Hogs on WMAs

[NickDeer]

Does anybody know of WMAs that have a decent population of hogs? Thanks.

 

[bfriendly]

The closest one to you probably does.....cohutta has lots but all the mtn hogs are super tough to get"........more so than in the south

 

[boissage]

Tuckahoe and Beaverdam used to have good populations. Not sure about now.

 

[chrislibby88]

Tuckahoe and Beaverdam used to have good populations. Not sure about now.

Beaverdam is still covered with hogs. Half the WMA was clearcut a few years ago, and now it’s grown so thick with 15ft saplings and briars that you can’t walk through it.

 

[Trench]

Tuckahoe has a real healthy population. Just walk the water line.

 

[Redbeard01]

Beaverdam has a lot of hogs and some monsters as well. Better get in there and fight the mosquitoes now before too many folks start hunting because they go completely nocturnal after the early season hunters and squirrel dogs hit the woods. I put out 4 trail cameras in Nov. and Dec. Got plenty of pictures, all after dark. Hunt early and late. Slow hunt the draws close to the river and listen. You might catch one getting up from the bed, but your best bet is to listen and head toward them when you hear them squeeling and fighting. Be ready to work through some thick stuff. They will be feeding heavy around the white oaks and water oaks. Good luck!!!

 

[bfriendly]

Brother you just got some great advice......so did i?? Not that I’ll ever be there, but I love the info and Red nailed it! Let us know how y’all do!

 

[boissage]

One other word about Beaverdam. Watch out for snakes. Unlike, the mountains, they have cottonmouths.

 

[chrislibby88]

Beaverdam has a lot of hogs and some monsters as well. Better get in there and fight the mosquitoes now before too many folks start hunting because they go completely nocturnal after the early season hunters and squirrel dogs hit the woods. I put out 4 trail cameras in Nov. and Dec. Got plenty of pictures, all after dark. Hunt early and late. Slow hunt the draws close to the river and listen. You might catch one getting up from the bed, but your best bet is to listen and head toward them when you hear them squeeling and fighting. Be ready to work through some thick stuff. They will be feeding heavy around the white oaks and water oaks. Good luck!!!

Good tip. Also, palmettos are fruiting now. I catch a BUNCH of hogs in palmettos in late summer/early fall, and they are pretty easy to stalk in them, they make a lot of noise so the hogs can’t hear well, and the thick patches are usually over eye height on pigs, so they can’t see you either. Make sure you stay up wind, which is tricky in the bottoms since the wind swirls.

You may be able to catch the last few muscadines and persimmons the first few weeks of season too, so keep an eye out for those.

 

[Houseme1971]

Good tip. Also, palmettos are fruiting now. I catch a BUNCH of hogs in palmettos in late summer/early fall, and they are pretty easy to stalk in them, they make a lot of noise so the hogs can’t hear well, and the thick patches are usually over eye height on pigs, so they can’t see you either. Make sure you stay up wind, which is tricky in the bottoms since the wind swirls.

You may be able to catch the last few muscadines and persimmons the first few weeks of season too, so keep an eye out for those.

I believe I will be headed to Beaver Dam in the am. Spend the morning around the river bottom.

 

[NickDeer]

I believe I will be headed to Beaver Dam in the am. Spend the morning around the river bottom.

Goodluck! Post a pic if you kill something

 

[Houseme1971]

Thanks, I will be happy to post any pics if I kill something. i am a little embarrassed to say but I have never killed a hog. I have been in GA for a few years now and just have not spent enough time hunting them to kill one. Maybe tomorrow is the day! We shall see.

 

[NickDeer]

Thanks, I will be happy to post any pics if I kill something. i am a little embarrassed to say but I have never killed a hog. I have been in GA for a few years now and just have not spent enough time hunting them to kill one. Maybe tomorrow is the day! We shall see.

Good luck

 

[chrislibby88]

I believe I will be headed to Beaver Dam in the am. Spend the morning around the river bottom.

It’s gonna be tough to get down in the river bottom on the north side of Beaverdam. It’s super thick with saplings and regrown. You’ll have to find a road that takes you to the east side. Good luck! Hope you find some!

 

[beretta]

Went to Beaverdam yesterday and the swamp is dry, Three Bridges road usually always has water, none.

 

[NickDeer]

Went to Beaverdam yesterday and the swamp is dry, Three Bridges road usually always has water, none.

Wow..

 

[NickDeer]

Thanks, I will be happy to post any pics if I kill something. i am a little embarrassed to say but I have never killed a hog. I have been in GA for a few years now and just have not spent enough time hunting them to kill one. Maybe tomorrow is the day! We shall see.

You see anything?

 

[chrislibby88]

Went to Beaverdam yesterday and the swamp is dry, Three Bridges road usually always has water, none.

I love hunting when it’s dry. Harder to find water, but when you do the pigs are usually close by.

 

[GTHunter]

I love hunting when it’s dry. Harder to find water, but when you do the pigs are usually close by.

This is so true. If you can find head waters of creeks that have slowed to just a trickle this time of year there is almost always pig sign around.

 

[JDBrown]

I used to hunt a property a couple of days a year that joined up with Beaverdam back in the 90s, I saw more hog sign there than any where I've ever hunted. Part of it was planted in pines, and the hogs had rooted up and trampled some on the edges, I never saw any, but I hunted a ridge overlooking a swamp bottom, and heard them working through. If the population is close to the same, I'd bet you'll see some, good luck!