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HUNTING HOGS IN TEXAS AND TRAPPING WILD BOAR HOG
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HUNTING and TRAPPING WILD FERAL HOGS AKA; Wild Boar, pigs, Russian Boar, European Wild Boar, Piney-Woods Rooters, Razor Backs, feral pigs.....
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MYTH OF THE EXPLODING BULLET - ANSWERED THE MYTH OF THE BULLET PROOF HOG - ANSWERED SEE THE VIDEO and READ THE DISCUSSION Feral Swine, more often reffered to as wild boar, were first introduced in North America by European and Spanish explorers some 400 to 500 years ago. The wild hog remained confined to the forests and swamps of the South Eastern US, from Florida to Texas, where they survived and flourished but remained in check. In a time frame beginning around 1990 to the present year 2009, the wild boar broke out and made a dramatic spread from their western boundary of South East TX. They had existed in this area for hundreds of years, as mentioned in the journals of Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and other legends. Wild hogs then spread northward through the Panhandle and westward, all the way through Texas into New Mexico. I am now receiving first hand reports that their northward expansion has now established itself in irreversible numbers in parts of southern COLORADO. The mountains will offer no resistance to wild boars ability to survive and spread. Their ancestors Eurasian Boar were mountain animals. The state governments, as well as federal agencies have absolutely no handle on the situation, and in my honest opinion are GROSSLY underestimating the numbers and the species itself. Despite the popularity of hunting and trapping wild boar the population explosion is now a run-away train on a steep downhill grade. In my opinion, the numbers have been vastly underestimated by the millions, in Texas alone - much less nationwide! What can account for this dramatic spread I have nicknamed the GREAT RELEASE ? RELOCATION is the only plausible answer, along with the fact that once released they have a near perfect survival record. What explanation can be offered for the break away and now uncontrollable spread of this invasive species? The commercial value is the largest and most predominant factor. The commercial value which was basically non-existent in the early 1990's grew and peaked to $1.00 and $2.00 a pound on the hoof (alive) to slaughter facilities that distribute USDA grade game meat worldwide and as much as $4.00 or $5.00 and more a pound (conservative) as a challenging dangerous game animal inside a high fence leading up to the year 2000. The grossly misleading specials of Hogzilla and HogKong featured on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and the DISCOVERY CHANNELS have shrouded them in mystery, and reporting them as MAN-EATING MONSTERS on the prowl only makes it worse! In a period of ten years they went from 500 year ZEROS to NATIONAL HEROES. This increased their value in a variety of commercial markets, and increased the desire of landowners and hunters to relocate the species even more. The population in Texas went from an estimated 1 million to now as many as 4 million, as landowners and hunters wishing to "CASH IN" relocated the species in areas where they did not exist. As a result wild hogs expanded their coverage area of about 10 to 15% to a coverage area of 70% or more statewide, that includes sewer systems and drainage canals of some cities. As I have said for the last 5 or 6 years. We will pay for this ignorance, and we will pay BIG TIME! The real danger is being completely IGNORED! I'm no doctor, I'm no scientist, what little I do know from doctors and science, is that swine are the perfect carriers of disease that can be spread to humans. Disregard the deseases we know about, such as Pseudo Rabies and others. PANDEMIC from waterfowl maybe a big concern, but consider this. Forget about the the Ol-Wives-Tales and national reputation of being man-eaters. That's not reality, that's a fantasy. The reality is this. No other 4-legged SPECIES is more pervasive, and have the ability to survive and thrive from climates ranging from HOT DESERT to HIGH MOUNTAINS - including the URBAN SPRAWL found in between! SWINE now exist on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica and the North Pole region. It's not a matter of "IF" a new disease that threatens our native wildlife or Pandemic of some kind will be hosted by this animal. It's only a matter of time - and when it does and it will spread like a wild fire as the infected wild hogs traverse the country-side, through fences, over roads, swim rivers, and climb mountains in over-abundant numbers. As the species is relocated more and more for its commercial values and spread further and further into areas in which they never existed, the threat they pose will only grow greater. If you don't have feral swine where you live,, you should be GRATEFUL! Commercial value or not, the GREAT RELEASE needs to come to an end. The shame of it, our government seems to not even be aware of the problem. Worse yet, as history has proven time and time again, too many of us in our society just don't give a crap, disregard common sense, and relocate the animals so they can have a piece of the action. The question isn't if you have feral swine in your backyard now, its only a matter of when. MY THOUGHTS and OBSERVANCES are based on years of first hand involvement, and a nationwide network of people passing on first hand information of what is taking place. KEVIN RYER 6-2009 |
REMOVE AND CONTROL FERAL SWINE IN CROPS, FIELDS, AND YARDS IN AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF VAN ZANDT COUNTY ONLY I DO NOT BUY SELL OR TRADE FERAL SWINE 
CONTACT "KEVIN" 903 848 7075
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