March 11 2017

The last of the small feral hogs is removed from Vulture Gulch area.

Across the road in the large pasture, a large sounder of feral hogs were seen. This large cage was delivered and set up to live trap those animals. It is called "Goin Fencing". It is 30 foot wiide and 6 feet tall. It is outfitted with a remote control camera to trigger the trap door when the sounder is all inside and not accidentally trap a deer or other animal that might enter for the bait.

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March 03 2017

There was one small feral hog still roaming that could not trigger the live trap door due to its small size. We were told that the best way to catch a hog is with another hog. We borrowed one of the small hogs previously collected by a neighbor and put him in the center round cage within the larger cage. The small hog was so excited to see his fellow hog that he ran around in circles until the trap door was triggered closed. The caretaker removed a panel of the center cage so the two animals could be close together as they tend to do. Sadly, the square corners of the outer cage caused the death of the smaller hog because it kept running into the corner to get away and finally injured itself. The hog collectors were not avaiable to quickly collect both hogs and they stayed in the cage too long. 

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March 02 2017

A borrowed small feral hog used as bait to catch the last lone feral hog that could not trigger the trip wire due to its small size. This animal is inside a cage within the trap.

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February 25 2017

Successfully trapped 4 more young feral hogs.

A neighbor loads 2 young feral hogs per cage into the bed of this pick up truck to take to his home and raise with his own domestic pigs.

Successfully removed 4 young feral hogs from the property. This is one of two cages, with two animals in each cage.

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February 20 2017

A small flood on the Blanco River. The fallen tree debris from the 2015 flood are left on the ground for erosion control and for wildlife habitat. Many birds are seen in the dead tree branches.

A group of Vultures circling in the air currents after a rain.

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