Anyone have info on the Canadian 'super pigs' I read about in the news? Do they have more meat? I'm thinking jumbo spare ribs. 'Special Of The Year'... π€
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I thought that was an elite division of the Royal Mounties... ;-) -
Wild hogs aka Sus scrofa. Nothing more, nothing less. They try to make it more. Course, what news doesn't.
In Russia they are Russian Boars (no sows)
East Texas, Pineywoods Rooters
Arkansas, Razorbacks.
Years ago the Michigan DNR stated there were thousands of Russian boar in the state. See, no sows!!
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I think there is dome lineage changes in specific areas, but still same genus and species. Eurasian swine at its roots. Piney Woods Rooters are known for oversize heads that are oddly long. Razorbacks for the abnormally large hackles they have. "Russian Boars" for their odd bulldozer stance (huge up front in the shoulders, small in the rear hams). Think dog breeds. Differences but all still canis domesticus. -
Now javalinas are a totally different family. They are related to hogs but distantly. -
texastweeter Canadian Maple Swine
I've heard the javelina is related to the hippo. I don't put much stock in the world's biology lessons on related animals, much of what I learnt in college got debunked many times over. One Creator All Related fine by me.
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This news headline is a lot more fun if you take the word 'exploding' literally.
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What is so super about an overpopulation of wild pigs?
It is a problem in Louisiana as well.
I was driving down I-59 and saw a bunch of critters run out of the woods and back into them. I told my brother, and he said it was feral hogs, and they are a real problem now. They eat everything they can put in their mouths and they leave behind a lot of manure. They aren't being hunted, so the population keeps increasing.Comment
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Recent article on US population of feral pigs:https://www.statesman.com/story/news...e/71666094007/
Every few years near us they authorize a hunt/reduction via helicopter with expert rifle marksmen on board, a fast and effective way to get the job done. They can get a few hundred per day that way. -
You all are correct. I should have been more specific. "Hunted enough" is what I should have said. Based on what you all are saying, it is practically impossible to hunt them enough. I have no answers. I was just puzzled when I saw a bunch of critters run out of the woods.
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About a decade ago the feral hog problem got really bad at one of my satellite campuses, which was surrounded by a significant amount of grassland. We actually had to reschedule evening classes one semester so they would end before sunset as the hogs were starting to bother the students walking to their cars. At one point we even had our police department out there -- armed -- to escort the students.Comment
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Just did a quick search..... looks like we had a problem earlier this year.
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My .45 colt 325 grain slammers are just the medicine for them. Super pig, meet kryptonite bullet...Comment
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Same feral swine that kept my scout patrol up all night while camping on the banks of the Cape Fear river as we kept stoking a large fire over 60+ years ago. It earned my patrol a new name, βThe Hoot Owls.β Really nothing more than the same old, same old, that has been around for 500 years when early settlers practiced open husbandry.
Just more of them and a wider range. Free meat during the Great Depression and later hunters kept them somewhat in check until the mid 20th century.
If someone needs some blame for our current situation maybe it should be Walt Disney and his Bambi.Comment
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A good friend of mine was in the Army, attached to JSOC at Fort Bragg.
He said their squad was routinely ordered to conduct "feral pig population control" activities around the base.
Fort Bragg is a massive installation, most of which is pasture and pine barrens, so this was a regular thing for their team. And quite enjoyable, according to him.Comment
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