America is facing 'time-bomb' explosion of millions of 'super pigs' that can reproduce at just three months old, grow up to 400lbs and destroy thousands of square miles of farms and livestock

UK Daily Mail ^ | September 22, 2020 | James Gordon

[C19fan]

The United States is on the cusp of a huge pig 'time bomb' with the number feral hogs increasing in huge numbers.

Research scientist Dr. Jack Mayer, a zoologist who has been researching wild pigs for 40 years, has warned that the population could keep on growing unless there is a sudden swine flu epidemic.

'It's a crazy situation with everything that's happened in what I call the Pig Bomb, which has exploded in North America,' Jack Mayer told The Daily Beast about the wild population of six million and two million in Texas alone.

Florida, Georgia, and California also have vast populations.

[Quilla]

How apropos.

[treetopsandroofs]

Yeah, so which is better/worse?

The wild ones eat anything in the wild.

The farmed ones eat anyhing, but also all the chemicals we’ve added to whatever we’re feeding them.

[Fai Mao]

It requires a lot of sauce. It makes very good sausage though!

[ßuddaßudd]

sell to the chineys,, they will pay..

[Flick Lives]

4,000 pounds. Riiiight.

[Mark17]

Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017.

Is Stacey Abrams the feral pig being discussed here? 😁

[cymbeline]

“Hmm, is “wild pig” bacon any tastier than farmed pig bacon?”

I like it but it makes my pee smell which is ok.

[EEGator]

You have a place holder issue there...

[Clay Moore]

It tastes a little different from farm raised, but is quite good. Some boars are good and some are too gamey. We keep the backstraps and hams and make tamales out of the rest.

I have shot 400 lb more or less boars that were quite good.

[Savage Beast]

And think of all the atherosclerosis they’ll cause!

[Islander7]

I lived in Hawaii for a couple of years. They hunt pigs there with spears and knives. No joke. They try to take them alive.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Next up reintroduce canadian timberwolves everywhere. 🤔

[Skywise]

Bacons back on the menu boys!

[Mouton]

Pigs verses 308. 308 should be undefeated.

[Bon of Babble]

Husband said he’s ready for some good hunting...and good BBQ and will gladly donate his time and service (for his country).

[Ros42]

“Pigman” and Ted Nugent will take care of ‘em! :-)

[subterfuge]

Russian Murder Pigs?

[EvilCapitalist]

Catch them and release them into Ilhan Omar’s district.

[SamAdams76]

Sounds like more bacon coming into my diet.

[maddog55]

Got em on my property and we’ve seen some good sized ones on the trail cams.