[Whitley]

Originally Posted by GATORBILL66

Is it legal to shoot them?

You may shoot them 365 days a year on private property with no license or permit needed as per the FWC

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Whitley

You may shoot them 365 days a year on private property with no license or permit needed as per the FWC

just be careful that you don't violate any discharge laws when hunting them in your back yard. . .

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

Fresh BBQ

[kcrazorbackfan]

The damage along BG Calusa #1 awhile back is evidence that they will get on a course.

[kendi]

Hubby saw them in the berm on Meggison at Richmond.

[IndianaJones]

I grew up around here back in the 60's - my friends & I used to get in an old jeep and hunt them right over this property (TV). There were plenty of them - the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission estimates there are half a million wild hogs in Florida. They can get big, but most are between 100-150 lbs. Nasty animals - root up turf, and plants, and are dangerous. Males (boars) and females (sows) both have tusks, and can spread disease. They LOVE mangos, in particular, so if you have a mango tree be aware they will seek it out. They are not just in the south of TV, they are all over Florida (but particularly like the wetlands around Lake Okeechobee to the south). There should be plenty of trappers in the area who would take them off your hands!

[Number 10 GI]

These pigs are feral animals; pests, varmints, vermin. Wild Boar, not the same as feral pigs, are not indigenous to the United States, they were introduced by Europeans. Early sailors would release domestic pigs on various islands in the Pacific Ocean for use as a food source during long sea voyages. The ships would anchor at one of these islands that was seeded with pigs, send out a hunting party and have fresh meat.

[TomSpasm]

I've seen them do damage at Cane Garden, Hibiscus #3. I had a 5 acre property in Sarasota that they tore up pretty good (see below) The trappers usually don't immediately kill them, they need to feed them some decent food for several months to fatten them up and make them taste better...or so I was told.

[Dotneko]

Originally Posted by TomSpasm

I've seen them do damage at Cane Garden, Hibiscus #3. I had a 5 acre property in Sarasota that they tore up pretty good (see below) The trappers usually don't immediately kill them, they need to feed them some decent food for several months to fatten them up and make them taste better...or so I was told.

Thats what sections of Morse and Chitty Chatty look like.

[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

There are quite a few. They rooted up the east side of Northbound Morse ( just before the roundabout to Warmsprings) and have several times, destroyed the ground on the west side of Southbound Morse just before the entrance to Fire Station 47. I am surprised more people haven't seen them.

[SHIBUMI]

The fences are not meant to keep the animals out. It is meant to keep you in!!!!!!

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Wild hog spotted in central Florida on golf course

Anyone encounter this scenario which golfing here in FL?

Yikes, that a large swine. .

[Nell57]

The Villages fences are always dark brown wood, decorative, and help identify V property.
FWC allow you to shoot on private property, but it’s illegal to discharge a firearm in The Villages. If you miss your target that bullet would be on your neighbors property.
Several years ago there was a family of wild boar living on the 9th hole of Pelican. It was closed for several weeks. They were eventually trapped and removed.
They also were digging up a yard on a neighboring street. I was told the trapper charged $400 to set the trap and another $400 to have the live animal removed.
They seemed to target just one yard, so maybe it had a mango tree.

[jarodrig]

And here is the recent damage on Morse that someone spoke of ….

All of that brown area used to be plush green grass.

This is what it looks like after the devastation they caused as the entire family passed on through !!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

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.

Tell them you'll give them what they want, but they need to provide you with some ground rump-meat and a few ribs next time.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

These pigs are feral animals; pests, varmints, vermin. Wild Boar, not the same as feral pigs, are not indigenous to the United States, they were introduced by Europeans. Early sailors would release domestic pigs on various islands in the Pacific Ocean for use as a food source during long sea voyages. The ships would anchor at one of these islands that was seeded with pigs, send out a hunting party and have fresh meat.

What you refer to, happened in the between the mid-1400's to the late 1500's. Wild boar, while not indigenous to the US, are prolific and common in Florida. From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:

The wild hog (Sus scrofa) is also called feral hog, feral swine, feral pig, wild boar, wild pig or piney woods rooter. This species is not native to Florida. However, resident populations have existed here for hundreds of years – they may have been introduced by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto as early as 1539.

A wild boar's hairs are longer than a feral pig, but most people wouldn't be able to distinguish one from the other. Wild boars are common in all 67 counties in Florida.