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Old 09-24-2009, 12:41 AM
 
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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Oh this is all great!!! Now i know I have to find another pup to go with me on any of my walks. If I saw that thing that Hillman has mounted, in my woods, I think I'd be scared out of my mind! I have hiked in these woods since 1960 and have never seen anything scarier than a couple of wild dogs chasing a deer.

ShadoCaver, did your relatives ever see any others on their farm? I have friends that live near Rolla, MO and must talk to them about this. I do have a .30-.30s that I may have to begin carrying with me on my walks... Think so??????

Thanks for the info, ShadowCaver.
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Old 09-25-2009, 03:43 PM
 
Location: MO Ozarkian in NE Hoosierana
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They are really bad out here, they get onto our property all the time and tear things up.........DH HATES them!
I had NO idea the problem was so bad at home!
Example of Arkansas:
Feral hog population on rise across the state | baxterbulletin.com | The Baxter Bulletin
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"They're the fastest-reproducing large land animal in the world," said Kevin Goodwin, USDA Forest Service wildlife technician, who was running traps Wednesday with Majors and USDA Forestry Service biologist, Kathryn Furr. "They are highly adaptable. They eat anything and everything, including turkey eggs and young fawns." Ten years ago, feral hogs, which are not native to the state, were found only in the southern third of the state. Five years ago, they were found in the southern half of the state. Now they are statewide, in every county, Furr said.
Examples from Florida:
Hog Wild In Florida: UF Experts Say Feral Pig Problem Here To Stay
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"Wild hogs compete for food with other game animals such as deer, turkeys and squirrels, and they may consume the nests and young of many reptiles, ground-nesting birds and mammals," he said. "With their fine sense of smell, wild hogs can find and consume young domestic livestock, including poultry, lambs and goats. Millions of dollars are spent each year to prevent damage from hogs."
Another Natural Threat to Florida: Feral Hogs - ABC News
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"They can be big, they have long tusks, their hooves are kind of dangerous, and they move pretty fast," says Bill Giuliano, an assistant professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Giuliano and George Tanner, professor of conservation, have found that wild hogs can host many diseases and parasites, including cholera, tuberculosis, salmonella, anthrax, ticks, fleas, lice and others.
Ya know, again, it is kinda humorous, in an unbelievable manner, reading about all this... and then finding the following:
2008 National Conference On Feral Hogs (http://mdc.mo.gov/landown/hog_conf/ - broken link)
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Typically, the National Conference on Feral Hogs is held in the southern tier of states, where feral hogs are entrenched. This year’s conference location reflects the spread of feral hogs northward. States such as Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and even as far north as Michigan are seeing the appearance and spread of feral hogs.
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Old 09-25-2009, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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^since I first read this post, I have spoken to friends and family that are farmers and hunters at home, to the last person they have told me just how bad the problem is.........the one thing I failed to ask is whats being done about the problem?????
I would hate to be tromping around our new place and run into one of those guys!
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Old 09-25-2009, 06:12 PM
 
Location: CasaMo
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You probably will not during the day. They are mostly nocturnal.
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Old 09-25-2009, 06:36 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Feral hogs could become a renewable resource during the next great depression.
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Old 09-25-2009, 07:46 PM
 
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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Tried to rep you, Nomad, but have to wait....good point there. I think!
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Old 09-25-2009, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Feral hogs could become a renewable resource during the next great depression.
Pork, its whats for dinner
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Old 09-25-2009, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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Pork, its whats for dinner
Trap it and feed it whole shell corn for a couple of months and get out the grill.
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Old 09-25-2009, 08:28 PM
 
Location: CasaMo
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Pork, its whats for dinner
Maybe all that grease could run a combustion engine.
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Old 09-25-2009, 08:30 PM
 
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Trap it and feed it whole shell corn for a couple of months and get out the grill.
Truth I like a young one with Natural Acorn Fat.I shot a Gilt that might of weighed 100 pounds,she was really good eating.The Boar I had mounted we figured was about 6 years old.We ate him but he was real tuff,didn't really have much taste.

hillman
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