They’re worse than a menace. They’re invasive, terribly destructive, and can be VERY aggressive.
Did you know a domestic pig can go completely feral in 2-3 months? They become hairy for protection against weather, their tusks which can be razor sharp and deadly grow to insane proportions, and they literally transform from domestic to completely wild.
Oh and they go into heat every 18-24 days and average 5-8 piglets, though they can have MANY more in one litter.
And unlike many other mammals, piglets are born fully able to stand, run, hide, and scream their little fool heads off if messed with so their survival rates are pretty good. I mean, good luck catching even a domestic unhandled piglet at just a few days old. They’ll outsmart you every time.
Most property owners/farmers shoot them on sight because of how destructive they are but that doesn’t put a dent in the population, not even a small dent. Many rural farmers hunt them with “hog dogs”, but the pigs often outsmart them and can easily kill a dog, it can take several dogs to take down just one large hog. They run absolutely rampant through farmland and eat/destroy everything in their path, and breed so quickly that it’s nearly impossible to bring the population down.
In addition, while pigs are delicious, wild boars…aren’t. They get this thing called boar taint which makes the meat taste like shit, and be very tough. So while it would seem they’re a good solution for the hunger crisis, many are just completely inedible.
Destructive, aggressive, territorial mean bastards. My dad was making a delivery on a worksite and feral pig charged and headbutted his work truck multiple times.
You’ve never actually touched a pig have you? A fence will slow them down by about 5 minutes. There’s a reason they are kept in “confinements” and not “yards”.
I don’t understand how this is a problem. I’d be eating bacon every day if they were around like this as I was allowed to eat them.
It’s like geese around here - give me the word and I’ll fix the population issues we have and eat on the cheap for months!
I’ve read that hunting feral pigs can make it only harder to control the population because they are hard to hunt and it makes them even more evasive of people or traps.
That looks like 30 — 50 feral pigs, at least!
Highly recommend the Behind the Bastards episode on this Edut: It's Reply All, not BtB
IIRC the pigs are in fact a menace?
They’re worse than a menace. They’re invasive, terribly destructive, and can be VERY aggressive. Did you know a domestic pig can go completely feral in 2-3 months? They become hairy for protection against weather, their tusks which can be razor sharp and deadly grow to insane proportions, and they literally transform from domestic to completely wild. Oh and they go into heat every 18-24 days and average 5-8 piglets, though they can have MANY more in one litter. And unlike many other mammals, piglets are born fully able to stand, run, hide, and scream their little fool heads off if messed with so their survival rates are pretty good. I mean, good luck catching even a domestic unhandled piglet at just a few days old. They’ll outsmart you every time. Most property owners/farmers shoot them on sight because of how destructive they are but that doesn’t put a dent in the population, not even a small dent. Many rural farmers hunt them with “hog dogs”, but the pigs often outsmart them and can easily kill a dog, it can take several dogs to take down just one large hog. They run absolutely rampant through farmland and eat/destroy everything in their path, and breed so quickly that it’s nearly impossible to bring the population down. In addition, while pigs are delicious, wild boars…aren’t. They get this thing called boar taint which makes the meat taste like shit, and be very tough. So while it would seem they’re a good solution for the hunger crisis, many are just completely inedible.
You might as well be describing tyranids. We may need the flamer. The heavy flamer.
I smell bacon in the future!
The fuck are we supposed to do?!?
Yes, and menace us vastly underselling it
My parents own a working ranch and there have been a couple seasons where they had to hire helicopters to go up and cull them.
Destructive, aggressive, territorial mean bastards. My dad was making a delivery on a worksite and feral pig charged and headbutted his work truck multiple times.
You’re not thinking Reply All are you?
Yes, thank you. For some reason I constantly get those 2 mixed up
All forgiven. BtB is also good. 👍🏼
I know at least 5
https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/30-50-feral-hogs
I’m kind of glad this one has stuck.
You mean the two blurs
You have 3-5 minutes, what do you do...
Honestly you should kill those fuckers asap This time next year you'll have 30
Working on it. Traps are set. Local guy makes bacon
Good for you These things are a damn pestilence.
Literally an invasive species that destroys the local ecosystem. You’d be doing the environment a favor.
You can also find your local Squeal on Pigs reporting line so your state or federal Dept of Ag can track and assist if necessary
How does this wild bacon compare to regular bacon?
It varies from 'similar' to 'fucking gross' depending on age, diet, size, and sex.
where does this happen?
Everywhere
I saw comments say Hawaii.... i dont have wild pigs. deer, foxes, Coyote.....not pigs tho. no lions, tigers or bears either.
https://feralhogs.tamu.edu/files/2023/08/2022-feral-swine-population-map-scaled.jpg
What that map doesn't show is how fast the range expands.
They are coming into ND/MN from Canada right now.
Careful with those ones especially. If you try to make bacon you'll find it's just thick ham.
Shit. Those motherfuckers are already in northern Oregon. I hope Washington Fish and Game is keeping an eye on that.
oh damn we gots feral pigs in california? not that i would know because i can't escape the damn city to actually see any nature.
It’s only county areas. City doesn’t have any. Only where people have open land. Put up a fence.
You’ve never actually touched a pig have you? A fence will slow them down by about 5 minutes. There’s a reason they are kept in “confinements” and not “yards”.
Chain-link
Did you chain fed gun? Because they just dig under any fence, you need a couple feet of cement wall underground.
Google “dig defence”
They do so much damage, so fast. Traps asap!
Traps are set!
Free bacon, you say?
I do say. Comes with a trip to Hawaii
Free brain worms
RFK?
it's not a flaw!
Are you going to slaughter and butcher it?
Invasive species
FERAL HOGS
You should shoot them tbh
We have traps set up. Caught the mother pig a month ago. RIP
How did you kill it?
I didn’t personally. A local guy set the trap and disposed. Probably shot them or knife
Trap ‘em, train ‘em, and with time you’ll have an army of hogs 🐗🐗🐗
I like the way you think
Sorry for the blur. They were moving and it was dark
Is this in Berlin?
Nope. Maui
Luau!
My buddy on the big island brings his dogs out to go help hunt these fuckers. Pit Bulls lol
Pigs are eating MACHINES. They will eat foliage down to the ground in a way that you cannot comprehend wasn't done by mechanized methods.
For real. When they start on the lawn it looks like a freshly tilled garden. It’s wild
They look delicious
Kill them! Kill them now!
Good luck!
kill them, destructive invasive species
Why didn't you shoot them?
Because I don’t own a gun? And I’m not into hunting
Do they taste ok?
Not OP but from what I understand as long as you avoid older boars it should be fine?
I don’t understand how this is a problem. I’d be eating bacon every day if they were around like this as I was allowed to eat them. It’s like geese around here - give me the word and I’ll fix the population issues we have and eat on the cheap for months!
They have huge litters and can breed in under a year.
But also humans have been solid at hunting things to extinction - especially delicious things that live on islands…
I’ve read that hunting feral pigs can make it only harder to control the population because they are hard to hunt and it makes them even more evasive of people or traps.
We don’t see them super often. They try avoid being seen. We have traps up
Get in my belly you baby piglets!!!
When is dinner?
When you arrive!
Thatbis the attitude
And now you have bacon
Catch and eat