Well, I was just questioning The Rev on whether there were any pigs around Lubbock and today this article hits our local paper.
http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/022207/lif_022207029.shtml
It is a free registration, but that's sometimes a hassle soI'll paste some of the better quotes out of the article.
Just a few months ago, animal control was called to the LakeRidge neighborhood in Southwest Lubbock after residents called complaining of a wild hog strolling through the golf course.
When wild animals get that close to homes, the typical protocol is to tranquilize them, according to Laura Forsythe, field supervisor with Lubbock Animal Services.
But that's impossible with most feral pigs, she said. "The darts bounce off," Forsythe said. "Their hide is too thick."
Luckily, Forsythe found a bow hunter willing to come "remove" the boar.
For Les McDaniel, what works best sometimes is an AR-15 - the civilian version of a military M-16 with a 30-round magazine.
If you have a real hassle trying to read the article let me know and I could probably cut and paste the whole thing.
FWIW, Nathan