Any of you guys ever go after these?

I know it's no licence, no limit, and I have my Swedish 6.5x55 Mauser with a bayonet fixed ready to go score some fatback, I just don't know for sure where they are.

Any help?

Wynoochie valley was what they were saying. I've also heard it said it was all made up to prove Hunting and Fishing News will print anything.
That news came out what four or five years ago? They'd have a pic of one by now if it were true!

The only official word on them was a release back in Ought One and all it said was that if you see one let us know and that they are officially classified as "Feral Domestics" so its ok to shoot them w/o a licence.

So it is entirely plausible that it is a just a rumor.

my buddy use to hunt them down my montisano and he said he seen them a few time and shot a few but i never seen one at his house or any packaged up in his freezer

I inquired about them on another site a year ago or so and i heard they are hard to find anymore, but montesano was the area to find them 5 years ago.
i wish they were still around.
well sort of. they look like ffun to hunt, but very damaging

Since this topic is about hogs I figured I'd post a picture of a hog we recently took over here in Japan. I live in one of the few areas where hunting is alive and well in Japan. Sorry about the photo quality we have real issues with good photo development over here.

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Steve

ok.....let's put this to rest....I have hunted and fished the wynoochee valley since I was 8 and have never seen hog, nor track, nor hunter with said hog....my uncle lives in monte and has lived there his whole life and logged that whole valley with the quinalt natives and has never seen said hog....so ya know what I think....IT"S A FLUKE!!!!! you'd be better off hunting wild elephant in that valley! hahaha

I have seen zebra and bison in the valley around there. Course the farmer would be mad if some one shot them

Well, it's what I thought, a local legend/rumour.

All the same, I'll bring a gun when I'm up there.


Steve Horton: I didn't know firearms were permitted in Japan.

Ichtyoid: Generally speaking they are not. Here's the rundown to the best of my knowledge. To own a fire arm and hunt with one is a long process. First you have to belong to a hunting club and there are not very many of them as I understand it. Second you have to test and prove you can actually handle/shoot the weapon properly. From there I'm not 100% that is it or not but you will get in big trouble if you haven't completed all the steps to become a licensed hunter. I hunt with some of the locals that work here on base. When I say "hunt" that means I go with. I'm not allowed to shoot anything.

The forest service ranger for this area is a close personal friend of mine and spends everyday in this area. He has never seen a hog or a track from one. If anyone would know of any hogs he would.

Ive talked to all the local game wardens around that area and they all say it is bulls**t