A population boom of feral hogs (pictured) across the US is threatening the deer population as deer hunters face unwanted competition with the wild beasts that spread disease and kill and eat deer fawns
Posted on 04/01/2016 11:58:18 AM PDT by dennisw
Hunters say feral hogs are taking a toll on the whitetail deer population In Louisiana there are estimated 700,000 'highly destructive' wild hogs Feral hogs carry diseases and parasites that can cause abortion in deer They are 'opportunistic' eaters and feed on deer fawn and other piglets
Deer hunters are facing unwanted competition as feral hogs in Louisiana threaten whitetail deer population. Wild hogs are known for spreading disease and killing and eating deer fawns.
Population boom of feral hogs across the US is threatening the deer population as hunters face unwanted competition with the wild beasts that spread disease and kill and eat deer fawns.
Particularly in Louisiana, where there are nearly 700,000 feral hogs, hunters and wildlife officials say they are taking a toll on the whitetail deer herd, according to FoxNews.com.
Deer hunter Justin Lanclos, 33, told Fox that if there are hogs in 'your hunting area, you are absolutely not going to see deer'.
He said that since deer are 'extremely smart and elusive' and they don't 'like to occupy the same area as hogs'.
Jim LaCour, the state wildlife veterinarian for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, told FoxNews.com that the hogs are in 'every habitat in the state'.
'They're very adaptable and also highly destructive,' LaCour said.
The pigs can weigh up to 500 pounds and according to LaCour, they are 'opportunistic' eaters.
They feast on anything crossing their path, including deer fawn, other piglets and dead animals.
LaCour told Fox that the hogs carry several diseases, such as leptospirosis, which can infect or kill other animals like deer.
He said that hogs move diseases and parasites 'across the landscape' and the leptospirosis bacteria can 'cause abortion in the deer'.
LaCour added that the bacteria can also kill an adult deer or 'people'.
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Feral swine are an invasive species and were first introduced to North America by Spanish settlers in the 1500s as a source of food, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
They can multiply faster than any other large mammal. Wild hogs can reproduce by the time they are 6 months old and can have two litters of four to 12 piglets every 12-15 months.
Feral swine damage crops by consuming them or by their rooting, trampling, and wallowing behaviors, which can destroy fields or reduce yield.
Field crops commonly damaged by feral swine include sugar cane, corn, grain sorghum, wheat, oats, peanuts, and rice, among others.
Sounds like hunting is needed. Or a lot of giant Burmese pythons.
I heard they are ALL ACROSS the USA!!!
There is not one part of the country that is not infested by these pigs.
You would certainly want to stay away from this country if you have an aversion to pigs for some reason or another...
Ping!
LOL!
Perhaps you have some insight here?
A population boom of feral hogs (pictured) across the US is threatening the deer population as deer hunters face unwanted competition with the wild beasts that spread disease and kill and eat deer fawns
“It’s the Circle......The Circle of Life...”
We need some ex-Vietnam doorgunners to kill them from helicopters. They can collect a bounty. Butcher them and send the meat out to prisons where the Muzz inmates are demanding halal meals.
plus they vote the straight democratic ticket. I can’t be too critical of that however, My own father has voted the straight democratic ticket in every election since he died in 1975.
We need more hunters.
I see what you did there. Well-played, Mr. K.
As a side note, I have been advocating a Trump/Bocephus ticket. But your suggestion of Trump/Nugent works for me too.
Too bad we can’t deport the hogs to the middle east.
Sounds like hunting is needed. Or a lot of giant Burmese pythons.
Please, no. last time that happened, we brought Nutria here to eat the water lillies that were clogging up everything and taking over and those critters LOVED the hyacinths and Louisiana now we have to find a critter that likes to eat nuttria!
Pythons might eat nutria.
Is it open season on feral hogs? How about bringing back bounties? Some people believe the hogs left by the Spanish quickly spread throughout the country east of the Mississippi bringing disease to the natives and wiping them out.
Plenty of nutria recipes on the internet
They are not in the PNW, Mid-west and much of the east coast, at least north of NC?
Map of feral swine population in US:
http://swine.vet.uga.edu/nfsms/information/map2014.htm
The scary thing is the rapid spread.
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