I'm glad you've made friends with her instead of thinking of her as food.
I love the little grunts and squeals the piglets make when interested in
something.
I love the little grunts and squeals the piglets make when interested in
something.
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NYEric
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What makes easier to catch = not food!?
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Clark
Guest
Nice.
East coast feral pigs are just plain nasty.
In Florida(maybe elsewhere), they are chased and cornered with pitbulls.
Then hog tied and brought back to pen up for a couple of weeks.
The caught pigs are fed grain to make them tastier. Then slaughtered.
East coast feral pigs are just plain nasty.
In Florida(maybe elsewhere), they are chased and cornered with pitbulls.
Then hog tied and brought back to pen up for a couple of weeks.
The caught pigs are fed grain to make them tastier. Then slaughtered.
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limuhead
Guest
They hunt and kill them with dogs here too, loads of them. I am not sure, but I think this one is spared because she is known in the neighborhood and fed by more than a few people. The ones here that are hunted and eaten are not penned and fed grain to my knowledge. A good part of their diet(on this part of the island) consists of guavas, roots, and an occasional avocado or fruit that grows in the forest...
Trithor
Chico (..... the clown)
Great thread I hope they escape a fate involving dogs. I don't mind animals being hunted, but chased down with dogs is a bit sad.
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goldenrose
Guest
They're cute as can be at this stage, but trouble could be brewin'.
How many litters a year could she have? 4 now X ___ = way too many pigs!
How many litters a year could she have? 4 now X ___ = way too many pigs!
Trithor
Chico (..... the clown)
Especially when they develop a taste for phrag seedlings!
Cool pictures, and the piglets are quite cute. But doesn't Hawaii have problems with pigs destroying native vegetation? I know you indicated this particular pig isn't feral, but from the effect that's made on the environment, is there much of a practical difference between feral pigs and those that (like this one) are descended from the original animals that were brought with the first Polynesians settlers?
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limuhead
Guest
Found out today the pig family is no longer with us. Apparently they were digging up one of the neighbors gardens and they had someone come in and got rid of them. I was told that they were put down in a humane way and are destined for the dinner plate.
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MaryPientka
Guest
Have you named her? 
NYEric
Well-Known Member
Yes, "Pork Loin"
Um...In Saratoga Springs, "put down", doesn't mean killed!?
Um...In Saratoga Springs, "put down", doesn't mean killed!?
iwillard
Well-Known Member
I agree with Trithor!
As much as I love pork chops,baby back ribs,roasted suckling pig and just about everything edible out of these noble animals,hunting them down with dogs is very wrong. There are long rifles for hunting as long as the weapon holder is a good shot,any other form is simply torture.
As much as I love pork chops,baby back ribs,roasted suckling pig and just about everything edible out of these noble animals,hunting them down with dogs is very wrong. There are long rifles for hunting as long as the weapon holder is a good shot,any other form is simply torture.
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Clark
Guest
Dogs are the most efficient way to cull feral pigs. Besides, one wants to feed them grain to make them tastier.
Pigs are filthy farm animals. I know, I've washed them for 4-H shows.
Falconry is noble. Back in the day it was the sport of kings.
In case one is not familiar with falconry, it is a form of hunting that uses a trained animal to take the game, instead of using a gun.
btw, I've heard some really good jokes about sheep farmers. LOL!!!
Pigs are filthy farm animals. I know, I've washed them for 4-H shows.
Falconry is noble. Back in the day it was the sport of kings.
In case one is not familiar with falconry, it is a form of hunting that uses a trained animal to take the game, instead of using a gun.
btw, I've heard some really good jokes about sheep farmers. LOL!!!
