Plague of wild pigs has U.S. authorities squealing

[Ichingcarpenter]

I thought this was about BANKERS at first.




Aug 24 (Reuters)
Oklahoma was invaded by a plague of pigs that devour crops, uproot pastures, destroy wildlife habitats, spread disease to humans and animals, kill trees and even knock over cemetery stones.

"I started trapping them more or less in self-defense," said Vich, 60, a livestock farmer in northeast Oklahoma. "They were tearing up my place."

Oklahoma is battling a wild pig problem that has spread across the United States. The pigs, evolved from introduced wild boars or from escaped domestic stock, are prevalent in 36 states and have been sighted in 47 states, according to authorities who track their populations.

They are vicious critters that typically grow to 200 pounds, can run 30 miles per hour, jump three feet high and climb out of traps with walls up to six feet high, experts say


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/24/usa-pigs-idUSL2N0GO01Q20130824?feedType=RSS&feedName=basicMaterialsSector&rpc=43

[Warren DeMontague]

1. You might want to edit the OP title

I'm not sure it came out the way you want it to.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Fixed..lol..Don't know what happen

DAMN you NSA!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Heh heh.

[MADem]

2. Hello? Syria? Wild pigs in Oklahoma?

YOUR HEADLINE

Ichingcarpenter
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....does NOT match the rest of your post.....

I thought this was about BANKERS at first.




Aug 24 (Reuters)
Oklahoma was invaded by a plague of pigs that devour crops, uproot pastures, destroy wildlife habitats, spread disease to humans and animals, kill trees and even knock over cemetery stones.

"I started trapping them more or less in self-defense," said Vich, 60, a livestock farmer in northeast Oklahoma. "They were tearing up my place."

Oklahoma is battling a wild pig problem that has spread across the United States. The pigs, evolved from introduced wild boars or from escaped domestic stock, are prevalent in 36 states and have been sighted in 47 states, according to authorities who track their populations.

They are vicious critters that typically grow to 200 pounds, can run 30 miles per hour, jump three feet high and climb out of traps with walls up to six feet high, experts say
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/24/usa-pigs-idUSL2N0GO01Q20130824?feedType=RSS&feedName=basicMaterialsSector&rpc=43

The headline of the piece is Plague of wild pigs has U.S. authorities squealing

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Good bye...n/t

[MADem]

8. Good bye?

[B Calm]

5. FREE PORK STEAKS in Oklahoma!

[Warren DeMontague]

7. really, the jokes practically write themselves.

[B Calm]

9. Don't forget the barbecue sauce!

[Warren DeMontague]

10. You laugh, but there was an article in the last SciAm about eating invasive species

not a bad idea, except for the fact that a lot of invasive species aren't all that tasty. Still, makes sense.

If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em.

That's what I do.

[trumad]

11. Got to trap them to make them tasty

shoot them on the run and they are ruined. To much adrenaline and they taste real gamey.

[MADem]

15. This guy has a solution to that....

The first thing to make sure of, is a quick clean kill is made on any game animal. If the animal was chased, gut shot, or died a slow death then then a strong taste could result. There is a solution to this problem though.


WILD MEAT SOAK and TENDORIZER
I use this technique for all the wild game animals I take and I highly and frequently recommend this for all wild game.
# - Skin and Debone or Quarter the animals out and place the meat in a large ice chest with the following mixture.
# - ICE WATER!! Along with 1/2 - 1 cup of vinegar and a medium or large (18 - 20 oz) size container or real lemon juice.
# - Soak large portions of meat for 2 0r even 3 days changing the water as needed and keeping the water ICE COLD and all meat covered with the ice water. Soak the meat till it turns white and all blood is leached out.
**NOTE, if the meat begins to darken or turn blue then you got too much vinegar! The meat is not spoiled!! Change the ice water and reduce or eliminate the vinegar.

http://www.texasboars.com/articles/recipes.html


I've never tried it that I can recall--perhaps the secret's in the sauce....?

[MADem]

14. It's low in fat!

http://www.brokenarrowranch.com/Articles/wild-boar-recipes.htm

http://www.texasboars.com/articles/recipes.html

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. I saw it all the time in Hawaii

when I lived in Hana.

Kālua Wild Hog and then
slow cooked in the sand with hot rocks, wrapped in
ti leaves

Wild hogs killed the rare native bird life and destroyed plant life in the rain forest.


One shot in Alabama
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[LuvNewcastle]

17. Jesus, that's Hogzilla!

I imagined them to be quite a bit smaller. That thing probably cleaned out a local farm by itself. I'll bet it could easily devour a cow.

[PowerToThePeople]

19. that has to be fake

It is bigger than a Bear. It would eat you.

That kid has a BB Gun? OK 50cal.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/05/26/alabama-boy-kills-1051-pound-monster-pig-bigger-than-hogzilla/

A little camera angle magic perhaps?

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. It escaped from Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas.


Yeah it might be fake but Hogzilla was real.

[darkangel218]

12. This article made me hungry

[LuvNewcastle]

13. Market them as an organic meat.

They're wild, after all. Their meat is probably healthier than a lot of farm-raised pork because of all of the grain and antibiotics fed to the farmed hogs. Make them popular to eat and they're numbers will dwindle quickly.

The article says there are anywhere from 5.5 million to 8 million feral pigs in this country; Texas alone has 2.9 million. They hunt them from helicopters over there. Yee-haw!

[hobbit709]

18. The only people that hunt them from helicopters are rich "sportsmen"

Everybody else hunts them the old fashioned way-from the ground.

[LuvNewcastle]

20. How do they taste? Is the meat different from farm-raised hogs?

I can imagine going to a good Texas barbecue and chowing down on some ribs.

[hobbit709]

21. Pretty much like regular pork.

A lot leaner. You don't see too many fat feral hogs.

[pipoman]

24. The problem with ferel hogs

is that it must be cooked to at least 165 degrees..as opposed to domestic animals which can be cooked to 140 or even less with no danger. Exceeding 165 is fine for the front quarters as they are "dark meat" and should actually be ccoked to 190 and held there for around 1 hour. The problem is in the loins and hind quarters which are "white meat" and becomes nearly inedible if cooked much over 145 on these older animal especially..

[LuvNewcastle]

27. That's good to know.

I'll be sure to pass that information along if someone I know is going hunting for those pigs. The article said that the feral pigs are carrying and spreading diseases, so it makes sense that people be especially cautious.

[FarCenter]

23. Sows and piglets would probably taste OK; boars would be rank

Male piglets are normally castrated early on. "Barrows" and "gilts" are raised to market weight and then sold for meat.

[LuvNewcastle]

28. I'm learning a lot about these animals. It doesn't take too many

generations removed from the farm before they go 'hog wild' as they say.

[pinboy3niner]

25. Coming soon to SyFy--PIGNADO!

[pipoman]

26. Technically "feral" not "wild"..

[madokie]

29. What a small world

This is people I know in this story, This is my home town, home area. My brother has 500 acres where the pigs are doing as this article says. The feral pigs are a menace.
They've about ruined my mushroom hunting grounds to top it all off. And with that I'm pissed too