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Jilly_in_VA

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4. There ought to be

Reply to Spazito (Original post)

Mon Oct 11, 2021, 05:12 PM

Oct 2021

open season on these damn things EVERYWHERE! The are a fcuking nuisance in east Tennessee, particularly in the mountains around the Cherokee National Forest and GSMNP. The bears get some of them up there but not enough. EVERYONE hates them. They're mean and dangerous and tear up everything in sight. Most farmers around the area will shoot them on sight, law or no law.

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Destructive, invasive wild pigs in Alberta have breached national park boundary for 1st time [View all] Spazito Oct 2021 OP

US will be sending National Guard to Alberta border. Sneederbunk Oct 2021 #1

LOL! Spazito Oct 2021 #2

See YouTube for tons of wild hog shooting videos. May be the one gun thing I generally approve of dutch777 Oct 2021 #15

maybe some wolf packs would take care of that. got any in alberta? nt msongs Oct 2021 #3

We have a healthy wolf population here... Spazito Oct 2021 #5

Or hunters with some good dogs. Sneederbunk Oct 2021 #6

There ought to be Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #4

Your description of them mirrors everything I've heard or read about them... Spazito Oct 2021 #7

The ones in Tennessee Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #9

I'm with your patient in their description... Spazito Oct 2021 #12

I am surprised as well. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #11

Alberta has no problem doing culls although they continue to be ... Spazito Oct 2021 #13

In Texas... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #16

Wow.... Spazito Oct 2021 #17

Yeah, the dog thing's not good in my book. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #18

They're very bad Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #8

So destructive and they multiply quickly! Quakerfriend Oct 2021 #10