Tuesday!
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amazinglystrongwoman
old wobbly,
Kit RMP,
jan4insight,
BadKitties,
Pam from Calif,
Glen The Plumber,
Youffraita,
chimene,
translatorpro,
broths,
luckylizard,
bigjacbigjacbigjac,
freerad,
FloridaSNMOM,
cactusgal,
carolanne,
BeninSC,
weck
Free Jazz at High Noon,
The Eyewitness Muse,
emmasnacker
entlord
bumbi
Caedy
trkingmomoe
The Marti
Well,
here we are again,
another bigjac Tuesday.
Lets talk about feral hogs:
USDA Feral hogs information
Free-ranging populations of wild pigs
(also called feral swine) exist in at
least 39 States in this country.
Not only do wild pigs feast on field
crops such as corn, milo, rice, watermelon,
peanuts, hay, turf and wheat, but they are
also efficient predators and—when given the
opportunity—will prey upon young livestock
and other small animals.
Wild pigs in the United States are referred to
by many names, largely because of their mixed
ancestry. Wild pigs are not native to the United
States and should not be confused with the
collared peccary (javelina) of the Southwest.
Swine were first introduced to the United States
in 1539, when Spanish explorer Hernando de
Soto brought them to Florida. After that, it
was common practice for settlers to allow their
domestic swine to roam freely. Many years later,
sport hunters introduced true Eurasian wild boars
into certain areas of the United States, and their
bloodlines have become mixed with those of the
wild pig.
The feral swine population that exists today is
a combination of domestic, escaped, or neglected
domestic swine, Eurasian wild boar, or feral
pigs that have been captured for the purpose of
starting wild, free-living populations.
The intentional movement of trapped feral pigs
has resulted in extensive crossbreeding of feral
populations, producing variations in appearance.
Wild pigs today are often hybrids: some look
like wild boars, and others look more like the
common domestic pig in body shape and color.
It is often difficult to distinguish wild pigs from
domestic swine based on appearance alone.
experts estimate their numbers at over 4
million, with the largest populations located
in California, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas.
My wife and I recently watched a TV show,
in which the narrator said
the feral hogs now number
six million.
And they are moving north.
I think this is good news.
I think America will,
by the year 2050,
run short on diesel fuel,
used for plowing, planting, and harvesting
the crops we eat,
and the crops our livestock eat.
I think ninety percent of Americans
will quietly starve and die.
But,
the survivors,
the ten million or so survivors,
will eat lots of bacon and eggs.
Chicken and duck eggs,
letting the birds eat insects,
and maybe soybeans.
And the feral hogs
feed themselves.
No plowing,
no planting,
no harvesting
food for the hogs.
They feed themselves.
Hunting and fishing
was the first method of getting food
for Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
What do you think?
Do you have any children or grandchildren
who may become boar hunters,
around the year 2050?
Tell us what you think.
My wife Tonia
is ready,
willing,
and eager
to kill and eat feral hogs.
They may range this far north,
soon.
I'm eating bacon and eggs,
as I type this.
I hope I always can,
at least until 2035,
when I will likely die of cancer,
at the age of 80.
Will I be hunting wild boar at
80 years of age?
Hope you're doing well,
but even if not,
tell us about it.
We're here to listen.
9:04 AM PT: Hey gang! I just put a new diary in the queue, the Readers and Book Lovers queue. It's the Tuesday Indigo Kalliope poetry diary. I got a message, a week ago, reminding me that we are at the one year mark, one year after the death of CJ Campbell, also known here as ulookarmless. He used to be the editor of Indigo Kalliope. When he died, the administrators at Readers and Book Lovers asked me to take over. So, I wrote this diary, with links and quotes from his diaries, and from Nurse Kelley's memorial diary for him. Please come around, at 4 PM central time, and read the diary, if you can. Thanks in advance.