• Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 13, 2026 16:24:20
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn


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  • From BobbieSellers@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 13, 2026 20:39:38
    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn


    Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago. They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    But wild turkeys are in the East Bay and tend to dominate
    the larger(?) brained humans. They do some amusing turkey things
    and it puts people off killing them on sight as do state laws.

    bliss

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 08:36:34
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ?? https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.? I have shot
    them
    and shot at them.? They all need to be shot on sight.

    Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago. They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    But that doesn't mean that Marin County's infestation didn't come
    about exactly as you said.

    But wild turkeys are in the East Bay and tend to dominate
    the larger(?) brained humans. They do some amusing turkey things
    and it puts people off killing them on sight as do state laws.

    Ah. Cute dinosaurs.

    Those up here (crows, also protected) that attack baby bunnies are not
    so cute.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 21:45:42
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago. They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas. They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints. They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From BobbieSellers@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 20:41:03
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the pigs
    will make excellent targets.

    bliss

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 22:50:25
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the
    pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    Spray and pray is a very bad thing in over half of Texas. My office
    building is out in the country on 14 acres and yet I have several homes
    within a few hundred feet and a school in a half mile. Bullets can
    easily go a mile with the right trajectory.

    Lynn


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Etan@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 16:27:27
    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...

    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dimensional Traveler@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 06:52:31
    On 7/14/2026 8:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the
    pigs will make excellent targets.

    And yet they can't hit their target....

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 10:37:17
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the
    pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one. Besides, your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray is
    a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of pigs to
    go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 08:31:26
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:27 +0300, "Etan" <etn@am-net.pp.ua> wrote:

    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...

    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    I would say something about a virus causing sterility, but that might
    easily get out of hand with disasterous results.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 10:42:59
    On 7/15/2026 8:27 AM, Etan wrote:
    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire"˙ wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn

    First you have to trap them and they are smart little buggers. There are
    newer devices that seem to be doing a better job but I swear they must
    have a reddit where they share info.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From BobbieSellers@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 09:07:55
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray is
    a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of pigs to
    go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my situation. I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question. I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    bliss

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 17:08:44
    Jay Morris <morrisj@epsilon3.me> writes:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the
    pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real >automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one. Besides, your >standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray is
    a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of pigs to
    go through. Lever action is barely adequate.

    A minigun (M134) works really well, if somewhat wasteful. Used on
    Mythbusters to shoot fish in a barrel at up to 6000 rounds/second. There
    are a couple in private hands.

    https://www.battlefieldvegas.com/weapon/machine-guns/mini-gun/

    At $3.50 per round, it's not inexpensive to use.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 13:39:49
    On 7/14/2026 11:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    Spray and pray is a very bad thing in over half of Texas.˙ My office building is out in the country on 14 acres and yet I have several homes within a few hundred feet and a school in a half mile.˙ Bullets can
    easily go a mile with the right trajectory.

    Lynn


    The problem is that unless you kill the entire sounder (herd) at once,
    the others will go off, make more piggies, and avoid the area for a
    little while. Ditto for traps - if any are missed, the later generations
    are shown the trap and taught to avoid it.

    Populations in some areas are falling, It turns out that coyotes have
    developed a cooperative hunting strategy that separates sows from their litters, allowing the piglets to be picked off.

    pt

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 15:03:26
    On 7/15/2026 10:42 AM, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/15/2026 8:27 AM, Etan wrote:
    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire"˙ wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn

    First you have to trap them and they are smart little buggers. There are newer devices that seem to be doing a better job but I swear they must
    have a reddit where they share info.

    My brother uses a movable pen trap at his cattle ranch but they now shun
    it even when he moves it to a new place. At his deer ranch, he put a 10
    foot fence around the place with two feet in the ground as the pigs can
    dig really well.

    Lynn


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 15:04:11
    On 7/15/2026 10:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:27 +0300, "Etan" <etn@am-net.pp.ua> wrote:

    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...

    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    I would say something about a virus causing sterility, but that might
    easily get out of hand with disasterous results.

    Yeah, something like that could easily jump to humans from pigs as we
    are closely related.

    Lynn


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Etan@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 21:19:45
    you didn't even read what i said, read the message again you lazy bastard
    in article 1138p3s$1epkg$4@dont-email.me, Lynn McGuire at lynnmcguire5@gmail.com wrote on 7/15/26 11:04 PM:

    On 7/15/2026 10:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:27 +0300, "Etan" <etn@am-net.pp.ua> wrote:

    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...

    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    I would say something about a virus causing sterility, but that might
    easily get out of hand with disasterous results.

    Yeah, something like that could easily jump to humans from pigs as we
    are closely related.

    Lynn



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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 15:24:56
    On 7/15/2026 1:19 PM, Etan wrote:
    you didn't even read what i said, read the message again you lazy bastard
    in article 1138p3s$1epkg$4@dont-email.me, Lynn McGuire at lynnmcguire5@gmail.com wrote on 7/15/26 11:04 PM:

    On 7/15/2026 10:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:27 +0300, "Etan" <etn@am-net.pp.ua> wrote:

    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me... >>>>
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    I would say something about a virus causing sterility, but that might
    easily get out of hand with disasterous results.

    Yeah, something like that could easily jump to humans from pigs as we
    are closely related.

    Lynn

    Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

    Lynn


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  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 16:01:08
    On 7/15/2026 12:08 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    Jay Morris <morrisj@epsilon3.me> writes:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here >>>> in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the >>> pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one. Besides, your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray is
    a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of pigs to
    go through. Lever action is barely adequate.

    A minigun (M134) works really well, if somewhat wasteful. Used on Mythbusters to shoot fish in a barrel at up to 6000 rounds/second. There
    are a couple in private hands.

    https://www.battlefieldvegas.com/weapon/machine-guns/mini-gun/

    At $3.50 per round, it's not inexpensive to use.

    There are mini-guns in various calibers, .22, 9mm, 5.56, etc but 7.62x51
    (used in the M134) is the lightest round you'd want to use for hogs
    (IMHO)[1]. Problem is that a motor driven mini-gun is a class 3 firearm
    so now you're paying the tax-man and the slew of regulations that goes
    with that. Gatling style are not considered class 3 but can really be
    spray and pray.

    I pay around a $1 a round for 7.62 NATO but even at that price it'd be a
    tad expensive. That $350 for 100 rounds at Battlefield Vegas covers
    firearm and range also.

    [1]Well, I guess if the mini-gun is putting 20-30 rounds on target maybe
    even the .22 is sufficient.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 17:47:22
    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray
    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of
    pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Gary R. Schmidt@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 13:18:33
    On 16/07/2026 04:19, Etan wrote:
    you didn't even read what i said, read the message again you lazy bastard
    in article 1138p3s$1epkg$4@dont-email.me, Lynn McGuire at lynnmcguire5@gmail.com wrote on 7/15/26 11:04 PM:

    On 7/15/2026 10:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:27 +0300, "Etan" <etn@am-net.pp.ua> wrote:

    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me... >>>>
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them
    and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    I would say something about a virus causing sterility, but that might
    easily get out of hand with disasterous results.

    Yeah, something like that could easily jump to humans from pigs as we
    are closely related.

    Lynn



    This is Usenet, we don't top-post on Usenet.

    Cheers,
    Gary B-)

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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 08:20:56
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ? ?? https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.? I have
    shot
    them
    and shot at them.? They all need to be shot on sight.

    ????Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an
    infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.? They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who >>>>>>> rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with
    them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light >>>>>> sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them
    to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.? They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we
    have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.? They will outgrow the
    human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ?????Well you finally have a use for all those automatic
    weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ?????bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an
    real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.? Besides,
    your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray

    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of
    pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ????No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.? I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.? I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 13:49:44
    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation >>>>>>>> and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who >>>>>>>> rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light >>>>>>> sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have >>>>>> ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human >>>>>> population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as >>>>> the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real >>>> automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray
    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of
    pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    pt


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lee Gleason@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 13:11:29
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge here
    in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have ten
    million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as the
    pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    https://www.helibacon.com/texas-helicopter-hog-hunting/





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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 14:30:36
    On 7/15/2026 11:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray
    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of
    pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    ˙˙˙˙bliss

    I shot a 60 lb feral pig in the head with my .44 special snubbie a
    couple of years. The bullet bounced off her head. But it stunned her
    and I put my pistol under her chin. That took her out. But I did not
    get her piglets as they had run off through my neighbors barbed wire fence.

    Lynn


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 14:31:41
    On 7/16/2026 1:11 PM, Lee Gleason wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    https://www.helibacon.com/texas-helicopter-hog-hunting/

    My nephew did this last year in south Texas. He had a blast. He even
    got a video he sent to me.

    Lynn


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 16, 2026 14:39:38
    On 7/16/2026 1:11 PM, Lee Gleason wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot them >>>>>> and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not
    agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were
    imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before)
    suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from
    dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge
    here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    https://www.helibacon.com/texas-helicopter-hog-hunting/


    One can also hunt hogs in Texas from a hot air balloon. The pigs have
    learned to recognize the sound of a helicopter. A tethered balloon is
    quiet and a stabler platform.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 17, 2026 08:38:47
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ? ?? https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.? I have
    shot
    them
    and shot at them.? They all need to be shot on sight.

    ????Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an
    infestation
    and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.? They were >>>>>>>>> imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid
    who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with
    them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from >>>>>>>> dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul
    light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by
    them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge >>>>>>> here in Texas.? They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we
    have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.? They will outgrow the
    human
    population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ?????Well you finally have a use for all those
    automatic weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ?????bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an
    real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.? Besides,
    your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and
    pray
    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of
    pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ????No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for
    my
    situation.? I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.? I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    Yes, it would probably be something that opens up at a given altitude
    on the way down to release the nails or whatever.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 17, 2026 21:48:47
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P
    =20
    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    They're called submunitions in today's army, however,
    they're not inert like grapeshot.


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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dimensional Traveler@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 17, 2026 17:17:13
    On 7/17/2026 8:38 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation >>>>>>>>>> and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were >>>>>>>>>> imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who >>>>>>>>>> rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>>>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from >>>>>>>>> dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light >>>>>>>>> sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>>>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge >>>>>>>> here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have >>>>>>>> ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human >>>>>>>> population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as >>>>>>> the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real >>>>>> automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your >>>>>> standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray >>>>>> is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of >>>>>> pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    Yes, it would probably be something that opens up at a given altitude
    on the way down to release the nails or whatever.

    Cluster bombs _are_ modern grapeshot.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 17, 2026 19:55:56
    On 7/17/2026 10:38 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation >>>>>>>>>> and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were >>>>>>>>>> imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who >>>>>>>>>> rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>>>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from >>>>>>>>> dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light >>>>>>>>> sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>>>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge >>>>>>>> here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have >>>>>>>> ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human >>>>>>>> population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as >>>>>>> the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real >>>>>> automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your >>>>>> standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray >>>>>> is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of >>>>>> pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    Yes, it would probably be something that opens up at a given altitude
    on the way down to release the nails or whatever.

    While I'm totally on board with the idea (having once been a mortar
    platoon leader) you're bumping up against federal regulation again. ATF considers a mortar round (or anything with over 1/4 lb explosive) to be
    a Destructive Device for which you have to file a Form 4[1] for each and
    pay the $200 fee. Becomes a very expensive proposition.

    And I have no idea if the state would get involved.

    [1]Takes 4 weeks minimum to process and requires a background check.

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  • From BobbieSellers@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 17, 2026 20:49:40
    On 7/17/26 17:55, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/17/2026 10:38 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13 >>>>>>>>>>>>
    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have >>>>>>>>>>>> shot
    them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙ ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation >>>>>>>>>>> and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were >>>>>>>>>>> imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid >>>>>>>>>>> who
    rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses >>>>>>>>>> with them
    -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from >>>>>>>>>> dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul >>>>>>>>>> light
    sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by >>>>>>>>>> them to
    this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge >>>>>>>>> here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we >>>>>>>>> have
    ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human >>>>>>>>> population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙ ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic
    weapons as
    the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙ ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an >>>>>>> real
    automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, >>>>>>> your
    standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and >>>>>>> pray
    is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of >>>>>>> pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙ ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better.˙ :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    Yes, it would probably be something that opens up at a given altitude
    on the way down to release the nails or whatever.

    While I'm totally on board with the idea (having once been a mortar
    platoon leader) you're bumping up against federal regulation again. ATF considers a mortar round (or anything with over 1/4 lb explosive) to be
    a Destructive Device for which you have to file a Form 4[1] for each and
    pay the $200 fee. Becomes a very expensive proposition.

    And I have no idea if the state would get involved.

    [1]Takes 4 weeks minimum to process and requires a background check.

    You have the Texas National Guard.
    Have a competent Governor declare an Emergency and activate the Guard to hunt, herd and massacre those feral hogs. They already will have the weapons and the if they need instruction they can find hunters to help
    tell them how it differs from the training in killing people
    they have already received. Maybe silencers on slug guns would be
    be less alarming to the prey.

    Now I don't want to hear more about the feral hogs until the
    price of lean bacon goes down.



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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, July 18, 2026 09:19:19
    On Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:55:56 -0500, Jay Morris <morrisj@epsilon3.me>
    wrote:

    On 7/17/2026 10:38 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

    <snippo: feral pigs in Texas>

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    Yes, it would probably be something that opens up at a given altitude
    on the way down to release the nails or whatever.

    While I'm totally on board with the idea (having once been a mortar
    platoon leader) you're bumping up against federal regulation again. ATF >considers a mortar round (or anything with over 1/4 lb explosive) to be
    a Destructive Device for which you have to file a Form 4[1] for each and

    pay the $200 fee. Becomes a very expensive proposition.

    I am amazed that it is allowed at all.

    I first considered this idea, BTW, when I read a newspaper report
    (some decades ago, to be sure) about a homeowner who had left on
    vacation and neglected to arrange for a neighbor to have the keys for
    his house "just in case". The house, it turned out, had a security
    system that, when triggered, activated a very loud siren which nobody
    could turn off. It occurred to be that a small indirect fire weapon
    (ie, mortar) could, in theory, solve the problem without doing too
    much damage to the surrounding houses.

    Of course, that didn't happen. Which is probably a good thing.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, July 18, 2026 14:12:17
    Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P
    =20
    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    They're called submunitions in today's army, however,
    they're not inert like grapeshot.

    And some of them are technically not allowed under the CCW, but like
    flechettes seem to wind up getting issued anyway....
    --scott


    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, July 18, 2026 14:41:33
    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P
    =20
    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    They're called submunitions in today's army, however,
    they're not inert like grapeshot.

    And some of them are technically not allowed under the CCW, but like >flechettes seem to wind up getting issued anyway....

    Although, to conflate two threads, cluster bombs and wide-area mortars
    might be a viable solution to the wild hog problems in some locations.
    --scott

    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, July 19, 2026 09:52:19
    On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:41:33 -0400 (EDT), kludge@panix.com (Scott
    Dorsey) wrote:

    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer >>>><petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are >>>>>>> better. :P
    =20
    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.

    They're called submunitions in today's army, however,
    they're not inert like grapeshot.

    And some of them are technically not allowed under the CCW, but like >>flechettes seem to wind up getting issued anyway....

    Although, to conflate two threads, cluster bombs and wide-area mortars
    might be a viable solution to the wild hog problems in some locations.

    And, unless there's a market in wild pork, would probably not jack up
    gas prices, unlike other uses of military hardware.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.18
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Etan@3:633/10 to All on Monday, July 20, 2026 13:15:18


    "Jay Morris" wrote in message news:11389q7$19kcb$1@epsilon3.eternal-september.org...

    On 7/15/2026 8:27 AM, Etan wrote:
    euthanasia seems to be a better option tbh

    "Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:1133l25$3tldq$1@dont-email.me...
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13

    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas. I have shot them and shot at them. They all need to be shot on sight.

    Lynn

    First you have to trap them and they are smart little buggers. There are
    newer devices that seem to be doing a better job but I swear they must
    have a reddit where they share info.

    why not darts


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  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 15:44:07
    On 7/17/2026 11:48 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <o1jk5ldgb8s6rn79h5e14erov1d5dkrs47@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:49:44 -0400, Cryptoengineer
    <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 7/16/2026 11:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:22 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/15/2026 9:07 AM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/15/26 08:37, Jay Morris wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:41 PM, BobbieSellers wrote:
    On 7/14/26 19:45, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 7/14/2026 10:36 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:39:38 -0700, BobbieSellers
    <bliss-sf4ever@dslextremeinvalid.com> wrote:

    On 7/13/26 14:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Yard Invaders
    ˙ ˙˙ https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2026/07/13 >>>>>>>>>>>>
    Yeah, we have almost ten million of these in Texas.˙ I have shot >>>>>>>>>>>> them
    and shot at them.˙ They all need to be shot on sight.

    ˙˙˙˙Curiously enough Marin County suffers such an infestation >>>>>>>>>>> and I generally agree with your solution. Sadly Marin does not >>>>>>>>>>> agree or they would have been wiped out long ago.˙ They were >>>>>>>>>>> imported from Europe to provide sport for the rich and stupid who >>>>>>>>>>> rejoice in the triumph over lesser mammals.

    Online checking done in the past (this topic has come up before) >>>>>>>>>> suggested that the Conquistadores didn't just bring horses with them >>>>>>>>>> -- they also brought pigs.

    Some of the horses escaped and changed the local cultures from >>>>>>>>>> dog-power to horse-power. (No, really some used dogs to haul light >>>>>>>>>> sledges with stuff on them.)

    And some of the pigs escaped and are with those afflicted by them to >>>>>>>>>> this day. With no reasonable solution in sight.

    Yup, the Spanish Conquistadors and their pigs is common knowledge >>>>>>>>> here in Texas.˙ They dumped a lot of their pigs here and now we have >>>>>>>>> ten million of the unwanted varmints.˙ They will outgrow the human >>>>>>>>> population here of 32 million in a few years.

    Lynn


    ˙˙˙˙˙Well you finally have a use for all those automatic weapons as >>>>>>>> the pigs will make excellent targets.

    ˙˙˙˙˙bliss

    You obviously have no idea had hard and expensive it is to get an real >>>>>>> automatic firearm, or how few people actually own one.˙ Besides, your >>>>>>> standard semi-automatic works best. One shot, one pig. Spray and pray >>>>>>> is a waste of ammo. Bolt action is too slow when you have a herd of >>>>>>> pigs to go through. Lever action is barely adequate.


    ˙˙˙˙No I do not not because my .38 revolver is enough for my
    situation.˙ I wanted to be a gun nut but it was economically out
    ot the question.˙ I do not advocate in any case "pray and spray",
    unless you can get the pigs to gather in large sounders.

    If you have that many in that small a group grenade launchers are
    better. :P

    Or maybe a small mortar ...

    A cluster munition is what you need.

    I wonder if mortars can fire grapeshot.


    Just a whiff.

    Modern cluster munitions are a lot more sophisticated.

    The main shell/rocket bursts well above the target, scattering
    dozens to low hundreds of submunitions. Each submunition in
    turn explodes closer to the ground, spreading dozens of tungsten
    fragments at high velocity in all directions.

    The only thing that will protect you is a hole with a solid
    overhead cover, which feral hogs won't have.

    pt

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