MISSOURI FERAL HOG RESEARCH
October 17, 2019
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HOW DID WE GET HERE
NOW WE ARE ABOUT TO LEARN WHERE THIS NUMBER CAME FROM!!!
“2014 Missouri Study Aerial shooting at $296 per pig, Jump said.
Brad Jump, Springfield, Missouri’s feral swine coordinator for USDA - Wildlife Services.”
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.12866
MISSOURI FERAL HOGS - Doing the work of the Missouri Media came across this back in April 2019 - Next question where did this come from?
Have you ever heard any of this in the MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, FERAL HOG TASK FORCE, MISSOURI LOBBYIST on the payroll, CONSERVATION GROUPS on the payroll, or the MISSOURI MEDIA?
NO
THIS MAKE ME MAD!
Missouri has the greatest average movement rates
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The average home range size was greatest in Missouri. We analyzed GPS data from individual pigs in studies across six states including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas.
We obtained over 400,000 GPS locations of wild pigs from 13 different studies spanning six states in southern U.S.A., and quantified movement rates and home range size.
Missouri and Texas had the greatest average movement rates.
The average home range size was greatest in Missouri.
KEEP DIGGING
MISSOURI FERAL HOGS
!!!!!!WHAT!!!!!!
“RECENT POPULATION MODELS”
REMEMBER THE MISSOURI FERAL HOG TASK FORCE WON’T SAY WHAT THE POPULATION IS!!!!
NOT ONE OFFICIAL!!!!!
JUST AS RECENT AS DECEMBER OF 2018 – QUOTE BY THE MDC – “It is difficult to estimate of Missouri Hog Population”
You will NEVER see this asked by the Missouri Media!
This document was being signed by leadership of Missouri and Federal Agencies - in 2016 & 2017.
PAGE 4 is my Favorite Part (Recent population models in Missouri estimate an annual population growth rate of 166% if no actions are taken to eliminate feral swine.)
What “RECENT POPULATION MODELS”
Been trapping for 20 to 25 years that depends on who Deputy Director Aaron Jefferies with MDC is lying to at the time.
HOW “HAS THE POPULATION INCREASED”
(Based on these models, an estimated 62% of the population would need to be removed annually to stabilize population growth and 71% percent of the population would have to be removed annually to cause decline)
What “RECENT POPULATION MODELS”
What “IS THE CURRENT POPULATION”
What “ARE THE CURRENT ESTIMATED % OF THE POPULATION YOU HAVE REMOVED FOR EACH RESPECTIVE YEAR, 2018, 2017, 2016, AND 2015”
Page 1 - Can't even make it past 13 words in the first sentence and the lie told in 2017 exposed.
Feral Hog Research Published in 2014 Research was from 2009 to 2011.
Quote from MDC 2017 Wild Pig Reports in 30 Missouri but the report published in 2014 report says 40 counties.
Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? – 2009 - Feral hogs are known to occur in at least 40 counties in Missouri and are generally found on or near large tracts of public land.
DID YOU KNOW? – 2009 - Home range analyses on 15 hogs indicate an average home range size of 8.68 square miles.
DID YOU KNOW? – 2009 - Home range sizes of feral hogs in Missouri were much larger than reports from other states, including Texas, Oklahoma, California, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - In our study, hogs were most active around sunset, with activity declining throughout the night, and least active around sunrise.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Hogs in this study moved a total of 1.35 Miles per day, on average, with the extreme ends of the daily range being an average of .64 miles apart. However, they were also shown to move up to 1.67 miles in as little as an hour, so their ability to cover a lot of ground should not be underestimated.
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Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Because feral hogs are so mobile, managers should not expect that hogs will always be in the same area. Managers have a tendency to think that if one trap is set and baited, that hogs will come to it routinely. However, results from this study show that hog movement patterns are highly unpredictable and suggest that multiple traps should be spread throughout the control area to increase the likelihood of trap success.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - The habitat analysis confirmed what we had predicted about hog habitat use, with hogs preferring deciduous forest. However, it was interesting that cropland was least preferred, as hogs are known to cause significant crop damage
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - The results of the habitat analysis indicate that hogs used crop fields and pasture when it was available within their home range, but use it primarily for foraging at night, with a majority of their movements being within the forest surrounding the fields.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - The elevation analysis showed a preference for mid-elevation slopes, which was somewhat unexpected.
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Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Both the V.I. analysis and centroid distance analysis showed that hogs were least disturbed by trapping activities and most disturbed by aerial gunning with the helicopter.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Generally, our results were similar to others, in that while hunting with dogs and aerial gunning did have some impact on hog movements, those activities did not cause hogs to leave their home range or cause permanent shifts in their activity patterns
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - However, the average distance away hogs moved from the site of disturbance by dogs and the helicopter was approximately 1 km.,
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - It is likely that the activity will cause the hog to leave the area, but, in general, the hogs do not go very far and often return to the site after a period of time.
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Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Managers often have an issue with capturing several hogs in a trap, but a few not being caught and then hog activity at the trap site ceasing. In these cases, managers are not sure where the remaining hogs have gone and often continue baiting the old trap site in an attempt to lure the remaining hogs back to that site. Based on the response data, managers should attempt to find new hog sign within a .3 – .7 square miles area of the old trap site and start a new bait site, since hogs are likely nearby.
Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - In this study, aerial gunning was also shown to be highly efficient in terms of man-hours and was similar in cost to trapping. It is important to note that our aerial gunning costs are relatively low because of MDC owning their own helicopter and keeping pilots on staff; costs would be significantly higher if we had to contract out helicopter use.
Here are some of the DID YOU KNOW from the Missouri Department of Conservation Feral Hog Research from pages 14 thru 21 in 2009.
Feral Hog Research Project Final Report
Executive Summary
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began a feral hog research project in 2009 to analyze hog movements, cost efficiency of control efforts, and reproductive characteristics and growth rates of the population.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Our population growth rate estimates indicated that similar removal rates would be necessary to stabilize (62%) or reduce (71%) population growth.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Our data indicate that each individual sub-adult female is contributing less to the population than an adult female, as a lower percentage of sub-adults showed signs of active breeding at the time of capture. However, since there are more sub-adults in the population, they are contributing the same amount as a group as adults when considered as a group.
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - According to our data, the majority of control efforts should be applied from March – May and September – October, as these periods are likely to
DID YOU KNOW? - 2009 - Result in the removal of more pregnant females. This is currently in contrast to hog control operations in Missouri, as hog control is often put on hold during these times to reduce conflicts with hunting seasons on our public areas.
AMAZING THE COVER UP WHEN RESEARCH DOES NOT GO YOUR WAY
UN-PUBLICIZE - MINGO WILDLIFE REFUGE WILD HOG RESEARCH
March 14th, 2014
Funded by Missouri Department of Conservation
2013 - Site specific control strategies for feral hogs on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. $ 14,700. Funded, Missouri Department of Conservation.
OH the Agony of the when the truth rears its ugly head. This information has been out to the public for 6 year. Bet you never read this on Missouri Agency Propaganda Ministry, Lobbyist puppets website and during the interview with News Media they must have forgot to mention all the rest of the hogs killed.
Just in case you think the Feds are running Mingo – NOPE the Feral Hog Task Force is.
Just when you thought it was safe to enter the swamp. duunnn dunnn… duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn ...
Lets knock the mud off your boots boys and girls – ROFLMAO
Research on the Mingo Wildlife Refuge in 2012 - Feral hog movement around the refuge.
This information to be more efficient in their hog eradication efforts.
Project continued through 2013. Cameras pulled in January of 2014.
Hog sign has been detected over a large area of the refuge.
Since January 2013, a total of 210 hogs have been taken from Mingo NWR (see graph below).
HOG DOGS – 54.8%
115 - Feral Hogs with HOG DOGS - A Special Use Permit (SUP) was issued to a hog tracker with “hog” dogs.
HUNTING / SHOOTING – 23.3%
25 - Feral Hogs taken by Hunters during the managed hunts for whitetail deer
24 – Feral Hogs shot by Staff over bait piles.
TRAPPING – 18.6% (MDC the most efficient method) BHAAAAA
39 – Feral Hogs TRAPPED by MDC one full-time hog technician with panel traps, with bait.
Trapping was halted for deer and turkey seasons to prevent baiting issues.
SNARES – 2.9%
6 – Feral Hogs with CABLE RESTRAINTS (snares) set up in known locations by MDC full-time hog technician.
HELICOPTER – 0.5% - (MDC killing the last remainder of hogs) BHAAAAA
1 - Feral Hog was taken by MDC Helicopter
After approval from the Regional Office, the refuge partnered with MDC to attempt aerial control of hogs with the use of a helicopter and gunner Wednesday, March 20, 2013. We closed the refuge to all public access due to the management activity. All refuge staff was on hand to make sure that all access points onto the refuge was successfully guarded to prevent public access during the operation. The public was notified that the refuge was closed, and a local news station covered the story before the operation began. One hog was killed during the aerial operation. Efforts were limited due to the large size of the refuge and heavy tree cover and brush coupled with vast areas of standing water which caused a glare from the sun and made it difficult for the gunner to see. The tree cover and brush was thick and allowed the hogs to run and hide from the gunner.
Just in case you wanted to read the article again. BHAAAAA
(2013 - The Missouri Department of Conservation will conduct a one-day aerial operation to control feral hogs in Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. MDC Staff Quote: With traps, you might get 15 hogs. If we can get out with the helicopter and get 40 or 50 in one day, so that's so much more efficient.”
https://www.stlmag.com/news/Off-the-Pigs-On-Shooting-Hogs-From-Helicopters-If-You-Can-Spot-Them/
Feral Hogs Feral hogs became quite a frequent topic of discussion for refuge staff throughout 2013. In the current hunting regulations for the refuge, feral hogs can only be taken incidental to any refuge hunt with weapons legal for that hunt until the daily bag limit of game is taken. With the word spreading about the growing hog population on the refuge, the refuge office received numerous phone calls regarding the topic of why the refuge does not allow people to hunt specifically for hogs.
The reason for this is TO SUPPORT THE STANCE OF THAT MDC IS TAKING WITH FERAL HOGS. The state doesn’t want to encourage the culture of hog hunting because of the fear that it could lead to people releasing feral hogs on public land. Also, INDIVIDUALS HUNTING FOR FERAL HOGS INTERFERE WITH CURRENT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITES BY REFUGE STAFF AND THE FERAL HOG TASK FORCE. Even with the refuge’s regulation of incidental take of feral hogs, there were still an alarming number of hogs killed on the refuge this year.
