Porcine Press – Michigan Pigs Update
This came in yesterday, but it got bumped by the Peregrine Fund’s lead ammo report. Oh well…
A few days back, I posted up a news story from Michigan about a couple who’d killed a whole herd of feral hogs in their backyard, including a real monster of a sow. Well… as Paul Harvey (RIP) put it, here’s the rest of the story…
Turns out, the hogs were actually regular escapees from a neighboring farm that had been “terrorizing” the neighborhood for quite a while.
From the story:
Neighbors of a Muskegon County couple who shot and killed four large feral pigs say the animals are the same ones that have been terrorizing their home. The neighbors believe the pigs escaped from a local farm.
“Those pigs have gotten out several times and they tried to attack me and my mother’s dog”, says Kelly Knife. She couldn’t believe it when she saw the WZZM story about a local couple who shot four pigs. She says they are the same pigs that have been escaping from the farm next door, for years. “It’s so hard to go outside during the summer because you don’t feel safe if they get out.”
Sounds like no one except the farmer is going to be sorry to see the animals go. Even so, this may dash the hopes of prospective hog hunters in that part of Michigan. Sorry, Arthur.
I thought those looked very domestic!
April 28th, 2009 at 4:52 am
I thought they looked domestic, too. We do have a confirmed kill in my county, but I’ve never seen a feral hog anywhere near where I’ve been hunting.
It is a little disappointing. I wouldn’t mind going after a few porkers.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
[...] It seems that Michigan has been making some headlines recently when it comes to pigs. And thankfully it doesn’t have to do with any pandemic, or probable one. All the hoopla stems from some feral hogs that were killed in northern Muskegon county, including one that weighed a whopping 514lbs. After some further investigation it was found that these hogs had actually been terrorizing this particular area for quite some time – chasing people into their homes, and just all around wreaking havoc. All accounts lead me to believe that these four hogs escaped from a local farm, and have been being a royal pain all around…..until recently of course when they were “taken care of” – some lucky couple put an end to all the hassle by killing all four of them. Phillip has more on that story here and here. [...]
May 1st, 2009 at 3:22 am