Yes, I read that far.
My problem is that I’m not easily amused by the subject of wild hogs at the moment. As the owner of 400 acres of rolling Texas prairie bisected by wooded creeks, they are a threat to my crops and hay meadows. Interesting but truly nasty creatures.
And folks on this thread seem to think it’s funny and obviously haven’t read the Smithsonian article.
Just grumpy today. Please don’t take offense.
Do you believe that part? 1 to 3 million in Texas?
Hay can be a good cash crop but not if hogs have rooted it to Hell and beyond, so I sympathizes with your plight.
I realize that the hogs are destructive but hey, they can be killed and even exploited financially. Have you ever thought of putting out contraceptive-laced hog feed? Stopping the reproduction cycle while at the same time culling and/or rounding them up to sell for profit could go a long way towards eliminating the problem. Oh, and can electrified fences keep them out?
The problem we have here in southwest Washington State is coyotes. Oddly enough, something as simple as a decorative aluminum fence, the 7’ tall kind that look like a row of spears, actually keep out the coyotes plus deer won't jump the fence because of the points on the top.
***And folks on this thread seem to think it’s funny and obviously haven’t read the Smithsonian article.****
Do your wild hogs have psudo-rabies as the wild hogs in Arkansas do? We are allowed to shoot them and leave them lay.
Not me........Here in Michigan I guess a bunch escaped from an exotic game ranch a number of years ago and now they are spreading throughout the state. I don't hunt but I guess the game guide says you can shoot these suckers on sight with no permit required...........
How about a "bounty" on the pigs, have they tried that? Seem like good chow to me...with the cost of food rapidly increasing, maybe more hunting the critters?
You are exactly right. Hogs are very smart, cunning, and fast as hell. They will eat anything. One taste of blood, and they will eat their own. They destroy eveything. Hunting will not get it done. It needs to be poison-the only way. This is from years of birthing and raising hogs on the farm.