Speaking of Hogs

[BladesNBarrels]

They are taking over, according to this.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...super-pigs.html

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
There are thought to be around nine million feral pigs across the U.S. and Canada
Their numbers are rapidly rising due to the fact they are able to reproduce at just three months old
Research scientist Jack Mayer said: 'It's a crazy situation with everything that's happened in what I call the Pig Bomb, which has exploded in North America'
Mayer warned about their rate of reproduction: 'There's not another animal that can put little feet on the ground quicker than a wild pig'
Global warming is partly to blame as more piglets, of which there can be at least 10 in a litter, are surviving
Once a pig escapes its enclosure, it becomes wild and begins to grow tusks. They then mate with other wild pigs or boar and the offspring become feral
Some states and Canadian provinces have launched educational campaigns for people to spot the animals, report them and ultimately kill to curb their numbers

[Gman]

Lost me at "Global warming is partly to blame...".

Another opportunity to cull feral pigs doesn't sound like a bad idea.

[JohnnyDrama]

Think they are as much fun to shoot as Prairie Dogs?

[Irving]

I'm not dumb enough to think that Global Warming isn't a thing, but it for sure has nothing to do with pig populations.

[kidicarus13]

A solution to feed those that are underfed.

[CS1983]

A solution to feed those that are underfed.

I hear the folks in Somalia are fairly skinny. Maybe they'd like BBQ?

[Aloha_Shooter]

The way the Left links EVERYTHING to "climate change" is evidence of the intellectual bankruptcy behind what is really a pseudo-religious precept.

Texans have an easy way to mitigate some of the damage created by the pigs. Farmers and ranchers could lower or eliminate fees if/when they believe the damage created by the pigs exceeds the income they get from charging would-be pig hunters to cull them. I expect they would get all the traffic they need to cull the herds if/when they lower the costs.

[emiller35]

Think they are as much fun to shoot as Prairie Dogs?

They are more fun than prairie dogs


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[.455_Hunter]

The way the Left links EVERYTHING to "climate change" is evidence of the intellectual bankruptcy behind what is really a pseudo-religious precept.

Texans have an easy way to mitigate some of the damage created by the pigs. Farmers and ranchers could lower or eliminate fees if/when they believe the damage created by the pigs exceeds the income they get from charging would-be pig hunters to cull them. I expect they would get all the traffic they need to cull the herds if/when they lower the costs.

My friend's father lives east of Amarillo near the OK line. We hunted on his property and the property of some of his longtime neighbors for no cost roughly a decade ago. Now, instead of the hunters providing a service to kill pigs, access is firmly leased or exorbitant fees charged, severely limiting the kill count.

[Buff]

They are more fun than prairie dogs


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Especially with NV