Patty did you ever trap those pigs??

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I remeber you saying that your first porcine visitor brought a friend one day. Did you ever trap them or did thier owners figure out how they were getting out? How's the new neighbors? Not much going on out of the ordinary here in KY. I did get a great buy on a new 22" cut gas mower-clearance priced at $38.00!! Now I won't have to cart mine back & forth to the other house each week. It's still hot here-today it was 93 and the humidity is up again, but fall must be coming since the night-time lows are around 58-60. Have a great weekend

-- Kathy Aldridge (beckoningwinds@yahoo.com), September 06, 2002

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LOL! Naw, haven't caught em yet! I thought they quit coming because they missed a couple of nights, but, they were back again last night! The weird thing is...seriously, they would have to be hoofin' it a mile at least...highly unlikely...don't you think? I guess they head up in the woods and hole up during the day?

New neighbors? Ohhhh, they haven't been around much...? I'm not sure if they are actually "moved in" completely or not??? Lots of earth moving and landscaping being done by the owner. (the new neighbors are renting)

Had the electric co-op crew come out yesterday, (shirtless, hardhatted hunky studs wielding chainsaws and climbing trees in my front yard...not that I took undue notice, mind you...because of course, I didn't!). ;-) Anyway, they had to cut down a couple of trees in the line of vision between our houses. I can reeeeally see the other house now! *sigh* Thinking about transplanting some cedars...

38 dollars????? Exellent!!!

-- (SycamoreHollow@aol.com), September 07, 2002.


Darn, send those electric guys to my place; I'm sure I have a few limbs that should be cut down. LOL Those are probably feral pigs, living in the woods and only coming out in search of garden treats. When we lived in WI one of the farmers about 3/4 mi away, thought it would save him money to 'free range' his pigs in the woods by his pig pen like I did my chickens. Well pigs don't come back at night so there were over 80 pigs in the woods! Within a couple of years every neighbor was having nightly visitors. The original farmer told us to just catch & keep any we found, since in two years they had bred and more than tripled in number. Most of us ended up with two or three, but I'll tell you that feral pigs are mean little buggers!! After a few months of good feed they made excellent sausage & chops. I did give the original farmer some dressed chickens in repayment. I figured if I gave him live ones they'd end up back at my place too. I have some ideas on shrubs that grow fast for a break with your neighbors place but I'll start another thread. Time to go close in the poultry. :)

-- Kathy Aldridge (beckoningwinds@yahoo.com), September 07, 2002.

sounds like a hog hunt is called for,,,,,, in Mo,,,, they have had em before,, I took place in one during 88,, in MArk Twain National Forest,,, they were doing some serious damage to the trees. And we had one heck of a PIG ROAST. We did hunt em with M16's and night vision,,, ( was on a military base after all)

-- Stan (satanswelp@hell.net), September 07, 2002.

Stan I think that's the best way to take a wild pig. Once they're wild they are MEAN. Those one's we trapped tore up the cement slab in the pig yard and ripped chunks off the metal siding at the edge of the barn. But they sure did taste good. LOL I've never done a pig roast but I've had it at other peoples places. The flavor seems so much better when done outdoors.

-- Kathy Aldridge (beckoningwinds@yahoo.com), September 07, 2002.

Last night there were five, someone needs to tighten up their pig pen. lol

-- Patty (SycamoreHollow@aol.com), September 09, 2002.


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