The pigs aren't the problem, the Texans are. Most are fat, road hunters who
don't go more than 50 feet from a vehicle or a blind. Then they want $300
bucks per pig for out of staters to come and help solve the problem. It will
get much worse.



"SteveB" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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Well, not quite.

One of the things we really like about cruising is going out exploring
in the dinghy. This afternoon we found a nice beach on an island
north of Green Turtle Cay that appeared to be deserted. Less than two
minutes after landing however, a couple of local inhabitants came out
to greet us. After polite apologies were offered, we were allowed to
leave quickly and quietly:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23519672

I saw a program called "Pig Bomb" last evening on the telly. It seems
that introduced domesticated pigs became feral, and then have interbred
with introduced Eurasian strains producing hogs up to 1200#.

My BIL lives in Montgomery Texas, and pig control/eradication is about all
them tough Texas boys can handle, and they've been through the mill with
breaking wild horses and Brahma bulls.

It's spread from 19 to 40 states, and coming to a doorstep near you.
Attacks within households and on personal property are common place.

I would expect it will get much worse before better.

Steve