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Spazito

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7. Your description of them mirrors everything I've heard or read about them...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 11, 2021, 06:15 PM

Oct 2021

They are very destructive and I was quite shocked to read this article as I had no idea there were any in Canada never mind deliberately imported here in the 70s by farmers for diversity (bad decision, imo).

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Destructive, invasive wild pigs in Alberta have breached national park boundary for 1st time [View all] Spazito Oct 2021 OP

US will be sending National Guard to Alberta border. Sneederbunk Oct 2021 #1

LOL! Spazito Oct 2021 #2

See YouTube for tons of wild hog shooting videos. May be the one gun thing I generally approve of dutch777 Oct 2021 #15

maybe some wolf packs would take care of that. got any in alberta? nt msongs Oct 2021 #3

We have a healthy wolf population here... Spazito Oct 2021 #5

Or hunters with some good dogs. Sneederbunk Oct 2021 #6

There ought to be Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #4

Your description of them mirrors everything I've heard or read about them... Spazito Oct 2021 #7

The ones in Tennessee Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #9

I'm with your patient in their description... Spazito Oct 2021 #12

I am surprised as well. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #11

Alberta has no problem doing culls although they continue to be ... Spazito Oct 2021 #13

In Texas... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #16

Wow.... Spazito Oct 2021 #17

Yeah, the dog thing's not good in my book. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #18

They're very bad Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #8

So destructive and they multiply quickly! Quakerfriend Oct 2021 #10