The cats who live next door have pretty much taken care of the rats and mice, snakes and gators are taking their winter break, we haven't seen the bobcat in months and even the ubiquitous florida palmetto bugs are pretty scarce this time of year.Apparently, so we don't get too critter complacent we have now been invaded by a family, herd, gaggle or flock of wild pigs. Our neighbors yard, our back yard and especially the area around the fish cleaning station has been completely uprooted by feral pigs.
I just read that in 2005 there were more than 500,000 wild pigs in Florida. Hunting them is legal and even school children have chaperoned, organized pig hunts. Of course all Florida children carry shotguns. What fun. "Hey Maw, I just kilt supper."
I have a shotgun too, but we're going a more civilized route. Doesn't that take all the fun out of it? Our neighbor is the assistant greens keeper at the local golf course and he is contacting his pig trapper, no joke, his pig trapper to come here. We pay his expenses and he gets to keep what he traps. He then butchers the creatures and distributes the meat to the poor. Sounds like a win-win situation
Snort-snort.
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