I say Iluv2hunt, fogot your name from the intro thread, but I figured youd know alot about hogs seems that way lol. I noticed you said the hogs were concentrated in citrus, does the habitat up there not support them that well cuz like you said its jack oaks, pines, but seemed to not be swamps. I didnt see any rooting up in croom. I know swamps support em real good, what habitat do hogs mostly prefer? I know their some tough animals.
There are a few hogs on the river bottom in Croom. Not many. It used to be a secret and word got out and everyone goes in there and hunts them. Plus they allowed them in Small game, so a lot of people go there to target them.
I still hold the record for the biggest hog checked in there
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In Citrus, there is a population in the south end. It is no secret anymore either. Its just my opinion, but I think they got started as escapees from the bordering houses. I saw about a 500LB+ yorkshire in there 2 years ago, and a lot of the smaller pigs I have seen have the white band around them too
As far as the terrain they prefer:
They do like wetter areas. Part of the reason is they do not have sweat glands, so they like water to cool off
I cannot answer for south florida or south central cause the terrain is MUCH different than the North end where I hunt. It is vast oak hammocks and pine thickets, and the hogs like both.
They will move around a lot based on what is available to eat. In the fall they gorge themselves on acorns. After the acorn crop is over they will destroy creek bottoms looking for leftovers from the acorn season.
In the planted pines they will bulldoze them looking for certain roots. I know the south Fl guys concentrate on the groves in late winter. Its not so much the terrain as it is the food sources as it is the water and food sources that holds hogs
Hope that helps a bit
yea any info or tips always helps, thanks. Man its crazy how you go north or south and the terrains changes quite a bit. The only hog I shot at last year I missed somehow from like 20 yds lol.
