According to Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area Biologist Barry Baird, hunters have reported removing 29 feral hogs so far this season. Baird estimates another 19 have been taken and not reported since the opening of archery season on the Black Warrior. Hunters are being encouraged to help control the feral swine population on the Area by legally harvesting every feral hog encountered. Feral swine hunting regulations for the Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area and for public and private lands in the state of Alabama can be found on http://www.outdooralabama.com/. On Black Warrior WMA, it is legal to harvest feral swine during any scheduled hunt with the legal arms and ammunition for that hunt with proper license and permit. For example, during this Friday and Saturday Zone A gun deer hunt, hunters may take a feral hog with a centerfire rifle. A state hunting license, management area license, and a management area permit are required. Permits are available at the Black Warrior Check Station on Forest Service Road 208.
During the last two weeks' scheduled gun deer hunt on the Black Warrior WMA, hunters reported seeing feral swine in the Flannagin Creek, Borden Creek and Walston Ridge areas. Please share feral swine sightings and harvest reports with area biologists.
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