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Yepper, I live in the city, and just this very evening I was stepping warily along a local brushy sream channel running between neighborhoods. Stepping warily on account of the abundant large hog sign and fresh droppings.
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Feral pigs can survive in Alaska (some areas).
You poor bastids......
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I shot my biggest free range wild boar in Alberta at the most northern edge of the province, it was -6 deg and everything was covered in 2 feet of snow. The landowner that gave me permission said they are able to live thru the winters with no problems at all. The only thing they noticed was some have the edges of the ears frost bitten.
They will never be eliminated from this wild area. They may not live in huge numbers, but they are a resilient species that seems to survive in humid tropical jungles and near the arctic circle. Remember too that they live without issue in northern Russia, it's kinda cold there too I hear!
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I have a friend that has several thousand acres of farm and pasture lands that he uses a helicopter to shoot as many as he can. You cannot trap or hunt enough to control them. The farmers he does the control work for are desperate and the helicopter is the only thing yet that can yield the number of kills in a day. They have taken over 300 in a weekend without a dent to the population. I don't think people understand how many hogs are out there. What state is this in?? Texas
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They reproduce so blooming fast with high litter numbers possible. A young gilt will breed before her first birthday. In cold weather they will pull grass and such to make some pretty impressive beds to stay warm. If they did better in extreme heat they would be invincible.
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The wild hogs in South America, Australia, and Africa, not to mention the south pacific islands live in huge numbers in hideous heat, actually most of south Texas has a hog explosion and it's a very hot area.
I shot a massive free range wild boar at -6 F with two feet of snow on the ground ( not in the USA). Russia is quite famous for the wild boars they have and it's darn cold and snowy there in winter! I'm not sure there is an animal on earth that can survive a wider range of habitats and conditions!
www.huntingadventures.netAre you living your life, or just paying bills until you die? When you hit the pearly gates I want to be there just to see the massive pile of dead 5hit at your feet. ( John Peyton)
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What I was referring to in regards to heat is that hogs vulnerability is they cannot be pushed hard in the heat. They have a hard time with regulating body temperature and will not survive if they cannot get cooled down if pressured hard.
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They'll eat anything. Grass,oats,rye,fruit of any kind,acorns,squirrels,rabbits,mice,snakes...anything! They can survive just about anywhere and you can bet they'll double in population every year.If you haven't killed at least as many as you have seen this year then they're already out of control. Some people say well I've never seen one around here. Well just wait, they're coming! powdr
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So far we don't have them in Idaho. However, there are some shooting ranches that offer them. It only takes 1 torn down fence to get a plague going. I think canned hunts for pigs should be outlawed entirely because of the potential for escape.
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