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The pigs just now coming back around here also.... Don't know where they went... Starting to see a few now...what we need is rain to get the deer forage growing again
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We might get a little moisture out west this week. I'm planning on sitting on the back porch for a little bit this weekend. That is, if I can keep the grand kids quiet or in the house. The pigs seem to run in cycles. I'll see 20 to 30 in a 2 week time frame then I won't see any for a few weeks. I haven't seen many lately but I haven't been to farm as much due to some family issues.
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The pigs seem to run in cycles. I'll see 20 to 30 in a 2 week time frame then I won't see any for a few weeks. Cisco that's my experience as well. I wonder how wide a typical feral hog's territory can be?
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It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance? Ronald Reagan _______________ The good Brian
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Thanks Cisco...that was a lot of good info.
Looks like their territory can be pretty wide.
"they are capable of moving great distances to find food"
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I know we have thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hogs right across the road in the Lake Fork river bottoms. They've never come here, so I'm thinking the available water, and old growth oaks and other forage keeps them there. They're the only creatures here that have shoot on sight approval from my wife.
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Smart woman you have Al. That's rule on my place too, If you see a hog, shoot it.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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The hogs in east Texas (Polk Cty.) seem to have the uncanny ability to remember where every corn (and protein) feeder is in the county. Therefore, they make their rounds about every 2-3 weeks or so cleaning up around every feeder in their path along with rooting up tender vegetation in the areas as well. They always come back though.
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I see tracks around the feeders but they don't go to it. No cam pics but lots of tracks 30 to 40 ft away. This I really don't understand.
Last year we had a huge acorn drop and everything avoided corn.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Last year we had a huge acorn drop and everything avoided corn. [/quote]
We had the exact same thing (acorn drop) happen last year in our area as well...I actually turned the feeders off because of the mass of Uneaten corn beneath and around them. One could immediately tell when the hogs started coming back around, though...
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I no longer put corn on the ground by spinner feeders. It seams to attract hogs if they are in the area. I do use gravity type feeders that keep the corn off the ground, its not a cure all but it does seam to make a difference when it comes to hogs staying around.
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I was out filling feeders yesterday and pulling camera chips and looked @ some of the Oak trees. Some of the trees were loaded with acorns and others had very little or no acorns. I also had bumper crop of acorns last yr here in Harrison Co. So we will see what this season brings.
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That's normal to see some trees with acorns and some not so much around here. Our deer are very hungry this year cause no fresh browse to eat from no rain since late May
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Pat I could come down and feed em some broadheads this Oct.
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Come on down it would be fun
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Pat I'm sure you're a nice guy but read the Hello from Indiana post. Be very careful about what ya wish for.
Do nature a favor, spay/neuter your pets and any weird friends or relatives.
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Just remember that I grew up in the 60s also
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Yeah but don't you read my posts????
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48F this morning when I woke up.
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65 here and it was wonderful. Glad all your tests came out good!
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Pat, u get any rain out of this cooler weather, I got a little over an inch @ the pond. I could not believe the cooler weather in August in E Texas. NICE Tracy
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No rain and cool for a day
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Cool up here too, at least for this time of year. Forecast looks good for next week also, got me thinking about fall already. Fish are hitting......
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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BG sex?
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