10-12-2016, 03:37 PM
As long as it doesn't involve poisoning the lawn with Bayer I'd say it's a much better option.
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Pig Damage
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10-12-2016, 03:47 PM
Im in Hawaiian Acres, I had Pigs probs weekly, sometimes daily..... then I got 2 dogs, now I get maybe 1-2 pig digs on my prop / yr...
****************************************************************** save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
10-12-2016, 03:51 PM
Pigs, dig for worms and roots, poisons will not work... use some common sense there..... we are talking about random hits on acres of land...
a fence or a dog that walks prop daily and leave their scent... is the only thing beside trapping and killing... ****************************************************************** save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
10-12-2016, 03:56 PM
PS!
why do you fear mongering kooks always have to weave in 'Monsanto' in every damn post... leave the 115 yr old company out of this.. and stop being so damn scared of everything GD thing! fwiw, YOU and I will live to be 81 years old on average OMG!.. get over it.. One Year before Monsanto became a company, the ave life expectancy was 31 yrs old..... hmmm? go figure... aloha ****************************************************************** save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
10-12-2016, 04:17 PM
quote: Amazon. Search for ED-55 Rex I or II from Safety Technology International. I'm really not sure how effective this thing would be since I don't think it's meant for outdoors and I'm not sure of the range. Seems kind of useless for pigs.
10-12-2016, 06:26 PM
Dogs (plural) work pretty well. Pigs are not intimidated by a single dog, but they don't like to be outnumbered.
Here's another old trick you can try: go to a barber shop and get their floor sweepings for the day. Probably should call ahead. Scatter the hair trimmings around the perimeter of your property. Pigs live by their nose, and to them this will smell like they are approaching about a hundred people. Come to think of it, nowadays you can probably get the trimmings from a dog groomer...even better. Hair breaks down very slowly, it should last about 6 months to a year, and it's free.
10-12-2016, 08:42 PM
We tried the hair trimmings routine at our house, and for months afterwards we had strangers' hair blowing in the wind, clinging to plants, tracking into the house, etc. It was disgusting! I'd rather have the pigs. In our experience, pigs hang around for a week or two or three, then either move on or are made the guests of honor at a neighbor's luau.
10-12-2016, 09:59 PM
I've heard the hair story before. In CA they put human hair in stockings and hang it from rose bushes to protect them from the deer. It's still pretty disgusting, and I really think it's a myth. Hair isn't all that odorous to begin with. Dog urine I can imagine working, but of course it would wash away very rapidly. And be gross.
10-12-2016, 10:53 PM
Why not get, say a multi-pump air rife (or even air pistol)? You control the power by how many times you pump the airgun. Usually about 3 to 10 times. That way you can do stinging shots instead of shots that sink a pellet maybe 3/8" into their skin. A target the size of a pig is going to be super easy to hit. If they start associating your property with pain, they may not come back. A bit of target practice with paper targets, which I call fun, to see how the gun shoots at whatever distances you'd need it to hit a pig, and you're ready. You could even use a cheap Daisy Red Ryder at short distances, though they do not have any way to vary the power like a multi-pumper does.
If the distances will be, say 7 to 25 yards a $35 Crosman Model 760 from Walmart would do it. If your eyes are good just use the open sights. If not, I can suggest a nice compact 4 power scope for $16 and a set of scope rings for another $10-$15. My 760 will group as tight as tight as 1/4" at 7 yards from a rest. Another idea is a modern slingshot. Rocks, marbles, steel balls, even paint balls might work. This will take a bit of practice to be able to hit a pig sized target at say 7-10 yards. Hit them in the haunches with enough power to sting, and that should get them on the run. Never had a pig on our property yet. Do they make a lot of noise? I'd rather do something like this, as I don't have the bucks for a fence. Poison seems a bit much. Recently we have seen a group of pigs in a huge lot on Ainaloa Boulevard rooting around. Seen them twice. This, near the highway. Jon in Keaau/HPP
Jon in Keaau/HPP
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