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Title: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: Terry Green on June 07, 2010, 10:27:00 AM
Did anyone see the show on Discovery last night?  I only got to see the last quarter, and I do want to see the whole show.

Interesting traits are showing up near Abbyville GA and elsewhere in the US....and it could make for some very exciting hunts.....and, make pig hunting more available to us hunters when the bomb explodes.

However, I did get a kick out of the guys reporting making them out to be hideous monsters that would come in your house in the middle of the night and eat your young.  

I'm sure there's some truth to what they are saying, but also some sensationalism as well.  And they sure seemed scared to even get out of there car to get unstuck.

'Pig Bomb....Coming to a Town Near You'
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: stevemfwills on June 07, 2010, 10:30:00 AM
have recurve will travel
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Post by: Shakes.602 on June 07, 2010, 10:33:00 AM
"PIG BOMB"??  Is this the Latest "Taliban Creation"?? Paints a  REALLY  Funny Picture Terry!!  :scared:    :scared:    :scared:     :biglaugh:
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Post by: Jmgcurve on June 07, 2010, 10:39:00 AM
Missed this one...

Pig Bomb? Will have to check out Discovery in the next few days.
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Post by: Uncle Buck on June 07, 2010, 10:44:00 AM
I have seen it, it reminded me of that other show called "Monsterquest" lots of scary teasers but short on results.
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Post by: kat on June 07, 2010, 10:47:00 AM
I saw it.

From the way they talked, these viscous pigs will attack at a moments notice.

Makes them sound like real monsters.

I guess whatever sells airtime.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: wingnut on June 07, 2010, 11:02:00 AM
Dang I'm not sure dropping pigs on anyone is going to go over well.  The folks in the muslim world are to big on pork you know.

Of course it would be cheaper then the smart bombs.

Mike
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: Gil Verwey on June 07, 2010, 11:03:00 AM
I only caught some of it. I liked how they kept emphasizing how they dangerous they are and a couple of young Georgia boys chase them with dogs and catch them by hand. To boot they didn't have any weapons.

I can't wait to go down to Ray's next year and test them. Maybe I can use hamburger scent to atract them, just in case they are hungry for cow ot human! I know I stink, maybe I can play let the pigs come to you, instead of chasing them.

Gil
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: RC on June 07, 2010, 11:19:00 AM
I don`t live really far from Abbeville. LOTS of prime hunting land. Near impossible to join a club there.Interesting enough the farmers that are getting put out of business by the pigs....won`t let you hunt.RC
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: FrankM on June 07, 2010, 11:28:00 AM
Go green, hug a tree, oops, I mean kill a pig!

That show was funny. Coming to your door in the middle of the night. LOL.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: Chris O on June 07, 2010, 12:05:00 PM
It was pretty interesting, you can watch the show on their website. If you just google "pig bomb" it should come up.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on June 07, 2010, 12:07:00 PM
the whole documentary can be viewed on YouTube.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: on June 07, 2010, 12:10:00 PM
I DVRd it--watch it tonight. Why do they (TV show types) have to make everything frightening? I guess anxiety makes good TV? I'm sick of it!
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Post by: hunt it on June 07, 2010, 12:14:00 PM
Oh Yeah, send em north please. I'll tade em for whitetails any day of the year.
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Post by: wv lungbuster on June 07, 2010, 12:15:00 PM
WV pig population isn't growing at all. I wonder why...  :confused:
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Post by: Stone Knife on June 07, 2010, 12:26:00 PM
I hope it the bomb goes off in NY   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: the longbowkid on June 07, 2010, 01:58:00 PM
I saw part of it, seemed pretty ridiculous to me
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Post by: JEJ on June 07, 2010, 02:15:00 PM
Caught the last part of it, and it seemed like there was one slant to the story that "russian" hogs were mixing with US domestic hogs gone feral. I kept waiting for them to explain how the russian boars got into the woods to make more little pigs, but I guess I missed that point. Did they say some hunt clubs in TN, NC, TX, etc. released them on purpose like I have read/heard elsewhere? I plan to find it again and watch the whole show. My 19 year old son told me it was on, and we watched the last part together. I asked him if he would like go bowhunt hogs some time, and he said sure, find a place and he would go with me. We have hogs throughout North TX, and I'm going to find us some pigs to hunt. You may or may not like the show, but looks like one good thing that show did was to get me a hog hunting buddy!      :thumbsup:
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Post by: J-dog on June 07, 2010, 02:18:00 PM
Yeah some interesting info and sensationalization(word or not??) going on. I agree it is about like the monsterquest show. Lotsa good fun to watch but very little in the way of proof or results.
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Post by: J-dog on June 07, 2010, 02:23:00 PM
JEJ,
Yeah Russians were brought into western NC so many yrs ago and got out. Elsewhere as well I am sure but it does occur.

Worked at a hog place in SC - we had some pure breds in there and know of two that got loose. One BIG boar that when we got him I was told to "go in the pen with this egg and lead him into the horse trailer." YEAH, NO - but that boar was as gentle as a house kitten.

J
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Post by: ishiwannabe on June 07, 2010, 02:28:00 PM
I saw the whole thing a few months ago. It is pretty informative as to the habits, history and such of the pigs. Interesting to say the least.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: chopx2 on June 07, 2010, 03:41:00 PM
Funny, I just finished making up a Dozen of my own Pig Bombs, each carrying 660 grains of shrapnel...
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Post by: WESTBROOK on June 07, 2010, 03:55:00 PM
I saw it a couple times, nothing that you fellas down south dont already know. They say the Russian Boar traits are showing up more and attribute that to imported (legal or not) boars released/escaped in the area.

As said, a few interesting points and alot of Hoopla.

The funniest part was the implied  "possibilty" of a Russian boar crossing with a "Big Norm" #1300 farm pig and lead to a new "Super Pig" and the end of humanity as we know it....  :scared:  

Eric
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: Ground Hunter on June 07, 2010, 07:37:00 PM
Did Rosie O'Donnell host it?  H
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Post by: southernshooter on June 07, 2010, 08:41:00 PM
As in most of the southern states, the pig bomb has definately detonated in North Florida.Some absolute monsters have been taken in the past few years. Deer hunting still reigns supreme here and most hunt clubs treat the hogs as a nuisance animal. If anything a nuisance, it's the protected black bears in Florida. I wish the game commision would reinstate a season on the bears.
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: chopx2 on June 07, 2010, 09:09:00 PM
Shoot'em all and let the cook sort them out...  ;)
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: Terry Green on June 08, 2010, 08:28:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by chopx2:
Shoot'em all and let the cook sort them out...   ;)  
Good one!
Title: Re: Hunting the 'Pig Bomb'
Post by: robtattoo on June 08, 2010, 08:35:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ground Hunter:
Did Rosie O'Donnell host it?  H
:laughing:    :laughing:    :laughing:  

Nice!

I wish someone would set off a pigsplosion in middle TN. I'd take a week of good pig hunting over a full month of whitetails.