Hog Sighting!

Yep, they finally made their way into our area apparently.  I first remember reading about feral hogs in Missouri 3-4 years ago when the Missouri Department of Conservation starting publishing notices about their spread in Missouri and encouraged everyone to shoot them on sight.  I never thought much of it at the time, thinking they would never spread to our part of the state.  Well they've proven me wrong.

After swapping out the memory card on one of my trail cameras last Wednesday, I flipped through the pictures on a point and shoot camera in the field.  Mind you, the screen on the camera is fairly small, but when I came across one particular picture there was only one thing that came to my mind...hog!

I wasn't certain at that point, but after going home and uploading the pictures onto the computer, I had no doubt in my mind.  I sent the picture to one of our MDC contacts to keep them informed they were in our area.  One of the local wildlife biologists was nice enough to meet us at the property over the weekend and provide guidance for identifying sign and tips for eradicating them.  We will start baiting with "soured" corn in front of a trail camera to see if this fella was just passing through or if it's here to stay with some more friends.

CLICK HERE for more information on feral hogs and why the MDC is going through such strong efforts to eliminate them.

Let the battle begin!