No. Swine, especially wild hogs, are notorious for the risk of trichinosis, the infestation of tiny parasitic worms. At our Slaughterhouse at Jungleland, well-meaning farmers, ranchers, and hunters brought in dead wild hogs, aka javelinas or peccaries, and we threw them straight into the barrels for pick-up by California Rendering Company.
They're called wild boars, and show up in all 67 counties in Florida. Hikers are warned about them. They can top 200 pounds and are vicious either singularly or attacking in groups.
Last November, 59-year-old Christine Rollins was killed by wild boars in Anahuac, Texas, within steps of her back door. She was literally torn to pieces. Texas wildlife officials estimate close to 2 million boars roam free in groups, even in populated areas.
The animals causing the damage in the U.S. are feral hogs. Descendants of domestic pigs that have reverted to the wild. The animals in the pics from Rome are the European wild boar. A true wild species. Peccaries and javalinas are not true swine and are distantly related to domestic hogs and wild boars.
Ah, that explains it. European boars brought over centuries ago.
Somewhere I saw a spear that had a cross bar just below the point. I was told that the wild boar are so strong that if you stuck them with just a regular spear, they would still run at you, essentially pushing the spear through their own bodies so they could take a bite out of you. The crossbar was added to serve as a brace- the boar couldn't push that through their own body, so the crossbar served to keep the beast at bay while someone else stuck or shot it with an arrow. The Great Wiki of Oz says that in Persia, elephants were used to hunt them.
Feral Hogs can according to Texas Parks and Wildlife get up to 300lb with a few even getting close to 400lb. They are everywhere and do damage to yards, vehicles and other wild life. And they are not afraid of people. I have noticed as they have increased in number, our water moccasin population has decreased. Wonder if you need some of these guys down south of you to take care of the snake problems they are having in the everglades???
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Friends that live out East in the
Myakka area & beyond are plagued
with these damn ornry destructive
diggers & rutters that are much
too tough to eat
I wonder if they could be
butchered & fed to the big cats
No. Swine, especially wild hogs, are notorious for the risk of trichinosis, the infestation of tiny parasitic worms. At our Slaughterhouse at Jungleland, well-meaning farmers, ranchers, and hunters brought in dead wild hogs, aka javelinas or peccaries, and we threw them straight into the barrels for pick-up by California Rendering Company.
They're called wild boars, and show up in all 67 counties in Florida. Hikers are warned about them. They can top 200 pounds and are vicious either singularly or attacking in groups.
Last November, 59-year-old Christine Rollins was killed by wild boars in Anahuac, Texas, within steps of her back door. She was literally torn to pieces. Texas wildlife officials estimate close to 2 million boars roam free in groups, even in populated areas.
I don't know Tony
Turn em upside down & they all look alike
Thanks Roger
The animals causing the damage in the U.S. are feral hogs. Descendants of domestic pigs that have reverted to the wild. The animals in the pics from Rome are the European wild boar. A true wild species. Peccaries and javalinas are not true swine and are distantly related to domestic hogs and wild boars.
From several sources J Dier
Technically wild boar are not native to Florida
Florida wild boar were originally brought into
Florida by the Spanish explorers back in the 1500’s
Since then they have flourished in Florida's habitat
Wild boar or piney woods rooter resident populations
have existed here for hundreds of years as they may
have been brought by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto
Wild boars invading Florida yards causing damage
These boar are popular to hunt and occur in all 67
Florida counties Wild boar occupy a wide variety
of habitats but prefer oak cabbage palm hammocks
(see Roger's comment above)
Ah, that explains it. European boars brought over centuries ago.
Somewhere I saw a spear that had a cross bar just below the point. I was told that the wild boar are so strong that if you stuck them with just a regular spear, they would still run at you, essentially pushing the spear through their own bodies so they could take a bite out of you. The crossbar was added to serve as a brace- the boar couldn't push that through their own body, so the crossbar served to keep the beast at bay while someone else stuck or shot it with an arrow. The Great Wiki of Oz says that in Persia, elephants were used to hunt them.
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Feral Hogs can according to Texas Parks and Wildlife get up to 300lb with a few even getting close to 400lb. They are everywhere and do damage to yards, vehicles and other wild life. And they are not afraid of people. I have noticed as they have increased in number, our water moccasin population has decreased. Wonder if you need some of these guys down south of you to take care of the snake problems they are having in the everglades???
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