There’s pigs on Sam Murphy around the river

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3895553 04/13/23 07:10 PM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Hopefully we can get in to some tomorrow or Saturday

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs ImThere #3897861 04/18/23 07:56 AM Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 29 Hoover, AL J JoeHoover spike JoeHoover spike J Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 29 Hoover, AL I hike and backpack Sipsey a lot, I always see sign on the 206 and 209 trails. I have seen and heard more pigs while on the 206 trail. I’m not sure what areas you can hunt, I haven’t checked it out myself.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3897900 04/18/23 09:01 AM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Curious what do you guys kill pigs with? The WMA has stupid rules and they can only be killed with weapons and ammo legal for the hunt? So #4 turkey load, would that kill them? And from what distance have you been successful? I seen two last Saturday, 20 and 35 yards

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs ImThere #3897907 04/18/23 09:17 AM Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,401 Brierfield Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,401 Brierfield Originally Posted by ImThere Curious what do you guys kill pigs with? The WMA has stupid rules and they can only be killed with weapons and ammo legal for the hunt? So #4 turkey load, would that kill them? And from what distance have you been successful? I seen two last Saturday, 20 and 35 yards .22lr We will burn that bridge when we get there

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs Beadlescomb #3897931 04/18/23 10:00 AM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Originally Posted by Beadlescomb Originally Posted by ImThere Curious what do you guys kill pigs with? The WMA has stupid rules and they can only be killed with weapons and ammo legal for the hunt? So #4 turkey load, would that kill them? And from what distance have you been successful? I seen two last Saturday, 20 and 35 yards .22lr Illegal or I didn’t see where 22lr was legal for turkey?

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3898069 04/18/23 04:51 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,970 Millry, AL BayedUp Buttercup BayedUp Buttercup Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,970 Millry, AL 4’s will kill small hogs up close but you have to get lucky on one with any size. Bow hunting is leagal for turkey so that’s an option. If bow hunting doesn’t work for you then I suggest either waiting till you have a better option for weapon or finding some private property to hunt.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs ImThere #3899415 04/21/23 09:52 AM Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA RidgeRanger 10 point RidgeRanger 10 point Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA Originally Posted by ImThere The WMA has stupid rules and they can only be killed with weapons and ammo legal for the hunt? My opinion as well. They piss and moan about hogs but really don’t want the hunters that pay most of the bills to get in the way of their grant gravy train for hog eradication. Another reason is just plain old lazy enforcement.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs RidgeRanger #3899636 04/21/23 07:38 PM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Originally Posted by RidgeRanger Originally Posted by ImThere The WMA has stupid rules and they can only be killed with weapons and ammo legal for the hunt? My opinion as well. They piss and moan about hogs but really don’t want the hunters that pay most of the bills to get in the way of their grant gravy train for hog eradication. Another reason is just plain old lazy enforcement. They absolutely don’t want any help. I’m pretty sure it’s a money thing myself. The hog guy at Black Warrior pretty much said “they’re in the woods”when we asked him where to start looking for them. Now Bankhead ranger station was much more help. We still didn’t find pigs there, yet.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3901083 04/24/23 07:53 PM Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 229 Carrollton B bodock 4 point bodock 4 point B Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 229 Carrollton If you have a boat, the Corp of Engineers Land on the Tombigbee between Gainesville and Boligee. I painted those property lines and those spoil areas are infested with hogs.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs bodock #3901246 04/25/23 08:09 AM Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,768 Tuscaloosa, AL Nightwatchman 8 point Nightwatchman 8 point Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,768 Tuscaloosa, AL Originally Posted by bodock If you have a boat, the Corp of Engineers Land on the Tombigbee between Gainesville and Boligee. I painted those property lines and those spoil areas are infested with hogs. Used to wear that place out when I was goin to school at UWA. Lot's of hogs. Surprisingly low deer numbers

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3901533 04/25/23 06:07 PM Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA RidgeRanger 10 point RidgeRanger 10 point Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA Corps of Engineers has same bs regarding weapons as WMAs, unfortunately.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs Nightwatchman #3902157 04/26/23 10:54 PM Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,327 Tenn W woodduck 14 point woodduck 14 point W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,327 Tenn Originally Posted by Nightwatchman Originally Posted by bodock If you have a boat, the Corp of Engineers Land on the Tombigbee between Gainesville and Boligee. I painted those property lines and those spoil areas are infested with hogs. Used to wear that place out when I was goin to school at UWA. Lot's of hogs. Surprisingly low deer numbers same here. Always did better with the deer bow hunting it. Find you a block surrounded with thick cutover and the hogs are there. We always did better with the hogs up closer to the dam better with the deer more toward epes

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs woodduck #3902972 04/28/23 12:20 PM Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,768 Tuscaloosa, AL Nightwatchman 8 point Nightwatchman 8 point Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,768 Tuscaloosa, AL Originally Posted by woodduck Originally Posted by Nightwatchman Originally Posted by bodock If you have a boat, the Corp of Engineers Land on the Tombigbee between Gainesville and Boligee. I painted those property lines and those spoil areas are infested with hogs. Used to wear that place out when I was goin to school at UWA. Lot's of hogs. Surprisingly low deer numbers same here. Always did better with the deer bow hunting it. Find you a block surrounded with thick cutover and the hogs are there. We always did better with the hogs up closer to the dam better with the deer more toward epes One MLK day, I shot a huge buck right across the river from the mill barge chute. Never found it. Still sick over it

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3915917 05/25/23 07:57 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County I thought hand gun no scope was legal for turkey . Used to be Frankie's Page

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3915923 05/25/23 08:10 PM Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 3,424 Dekalb J Jdkprp70 10 point Jdkprp70 10 point J Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 3,424 Dekalb It was until all the AR, pistols came along.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3916007 05/25/23 11:33 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County I spent good bit of time searching. I Can't Find Where It Says YOU Can't OR That It's Illegal. Hand gun it not mentioned Frankie's Page

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs Frankie #3916008 05/25/23 11:53 PM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Originally Posted by Frankie I spent good bit of time searching. I Can't Find Where It Says YOU Can't OR That It's Illegal. Hand gun it not mentioned From what I read it has to be what’s legal for the hunt, so for instance you cannot kill turkeys with a handgun so it would be illegal to kill a hog with one

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs ImThere #3916133 05/26/23 10:06 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County Frankie Old Mossy Horns Frankie Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 18,162 Elmore County Originally Posted by ImThere Originally Posted by Frankie I spent good bit of time searching. I Can't Find Where It Says YOU Can't OR That It's Illegal. Hand gun it not mentioned From what I read it has to be what’s legal for the hunt, so for instance you cannot kill turkeys with a handgun so it would be illegal to kill a hog with one ]where you see you it is illegal Look at the list that say how you can not kill one . Thats the one that counts . Frankie's Page

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs Frankie #3916151 05/26/23 10:48 AM Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al I ImThere 4 point ImThere 4 point I Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 291 Bear Creek, Al Let us know how it works out for you. It clearly states it has to be legal for the hunt. In the example I gave a pistol isn’t legal for turkey therefore not legal for hogs.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs Jdkprp70 #3916597 05/27/23 09:18 AM Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA RidgeRanger 10 point RidgeRanger 10 point Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 3,086 NOALA Originally Posted by Jdkprp70 It was until all the AR, pistols came along. Yup, and then the idiots wrote out all legit handgun hunters instead of just saying no AR pistols. I’d be handgunning for hogs in the WMAs otherwise.

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3961529 08/20/23 02:07 PM Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,277 Central to South AL Stickers 8 point Stickers 8 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,277 Central to South AL Might be a long trip, but Barbour Co. WMA near Clayton Al has hogs. Abercrombie's fish camp (Clayton as well) has several cabins for rent and a restaurant on site. We are about 10 miles SE from there - we are becoming overrun with hogs. That said i have never hunted Brbour WMA for anything, so I do not know the rules or the process. There is a processor nearby in Baker Hill, AL with a USDA license to process hogs. WDE

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs jono23 #3968377 08/29/23 07:02 PM Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,897 Elmore County T treemydog 8 point treemydog 8 point T Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,897 Elmore County Another long trip from N AL, but the RedHills WMA has hogs galore. Drove through a couple of the county roads this spring and saw 2 groups crossing the roads in front of me and saw a bunch of fresh tracks in numerous road ditches here and there. Easy to see as all the roads are all dirt. You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs treemydog #4003824 10/24/23 12:37 PM Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,776 somewhere around 112. S slippinlipjr I make Calds fer a livin slippinlipjr I make Calds fer a livin S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,776 somewhere around 112. Originally Posted by treemydog Another long trip from N AL, but the RedHills WMA has hogs galore. Drove through a couple of the county roads this spring and saw 2 groups crossing the roads in front of me and saw a bunch of fresh tracks in numerous road ditches here and there. Easy to see as all the roads are all dirt. Yeah that place is ate up with em. I deer hunt it a bunch and usually end up killing a few hogs every time I go. Shotgun with slug or MZ only though during gun season. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z thesharkguard.com

Re: Public Land to kill Hogs slippinlipjr #4004190 10/24/23 09:29 PM Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,897 Elmore County T treemydog 8 point treemydog 8 point T Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,897 Elmore County Originally Posted by slippinlipjr Originally Posted by treemydog Another long trip from N AL, but the RedHills WMA has hogs galore. Drove through a couple of the county roads this spring and saw 2 groups crossing the roads in front of me and saw a bunch of fresh tracks in numerous road ditches here and there. Easy to see as all the roads are all dirt. Yeah that place is ate up with em. I deer hunt it a bunch and usually end up killing a few hogs every time I go. Shotgun with slug or MZ only though during gun season. I saw it was shotgun/mzlder.. I'd like to get down there with my flintlock and stalk around in some of those drains looking for sounders to smoke up. Just a bit far from me in Elmore Co to warrant the trip wiithout some good intel. You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?