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according to a san antonio news station their running loose in south tx. http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/f...ted-south-texas-13541.shtml#.VXwoV0YbXIUSAN ANTONIO - It was a myth until September last year. Texas Parks and Wildlife officials weren’t looking for what they were about to find. "So they were doing a deer survey, and as they were flying, they came across that, and got low enough to take a picture of him...this is the first documented citing," says David Veale, from TPWD. Two hundred and fifty pounds of African Warthog spotted in La Salle County. You can see their signature five inch tusks growing from their mouth, muscular frame, with only a little hair. "Just like Lion King, you know, that's what they looks like,” Veale says. Since then at least five have been spotted together in the wild, living problem free. David Veale thinks this is just the beginning. "At least one person has seen a baby, so we are getting into some natural reproduction," he says. Pretty much all of south Texas is an ideal habitat for these warthogs, now they're mostly grazers, so they need grass to eat, and trees during the day for cover. One of the big concerns of the introduction of these African warthogs is the spread of swine related diseases. “Because we have such a wide variety of exotic wildlife species in Texas, you just never know what you're going to come across in the brush,” Veale says Despite Pumbaa's friendly outlook, in the Lion King real warthogs can be nasty when they need to. "They can be kind of territorial; these guys can fend off lions in the wild. Definitely not something a human wants to take on," says Jessica Adam, a zoo keeper at the San Antonio Zoo. They can be bagged in a hunt, if you're lucky enough to find one of the few. "No hunters were successful this year. A couple saw them, I think one took a shot but was not able to connect," Veale says. It's those hunters, who will be the only enforcer of the circle of life for these hogs. Their natural predators were left in Africa.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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As much as I like the idea of going after one of those I gotta wonder how big a PIA they will be for Texas.
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Texas is screwed. Might have one as governor one if these days.
I am..........disturbed.
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She lost in the last election.
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had a buddy, that was sitting in his blind on a lease near larado back in 08, when an eland came walking out. he killed it with a 270.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Just sent link to young son and he said that he heard someone had shot one (warthog) last month somewhere down there.
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"first documented citing"...I kinda thought it might be a sighting....but carry on...
" Two hundred and fifty pounds of African Warthog"....Gee...they grow EVERYTHING bigger in Texas.
Too bad that don't have fact checkers and proof readers before they print this schitt.....
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I know a man in S. Texas that imported warthog and released them on his ranch. They ARE there, I've seen them with my own eyes.
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"first documented citing"...I kinda thought it might be a sighting....but carry on...
" Two hundred and fifty pounds of African Warthog"....Gee...they grow EVERYTHING bigger in Texas.
Too bad that don't have fact checkers and proof readers before they print this schitt..... siting was by Texas parks and wildlife.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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sweet!
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Do they interbreed with the hogs already htere?
Jim
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..."Two hundred and fifty pounds of African Warthog"....Gee...they grow EVERYTHING bigger in Texas... What's an average adult African Wart Hog weigh, Tom? Ed
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"first documented citing"...I kinda thought it might be a sighting....but carry on... Dood, they're just citing the sighting! C'mon, broaden your grammatical horizons... " Two hundred and fifty pounds of African Warthog"....Gee...they grow EVERYTHING bigger in Texas.
Too bad that don't have fact checkers and proof readers before they print this schitt..... Facts, schmacts. Everything IS bigger in Texas. For example, my waist size grew 6 inches since I moved here.
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See, I told you about those freaking yankees. They often act like yankies.
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Let me know when the free range sable start showing up, I'll book a flight.
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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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Do they interbreed with the hogs already there?
Jim No, they have a different number of chromosomes. Warthog In accordance with WALLACE and FAIRALL (1967) and BOSMA (1978) there is a total number of 34 chromosomes, including the sex chromosomes, a relatively large metacentric X and a small metacentric Y. The diploid number of chromosomes in both domestic and feral swine is 38 (Barrett 1971, Bosma et al. 1991, Mayer and Brisbin 1991). Wild boar/feral hog hybrids can have 36, 37 or 38 chromosomes (Mayer and Brisbin 1991). I hunted on the ranch next to where they were released. Originally they thought they only had the one in the picture but last time I heard they have five. I also heard one person got a shot at one but missed.
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These things might be more of a challenge for bow hunters. They love to shot regular hogs and javelinas already. Hasbeen
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Warthogs in Texas have something warthogs in Africa likely don't have, 5 tons of shelled corn every 1/4 section....
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