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Super Invincible Pigs Invading America
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43010514/super-pig-invasion/ ^ | T. Newcomb

Posted on 02/23/2023 1:19:02 AM PST by Varsity Flight

Super hybrid pigs invading. Originally bred to tolerate the Canadian cold, they are now invading America.

More at link.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: invasives; invasivespecies; pigs; swine
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1 posted on 02/23/2023 1:19:02 AM PST by Varsity Flight
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To: Varsity Flight

Good eating.
Nothing beats Canadian back bacon.


2 posted on 02/23/2023 1:20:00 AM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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To: Varsity Flight

But they still taste good, right?


3 posted on 02/23/2023 1:20:51 AM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: lowbridge

Evading hunting. More at link.


4 posted on 02/23/2023 1:21:36 AM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesi es set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite prayer warriors. 10.5.6.5)
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To: Varsity Flight

Unless they are armor plated, they are not that invincible.


5 posted on 02/23/2023 1:37:01 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: metmom

Some European hogs have a very thick and distinct cartilage band on their ribs. I’ve seen larger, slower bullets not penetrate that at a long distance.


6 posted on 02/23/2023 1:44:59 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Varsity Flight

Just treat them as invasive species without protection. Hunters will clean them up.


7 posted on 02/23/2023 1:50:40 AM PST by trailboss800
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To: Varsity Flight

More fun to hunt as well. I want to know taste. Duroc which we get in the supermarket is bland. For all I know these pigs are flavor bombs from God.


8 posted on 02/23/2023 1:52:19 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body... gives me more rights. )
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To: trailboss800

Feral hogs are already treated as an invasive species with no closed season and no bag limit in several states, and despite between 1 and 2 million being killed annually their numbers are increasing. Corral traps are more effective than hunting since you can get most of the sounder at one time.


9 posted on 02/23/2023 2:19:30 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: Varsity Flight

Super Pig. That name and description fits the Biden Crime Syndicate to a tee. Talk about ‘mass quantities.’ From drugs to women to $$$ to lies.


10 posted on 02/23/2023 2:25:21 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: Varsity Flight

Last week we learned about feral cows.
This week it’s not just plain hybrid. but SUPER hybrid pigs!
Looking forward to next week threatening animal.


11 posted on 02/23/2023 2:36:17 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop ( ~~ TRUMP is right about EVERYTHING ! ~~ )
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To: trailboss800

Down in the Carolinas it is always open season on them with no limit. The farmers hate them for the crop damage they do and welcome hunters who cull them out.


12 posted on 02/23/2023 2:36:28 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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To: trailboss800

“ Just treat them as invasive species without protection. Hunters will clean them up.”

That hasn’t worked with feral pigs down South… Sows can have 20 or more piglets per year. They reproduce faster than we can shoot them.


13 posted on 02/23/2023 2:37:28 AM PST by Dan_Frisbie
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To: from occupied ga

You still have to shoot them after they’re trapped though right? I’m not trying to be a smart ass when I say it’s not like you can lead them away on a leash.


14 posted on 02/23/2023 2:38:46 AM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: Varsity Flight

Invincible Pigs sounds like a good name for a rock band.


15 posted on 02/23/2023 2:45:31 AM PST by xp38
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To: Varsity Flight

Just let it be known to the boys in the ‘hood that they’re a natural source for meth.


16 posted on 02/23/2023 3:06:27 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan (eleutheromaniac)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Manbearpig!


17 posted on 02/23/2023 3:13:58 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Varsity Flight

No more so than deer. They are more nocturnal than the deer are here in GA. Best way here is to use a thermal scope. Right before morning twilight and right after sunset.

A well-placed shot, .30 cal 160+ grain does the trick.


18 posted on 02/23/2023 3:14:50 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: trailboss800
"Just treat them as invasive species without protection. Hunters will clean them up."

It seems we're getting less and less hunters every year..

Ohio has no closed season, and no limit on what you can take, but the problem, if you want to call it that, continues to get worse...

19 posted on 02/23/2023 3:19:11 AM PST by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: Varsity Flight

I wonder if the author of this article has EVER glassed a wild animal. Or felt the pop of a hot .30 round on their shoulder.

Or seen how freaking fast those big hogs are on those short legs.

Or walked up on one they’ve shot, and they *think* it’s dead ...


20 posted on 02/23/2023 3:21:00 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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