That's what they said on Nightline. Also claimed there a 6 million feral pigs in the US.
2007-03-22 14:35:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
That's why Texas is the Wild Boar Capital of the World. Wild pig populations are exploding. They are currently in 31 states and are expected to establish populations in all mainland states in the next 10 years. A pig population can increase five-fold in a year. They are also a huge nuissance.
What does this mean? Wild pigs are becoming the next white tailed deer. It's a great opportunity for us to go get some bacon.
2007-03-22 14:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feral pigs can breed from the age of 7–12 months, and usually produce one or two litters of about six piglets each year.
Now with this info do the math, what does next year look like?
It takes as little as 7 months for a female to start reproducing at a rate of 2 litters per year and 6 or more off spring per litter.
That will devastate the habitat of all wildlife soon.
That why I shoot on sight, when it comes to feral pigs.
Link attached for some insight on the species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig
That my opinion.
D58
2007-03-22 21:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I live in Texas in a rural area and the wild pigs are abundant here.
2007-03-22 21:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by jbpammy004 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although I thing there count maybe a little low in the US I would say there is probably closer to 6.5 million or even 7.
2007-03-22 21:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by Rambo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen that many in one cornfield as the sun was coming up.
Yep, back in our day, there were so many hogs, you could walk from horizon to horizon on their backs without touching the ground. They would be piled up so thick, we'd load our rifles up with three foot long steel rods instead of bullets....and when you shot one, you'd skewer three of them side by side all ready for the cooking fire.
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2007-03-23 00:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by randkl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it. Last year I saw a dead one on Bissonnet St. in Houston, TX.
H
2007-03-22 22:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well since a friend of my sister shot one in his backyard in a suburb of Dallas, yes!
2007-03-23 00:31:27 · answer #7 · answered by SW28fan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Inside city limits!
sorry. I couldn't resist
2007-03-23 10:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by ben s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never seen them, but I don't live down there. My brother sees them all the time, while deer hunting, so I would believe it.
2007-03-22 22:28:52 · answer #9 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THat's probably true. They breed like crazy.
2007-03-23 09:28:48 · answer #10 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋