Most American thing I can think of.
The parties in control are not the type to regulate or fund programs, so no, not really.
Are they delicious?
I’ve only have wild boar jerky before and it was pretty tasty, but you gotta get the meat tested first bc they can carry some serious diseases.
Sorta fun fact from my organizmal bio teacher: the reason you never hear about pork being cooking medium rare is that we are fairly closely related to pigs and so we are susceptible to many of the diseases that can infect pigs.
Meh, no, unless you trap them. Youve got to feed them a better diet than what they get in the wild. Also, this opinion resides heavily on the fact that industrially grown, bred and genetically manipulated pigs are damn delicious.
I disagree, my grandpa used to hunt wild boars and I have eaten them a couple times. They’re delicious, good meat.
You should go hunt a bunch too! Have a bbq party and invite a bunch of poeple to get them with the idea there are delicious 400 pound hogs running wild in your backyard causing massive crop damage. Your granpa would love that
Gotta cook them right. Sounds like your grandpa knew how to cook them.
Is “wild boar” a euphemism for MAGA cultists and politicians?
Dude, come on. This is a real problem we’re facing quit with the maga bs.
Do you actually believe that a fascist wannabe dictator in the White House, an abjectly corrupt activist Supreme Court, and bought a sold oligarchs as the heads of departments are more of a problem than wild boar? Seriously?
Listen dude, I’ve made a least two showerthought posts about cheese pizza Lunchables. You’re not talking with joe biden.
Are you sure you’re not Joe Biden?
… no…
If I’m correct, this is a reference from Some More News. I think you could say it’s a metaphor for any issue that affects the populace. For example, if wild boars killing people happened as frequently as people shooting up schools, we would do something about the boars.
Wild boar problem? Baby, humans are the problem.
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Wild boars tear up large swaths of forest floor in search of food. They wipe out native tubers and disrupt the carbon cycle, ultimately degrading the land into scrub.
They are also predators, they can weigh over half a ton, and they are violent when threatened.
the problem isnt the boar itself but the damage an outside threat poses to a delicate ecosystem
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i think controlling domestic pets is also an issue and im a huge advocate for indoor only, but boars will not integrate in forests here the same way they would in japan. im not an advocate for killing nor do i think it would work, but TNR efforts may help the same way it does with stray cat populations
They kill people and pets here in the US
There have only been like 5 human wild boar deaths in the US in the past 200 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/us/texas-woman-killed-feral-hogs.html
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Yea… please don’t get the two mixed up and spread harmful info online. The wild boars hear are dangerous, if you are out walking in the woods and stumble upon one, they won’t always run. They will try and hurt you and the tusk on these guys are dangerously sharp and can punch through skin like it’s butter.
On top of the danger part. They’re also super destructive to the environment, and we’re not talking just about crop loss either.
They won’t try to hurt you if you keep distance. Have respect for wildlife
Yea…yea they will. You’re comment is the equivalent of telling people in Australia not to worry about spiders. They are dangerous animals here in the USA and will charge you even if you’re keeping your distance.
It’s fairly easy to keep them in check though.
It’s really not, boars can breed multiple times per year, have litters between 2 and 12, and can breed as early as 6 months old.
It takes lots of effort to keep a population stable, actually eliminating them is very difficult.
In Hungary hunters love them. You get money for every boar shot and they make an okay stew.
You think you’ve got a problem? Ours are stealing laptops!
I can understand ruining the entire harvest crops… But not stealing the laptops! D:
How rad would it be if they had unicorn horns like a narwhal
Progressives should support a boar hunting program, along with offering assistance for moving, dismantling, and inspecting game. People who learn how to hunt, know how to shoot. That might be a very valuable skill in the times ahead.
We kill two boars with one bullet.
Mmm free bacon 🥓
We’re having a problem with deer in ireland.
Wait till the chronic wasting disease shows up. Until then enjoy the venison.
Funnily enough, I tried some venison the other day and it tasted awful.
Not sure how you had it but it’s not very good in steak form. Much better in a stew or made into jerky or sausage.
Pigs run this country.
I went hog hunting a few times back in my redneck days. There’s virtually no regulations and we had no idea what to do. Me and my friends went out with a full arsenal. I had a 9mm, SKS, and a 30-06.
I used every gun. It was crazy.
A 9mm would just piss them off.
Possibly not even that. A mere irritation.
It’s still gonna fuck you up- they’re just ornery like that.
Oh, ornery! Hah! Imagine someone thinking you said horny. Totally not me.
I say we cede the country to the pigs. They might do a better job.
Hogwash! Capitalist pigs will end us. I for one advocate for roo committees.
Too late!
I’d rather do that than arm people with assault rifles so they can live in remote rural areas where herds of feral pigs are an issue. Yes this is an actual argument people make in favor of keeping assault rifles legal. “What if I need to stop a stampede of 80 feral hogs? This is a weekly occurrence on my property.”
Frankly, if feral hogs have you running scared, it’s not your property, it’s theirs.
Would you like to be a moderate? I’ll propose giving the hogs the assault rifles and you’ll instantly become a moderate.
humans have assault rifles <— no one has assault rifles —> hogs have assault rifles
Edit: would arming both humans and hogs also be a good compromise?
Pig walking into a full congress, “these animals are disgusting”
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which,”
Some animals are more equal than others!
If you’ve read Orwell, then you know we have.
Those are ones in captivity, for food.
I for one welcome our new hog overlords
“Legit question for rural Americans – How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?"
Shit, reply all lives on.
I miss that show. PJ is good on Search Engine, but I miss Alex. Both of them.
Alex has a new show as well! Hyperfixed
Omg thank you! I like PJ but I still can’t forgive him completely
Forgive him for what? I recall there was drama around this show but I legit couldn’t understand what actually happened.
Woke killed the show. It’s the only casualty of woke that I really can’t process.
Wasn’t it a sexual harassment thing?
I thought it was a discrimination thing
And the anti-union shit.
Give the kids guns too.
That was intended to sound sarcastic, but most kids I knew in rural America have been around guns since they were big enough to carry them. I personally started shooting a .22 when I was in kindergarten and was just hardly big enough to shoot a 30-06 when I was about 10 or so. (I am very much the liberal gun owner type, btw.)
While I can’t change the past, I do find myself questioning the logic of my experience at times. For yet another direction shift, my girls are both trained in gun safety, but that started years before I let them even touch a gun.
Yeah. I grew up around guns. I was shooting 22s early like you, had a compact shotgun by the age of 10, etc.
We didn’t live in the country, so while we had guns in the house, we did NOT have ammunition in the house until I was 15 or so, just in case me or my sister ever decided to play with a gun. We bought ammo on the way to the range or the hunt, and anything we didn’t shoot was given to a family member.
I’ve been shooting since I was about 5 too.
I haven’t in many years, but I think I was 10 or 11 when my dad got me a 20 gauge.
A 14yo was the first to fire at Marshalls at Ruby Ridge.
You actually have to lure the hogs into a pen with multiple exits, drop the gates, and gun them down before they can manage an escape. You also should be very vigilant and listen well for any nearby hogs, the adult females tend to be smarter and more cautious but they’re the targets you NEED to kill.
Failure to catch all of the hogs will allow the others to learn and adapt to the traps, and failure to kill the females will result in their population continuing to grow.
Other effective methods are clap traps and spike pits but those don’t work well when you have children or other animals. There is also the M44 cyanide pill shooting trap made for Coyotes but idk if it works on Hogs.
Two words: Helicopter Chaingun
