I've got hogs a plenty here. I've killed 7 in the past 6 weeks with my compound bow. If anything they are good practice. When they show up I'll take out the larger sows first. Funny thing is if you shoot them with a rifle they go nocturnal, but you shoot them with an arrow and they'll come back in 5 minutes. Also our acorn crop is poor this year so the hogs are working harder for their food. So if my northern friends want to shoot a hog just let me know. Going out this afternoon to kill another one. And we have seen more mountain lion activity since the hogs have been here. If you have a few hogs in your area now, just wait. You'll have more next year.