The Army Corp of Engineers land around the southwest corner of Lake Lewisville can be divided into four roughly equal sized pieces. I use Old Alton Road and Hickory Creek as the demarcation lines.
Lately, I have spent most of my time in the area located to the east of Old Alton Road and to the north of Hickory Creek. That is the place where I conducted the Scouting Camera survey for this article, the purpose of which was to determine if there were any Feral Hogs in this section of the park.
I have heard rumors of Feral Hogs in this part of Denton County, and I have found frequent mention of them online as well. But, usually when Feral Hogs are present on a property their sign is abundantly evident. I have explored this area pretty thoroughly over the last several weeks, and I have yet to find any evidence of hogs. I decided to let my Scouting Cameras settle the question.
Two weeks later, after monitoring several heavily traveled game trails, I did not record a single picture of a wild pig. As you can see in the photographs below, it was all White-tailed Deer, all the time.
Indications are that there are no hogs in this particular part of the park. But, I realize this survey cannot be considered absolute proof of their absence. If you have seen Feral Hogs in or around this part of Denton County I hope you’ll let me know. You can leave me a message in the comment section of this article, or you can drop me an email using the Contact link found in the right-hand column of every page of this web site.
Observations Details
| County | - | Denton |
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| City | - | Unincorporated | |
| Date | - | Sep 8, 2012 – Sep 14, 2012 | |
| Time of Day | - | Various | |
| Temperature | - | Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) | |
| Weather | - | Various | |
| Habitat | - | Recreation-Park | |
| Type of Behavior | - | Roaming | |
| Gender | - | Mixed | |
| Maturity | - | Mixed | |
| Observer | - | Chris Jackson | |
| Main Article | - | White-tailed Deer | Observation Location |