These are, I believe, piggy footprints. Photographed in a muddy patch of track just seaward of our tiny ranch.
"Pig" said I.
Later in the same day said pig was glimpsed making a rapid track uphill through the neighbours place. Glimpsed is key. Gary just saw something big and black running on 4 legs.
"Pig" said I
"That's huge! How big are pigs?"
"oh about that size" (indicating something shoulder height with our neighbour's big dog) - said casually. "That's an average one; the big ones are bigger."
Mr B is not so keen on cutting tracks through the scrub now.
Me, on the other hand, - planning a pig trap because we can't shoot anything with houses within range.
Job for my huntin' trappin' shootin' fishin' mate....
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the old fella will be delighted to have a project that will help you and, indeed, the neighbourhood, out. Feral pigs can be fierce and fearsome. Not to mention they might dig up all your plantation! YAM xx
He told me traps are an unsporting way to catch pigs and I should ring his son (across the road from me) next time we hear it. My response was that I'm not catching wild pigs for sport and if that thing eats my garden - it's SAUSAGES.
Deletewow, our wild pigs are called boars and they are MEAN..... the state parks warn about them. hope yours are not like that. never a dull moment on your new homestead, March on, Pioneer Woman
ReplyDeleteYeah that - just like those. Mean and way too clever.
DeleteWild pigs? Good for them, surviving off the land.
ReplyDeleteThe are cunning and resuorceful - and a menace to farmlands and gardens. Some places they even eat new born lambs.
DeleteMmm... bacon sarnies ...
ReplyDeleteRoasted wild pork with lots of salt.....
Delete""The big ones are bigger", my favorite quote of the day!
ReplyDeleteIn Texas there are millions of feral pigs. You can go out and shoot them anytime, there's no "season", but you do need a hunting license, unless they are on your property. They cause ecological damage, property damage, agricultural damage, and spread disease. They are a real problem!
ReplyDeleteMr B has just been reading about that when we researched hog trapping. The photos of herds of feral hogs were amazing (in a horror kind of way).
DeleteDefinitely a job for him....you don't need one of them....or the porcine family..rooting around your garden.
ReplyDeleteMind you, they do clear roots and fertilise at the same time...most efficiently...
Apparently they can eat bracken root without being affected by the toxins but I suspect they prefer bananas and pineapples(compost heap scraps) or spuds and tomatoes from my garden.
DeleteWild pigs are mean and destructive. I’ve no idea how you trap a pig I’m interested in what your doing to do
ReplyDeleteMust be a wild boar, the best place for it is in the oven.
ReplyDeleteFully agree.
DeleteNote to self, stay away from feral pigs! Hope you get this one captured!
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