Sometime down the road I'm making the move to Georgia to be near my daughter and her growing family. Hunting hogs would a pastime that I plan to indulge in. Just how far north to hogs live in Georgia. :wavey:
I've seen them all the way up in South Carolina along I-95. I travel to Tn at least two time a year and have seen them right on the edge of the road. A buddy of mine hunted near Estill, SC and they had a a lot running around there. Not real sure about the west side of GA.
Ron, we've even got a few here in metro Atlanta.
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23517774/wild-boars-roam-streets-scare-people-near-atlanta
I hunted them by Estill S.C. but I talking about farther north, like near Lake Lanier or there about. Looking to move near Gainesville maybe....
Thanks in advance Ron for scouting them out before buying a house, then inviting me down. :thumbsup:
I live near Dawsonville(16 miles from Gainesville) , about 6 miles from Lanier. Check out Dawson and Cohutta WMA's for hogs in the northern part of the state.
Northern Ga you'll have a lot of walks in the woods with zero opportunities for a shot before you do get a chance. The good thing is you're only 3 or 4 hour drive time from real good hunting south.
Thanks for the info....... :thumbsup:
I live in N Georgia and drive south to pig hunt. There are pigs all over the state, it's just hard to hunt them in the mountains. They roam a lot in the hills, here today and gone tomorrow. There are deer and bears to hunt in the mountains too,and lots of squirrels, and the country is beautiful.
From Macon south, there are lots of pigs, absolutely a problem in some areas. Those river swamps are a whole other kind of beauty. They roam too, it's just that there are more of them.Also the walking down south is mostly flat.
If you move to Gainsville, look us up , North Ga Traditional Archery.We Have monthly shoots and I'll bet you'll meet some hunters that will point you in the right direction. Lots of us go on hunts together.
Ron when you get here let me know! I live in Buford about 15 miles south of Gainesville
You can likely find hogs in most any part of the state at one time or another, but for consistency, I would say central to southern Georgia would provide the widest range of locations and opportunities. Contact RC. He is the PIG MAN!
Lots of pigs in the n ga mtns if youre willing to walk. Pm me when you get here. I usually know where some are in the national forest.
Hey Ray.......my daughter is in Lawrenceville. She was living in Buford. To all, thanks for the info......
ron w, when you get down to Georgia, hook up with some of the TBG members. There are guys all over the state who will be glad to help.
They are in northern NC so I think you will be safe in most anywhere in the state.
Their are hogs on most of the wmas in north ga national forestland north of the gainsville
Pigs tend to concentrate and expand along river drainages so you may want to look at rivers that run all the way into the southern part of the state where the pigs are more numerous.
Tony, where are they in northern NC
Would like to know about northern nc. Also. The ride will be closer to. Nj.
I would rather drive a few hours and hunt a couple days and see pigs than drive a few minutes and walk tough terrain all day and probably see nothing. South Ga rules when it comes to pork.
I have friends that have lived in the North Ga. mountains all their lives and they are hard core bowhunters. They have killed more pigs on a few hunts in South Ga. than they have the whole while in the mountains. RC
Robert is spot on...I hunted along the Savannah River for 25 years and have lived in N Georgia for twenty of those. If there were hogs in abundance closer believe me, my Momma didn't raise a fool...I'd have hunted closer and saved all that gasoline.
Ron think of as northern zone deer hunting compared to southern zone deer hunting here in NY...
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Gee Curt......don't make it sound that bad.... :biglaugh:
Ok......more questions, Public land in northeast Georgia......is there places to hunt or is everything private? Not only pigs but deer turkey as well?.......thanks :notworthy:
The Northern half of Georgia has tremendous public land resources. There are many WMAs as well as the Chattahoochie National forest that cover around 750,000 acres. Go to the Georgia DNR website and you can find all the maps that list the various WMAs by region.
Having said that, RC said it best when he gave the advice to drive to the southern half of Georgia for hogs. Turkey hunting can be pretty good up there but deer hunting would be marginal in the mountains as well.
Fewer deer in the mountains or just harder hunting conditions?
Many fewer deer with significantly smaller antlers. I am not saying there aren't pockets of good hunting for deer but generally the lower population and rugged terrain make it more difficult. This all changes as you move South towards Atlanta. Those metro counties are LOADED with deer and there are many giant bucks taken there.
I conduct hog hunts in the central part of the state just North of Macon. That area of Georgia is generally considered to be the Northef range of the good hog hunting. Again, there are pockets of hog hunting all over the state but you could hunt for weeks and even much longer and not kill a hog in some areas.
Thanks Jerry, I'm looking to move the Lawrenceville/Gainesville region to be near my daughter. Rack size means nothing to me, just like to see deer and maybe get a crack one, buck or doe. Turkey and pigs would just be a bonus for me. Let me add this......where I hunt most of the time the deer per sq. mile is 3 and of that .5 are bucks. All most anything would be a great improvement!
When you move to Ga. give me a holler and I will gladly take you hunting in the Southern part of the state. I will near promise you a shot at a deer in October.RC
RC.......thank you for the offer :notworthy:
Cohutta has hogs....management area boarders TN...Pine Log Creek ans Stamp Creek near Alatoona lake has hogs...John's MT has hogs near Calhoun GA....but like other's stated, the south or coast line has more.
Heck, I know a guy that had a friend that killed one over 300 with a gun in my county....but again, south or coast line.
I'm pretty sure there's hogs near Lake Russel. I fished there a few times and got out to look around and found hog sign. Never hunted there so I dont' now if that was a fluke or what.
Thanks for the info........
Hey Ron when you get moved holler at me if you are interested in joining a bow only club. We have good deer and turkey numbers and not to far from were you are looking to move.
Cool......thanks troy, I will do that I hope it's soon....lol!