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CoachKandSportsguy 07-19-2023 07:49 AM

Is this why TV has fencing around it?
 
Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

justjim 07-19-2023 09:01 AM

Nope, havenโ€™t seen a wild hog or a domestic hog on any TV golf courses and Iโ€™ve been golfing here for over 15 years.

thelegges 07-19-2023 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2236888)
Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

There was a dead one on 301 heading to the turnpike. 200lb or better.. could have been heading for a 7am tee time

OrangeBlossomBaby 07-19-2023 09:46 AM

They were here before development began, and development has made it hard for them to "go" anywhere else. So they stay mostly in whatever woods still exist and come out on occasion - since this IS their territory, whether we've infringed on it or not.

My suggestion - use that god-given right to defend yourself, your 2A rights - grab yourself a shotgun, and hunt yourself some supper. Wild boar meat is delicious, when cooked and prepared properly.

I'm sure you'll be able to find some genuinely local folks who know how to do that for you and would, for a fee or for the majority of the meat.

CoachKandSportsguy 07-19-2023 11:55 AM

Hit one driving down on 75. .
 
One of the first car trips down, we were driving south on 75 about 10 PM when a small wild pig started running across the lane, and made it as far as our left front bumper / tire in the left hand lane. .

no visible damage and too dark to see where the pig landed. .

Stu from NYC 07-19-2023 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2236990)
One of the first car trips down, we were driving south on 75 about 10 PM when a small wild pig started running across the lane, and made it as far as our left front bumper / tire in the left hand lane. .

no visible damage and too dark to see where the pig landed. .

After living in Va for 30 years dear wife knows lots of ways to cook road kill.

JSR22 07-19-2023 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2236888)
Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

My husband has seen them on Pelican and Heron.

dewilson58 07-19-2023 01:11 PM

Not golfing, but have seen them next to the cart path South of the Chitty Chatty Bridge .

Carla B 07-19-2023 03:01 PM

Some years ago saw two or three wild pigs on Kenya Course near Canal and Bonita.

golfing eagles 07-19-2023 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2236888)
Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

Mmmmmmโ€”โ€”-bacon. Great for early tee times ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

CoachKandSportsguy 07-19-2023 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2237058)
Mmmmmmโ€”โ€”-bacon. Great for early tee times ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚


LOL! Talk to Stu's wife!

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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
After living in Va for 30 years dear wife knows lots of ways to cook road kill.


Dotneko 07-19-2023 08:14 PM

We see the hogs all the time in the southern villages. Next to the Chitty Chatty mm path towards the bridge you will see lots of damage from them digging. Also along Morse by the Aviary rec center. We (st Cats residents) spoke to TPTB about trapping them and were told that we could on our own property, but no traps on Villages property. The trapper would take the hogs as bounty in addition to a small amount from us. This fee was less than $500. The hogs have done thousands in damage already.
One of the alligators in Bradford took care of one of the babies for us.

Two Bills 07-20-2023 03:25 AM

Big difference between true Wild Boar and feral pigs.
Most sightings are feral.
They are the problem.

bobeaston 07-20-2023 04:35 AM

As to the original question about fencing, the answer is "no." The fencing is more decorative than functional in most areas. The pigs routinely burro under the fencing around the Chitty Chatty preserve

... and the gators take advantage of spots where there is no fencing. Beware of the gator crossing at the south end of the Chitty Chatty bridge, from the woods to the pond behind Ty Villas.

Rwirish 07-20-2023 04:52 AM

Yes and we get attacked frequently.


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