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by Mystere on 22 December 2011 - 17:12
by hexe on 24 December 2011 - 11:12
Feral hogs pose a significant risk to the health of the country's livestock, too, because they are susceptible to the same diseases, and can serve as either the primary infected animals that introduce something such as foot-and-mouth disease, or they can become reservoirs for an introduced disease that will make it nearly impossible to eradicate--but either way, they have the potential to wipe out vast numbers of the livestock from which we obtain our meat. In some areas of the US, feral swine are already a reservoir species for swine brucellosis (which is a zoonotic disease), as well as pseudorabies, a swine disease which doesn't affect humans, but can kill cattle, dogs and cats within 48 hours of exposure, and which interferes with the fertility and ability to thrive in hogs. So while it doesn't sound like something that has any redeeming features, RS, it actually is a far cry from bear-baiting...the hogs aren't confined in any capacity, and more of them escape during a hunt than are ever killed. It has it's place, though I'll agree that it's not where I'd want to find myself...
Mystere, co-sign on the former A&E needing to drop the "A"...ditto for TLC, with some of their programming in recent years--they've made a mockery of the phrase, "The Learning Channel", and it needs to be stripped from them like a disgraced sergeant's stripes. And Animal Planet aggravates me when it runs more "I Shouldn't Be Alive" type shows than those which actually involve animals as the primary subject. Oh, and Bigfoot hunting doesn't belong there, either, IMO.
by Red Sable on 24 December 2011 - 18:12
I have nothing against hunting, if it is done quickly. Maybe this isn't quite quick enough for my tastes, but we have no wild boars here, and I realize they can be very dangerous.
I thought it was in an enclosed area too as this is what came up when I googled it, now I realize they are just training dogs with that little fellow. The PETA link though? Not a fan at all of PETA, but is this happening?
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/hog-dog-rodeos.aspx
by hexe on 24 December 2011 - 23:12
BTW, not sure where you're at in Canada, but there are feral hogs in your country as well...
http://brianknudsen.ca/nfpp_more.html
by Red Sable on 24 December 2011 - 23:12
I'm in the tip of Ontario, in amongst the Great Lakes, and there are no hogs here, however, I admit, I never knew they were out west either. I would have thought it would be too cold for them. Thanks for the link, interesting.
by jc.carroll on 26 December 2011 - 19:12
by Rass on 09 January 2012 - 15:01
They tend to breed young and they breed and produce viable litters year round, even in cold climates (often 3 litters per year per sow). I work with Invasive Species in my State and feral hogs are here.. and it gets COLD with SNOW. They survive.. thrive actually. They can decimate a corn field... and doG forbid they get onto vegetable ground. NOTHING is left when they pass throught. They digest food very fast, so they are constantly foraging. Damage to ground nesting birds and anything that lives on the ground and doesn't move fast (salamanders and the like) are consumed. The damage to forests can be pretty amazing.
Hunting hogs requires dogs that drive and dogs that hold. To stop the hog the dog get on each ear and hold him there.. until the hunter can come up and dispatch him. Dogs wear kevlar vests because the hogs have tusks and know how to use them.
Feral Hog "managers" tend to get groups in a enclosed area and then they dispatch them all. These are not cute little pink piggies like you see in movies like "Babe" (that movie went through several pigs to shoot it because they grow so fast!). Florida ranchers and farmers have hunts regulalry.
Hog Hunts are not for anyone who is squeamish.
by palmettoprotectionk9 on 11 January 2012 - 16:01
by Red Sable on 11 January 2012 - 19:01
I'm a farm girl and have pretty much seen it all, but I must admit, I'm not as tough as I used to be. Killing baby anything's is hard, however, if I was a farmer and they were destroying my livelihood, I'd have no problem doing it, of that I'm sure.
by mentayflor on 04 February 2012 - 02:02
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