I'd also be up for taking a stand for some swine if someone would like some help.
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Originally posted by bobadkhunter View PostGeogymn , Some of the detrimental activities would be rooting around in my food plots (buckwheat, fall oats, clover/alfalfa) , doing plenty of damage. I've found several hemlock trees that are severely gouged near the base ( I was told this is what they do in the summer months , gouge the tree with their tusks , they then rub up against the damaged tree to get the sap on them ,this keeps the bugs , flies off them). I've been also told that they eat newborn fawns , turkey eggs and other newborn and young that they happen upon. This is why I want them eradicated from my property."A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden
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I just saw a feature on these pests on "Nightline." They're all over the place. A company in Texas hunts them using high tech military equipment, night vision goggles, etc. A population can double in six months. They can put rabbits to shame in their reproduction rate."Days in the woods are days beyond time"--Paul Jamieson
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Originally posted by nutmeg creeker View PostI just saw a feature on these pests on "Nightline." They're all over the place. A company in Texas hunts them using high tech military equipment, night vision goggles, etc. A population can double in six months. They can put rabbits to shame in their reproduction rate.
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Originally posted by Otter Laker View PostI believe the highest concentration of this nuisance is in Scott, NY area. This are is located just north of Cortland. I believe the DEC has the populaton at or around a 100 in this area. A couple of hunters from Camillus bagged 2 pigs just over 300 pounds last spring. Syracuse.com had pictures but I can't seem to locate the web page..Nonetheless they were massive. I live in Cortland and I'm starting to see evidence of them in Tuller Hill Forest area just south of Cortland. Hopefully the pig roasts start popping up every weekend!!!!ADK 46-R # 6750W
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Wonder how this will work out!Be careful, don't spread invasive species!!
When a dog runs at you,whistle for him.
Henry David Thoreau
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Another article from Conservationist for additional background:
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Originally posted by Alpine1 View PostI hope they are putting all that meat to good use.
Just another non-native, invasive, species that threatens our native wildlife and plants, crops, and economy. Kill them all.
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The lil porkers are harder than deers to hunt... Period...
Unregulated hunting over bait seems to make the lil porkers more wary..
Cage traps set over a period of weeks seem to only catch pups....
This is a big problem...
The helicopter shoot seemed to leave more than a few wounded pigs...
I was not happy with that,,,finish it off....
Are we dealing with a take no mercy invasion..perhaps..Be careful, don't spread invasive species!!
When a dog runs at you,whistle for him.
Henry David Thoreau
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If you look on the imaps invasives map, you can see what counties they've been reported in, and how many reports have been made. Here's what the Adirondack region looks like:
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