“Aerial Wild Pig Hunting”
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When Pigs Fly!
I remember my rancher uncle in Jim Hogg County (deep south TX - 80 west of Corpus Christi) hitting a javelina with his jeep and just threw it in the back cause the ranch hands would turn it into bacon...Scary riding in the jeep - praying the darn thing WAS dead. My cousin had to whack one twice when he did the same thing - to make SURE it was dead. Shoot the darn things!
mmmmMMMM! Texas BBQ!
I know the dumbass left is going to see some sort of racist symbolism in this. Wild pigs. Bari’s Porkulus Maximus. This isn’t a coincidence. Rev. Al is going to need a couple cases of “C” batteries for his bullhorn for this one.
The young hogs are tasty and make very fine sausage. These are feral hogs, domesticated hogs that have fled captivity and have reverted to the wild state.
They are a huge nuisance and do considerable damage to pastures and yards as they travel in herds of up to 300 and dig trenches everywhere.
I’ll volunteer for some!!!
Sounds like a great “here, hold muh beer” day out.
Will they remember to take 'em all? Maybe they need to watch a couple of the birth control commercials that litter the TV to get persuaded.
Ping.
Not the wild ones, though. I read somewhere else that it's impossible to get the gamey taste out of the wild pig meat.
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Its hard to get feral hogs when they are in a thicket.
Bullets deflect. Ariel allows a shot.
Feral hogs are a MAJOR nuisance, and quite dangerous
BS, people to sorry to hunt should stay home, and not be allowed to own firearms, but then the mentally incompetent already are listed.
I don’t know about TX, but in my state, wild hogs are property - owned by the landowner.
Shoot them from any orientation you wish I’d say.
The Bubba Air Cav arguement is silly.
Where to we sign up for the charter flights? I’ve always wanted to “strafe” something.
What they gonna do when another Hogzilla appears? Gunship?
Bubba isn’t going to be able to afford the $200/hr that a helicopter would charge.
“TX Lawmaker Wants To Allow Aerial Wild Pig Hunting”
Funny this should come about the same time as the “Porkulus” bill...this one however makes sense. These feral pigs know no bounds when it comes to mating, mounting anything that is not moving....and the squealing is deafening at times.
Here on the Big Island of Hawaii in the south east (Puna) we have a big problem with these wild ones.
The solution to the problem as I see it is to put our minds together to come up with some outstanding recipes. The guy who
mentioned ribs started it all off. Anyone else game?
Sorry for the bad pun.....just couldn’t resist.
Mahalo
"According to the 2008 Texas Wildlife Services report, $119,300 worth of damage was reported in Coryell County last year by wildlife, the vast majority of which was by feral hogs.
"We strongly believe that the actual crop damage was many times that," Firth said. "That number only includes what damage was actually reported to the county by ranchers."
Firth added that unless the county can find a more effective way to control the feral hog numbers, additional crops and livestock could be affected. The explosion in the wild hog population is a statewide issue. According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas has the largest feral hog population in the United States with nearly 2 million wild hogs.
"Their numbers are continuing to increase because of high reproductive potential and the lack of natural predators," states the TDA Web site. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service estimates $51.7 million in statewide damage every year.
Currently, government trappers legally hunt wild hogs in Coryell county, hoping to reduce the numbers over time. The trappers killed 674 hogs and 220 coyotes in 2008, according to the TWS report."
This is outrageous, and totally unacceptable!
Only extraordinary Texans should be allowed to hunt from helicopters!