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Case: Varmints allow hunters to live high on the hog in summertime

Feral hogs are both a nuisance to farmers and found in abundance across much of the South, making them ideal game for varmint hunters. (AP File Photo/Eric Gay)
Feral hogs are both a nuisance to farmers and found in abundance across much of the South, making them ideal game for varmint hunters. (AP File Photo/Eric Gay) Feral hogs are both a nuisance to farmers and found in abundance across much of the South, making them ideal game for varmint hunters. (AP File Photo/Eric Gay)

By Larry Case 6 min read

It’s summertime, and I hope the living is easy for you. (Cue the popular old George Gerswhin song.)

As hunters, I think we often surrender the stretch from June to September by figuring it is usually too hot and there is nothing really going on in the hunting world anyway. As usual, I beg to differ.

Once upon a time, I thought the space between the end of spring gobbler season (usually late May in many areas) and dove season (around the first of September) was a long time. Turns out that it is not. Summertime is a short season, and there is much to do in the hunting world while it lasts.

Let’s discuss.

The old standby, varmint hunting, is still around. In today’s world, there are those who want to argue about what a “varmint” actually is. For most of us, it is simple: groundhogs, crows, coyotes, feral pigeons and feral hogs are found in many areas east of the Big Muddy.