# Feral pigs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380 "2020-08-30T16:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/1 "2020-08-30T16:58:38Z")
Feral Pigs ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/2 "2020-08-30T17:02:22Z")
Feral Pigs? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/3 "2020-08-30T17:03:07Z")
Feral pigs seem to be trending in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/4 "2020-08-30T17:07:13Z")
I’ve heard that feral pigs are very stealthy critters and hard to spot in the wild. All you’ll see is spoor or tracks; evidence of where they’ve been and might be again. But no pigs anywhere in sight. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/5 "2020-08-30T17:07:41Z")
A feral pig once bit my sister… ---
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/6 "2020-08-30T17:11:07Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > … But no pigs anywhere in sight. … At least not in this thread so far. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/7 "2020-08-30T17:23:41Z")
I’m so pissed. I’ve typed this post TWICE. Two points I wanted to make: feral pigs on “Homestead Rescue,” and now iI read Texas is offering a $5/head bounty on feral pigs. Now I must make a voodoo doll of the board’s software, and stick rusty USB plugs in it. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/8 "2020-08-30T17:31:40Z")
Hey @discobot, what’s the deal with feral pigs? ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/9 "2020-08-30T17:31:42Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/10 "2020-08-30T17:46:29Z")
From his title/motto, I’d say discobot will be collecting a lot of those $5 bounties. I know some folks that make sport of shooting feral pigs in the countryside around greater D/FW. They’ll be overjoyed to have the state pay for their hobby. But if the state is going to make even a dent in the pig population it’ll take a lot more than $5/head to get the slaughter scaled up enough. Pigs breed almost as well as rabbits. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/11 "2020-08-30T18:11:07Z")
Say I’m standing on the corner of Rush and Chicago outside the Park Hyatt Hotel, how can I tell if I see a free roaming pig whether it’s feral or not? I mean, honestly… ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/12 "2020-08-30T18:24:19Z")
@Two_Many_Cats2 Is the pig wearing a suit? If it’s wearing torn jeans, a dirty t-shirt and flip flops, it’s probably feral. Or it has a recording contract. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/13 "2020-08-30T18:34:01Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Say I’m standing on the corner of Rush and Chicago outside the Park Hyatt Hotel, how can I tell if I see a free roaming pig whether it’s feral or not? I mean, honestly… If it doesn’t tip its hat as it passes you by, then it’s feral. ---
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/14 "2020-08-30T18:34:09Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Say I’m standing on the corner of Rush and Chicago outside the Park Hyatt Hotel, how can I tell if I see a free roaming pig whether it’s feral or not? I mean, honestly… [Physical Characteristics of Feral Hogs – Feral Hogs](https://feralhogs.extension.org/physical-characteristics-of-feral-hogs/#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20feral%20hogs%20are,a%20point%20at%20the%20tip). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/15 "2020-08-30T18:47:06Z")
I can see them, smell them, hear them. This place is like San Francisco was to the hippies, for feral hogs. They just keep on coming. Peace Groovey And Rock n Roll.✌ ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/16 "2020-08-30T19:04:57Z")
Would you say there are 30-50 feral hogs? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/17 "2020-08-30T19:13:04Z")
There was that one guy a while back who tried to use the gun control debate to try and get people to care about the feral pig problems, and got blasted for it. There is a Reply All podcast episode about him, which is where I learned about the problem. I’m on my phone so links are difficult. But just Google `Reply All feral hogs` and you’ll find it. Many episodes even have transcripts, if you’d rather read about it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/18 "2020-08-30T21:06:50Z")
Feral pigs sound like a funny problem. But they’re a legit scourge. Just like feral cats. In either case they breed uncontrollably and out-compete almost all the local wildlife. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/19 "2020-08-30T21:19:13Z")
Trained, domestic pigs are ok. Excellent bedwarmers. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380/20 "2020-08-31T00:55:06Z")
Not sure how to do the two click thing here on the new platform. Graphic vid of killing feral pigs with night vision scopes. WARNING! Graphic! [https://www.youtube](https://www.youtube). com/watch?v=FW3k80Vuq34 If you want to watch, remove the spaces between youtube. and com. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feral-pigs/919380.md?page=2)