Boars?

[mtbiker75]

How many years do you think it will take for the boar population in Ohio to match that of the whitetail population, me and my friend debate about this all the time? Tell me what you think.

[BuckSlayer]

Will never happen, They cause too much damage, there will be an open season for them and the population wont grow to the extent of the whitetail...jmo

[Thunderflight]

How many years do you think it will take for the boar population in Ohio to match that of the whitetail population, me and my friend debate about this all the time? Tell me what you think.

I doubt it'll ever happen. Southern states have more deer than hogs and hogs have been a problem down there for ever. 50 or 60 years from now you might have the occasional flare up in isoloted spots, but after they are hunted and killed off the deer will come back.

[dirtydirt]

im down south in florida . we have open season on them no size or bag limits on alot of areas. they drop litters 3 times a year and do major damage to the ground I saw a pot bellied pig last year in the woods in woodsville last year im surprised it did not get wacked i had to walk up on it to get it to move before i figured it was a pot bellied someones pet loose.thry are a blast to hunt and good eating .

[uglykat26]

i personally would like to see a better hog population in ohio i have been hunting them in ohio for 7 years now and the closest i came to any was over a half mile the will never be tottally gone in ohio every time i get a new tip i hunt that tip as soon as possible usually with in a day or two and they have already moved on , the hogs in ohio are smart and dont stick around in one spot to long

[dksfowler]

the odnr has reg they r trying to pass to put the hnting preserves with hogs out of business they claim that all the wild hogs in ohio are from places like that. and they claim that they r everywhere just about. well i cant find them.
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to its annual Open Houses on Saturday, September 13, 2008, from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m.

“Anyone interested in providing input and participating in Ohio’s professional wildlife management process is welcome,” said David M. Graham, chief of the Division of Wildlife. Graham adds that fish and wildlife biologists along with law enforcement officers will be on hand to answer questions.

Open houses will be held at the same day and time in Akron, Athens, Columbus, Findlay, and Xenia. Information recorded at these open houses is forwarded to the division’s central office in Columbus, where proposed rule changes to the Ohio Administrative Code are considered.

Topics for the Open Houses include:

The prohibition of possessing or propagating wild boar.
Establishing a minimum fence height for captive white-tailed deer, and requiring mandatory tissue testing of captive deer 12 months of age or older that die or are killed on a permit holder’s premises.