Cornfield! pics added

[tdog]

It may be a hog or hogs, but there is I will say it again, 10,000 acrea of farm land around us, that I know most of the farmers. They have never, we have never seen or even heard of a hog. They would have past up 5,000 acreas of soy beans an corn to get here!

[timberjack]

Dude, you got coons. They'll gang up and put a hurtin on a corn patch and they'll keep coming back for more til you put a stop to it. Good luck!

[black dog]

It was the infamous El Camino crew neeedin' some corn for some white lightning

[Wingman]

Hard to tell from your pics, but can you find any spot in the field where the stalks are pulled down toward that spot from every direction?

What I mean is, does it look like something might have sat in one spot, and reached out and pulled down all the stalks around it as far as it could reach?

If so, you have a bear.

[bigwater]

seriously.. are we talkin bout coons as in racoons or r we talkin bout coons as in democrats...

bigfoots my guess...

[tdog]

Looks like something pulled down the stalks an ate a few bits of the ears an went to the next. Not like coons normally do an pull the ears off.

[tdog]

seriously.. are we talkin bout coons as in racoons or r we talkin bout coons as in democrats...

bigfoots my guess...

Think I could get a permit for them?

[Deagle]

I think it was probably a bunch of amish kids getting ready to go rolling yards.

[Double R 2]

If it's racoons there's more than one, they've been at it, and they're big. Never sewewn them flatten an area like that. I say hogs. Set a hog trap baited with fermented corn and prove it ain't. Been there, done that. There are feral hogs in places now there's not been since the dawn of time. They'll decimate $125/acre corn without remorsean and it looks just like those pics. And assuming your in the dead geographic center of 10,000 acres, what's 2.5 miles to a hog - 15 to 20 minute trot-time? Just saying, been there.

[duckchur1]

There was a big storm that came through about a week ago where I am. We went and looked at a lot of corn. It looks like green snap. With that tree line there I would make an educated guess as the wind came through and hit the tree line and sort of funnelled through and layed down that corn. Once it hit the ground, either coons or deer made easy pickings of the ears that were there. A few questions that I would have to ask first would be:

1. Is it irrigated or non-irrigated? It looks non-irrigated to me.
2. Is the tree line straight or is the field surrounded by trees?
3. Is this corn for agricultural purposes or for feed?
4. What variety is the corn?
5. Have you contacted your field rep because they really need to look at it to assess the green snap score?
6. What area are you located in?

Let me know and I will see if I can find out who you need to contact.

[Bigpoppa]

That is a striking gentleman in the picture! Oh heck , thats me!!!

It aint hogs. No hogs in the area. I will go for the bear theory, we have seen one in the area. Unless that was beer instead of bears.
Just for the record Tdog and I were in the field at 4 pm the day before and it was in perfect condition. at 11 the next day this was done. That rules out a storm. It was clear all night.

[tdog]

There was a big storm that came through about a week ago where I am. We went and looked at a lot of corn. It looks like green snap. With that tree line there I would make an educated guess as the wind came through and hit the tree line and sort of funnelled through and layed down that corn. Once it hit the ground, either coons or deer made easy pickings of the ears that were there. A few questions that I would have to ask first would be:

1. Is it irrigated or non-irrigated? It looks non-irrigated to me.
2. Is the tree line straight or is the field surrounded by trees?
3. Is this corn for agricultural purposes or for feed?
4. What variety is the corn?
5. Have you contacted your field rep because they really need to look at it to assess the green snap score?
6. What area are you located in?

Let me know and I will see if I can find out who you need to contact.

Non irrigated, tree line all the way around, corn is for ag, yazoo county. Not to be ugly but the I dont care if they knock down every ear. Farmer is going to pay us regardless. Makes a easy meal for the deer.

[Deltamud77]

That is a striking gentleman in the picture! Oh heck , thats me!!!

It aint hogs. No hogs in the area. I will go for the bear theory, we have seen one in the area. Unless that was beer instead of bears.
Just for the record Tdog and I were in the field at 4 pm the day before and it was in perfect condition. at 11 the next day this was done. That rules out a storm. It was clear all night.

There have been bear "sightings" around the Big Black in northern madison county up close to the Episcopal Diocese in recent years. I, like many on here, would put my money on hogs. I know of hogs on land in Tallahatchie County that has never had hogs until the last five years. As many hogs as there are around Satartia/Holly Bluff, it only makes sense that they will end up in the area of the big black. Look at a map, latitude wise, it is bound to happen.

[Bigpoppa]

I know hogs can show up where they havent been before. I will say this, the area has had a lot more bear sightings than hogs in this area . I have hunted for miles and miles around there know 90% of the locals , we talk to the surrounding clubs, not one hog sighting in history. Ever. But i hunted a place in vicksburg that had never had hogs, they came and left all in one year. Had about 2 weeks of them tearing everything up and havent seen em since.
There have been a few bear sightings. I myself have seen a cub in the area once. If its hogs or bear or elephants we are going to try to figure it out.

Camera time .!

[duckchur1]

There was a big storm that came through about a week ago where I am. We went and looked at a lot of corn. It looks like green snap. With that tree line there I would make an educated guess as the wind came through and hit the tree line and sort of funnelled through and layed down that corn. Once it hit the ground, either coons or deer made easy pickings of the ears that were there. A few questions that I would have to ask first would be:

1. Is it irrigated or non-irrigated? It looks non-irrigated to me.
2. Is the tree line straight or is the field surrounded by trees?
3. Is this corn for agricultural purposes or for feed?
4. What variety is the corn?
5. Have you contacted your field rep because they really need to look at it to assess the green snap score?
6. What area are you located in?

Let me know and I will see if I can find out who you need to contact.

Non irrigated, tree line all the way around, corn is for ag, yazoo county. Not to be ugly but the I dont care if they knock down every ear. Farmer is going to pay us regardless. Makes a easy meal for the deer.

Its hard for me to tell exactly what did this from the pictures. Thats a whole lot of downed corn for 1 night with no strong winds. Animals will do this but I haven't seen it that bad overnight.
If you go back, bend a stalk over and see if it is real easy to snap. It might be a really brittle stalk. I don't think coons knocked it down. Hogs normally don't knock down stuff in a circular fashion. They normally go in straight lines when it comes to crops. Deer normally don't knock down the corn, just eat the ear. Very well could be bears. If it wasn't so dang dry you could possibly find some tracks to help identify them.

If it was the company that I work for's corn I can come look and could possibly help you identify the problem. But they won't let me go if it is another company's