I don't know much about wild hogs. But I do know that this area has been infiltrated by them; according to the local morning coffee drinkers at Quality Implement and the afternoon coffee drinkers at the Dairy Queen.
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I was busy catching up on the laundry that I've ignored for the past week when Hubs came bouncing in demanding I get my camera and come with him. Not being much in the mood for fun and games, I began to balk.
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He promised we wouldn't be gone long and I wouldn't see a living soul.
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So. Where did we go? Outside of town about 1/2 mile to a pen of cattle with two wild hogs co-existing with the cattle!
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Hubs wanted a pictorial record of proof of the wild, fantastic stories he was already conjuring up in his mind!
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"In 20 years, the feral hog population has grown to more than 2 million head across Texas and has wreaked havoc on property, livestock, crops and pastures to the tune of $52 million statewide in annual economic damage, said Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples."
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"The wild hogs are as prolific as cockroaches, destructive as rats, and as surly as badgers. The dirt-slingin' critters roam free in Texas, rooting up pastures and fences, wallowing in creekbeds, and gorging themselves on crops and gardens," said Dr. Bob Hillman, Texas' state veterinarian.
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/may/29/get-feral-hogs-under-control/
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Oh, My Goodness! We have to get these feral hogs in control!!!
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Guess I'm making light of a serious thing, but it was kind of funny to see these two wild hogs meandering around among the cows.
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As the S-I-L just said in a telephone conversation the other night, "Truth is always better than fiction!"
Here's wishing all of you a dry, windy, Texas weekend! Peace to your house...
