tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post5505438842518486260..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Twig DigUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-62516344896095387422008-02-09T08:40:00.000-05:002008-02-09T08:40:00.000-05:00Linda,You are exactly right, they are very prolifi...Linda,<BR/>You are exactly right, they are very prolific and really damaging to delicate ecosystems.<BR/><BR/>I haven't taken any off our bit of forest yet, but I'm not past sitting out there some early morning with my Grandfathers double barrel shotgun.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-46853882809027389832008-02-08T07:30:00.000-05:002008-02-08T07:30:00.000-05:00The USDA with help from local landowners have "har...The USDA with help from local landowners have "harvested" nearly 80 feral hogs out of our Kansas valley this winter. If someone doesn't use aggressive measures (trapping) they will multiply at an unbelievable rate.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432986283071362131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-67498299478737427582008-02-08T06:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T06:59:00.000-05:00Cathy S,I guess it's the fact that you never know ...Cathy S,<BR/>I guess it's the fact that you never know what will turn up ...R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-85324547287066960912008-02-07T21:20:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:20:00.000-05:00Oh, my youngest also loves to dig holes. When he ...Oh, my youngest also loves to dig holes. When he was little, he used it as stress management. When we fenced the pasture, he lost his passion because we made him dig so many, but I think he still ikes to dig when we are not looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-50062131047041266032008-02-07T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-07T18:53:00.000-05:00HTeen,I knew you'd get that!Yeah, very sandy ... l...HTeen,<BR/>I knew you'd get that!<BR/>Yeah, very sandy ... like being on Anastasia.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-18930992417718893392008-02-07T18:52:00.000-05:002008-02-07T18:52:00.000-05:00Vicki,She might like that idea, but the show must ...Vicki,<BR/>She might like that idea, but the show must go on.<BR/><BR/>Mark,<BR/>Just like digging at the beach ... only with roots.<BR/><BR/>Pablo,<BR/>Campsite water. <BR/>Yes, it's legal to hunt feral hogs on your own property year round. They are tasty pests and a popular game animal.<BR/><BR/>roger,<BR/>true, maybe if i throw corn in a hole they will deepen it.<BR/><BR/>3C,<BR/>Barely out of the sea that sand is.<BR/>Nice layer of peaty humus though.<BR/>The hogs (if on your property) can be taken year round. Some folks make a living trapping them alive and then selling them to hunting resorts for "canned hunts".<BR/><BR/>Troll,<BR/>You are correct. <BR/>They are tasty.<BR/>I can't think of any other animal that changes it's bone structure in response to the environment.<BR/><BR/>Thanks David for the soil ID.<BR/>It's very typical flatwoods ... gallberry, deer tongue, palmetto.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-40541062103423795152008-02-07T18:48:00.000-05:002008-02-07T18:48:00.000-05:00"Minorcan backhoe" ha haWow, your soil there is a ..."Minorcan backhoe" ha ha<BR/>Wow, your soil there is a heck of a lot worse than we have here on the east coast. More sugar sand=more limestone?MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-18550355093792557802008-02-07T14:27:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:27:00.000-05:00Nice looking spodosol you've got there. (Typical ...Nice looking spodosol you've got there. (Typical flatwoods site soil.) Shouldn't be too deep to find water!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-17952708158870118892008-02-07T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-07T13:40:00.000-05:00Pretty sure it's legal to shoot tasty feral pigs o...Pretty sure it's legal to shoot tasty feral pigs on private land whenever you want. Otherwise, I might be in trouble.<BR/><BR/>Simply amazing how fast they change when going from domestic to wild. And the total eventual change in appearance, traits, and taste.hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-76788093004581417582008-02-07T10:57:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:57:00.000-05:00Ah Pablo beat me to it...same question, same surmi...Ah Pablo beat me to it...same question, same surmise.... Interesting looking dirt. You don't see white too often up here unless it is piled on top of the ground. We shovel that too, but I can't say as I relish it.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-28119104005947019842008-02-07T10:35:00.000-05:002008-02-07T10:35:00.000-05:00too bad you can't get the pigs to dig deeper.too bad you can't get the pigs to dig deeper.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-73098716513707136022008-02-07T09:33:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:33:00.000-05:00And the well will be for . . . watering the twig s...And the well will be for . . . watering the twig seedlings?<BR/><BR/>Can you do anything about the feral hogs? (Are they considered a problem?) Seems like a marksman could make a dent and maybe show a certain rooting area was dangerous. Is that legal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-83320447918405523372008-02-07T09:12:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:12:00.000-05:00Digging a well with a shovel ... imagine that. I o...Digging a well with a shovel ... imagine that. I often watch with envy at the home improvement shows on TV, where a landscaper digs a nice hole for a big plant using nothing but a shovel. We can't do that around here. Any hole requires a pick. In some cases it's like digging a hole in a pile of bricks. And that's even when you don't hit rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-48509640439554221322008-02-07T09:05:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:05:00.000-05:00Sounds like more plumbing to me. But it's a nice h...Sounds like more plumbing to me. But it's a nice hole.<BR/><BR/>That's very interesting about those highly adaptive pigs. Maybe you could use Chewie as a sort of trail blazer/park ranger at Twig Forest. Build her a little station and set up a remote critter cam to keep an eye on her.<BR/>There just HAS to be more than one way a grown pig can be useful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com