tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post4093859037218246920..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Getting Close, Part 2: Will Feral Pigs Attack?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-29773664187321067142008-06-05T15:13:00.000-05:002008-06-05T15:13:00.000-05:00They look delicious. Does the meat go well with s...They look delicious. Does the meat go well with squirrel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-35706336991256956642008-06-04T09:15:00.000-05:002008-06-04T09:15:00.000-05:00Leslie,Thanks! You made my day!Leslie,<BR/>Thanks! You made my day!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31930985544270758072008-06-03T10:41:00.000-05:002008-06-03T10:41:00.000-05:00I love visiting your blog. It's like Mutual of Om...I love visiting your blog. It's like Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on the 'net - but with a more personal flair.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173202724588547447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-71003961989519517452008-06-03T05:53:00.000-05:002008-06-03T05:53:00.000-05:00Vicki,Hey! Very glad you are publishing again by t...Vicki,<BR/>Hey! Very glad you are publishing again by the way :)<BR/>Pig time here is December or late November.<BR/><BR/>Jane,<BR/>I think yours get a lot bigger than ours!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85793827815745764542008-06-03T02:54:00.000-05:002008-06-03T02:54:00.000-05:00Great pictures. Love seeing these little grunters!...Great pictures. Love seeing these little grunters! We are starting to get wild boar back in the UK (but they are very secretive, and aren't seen much... however, they do loads of damage). Great post. Thanks.Jane Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02629361652647367708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-50111595949452760522008-06-02T22:33:00.000-05:002008-06-02T22:33:00.000-05:00These only look a little like the 9 piglets born a...These only look a little like the 9 piglets born at the zoo farm over the weekend. Both varieties are pretty cute as far as I"m concerned. When will it be piglet time at PF again? Great photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28185291577295691922008-06-02T21:01:00.000-05:002008-06-02T21:01:00.000-05:00Debbie,The blood test showed anemia, elevated live...Debbie,<BR/>The blood test showed anemia, elevated liver values, but no silver bullet target. <BR/>Could be:<BR/>Liver abcess, liver shunt, general infection.<BR/><BR/>He's on the antibiotics and is doing great!<BR/><BR/>Rick,<BR/>LOL!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-8142737758640693922008-06-02T17:15:00.000-05:002008-06-02T17:15:00.000-05:00how many did you get this time for $100,,hope Gumb...how many did you get this time for $100,,hope Gumbo is wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75159201946274571542008-06-02T15:19:00.000-05:002008-06-02T15:19:00.000-05:00We have feral pigs living on some heavily wooded l...We have feral pigs living on some heavily wooded land that we own. However, we hear them more than we see them. They drive the dogs crazy because we won't allow the dogs to go after them. Many, many years ago my dad and a friend of his used to go into the swampy areas west of Miami on horseback to hunt wild hogs. Did the vet ever discover the reason behind Gumbo's illness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-7381573485533708862008-06-02T14:54:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:54:00.000-05:00Island Timer,They cause a lot of problems and it w...Island Timer,<BR/>They cause a lot of problems and it would be better if (like all feral critters) they were not here.<BR/>In the meantime, they can provide some hunters with a BBQ.<BR/>Glad you liked the pictures!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-53342274795085970652008-06-02T14:52:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:52:00.000-05:00Pablo,Anything that's smaller and doesn't swim fas...Pablo,<BR/>Anything that's smaller and doesn't swim fast enough.<BR/><BR/>Wren,<BR/>True on that statement. Cuteness is wasted on the young.<BR/><BR/>Susan,<BR/>I have. It's a popular game animal here. Sows are tastier than boars generally.<BR/><BR/>Rurality,<BR/>The fierce tales come from hunters who have cornered the hog with a pack of dogs.<BR/>Yes, they are plenty fierce when cornered, but I see them all the time and each time they spook at the slightest sound.<BR/><BR/>Sophie,<BR/>These are legal game, so get ready.<BR/>There's pork recipes in that book, but no specific wild hog recipes.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>It was pretty sweet. Piglets are hard not to go awwww over.<BR/><BR/>roger,<BR/>i want the pictures the other guys don't get. like when felling trees, i always have my escape route planned before i commit.<BR/><BR/>Freste,<BR/>I had a favorable wind for stalking and she was so into whatever was growing there. The lens isn't THAT long.<BR/>Try not to sleep in the road.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-26047000968092800712008-06-02T14:48:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:48:00.000-05:00oops...just realized I used the wrong SEEN!! I mea...oops...just realized I used the wrong SEEN!! I meant SCENE!! Perfect spelling is a curse of mine!!!island timerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424864536042105204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-81116011741315127332008-06-02T14:44:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:44:00.000-05:00LOVE the piglet gang!!Every spring/fall it never f...LOVE the piglet gang!!<BR/>Every spring/fall it never fails that we come upon a few haphazardly. (imagine a seen from Bambi) Anywho, babies end up at our place for a few weeks until they are ready for the real world... but they're always a riot to have around the yard for a spell.<BR/>EAT them?? Only the sows...<BR/><BR/>The cattle ranchers despise them around these parts since they dig up the fields and inevitably the cows founder into the holes, after which the cow must be put down.island timerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424864536042105204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65141924152416078722008-06-02T11:28:00.000-05:002008-06-02T11:28:00.000-05:00So glad the Sony has a long zoom. Just thinking th...So glad the Sony has a long zoom. Just thinking that could have been a nice sprint back to the JEEP. <BR/><BR/>No pigs, gators, pre-dusk owls, blueberries, or cardinals in my neck of the woods, so this is quite a treat! <BR/><BR/>I like the new tiny gator pic but I still aint' sticking my foot in the water. <BR/><BR/>Now......yawn........as your very........clear........phots depict......it's time for.......a nap.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-31299141492237159352008-06-02T10:58:00.000-05:002008-06-02T10:58:00.000-05:00cute, almost cuddly, organic, free-range pork. wit...cute, almost cuddly, organic, free-range pork. with a possibly dangerous keeper.<BR/><BR/>you are a daring photographer.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65257196747678245342008-06-02T10:25:00.000-05:002008-06-02T10:25:00.000-05:00Wild baby hogs sleeping in the road, does it get a...Wild baby hogs sleeping in the road, does it get any better than that for a serendipitous moment? Well, maybe, but that still is one very fine encounter.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-77757337951372167332008-06-02T09:30:00.000-05:002008-06-02T09:30:00.000-05:00OMIGOSH! How cute can they get?! I'd be stoked, as...OMIGOSH! How cute can they get?! I'd be stoked, as well. I've never been able to get that close. They really are wary creatures. My heart would've been pounding so, I'm sure they'd hear it.<BR/><BR/>Does your dinosaur book have recipes for wild hogs? I'd love to hunt them... well, maybe. I'm an excellent shot... when the target isn't running... and my hands aren't quite as steady as they were a few years ago...SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-59680297125561693912008-06-02T09:13:00.000-05:002008-06-02T09:13:00.000-05:00Cool! I've never seen them. Had always heard you d...Cool! I've never seen them. Had always heard you didn't want to, they were so fierce. Glad to hear that's not true. :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-37892990699441260932008-06-02T08:36:00.000-05:002008-06-02T08:36:00.000-05:00Sweet baby pigs, snuggled together on a sunlit san...Sweet baby pigs, snuggled together on a sunlit sandy road... I'm starting to get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drowsy.<BR/><BR/>On a pragmatic note... have you ever eaten wild pig? (I have not.) Does it taste good? Does it need to be slow-cooked to be tender? I'm just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-75161267828819696022008-06-02T06:51:00.000-05:002008-06-02T06:51:00.000-05:00The babies are much cuter than their mama, that's ...The babies are much cuter than their mama, that's for sure. What a treat to see the whole herd of them! I can imagine you were stoked because I felt that way when I saw mama mallard and a bunch of babies cross the road on the way to town.<BR/><BR/>Nothin' cuter than a baby _______ (fill in the blank).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-35057385582304690082008-06-02T06:31:00.000-05:002008-06-02T06:31:00.000-05:00Florida is indeed a different land. Tell me, FC, d...Florida is indeed a different land. Tell me, FC, do the gators down there allow themselves to eat pork?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com