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1MrsMagoo said:
No we don't want to try and keep it: We are buying some heritage breed piglets later this spring to raise for meat. We want to trap it because the only firearm we right now have is a pellet gun, which wouldn't do us any good (if I'd had a good rifle today I could have dropped it easy). However, the guy my husband works with is one of those western quick draw competitive shooters and has a nice gun collection and is a really good shot. If we trap it, he is going to come shoot it and then the men can haul it off to the processor. We are going to split the meat with him for his help.

Don't worry....I'd never get in between one of these things and its way out (worked around cows for years). My camera has like 16x zoom, so the closest I got was like 20 feet away: If it had been the BIG one I probably wouldn't have even gotten that close. I watched that thing ram its way through the no climb horse fencing in our neighbor's pasture a few weeks back. That is some tough wire, but the pig was tougher.

I put out the oats and backed away about 75 feet before it came to check them out. I really just wanted to see if it liked them: It wasn't all that crazy about them but did eat a few mouthfuls (the ducks and chickens finished them off after it left). I have a page bookmarked with recipes for hog bait. We are going to try a dog food/corn/leftover winter squash mix first. If that doesn't work I'll use one of the stinky ones.

If we are lucky, we will catch this little guy because I suspect he will be much better eating that the other larger one.
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Wishing you luck!:fl
 
If he isn't bothering your poultry, I would just place an add on craigslist explaining your situation. I'm sure someone wouldn't mind trapping it for the meat. It's worth a shot!
 
Thanks Gracie. I'll do that for the big guy: We want no part of him.

We are going to try to get this smaller one for the meat ourselves. Aside from the live trap, a couple friends of ours, one who is a state patrolman and his brother-in-law have volunteered to help us get them. They are coming by this weekend to have a look-see in our woods and help us do a bit of hunting. I haven't shot in a couple years, but have my hunter's safety certification from Ohio and used to shoot all the time. After a bit of brushing up, I am sure I'll be good to go. My husband has shot quite a bit too.

Don't worry...we'll be careful!
 
Shooting them yourself is always an option! Just didn't know if you were up to it
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Gracie9205 said:
Just sold a few silkies! You got lucky Julie because I thought about sending them to your house as an early valentines present!
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WHEW!!!! THANK GOODNESS!!!!!! Please send my sympathy, oops I mean my congratulations to that poor ole soul, oops I mean that outstanding citizen for his scary, oops I mean exquisite purchase. Lol Congrats on the sell Gracie. Way to go.
 
La Mike said:
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Gracie I have a few extra if youd like me to send em on down there to Julie for you
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Watch it Mike. Now you're skating on thin ice. Don't make me play the "text" card on you. Remember that my Hussey hens have a straight text line to your husseys and all I have to do is say the word and ALL duck egg laying will CEASE over yonder at your place. Now we don't want that do we ????? I didn't think so. LOL LOL LOL
 

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