Morels and Turkeys!

[MOPanfisher]

Tha is precisely what the state is wanting to do.  I can't figure out what changed in the last 50 years though.  When I was a kid hogs were free range in many places and not just in the ozarks and I don't ever remember a problem with feral hogs or hearing anything about them.

[Johnsfolly]

Sorry about making this a pig thread. anyone find any morels this weekend?

[Follysbetterhalf]

why Yes "someone"  did find some morels.  

[BilletHead]

   Well done there Miss Folly,

I see by the bag in the photo you and John are having Morel Smores . Just missing the grams and chocolate! 

BilletHead

[Johnsfolly]

She didn't want to diss me on this post, but did mention that I would find a lot more morels if I wasn't focused on looking under 1-2 feet of water all the time. Morels are on dry ground. Go figure. She hasn't found any of the large ones that you and your lady were finding this weekend. Maybe after this rain if we actually get rain.

[Ham]

On ‎4‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 8:10 PM, jdmidwest said:

Not to mention that the hog hunters are bringing more in and releasing them to become wild.  I have seen guided hunts and the whole 9 yards in some counties.

 

You would have to be a huge DA to be releasing hogs for them to go feral these days. I'm sure MDC would be interested in that information if you knew anyone that had released hogs.

[Johnsfolly]

Ham would have to bring us back to the pig conversation.

[jdmidwest]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

You would have to be a huge DA to be releasing hogs for them to go feral these days. I'm sure MDC would be interested in that information if you knew anyone that had released hogs.

I have heard stories about horse traders taking a trailer load of horses down to Texas and bringing back a load of hogs and letting them loose.  Probably brought some meth back from Mexico too.

I am sure the MDC is well aware of what is going on.  That is why they have decided "hunting hogs" is not a good idea.  There were guided hunting programs that were feeding the hogs, therefore expanding the problems.  It was more than just interference with their trapping efforts.

http://www.trophywildboarhunt.com/missouri.html

http://www.dakelhoghunts.net/

http://www.huntwildpig.com/state-specifics/missouri/

http://www.biggamehunt.net/forum/bad-hog-hunting-mo

I know some are tired of seeing the hog hunting on this thread, but.  I have seen it first hand hunting mushrooms the damage that the hogs can do.  In Europe, they train hogs to hunt truffles, a mushroom.  I have seen them raze a good morel patch, I am sure they like them as much as I do.  And turkeys are nesting at this time.  Hogs will ruin turkey nests and eggs, not to mention their forage foods like acorns.  We need to eliminate the hogs, not proliferate them for hunting purposes.