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Shorthair, what regions of the big mitten are getting populations? I involved in a small feeder pig operation in the late 70's early 80's in the thumb. Pig prices were hurting and in the mid to late 80's I remember $.08 per pound. A farmer cannot keep feed or fences up at that price so alot of hogs were released to starve in the wild or survive and others just escaped as the farmers did their best to keep them contained. This was also the same time the pork/hog industry in the south east went to crap as developers offered more for land than farmers could earn working the farms...
This is my theory to why the "Pig Bomb" exploded in the late 90's... 3 litters every 14 months equates to 8-10 LARGE generational expansions ...
But what do I know I am but a dumb redneck...
Brent
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