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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