Nice pics Thomas.
Last night proved to be a bust for piggies. It appears that only one lone boar showed up. He ate at one feeder but didn't touch the rubs. The camera was watching one of the rubs and didn't capture anything but more racoons. Maybe tonight will be better.
Here is Mickys daily pic. Mid-day pig cooling in a water hole. This shows what I was saying about hogs needing water in the day time.
Some facts to ponder:
I just read a very informative article from Wild Boar USA Magazine which states that the piebald or spotted features on white hogs is produced through inbreeding of hog packs. I never knew this and have sought the spotted pigs over other colorations for years. Now I find out that I've been hunting inbred retarded hogs?????
Here is one Charlie Lamb shot a few years ago while night hunting my home property. He's the original "inbred" killer!
Here is a brother to Charlie's pig. I shot this one a few months after Charlie shot his. It was the same family group of hogs. I don't think mine was quite as inbred. :D
Another observation: Yesterday I was observing BoBo and Dozer feeding under a Mullberry tree. The Mullberries are falling so thick that they are a literal carpet across the ground. What I saw was BoBo and Dozer not eating all the berries but actually being selective. They would sniff the berries for ripeness. They would pass many berries to find just the right ones then pick them up with their nimble lips without busting them. BoBo is so nimble with his lips that he actually takes single kernels of corn from me and never touches my fingers. They have incredible dexterity with their lips.
Another fact I've come to realize: No poop! I've been on many ranches which were lacking in hog poop even though there were high concentrations of hogs. So, why no poop? If ya have hogs ya should have poop, right? Not so! Hogs only digest about 30% of what they eat and the rest goes though without getting utilized. What does this mean? Well, essentially there are food piles laying around after a pig poops. Now, I've been on some ranches where there was literally piggy poop everywhere so what's the difference. Humm? Maybe this guy!
That's right, coyotes eat all they can get. Some ranches have high populations of them while others do not. Coons, possoms, and lets not forget domestic dogs, they'll all eat their weight in piggy buffet. It truly is a delicacy for dogs and coyotes. With all the mullberries and dewberries that are ripe right now you can actually smell a very sweet smell around the piggy poop that I am finding on the ranches. It's sweet enough that you don't have to get close to smell it. I know, Gross right? Sorry, I just thought that this may answer some questions for you poopy lookers. Just because you don't find piggy poop doesn't mean there aren't piggies. More tomorrow. CK
Topic: Hogs-Continuing education-testing in progress (Read 2008 times)
