Hairless Wild Hogs (anyone with info?)

[Ryan Sanpei]

Hey Guys,

I recently shot two wild pigs that didn't have any hair.  I checked to see if I could find anything wrong with their organs, and everything seemed fine, but I'm no vet.  Anyone know why?  Is there any need for concern?  The pigs were eaten and no one loss their hair yet!    :D    

   

 
 

Thanks!
Ryan

[pronghorn23]

Those look like the thing in the Chupacabra video from the police car a couple weeks ago.

No idea about the loss of hair other than mange?

Congratulations on the pigs!

[Ryan Sanpei]

Yea I saw that on Nat. Geo. last month.  They had a one hour episode on that Chupacabra.  Just kind of weird.  I've been hunting pigs since high school and I've never seen anything like it. I tried to google it, but only found info on mange too.

Ryan

[recurvist]

When I read the topic ..I was thinkin a lice problem , after seein the pics I dont have a clue

[Ray Hammond]

I think hair on a pig is a function of environment. If its hot...maybe they don't have so much hair.

Those look to me like they have some really thin hair on them...maybe my screen or my eyes aren't what they used to be...but I dont think you have anything to worry about.

I've killed some pigs in SC that had very little hair on them.

[beaver#1]

if there was a kind of infection or virus, if you cook it properly there is really nothing to worry about.  from the looks of them their bloodline has not been wild for very long, so that might have somethin to do with it

[sabas silva]

Ready for the pit just wash and cook

[NightHawk]

Mange was my first thought...congrats on your success way to go        

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thanks for the info guys.

Hey Sabas, I guess that would be one less step if I decided to throw one in the imu (Hawaiian underground oven) or on the rotisserie again.  I hope I sent you the correct internet link.  Hopefully we can get together and bbq some hairless hogs.

Ryan

[Red Boar]

Radiation?      Congrats on your success!  Don't think it is because of heat...doesn't get much hotter than hunting here in Florida and we got no naked pigs.    

[TomMcDonald]

Maybe they're newly introduced to the wild. Run aways from a farm or a generation down from domestic pigs.

[Bjorn]

Your regional bioligist may be able to help.
There is a member here who goes by the handle 'Trap' and he is a Wildlife Field Biologist. Maybe you can get some info from him.

[John3]

Contact your state DNR... Someone there should be able to help you.

Congrats on the hogs. Nice shooting.


JDS III

[deadpool]

could they be domesticated pigs that ran wild not to long ago?

[Ryan Sanpei]

I was thinking that it was because it was domectic too, and that may be the case, but these other ones that I shot seemed to have genes from a domestic pig and had hair.

 

 
 

Thanks Guys!
Ryan

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Nice hogs! I've not encountered any like that here, nor seen any in Aussie hunting magazines. Most of ours are black, and all are hairy!

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thanks Ben,

Yea, I'm stumped with this one!

Ryan

[Kevin Bahr]

Ryan, maybe you can PM Jeff Springer aka: tippit
He's a veterinarian.

[Apex Predator]

Maybe they are some of those metrosexual hogs, which have a greater concern for their hygiene/outer appearance.

[John Scifres]

When you find out, let me know.  I've been wondering the same thing for about 15 years.