Animals
BY Herschel Smith
1 year ago
They said a “crazed wild boar” attacked a man. I don’t think it was so crazed. Many feral hogs are aggressive like that.
If you have to kick and abuse a dog in order to train it, you’re an idiot and wicked man. I think I’ve said that before. I’ll probably say it again.
I wouldn’t care if I was a big cat. I wouldn’t mess with an elephant either.
That’s one brave dog. Man, I love dogs. If this happens to you, grab your dog and back away.
Giant invasive Pythons are moving north and need an army to stop them. Okay then. Everyone open carry their Beretta 1301 with 00 Buck. That should fix the problem.
Can’t’ take my eyes off of you.
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That’s a big bear. And doesn’t seem to have any trouble all at catching as much fish as he wants.
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On October 12, 2023 at 5:48 am, WiscoDave said:
“Moat (sic) people don’t understand that when you hunt wild hogs, they will often decide to hunt you.”
https://twitter.com/Lead_Flinger/status/1712316879585386652
On October 12, 2023 at 7:12 am, Elmo said:
Take the ‘crazed’ out of ‘crazed wild boar’ and then you have it right. My cousin was charged by a good sized boar at the family ranch. Fortunately, he was packing his Blackhawk .45 Colt and is an excellent shot. The boar dropped ten yards from his feet. His 10 year old daughter was with him at the time.
Anybody that doubts feral hogs will charge is flat-out nuts.
On October 12, 2023 at 7:26 am, Elmo said:
The Dog v. Griz encounter: That dog could very well be an Akbash or Great Pyrenees or some such livestock guardian breed. No better protector than that.
On October 13, 2023 at 2:17 pm, Dirk Williams said:
I have zero history with wild hogs, yet I know a feral will attack. I have associate whom hunt feral in Hawaii, the big island, I think. Anyway I’m amazed at just how fast the feral hog issue hit our nation.
I don’t hunt anymore, believe in hunting thinning the herds the proper thing to do, I’m just not interested. But this feral hog issue is out of hand, had an initial thought of sending the processed pork to the wet backs, then thought better of it.
Nothing positive would come of it, they would just expect steak next.
Feel fortunate to NOT have hogs here? Yet.
Dirk
On October 14, 2023 at 2:34 am, Georgiaboy61 said:
Wild boars in Arizona are called javelinas, which is a Spanish word for the peccary. They are medium-sized animals (top out around 80 lbs.) but don’t let that fool you. They are extremely aggressive and don’t know the meaning of fear. Using their tusks, they gore people fairly regularly on trails and in other wild areas. They are well-armored and many have found that dropping one frontally as it is facing you, can take a pretty powerful handgun or rifle. They don’t go easy.
Which brings us right back to Herschel’s advice about taking a large-bore handgun with you whenever you are on the trail or in the back-country. And make sure you load it with the correct bullet for the job. A rifle wouldn’t be a bad idea, either.
Regarding Burmese pythons, they are an invasive species not native to the U.S., but became established in Florida and other suitable climes due to pet owners releasing them into the wild. Since they have no natural predators per se in this part of the world, they have multiplied rapidly and now show up regularly in suburban and even urban areas of S. Florida. A friend of mine lives there, and it seems like every other week he is sending me a photo of some giant python found in a drainage ditch nearby, as thick as a telephone pole and twelve to fifteen feet long.
That gutsy dog defending his owner against a bear? Man, some dogs are so brave and so good-hearted, I wonder how people can measure up to them. Wow.
On October 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm, Georgiaboy61 said:
Re: “That’s a big bear. And doesn’t seem to have any trouble all at catching as much fish as he wants.”
That is a big bear! The coastal browns, Grizzlies, and Kodiaks get bigger than the inland browns because they have such a reliable and calorie-rich food source in all of those salmon.
One of the cool things about studying nature is that you can always learn something new. I have been an outdoorsman and field biologist all my life, but didn’t know that fact until recently.
About the only thing that’s gonna get in that big boys way is another bear or maybe a giant moose….