[Normal]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Yes and we get attacked frequently.

The ones that fly are the worst. Avoid getting dropped on at all costs. I think that’s why most carts have roofs?

[sdeikenberry]

About 2018 they were on Mallory Golf Course, Amelia. We'd occasionally see them on #2 hole in the grasses below and to the right of the green. We'd see rooting marks along the rough and sometimes in the fairways. Believe they were trapped/killed out of there, haven't seen them since.

[donfey]

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. .

The wild hogs I'd be concerned about are the ones who drive into the squares.

[NotGolfer]

I have a friend who lives in a retirement community that's next to The Villages and they've had nothing but issues with the wild pigs. Used to have a trapper come but for some reason he no longer will or can't. She says the damage they do to her yard is unbelieveable. NOTHING seems to deter them neither. PLUS the grown ones are huge and very dangerous!!

[mikeycereal]

They were seen near Bradford several months ago, mama digging and making a mess near a pond with babies alongside.

A month ago we drove through Morse on saw the long trail of the mounds of dirt they dug up on a median. They do incredibly bad damage. I was told the mama pig does all that digging for the babies to eat the worms. Would hate to see that anywhere near my village.

[Ktygrett]

Stupid idea

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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.

They are an invasive species...

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Ktygrett

Stupid idea

& what are we talking about???

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by donfey

The wild hogs I'd be concerned about are the ones who drive into the squares.

[Mrs S]

I saw a whole family of them on the side of Morse near chitty chatty too. They destroyed the grassy area

[cjrjck]

Is the entire Villages fenced? I am almost certain I have seen areas along the fringes, especially stretches of golf holes on executive golf courses that have parts that are not fenced. A few where I can the woods and back yards of houses I know are outside TV. As for wildlife, I was shocked when I moved here that there were few if any whitetail deer and wild hogs. They thrive in the south. I haven't seen any of those two species here. The hogs in particular are abundant in central Florida and almost impossible to control once established.

[Whitley]

They are an invasive species, and open to hunt 365 days a year. I have noticed (They are all over Sarasota and Naples) that most hunters/trappers take them live and bring them to the prep house where they are butchered.
It would be much easier and safer to kill them in the wild.
Are they like fish, where the meat can spoil if you do not bleed them quickly? What is the reason for taking them live?

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by Normal

The ones that fly are the worst. Avoid getting dropped on at all costs. I think that’s why most carts have roofs?

Many years ago I was at a rock concert and saw one of the flying pigs. True I may have been getting a contact high, but I swear I saw a huge pig fly. No one believes me.

[john352]

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. .

My home is on the fairway for the 6th hole on Churchill Greens golf course. In December 2017 wild pigs did $2,400 in damage to my sod under the giant old oak tree. Wild pigs are nocturnal, so they were not spotted in the daytime. However, their hoof prints were on the over-turned damaged sod.

The area between the 5th and 6th holes borders farmland. The Villages District Government hired a trapper, who set up a trap near the fence to the farmland. They did not tell me that they had caught any wild pigs.

[GATORBILL66]

Originally Posted by Whitley

They are an invasive species, and open to hunt 365 days a year. I have noticed (They are all over Sarasota and Naples) that most hunters/trappers take them live and bring them to the prep house where they are butchered.
It would be much easier and safer to kill them in the wild.
Are they like fish, where the meat can spoil if you do not bleed them quickly? What is the reason for taking them live?

Is it legal to shoot them?