Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
01-21-2006, 06:24 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MB.
Posts: 2,984
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
ORIGINAL: 3Ddepression
For a while I thought our nordic herds were something to mention but I have never heard of euroasian pigs going further than 60 degrees north but you got that beaten for sure.
For a while I thought our nordic herds were something to mention but I have never heard of euroasian pigs going further than 60 degrees north but you got that beaten for sure.
01-21-2006, 06:53 AM
#12
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Sweden
Posts: 279
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
With all the negative experience of introducing new speciesaround the world your pigs probably wouldhave to be eradicated.[
]I guess that in the far north many plants often grow very very slowly and a pig can probably ruine large areas for quite some time.
The harassments and problems can perhaps be related to the facts that the pigs dont find enough to eat and are getting desperate. Or that they are first generation escapers and remembers that food comes from humans.
I am only guessing now[&:]
]I guess that in the far north many plants often grow very very slowly and a pig can probably ruine large areas for quite some time.The harassments and problems can perhaps be related to the facts that the pigs dont find enough to eat and are getting desperate. Or that they are first generation escapers and remembers that food comes from humans.
I am only guessing now[&:]
01-23-2006, 08:44 AM
#14
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 248
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
ORIGINAL: trailer
I would have to agree with you 3D... VT. sorry for the highjack it was not my intent...
I would have to agree with you 3D... VT. sorry for the highjack it was not my intent...
01-23-2006, 09:21 AM
#16
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 248
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog
VT, are you Jewish?
No problem, you guys answered my question. I guess hogs in VT is possible, though I really hope they don't move up this far.
VT, are you Jewish?
01-25-2006, 01:03 PM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 419
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
I saw aphoto in the DEC office here in Fairbanks, Alaska of a guy with a feral hog that he killed incidentally while moose hunting in the Mat-Su valley in southcentral Alaska. I know of two reputable sources that have seen feral hogs outside of Fairbanks as well. Likely farm escapees. Last year a guy reported that there was a large group of feral hogs roaming through the Big Susitna Drainage south of Denali National Park. They're actually listed in the hunting regulations up here as deleterious exotic game. No season no limit. I doubt their survival rate is very high considering all the bears around here. That and it's -48 here today.
AK Jeff
AK Jeff
01-28-2006, 07:34 AM
#20
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location:
Posts: 44
RE: Hypothetical: How far north can hogs live?
We have hogs in southwest Wisconsin and can they do damage. Our cornfields get knocked down pretty good, alfalfa fields rutted up about 3-4 inches deep and the woods gets knocked down form them looking for acorns and the like. Just went out last weekend looking for sign after a snowfall and not a track to be seen. In the summer though they seem to be very active and strictly nocturnal. I'll try and attach a picture I took of them w/ my camera. Sorry tried picture but file to large.