Porcus Hogrelius

#0020 I drove to the tree farm to work Sunday and Monday. Upon arrival, I filled the pig pipes with corn and confirmed that the camera was working properly. Then, to bed. The telephone camera sent the attached photo after midnight. I made my approach but there was no pig. Very wary are these old… Continue reading Adventure and Misadventure

#0019 This photo just came in via my telephone camera. For the uninitiated, this is a boar, between 150 and 200 pounds. He is walking past the pig pipe which is the device that I use to bait the pigs. It’s a PVC pipe, filled with corn, with some holes drilled in it to dispense… Continue reading Boaring…

#0018 I came upon a deeply discounted thermal scanner. I got it, and now I’m ready to open a new chapter in my mission of feral hog eradication. Son Ben and his family planned to visit the tree farm this weekend, so daughter Ella and I drove down Thursday after work. We got down in time… Continue reading Enter the Thermal Scanner

#0017 Here’s an example of a European mount of a boar hog. The work was done by TKO Taxidermy here in Gun Barrel City.  It is also possible to make a skull mount a DIY project. If you like this type of trophy, don’t shoot your pig in the head. As mentioned in a previous… Continue reading Skull Mounts

#0016 I really enjoy watching these videos from Carpe Sus. He is very good about explaining what he is doing and analyzing the situation that he is in. He often comments on the hog behavior and routinely conducts necropsies on the hogs to evaluate bullet performance. This video demonstrates the resiliency of hogs and also… Continue reading Resilience of the Feral Hog