[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this Upper Midwest/outdoors/rural list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest. Johnson's attorney, Mark Peterson, pointed to a USDA agent's report that said Fulbright was drunk when he was interviewed....Johnson testified in his own defense, saying he traveled to Wisconsin in 2002 with an empty trailer and denied releasing any pigs. He said he planned to buy hay in Wisconsin, where bales were cheaper than in Texas.

Well, if he was drunk when he confessed, then no harm, no foul. We always apply that standard, don't we. If you're drunk, nothing you say or do can be held against you.

The excuse that he came to WI to buy hay doesn't sound credible, but I'm sure someone will know if a drive that long for hay is sensible. Presumably when one is sober.

[Peter Horry]

There are Prussian Boars from Texas to Tennessee to South Carolina and spreading. I doubt anyone can pinpoint the people responsible for them. I would love to meet the hombre responsible for fire ants though.

[oldenuff2no]

You really need to read this article. Read the caption under the picture of the pig. I loved the part about the hogs keeping the residents indoors!!!! This must have been written by some city fellow who obviously knows nothing about wild animals. I hunt about everything that I can legally buy a tag for and I hunt with archery gear. In most states it is illegal to carry a firearm of any kind while archery hunting so when we are hunting the only thing we use for taking an animal or protecting ourselves is our archery tackle. I've harvested many hogs at less than 30’ with a compound bow and broadheads. Not a single time have I been attacked, charged, or felt threatened by a hog.
I've successfully hunted all the North American deer, Three different species of Elk, Grizzly in Alaska, black bear in Canada and mountain lion in the western mountains here at home. I've done all of this with a bow and arrow and I've made dinner out of them all. If you can't hear your heart beating every now and then life isn't worth living. I'm not only a hunter but have worked as a licensed guide for big game is several different states. When it comes to hunting/stalking and taking big game at close quarters I do know what I'm talking about but this author sure doesn't. What kind of a moron thinks that wild pigs make people hide in their houses? Only the local killer ground squirrels make me hide like that. This author is a stupid idiot on about ten different levels. If you have a pig out back don't hide from it put some sausage in the freezer!!!!!

[tubebender]

Keep your Hogs in the dang garage next to the BSA...