Very well done indeed . My salute and congratulations. A very effective and insightful operation. I have no love for the pigs . I have nothing but sympathy for the farmers who labor long and hard . And then have to struggle with this on going escalating problem. But the fact that from what you show in your videos you dispatch the pigs humanely . I saw no suffering or abuse . Well done
Vincent you only have a love for their methods of ridding the world of hogs because the judge ordered you to pay the hog you were married to alimony for the next ten years. I guess had you hired these guys then your pockets could still have more in them instead of just lint. That snorting, slop eating, dirt wallowing sow that bellied up to your table to inhale it's food was something you wish you had avoided in life. All those snot filled kisses, flabby embraces and stank breath whispers of affection, really took a toll on you. Your self-esteem now shattered, you have come to the realization that no woman worth her salt could ever like you, let alone admit, to loving you.
Great outcome brother. The company i work for in Queensland has brought several of your traps and are suppling them to property owners with good success,
+Amu Batal Click on the video link he provides in the above comment, go to 7: 19 and 9: 15 marks in that video and watch the fun begin! LOL Using a bright spotlight seems to be a key to getting the hog to stand still. The hog must think he or she is in a play, or something! :-)
Feral pig sounders are killed for the same reason termite swarms and rat colonies are killed. Feral pigs are NOT native to North America thereby harmfully impacting agriculture, native vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, soil properties and water quality causing an annual negative economic impact of $2.5 billion dollars in the United States. A farmer has the same right to remove corn rootworms, soybean aphids and feral pigs from his crops (your food and clothing) as your right to remove termites, rats and cockroaches from your home. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them.
What is your point? Lethal control is the still the Best Management Practice for feral pigs. Please enlighten us with your financially economical solution to protect 100,000 acres (405 square kilometers) of crops from feral pigs in a single rural county owned by 50+ different landowners which is more effective and efficient than the Integrated Wild Pig Control™ methods and technology demonstrated in this video. Be prepared to debate your position with data and facts; not an emotional theory.
I was just wondering what you do with the carcasses after putting them down. It sure would be a waste of all that good meat if you just buried or discarded them.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another side to this topic. The state of Texas currently has 80+ buying stations which purchase live pigs by the pound from trappers. This has created a huge financial incentive to conserve feral pig populations; not eliminate them. The minimum weight at the buying station is 50 or 60 pounds and trappers turn loose juvenile pigs (instead of killing them) in an attempt to capture them months later for profit which does not prevent damage to agricultural crops. Feral pigs breed too young and too often for the United States to BBQ our way out of this problem. If so, Texas would be making an impact on their feral swine population. The most efficient control solution is to treat feral hogs as any other residential or agricultural pest using the same integrated control model. This is our professional, science-based conclusion after 12 years of experience in this industry.
Great video series! Very educational and informative. I just love the "moment of truth" when the gates fall and the pigs go berserk. I giggle uncontrollably when they crash into the fence at full speed. You guys are providing a very valuable service for farmers and producing (nearly) free pork in the process. Keep up the good work!
+insane mind - You would be breaking the law. Currently, there are no poisons, toxicants or biological controls legally approved for feral swine use in the United States. Mainly because poisons and toxicants are not species specific and would negatively impact legal game animals such as deer, turkey and raccoons who also eat corn. Secondary poisoning would also occur to scavenger, non-target species such as coyotes and buzzards who eat dead pig carcasses.
elwin38 check out my channel on you tube and google+ I killed a 250 pound sow in November (my first). We trap them...they run the deer off and tear up our property. I have several videos of them on my channel and the last 6 I killed. The good thing is we eat them or give the meat away. Got a new freezer too woohoo! In Texas their is no bag limit and it is year round harvest. btw Happy New Year! -- Teri LaFaye
Nothing I love more than discussing the capture of tasty and delicious food and your voice surely helps capture the soothing deliciousness of feral wild pigs.
I have watched a number of your videos, and I am very impressed with your method . I own property on the Texas Louisiana border; the hogs that I have observed on my property are a lot larger than the ones that you capture . I'm talking 500lbs or greater ! What method do you suggest that I buy from your company to eliminate these giants ?
That is a pretty slick operation. Counting the entire population in the area then fully eradicating them. Very pro. It's interesting to see those pigs get so intelligent as they get older avoiding bait stations and traps. Seems like some people are engineering smart hogs by shooting at bait stations and setting up small traps that only seem to trap inexperienced juveniles. Very informative. I haven't seen any hogs yet where I live, but they do seem to be moving north.
+icsheeple You are correct. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet and landowners additionally educate them with failed trapping and shooting methods. JAGER PRO™ developed the Integrated Wild Pig Control model which is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, method education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” Feral pigs are not naturally migrating north via creek and river systems. They are being illegally transported at 70 MPH up the interstate in livestock trailers. Legislation should be passed in states from Tennessee north making hog hunting illegal to stop the incentive of transporting feral pigs across state lines to start new hunting populations in northern states. Legislation should also be passed in all states to stop intrastate transportation of feral pigs to stock hunting preserves, bay pens and holding facilities with heavy fines to those breaking the rules. We appreciate your comments.
New favorite channel. Love this and want todo it for a living when I grow up. I really like the art of outsmarting nature and getting out into the field of your own work, and I'm sure this is rewarding payment wise.
You have the best system and videos I'm obsessed with these traps and watch then over and over, please put up any other clips you have, i love how you explain each step I have learned most of what I know about these feral pigs from your channel
Once you shoot them in the trap, isn't there a lingering scent of death? I would imagine that would put any other pigs off of entering? I remember you said that they had excellent senses of smell, and could smell that people were around when you built the trap. Does the blood not play a part in this at all?
quick question. I thought that the hogs had really good smelling sense. Dont are they able to smell blood particles, from the previous use of the MINE?
Yes, pigs have an incredible sense of smell. They are omnivores and do not associate blood with danger unless they have been previously educated or conditioned to this response. Blood inside the trap enclosure does not affect new sounders from feeding during consecutive nights as long as they are captured in reverse order from traditional thinking as the video "JAGER PRO™ Hog Trapping (16) 3 Captures in 3 Consecutive Nights" (ua-cam.com/video/JJdK7-yPzfQ/v-deo.html) effectively demonstrates. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet and landowners continue to educate them with failed trapping and shooting methods. Capturing only part of the sounder (method education) is the main reason survivors will not enter the same metal contraption which made their family members disappear. We teach capturing the entire sounder at one time and then shooting pigs inside the trap with a .22 caliber suppressed rifle immediately after they are caught. This practice also prevents distressed vocalizations to any other sounders on the property which eliminates method education about the M.I.N.E.™ Trapping process. Our methodology also prevents pigs from urinating and defecating inside the trap all night and soiling the enclosure for future captures. We now have a weekly television show which airs Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm Eastern, 8:30 pm Central on RFD-TV. Check your local listings for the RFD-TV channel. DISH Network - Channel 231 Direct TV - Channel 345 Cable TV - Check with your local Cable Provider for channel information. Our first season (26 shows) demonstrates how a single Hog Control Operator™ efficiently removes the entire population of 450 feral pigs from a 4,800-acre property along the Flint River in central Georgia. Each week teaches the art and science of Integrated Wild Pig Control™ in a carefully documented case study of whole-sounder removal. The purpose of this show is to teach viewers how to eliminate feral swine populations from their entire county using future Farm Bill funding in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Here is a preview of our JAGER PRO™ TV show on RFD-TV - ua-cam.com/video/KqKV4S1dHyU/v-deo.html
I viewed your videos more often now... Because there are no 'so called' feral pigs in my country (I think that is also good...) that makes me envious! We love pork!!! But, these are my questions? Please educate me, sir JAGER PRO... 1. What are feral pigs? 2. What is its difference with our domestic pigs? 3. Any example species between them? 4. Where they came from? 5. How do they came to the US? Suggestion: How about proccessing the pigs to be a fish food???
Feral pigs are NOT native to North America which means they do not belong in the United States. They harmfully impact agriculture, native vegetation, native wildlife, soil properties and water quality causing an annual negative economic impact of $2.5 billion dollars in the United States. Human action led to feral pigs being released in our country and the man-made problem requires a man-made solution. The illegal transportation and release of wild pigs for recreational hunting purposes is the primary reason for our current problem. Sport hunters are directly responsible for the abrupt surge in population harmfully impacting agriculture, native vegetation, native wildlife, soil properties and water quality in the United States. Legislation must be passed in every state to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs with heavy fines to criminals releasing them. Many feral pigs are domestic pigs which were released into the wild. Just like feral cats are domestic cats which were released. We are not certain about the economic benefit from processing feral pigs as fish food. Monetizing any wild or feral animal creates more reasons to keep them alive. Our company looks at feral pigs like any other residential or commercial pest. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is used or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten or used. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem and many carcasses will NOT be used for food or anything else. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process.
+Ahmet Berke Kevser Watch this 33/33 capture at ua-cam.com/video/tKy6yozXgSA/v-deo.html to view 25+ adult pigs repeatedly attack the same spot of the trap enclosure without any escapes.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Our television contract does not allow JAGER PRO™ to air original footage on UA-cam until after it appears on TV. We will post the QRF baiting video on our UA-cam channel and website after it airs this winter.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
There is no difference between a feral pig and a domestic, "free-range" pig unless they are wearing an ear tag or are a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. In our opinion, no state should allow pigs to roam free without fences. It is too easy for them to leave a residence and become wild or feral.
I wonder if you could get gates and maybe small fence pieces made from carbon fiber or some other non-metal material if it would trigger the pig's trap avoidance.
Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet. Any pigs outside the trap when gates are triggered will learn from the experience and become "trap resistant" to the process. It is the reason we preach whole-sounder lethal control to prevent any pig from surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. The only way JAGER PRO can change pig behavior is by influencing humans to stop educating feral pigs with substandard control methods. One of our business objectives is to raise the standard of feral swine control in the United States by certifying Hog Control Operators™ to perform our "Integrated Wild Pig Control™" (IWPC™) model. The feral swine problem will ultimately be resolved when we scale product sales and training/certification to several million pigs removed annually. Legislation must also be passed (and enforced) in all 50 states to stop illegal transportation and release of feral pigs for recreational and sport hunting purposes. Success cannot be achieved until each state stops new pig populations from being started.
Thank you for the reply, and what you say makes total sense (and I know pigs are crazy smart) but I think you misunderstood my question. I was thinking about pigs that are already trap resistant because of previous less effective trapping attempts. I was wondering if changing the material the gate was made from would keep them from recognizing it as a trap, so I guess my question is more do they associate steel with traps or is it the shape, or both? I also wonder if you had a gate that slid sideways (or swung) to close rather then come down (the engineering for this is likely not practical) would seem less like a trap as they wouldn't be passing under anything. Or, perhaps if it hinged at the bottom and laid flat on the ground (covered with thin plywood and debris or something) then pivots to vertical. You've probably already thought of all this, I'm just thinking out loud. Or you could have it hinge in one bottom corner and rotate down into place. P.S. I know it's Dolphins, then humans and you say pigs are fourth in intelligence, what's in third spot? Crows? P.P.S. Kauaʻi (and the other Hawaiian Islands) has a feral pig problem, you should probably go there to check it out. January and February would be good months to go.
It is impossible to compare intelligence levels between various animal species due to a number of conflicting factors, but many research studies list: 1. Chimpanzees 2. Cetaceans (dolphins and whales) 3. Elephants 4. Pigs (very high emotional intelligence) Feral pigs learn from any failed removal attempt made by humans. It does not matter if a suspended trap (with no gate or sides) were used. They know to avoid any object if they survive a failed attempt. Pigs are the only animal we observe at night standing motionless, (30 feet from a road) waiting and listening for traffic noise to cease before crossing.
This is so much fun, it's like military reconnaissance, studying the terrain and behaviour of the enemy, lol, as soon as you get good enough Intel, you deploy reinforcements and finish the bad guys,... I eagerly wait for trap doors to close and watch how they all scamper, searching for salvation, but they know they finally walked into the land of walking dead. Kaput!!!
How far north do these hogs migrate? A few years ago I saw a map that almost included North Dakota. I’m in southern South Dakota and I’ve never heard of them around here.
Feral pigs have no reason to migrate north on their own. The illegal transportation and release of feral pigs for recreational hunting purposes is the primary reason for our current problem. Sport hunters are directly responsible for the abrupt surge in population. Hunters have also established feral swine in Canada and are now encroaching on border states like Montana and North Dakota. www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/science/feral-pigs-canada-texas.html and nationalpost.com/news/canada/invasion-of-the-wild-pigs-u-s-states-have-plans-to-deal-with-feral-swine
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
You have to watch a bunch. They don't do it on video often enough for my money. Of course I didn't pay any. It's really quick. Pig standing there with it's piggy friends, pig drops over without another breath, usually without any further movement. The kills are Very swift. The other piggy friends don't understand that something really bad is happening to Buddy. And Sammy. Oh, there goes Sue falling over...Hey, wait, how come everyone else is laying down except m-
I’m just curious, with the technology we have today is the feral swine population diminishing or gaining? With a gestation period of 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days for a littler of 8 to 12 piglets, damn there like rats. Happy we don’t have this problem where we are.
The definition of Integrated Wild Pig Control™ (IWPC™) is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” There are several factors which determine how long a property remains at "zero balance" after a successful IWPC™ program has been implemented. Future reproduction and migration would have to come from adjacent properties since an effective IWPC™ program would prevent escapes, method education and reproduction from the entire generation of feral pigs living on the property. Are neighboring landowners implementing a successful IWPC™ program? Are there enough trained Hog Control Operators™ in the county to effectively implement the IWPC™ program? Has the state passed legislation to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs? How well are law enforcement personnel enforcing these rules in the state? Are judges and the court system prosecuting those breaking the rules with heavy fines? How many criminals are illegally transporting and releasing new feral pig populations in the county? The amount of time a property remains at "zero balance" greatly depends on the answers to the above questions.
A "sounder" is a matriarchal family group of feral pigs consisting of adult sows (females) typically related via two or or three generations and includes their piglets. A sounder of wild pigs is like a herd of cattle, a school of fish, a flock of geese or a murder of crows.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
@@saladim56 - Raw (NO), Cooked (YES) but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to at least 165 degrees. Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is highly contagious in pigs and the disease will spread rapidly throughout an entire herd. The United States has eradicated PRV from the commercial swine industry (confinement farms) since 2003, but not feral pigs in the wild. PRV infection is highly fatal to dogs which come into contact with infected feral swine and death usually occurs within two days. Many dogs with this virus die suddenly without any characteristic signs. When symptoms do occur, they include excessive salivation, intense itching, and neurologic behavioral changes. Because of the extreme itching, pseudorabies is sometimes referred to as “mad itch.” The virus infects both dogs and cats, as well as other domestic animals such as swine, cattle, sheep, and goats, but does not infect humans. At present, there is no treatment for dogs or other animals who contract PRV. Pigs are the only animals able to survive the infection, thus the explanation as to why they are the known host.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem and many carcasses may NOT be used for food.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food.
I like watching videos like this , it must be really difficult for land owners/ homesteaders to irradicate these feral animals , they breed and multiply enormously , as per homesteaders I’ve watched they trapp the pigs but not eat all the meat especially adult boars because the meat had a very strong smell/stinks apparently .
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
It takes an Integrated Wild Pig Control™ (IWPC™) approach to be successful. Our M.I.N.E.™ Trapping System will always be more efficient in the winter to target sow and pig sounders. Thermal shooting operations will always be more efficient in the spring during planting season to target boar bachelor groups who avoided winter traps. Then, there are several factors which determine how long a property remains at "zero balance" after a successful Integrated Wild Pig Control (IWPC) program has been implemented. Future reproduction and migration would have to come from adjacent properties since an effective IWPC program would prevent escapes, method education and reproduction from the entire generation of feral pigs living on the property. Are neighboring landowners implementing a successful IWPC program? Are there enough trained Hog Control Operators™ in the county to effectively implement the IWPC program? Has the state passed legislation to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs? How well are law enforcement personnel enforcing these rules in the state? Are judges and the court system prosecuting those breaking the rules with heavy fines? How many criminals are illegally transporting and releasing new feral pig populations in the county? Hopefully, you can understand the amount of time a property remains at "zero balance" greatly depends on the answers to the above questions.
+Leo Gwakuba The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, our mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Had an idea for you guys... In situations near homes or with active dogs -- mix molasses with the corn is will draw the intelligent ones as well. Let me know how it goes...
+Stan Wilson . The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches to process.
+JAGER PRO™ This was my question. I have raised hogs for over 50 years and see no reason folks with a good fence and the knowledge could not castrate, worm and feed these hogs so they could be marketed or used by anyone in need or want of pork.
+Mr. Reappear The state of Texas currently has 80+ buying stations which purchase live pigs from trappers by the pound. This has created a huge financial incentive to conserve feral pig populations; not eliminate them. The minimum weight at the buying station is 50 or 60 pounds and trappers turn loose juvenile pigs (instead of killing them) in an attempt to capture them months later for profit which does not prevent damage to agricultural crops. Also, wild pork in every American restaurant would create direct competition against farmers raising domestic beef, pork and poultry for the same purpose. Meat processing companies would not receive positive support from their state agricultural commodity commissions. Bottom line, feral pigs breed too young and too often for the United States to BBQ our way out of this problem. If so, Texas would be making an impact on their feral swine population. The most efficient control solution is to treat feral pigs as any other residential or agricultural pest using the same strategic, integrated control model. This is our professional, logical conclusion after a decade of experience in this industry.
+Gabe Lee The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 ;degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches to process for food. It will be impossible to eradicate wild pigs throughout the entire United States. JAGER PRO™ developed the Integrated Wild Pig Control model which is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, method education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” This integrated approach is the most efficient model to reduce wild pig populations but must be implemented on surrounding properties as well. If not, pigs will begin migrating onto the control property from neighboring landowners who did not implement our integrated plan. This is equivalent to only performing termite, rat or cockroach control in apartment 2C when the entire building is experiencing a pest infestation. Every apartment (or farm) must implement an efficient control plan to effectively solve the problem long-term. If not, the pests will reproduce and spread to new locations. It is more of a "human dimension" problem than it is a "pest" problem. We know how to kill and capture every sounder. Getting all the humans in the county to work together is the more difficult task.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food. Dog food processors are not configured to handle processing an entire pig delivered whole to their facility. Most dog food is affordable because it processes parts of a chicken, cow or fish from agricultural processing plants deemed unfit for human consumption. It is simply a matter of processing costs and disease liability. About 20% of feral swine in the United States are seropositive for the pseudorabies virus (PRV). Pigs are the only natural host for PRV which is fatal to dogs and cats with death occurring within two days.
@@JAGERPRO i think, if owner feed his dogs and cats boiled meat, there is no problem to make feral hog meat safe for them as boiling destroys viruses and bacteria. If pets are on strict raw-food diet, then, of course, no pork for them. Rendering also could be an option, it also destroys all pathogens and so allows using carcasses for commercial dog and cat food. But, it depends on cost-effectiveness, sometimes it's cheaper to bury or burn excess carcasses.
What is done with the swine after they are euthanized . I have heard in Alaska they donate to the natives but are these pigs eaten or are they destroyed due the the high probability of disease? From what I understand pigs can contract disease between each other with ease . And it's a serious problem because the wild pig can contaminate our farmed supply and spread rapidly .
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, our mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
@@JAGERPRO I really appreciate you taking the time to respond . I am thoroughly impressed with your operation and how methodical the operation is your team is doing an amazing job I never new they were that smart or the amount of damage they cause . I really appreciate the education I will continue to watch learn and support your channel . Thanks again for taking your time to respond
boardingpass04 You may, but we guarantee the farmers and landowners where you live do NOT want feral pigs on their property. The explosion of feral pig populations is being caused by ignorant people illegally transporting and releasing pigs to new locations to establish sport hunting populations. Traditional HUNTING methods used to control game animals (whitetail deer) producing one or two fawns per year will NOT control an invasive species (feral pig) producing 12-20 piglets annually. Hunters have the ability to harvest an unlimited number of feral pigs 365 days per year but are either unwilling or incapable of population control.
i am from British Columbia, and i agree they are feral and uncontrollable. That being said i paid almost six thousand dollars in fees to go hunt pigs, it is a money maker
+boardingpass04 You got ripped off. Go to Texas. They are all over the place. Get permission to hunt on someone's farm and they will be glad to have you.
A very late comment to this video but I feel like there are a lot of people who overlook the reality of the situation. As an animal lover myself, I understand why this is done and anyone who can process cause and effect, should also see the mercy in it. You can't only look at the context of this video. Yes in this video the animals are being put down, but when they comment yelling about the slaughter or poor pigs, they are not considering the multiple results. 1.) These boars populate so rapidly that unchecked they would destroy their habitat and starve each other out, resulting in slow painful starving. 2.) The same would happen to any animal that shares their diet. Slow suffering and death for all the other adorable animals as well. 3.) The viewer too would suffer the stress of food shortage and prices of crops/clothing skyrocketing due to scarcity. It isn't -just- about the farmers. For the animal lovers out there who only respond to animal pain, it is a balance to make sure those that do live there get a chance to survive in the wild. No professional is sitting there laughing at the pigs or disrespecting their death. Not a true professional anyway. After seeing how this youtuber conducts himself, he tries his best to state only neutral facts. Everyone can see he's here to do a job, it just happens to be a topic that no one wants to breach. They compare it to "what if this were humans or kittens or etc." But the truth of the matter is, we DO need to control all population. Even ours, even our pets. It's why we have them spayed/neutered. The only reason it can't be done to these hogs is that they just breed too fast and even if you did, they are still destructive to the other animals either by being aggressive to them or taking their food. Like Anaconda that took over the everglades, even spayed ones would still hurt the environment while they DO live because nothing in that place is fit to take them on since they didn't evolve together.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food.
The JAGER PRO staff consists of 10 retired Soldiers with 220 years of military training and experience who saw an opportunity to serve American farmers and solve a national problem using our tactical skill set.
@@JAGERPRO Clearly! And it looks like the best job I could imagine. Bait the enemy, learn its habits, wait for the best moment when it feels secure and strike precisely, targeting also the hogs outside the traps. I did not want to make fun of the cause! You guys do unbelievable job! Thanks for the videos and great editing :)
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Varkens worden gedood in de val omdat het in de meeste staten illegaal is om wilde varkens levend te vervoeren of het vlees te verkopen. Het Amerikaanse ministerie van landbouw staat geen rechtstreekse donaties van wild varkensvlees toe aan voedselbanken vanwege varkensbrucellose en het pseudorabiësvirus. Wilde zwijnen kunnen worden gegeten, maar het is erg belangrijk om wild varkensvlees grondig te koken tot 165 graden. De meeste wilde varkens die door JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ worden geoogst, worden ofwel door gasten verwerkt of voor voedsel aan lokale families en kerken geschonken. Alle karkassen die NIET voor voedsel worden gebruikt, worden begraven volgens de voorschriften van het ministerie van Landbouw.
+BabyBBB01 We will not sell any feral pigs alive as they are always killed inside the trap. All dead pigs can be donated to you (on the hoof) for free.
+JAGER PRO™ Never been on a hog hunt or even eat wild hog. Lets trade a hunt. I will guide or put you an eastern KY whitetail or elk. I would love to come down even if its just for some meat.
Make your trap enclosure about a half an acre big that way the pigs don't notice that they're walking into a trap probably be able to get a lot of them that way
There is no need to waste time and other resources on a larger diameter trap when a 35-foot M.I.N.E.® Trapping System was adequate for whole-sounder success. We gather enough video intelligence to actually count individual pigs in each sounder, both before and after the control measure has been implemented. There is no "probably" in this approach. The only way to effectively manage performance is to measure it.
I have some measurements.. Ever see a hog with a 42" tall shoulder and a 4.5" wide hoof with 3.5" scat? Ever see a 6 foot tall hourglass pile of ground stone next to your trap miles from where anyone could get to it? I seen some sh*t make your hair stand on end.
Very well done indeed . My salute and congratulations. A very effective and insightful operation. I have no love for the pigs . I have nothing but sympathy for the farmers who labor long and hard . And then have to struggle with this on going escalating problem. But the fact that from what you show in your videos you dispatch the pigs humanely . I saw no suffering or abuse . Well done
Vincent you only have a love for their methods of ridding the world of hogs because the judge ordered you to pay the hog you were married to alimony for the next ten years. I guess had you hired these guys then your pockets could still have more in them instead of just lint. That snorting, slop eating, dirt wallowing sow that bellied up to your table to inhale it's food was something you wish you had avoided in life. All those snot filled kisses, flabby embraces and stank breath whispers of affection, really took a toll on you. Your self-esteem now shattered, you have come to the realization that no woman worth her salt could ever like you, let alone admit, to loving you.
I randomly came across these videos and I have to say I’m fascinated by these videos, great stuff.
It reminds me of human behavior!
I wanna go hog hunting now
i’m a year behind you bud 😂👌
Great outcome brother. The company i work for in Queensland has brought several of your traps and are suppling them to property owners with good success,
Man, I wish you guys would put out at least 2 videos a Mont. It's hard waiting a month for my trapping fix.
aries wheel I AGREE and how about some dispatching videos?!?!? Great vid!
+Amu Batal
Click on the video link he provides in the above comment, go to 7: 19 and 9: 15 marks in that video and watch the fun begin! LOL Using a bright spotlight seems to be a key to getting the hog to stand still. The hog must think he or she is in a play, or something! :-)
Hi Anita .... putting 2 videos a month , very soon the pigs will be exterminated!!
Feral pig sounders are killed for the same reason termite swarms and rat colonies are killed. Feral pigs are NOT native to North America thereby harmfully impacting agriculture, native vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, soil properties and water quality causing an annual negative economic impact of $2.5 billion dollars in the United States. A farmer has the same right to remove corn rootworms, soybean aphids and feral pigs from his crops (your food and clothing) as your right to remove termites, rats and cockroaches from your home. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them.
JAGER PRO™ you are no native to any part of american continent either, and europe still an open..
What is your point? Lethal control is the still the Best Management Practice for feral pigs. Please enlighten us with your financially economical solution to protect 100,000 acres (405 square kilometers) of crops from feral pigs in a single rural county owned by 50+ different landowners which is more effective and efficient than the Integrated Wild Pig Control™ methods and technology demonstrated in this video. Be prepared to debate your position with data and facts; not an emotional theory.
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I was just wondering what you do with the carcasses after putting them down. It sure would be a waste of all that good meat if you just buried or discarded them.
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food.
However, there is another side to this topic. The state of Texas currently has 80+ buying stations which purchase live pigs by the pound from trappers. This has created a huge financial incentive to conserve feral pig populations; not eliminate them. The minimum weight at the buying station is 50 or 60 pounds and trappers turn loose juvenile pigs (instead of killing them) in an attempt to capture them months later for profit which does not prevent damage to agricultural crops. Feral pigs breed too young and too often for the United States to BBQ our way out of this problem. If so, Texas would be making an impact on their feral swine population. The most efficient control solution is to treat feral hogs as any other residential or agricultural pest using the same integrated control model. This is our professional, science-based conclusion after 12 years of experience in this industry.
Great stuff. It is nice to see serious strategic thinking regarding the feral swine. Fine work.
Great video series! Very educational and informative.
I just love the "moment of truth" when the gates fall and the pigs go berserk. I giggle uncontrollably when they crash into the fence at full speed. You guys are providing a very valuable service for farmers and producing (nearly) free pork in the process.
Keep up the good work!
Am I the only one who thinks Jager pro's motto should be "Gatta catch em all"?
+insane mind - You would be breaking the law. Currently, there are no poisons, toxicants or biological controls legally approved for feral swine use in the United States. Mainly because poisons and toxicants are not species specific and would negatively impact legal game animals such as deer, turkey and raccoons who also eat corn. Secondary poisoning would also occur to scavenger, non-target species such as coyotes and buzzards who eat dead pig carcasses.
I live in the suburbs and grew up in NYC. So, I have no experience with wild hogs but I find these videos fascinating.
Thousands of pigs have been killed in this region and they keep coming! Good grief!
+elwin38 they are WORSE than mice!
ABSOLUTELY!!
elwin38 check out my channel on you tube and google+ I killed a 250 pound sow in November (my first). We trap them...they run the deer off and tear up our property. I have several videos of them on my channel and the last 6 I killed. The good thing is we eat them or give the meat away. Got a new freezer too woohoo! In Texas their is no bag limit and it is year round harvest. btw Happy New Year! -- Teri LaFaye
+elwin38 Those F*ing pigs!
they are worse than mice...except we eat the ones we kill (not mice lol)
Nothing I love more than discussing the capture of tasty and delicious food and your voice surely helps capture the soothing deliciousness of feral wild pigs.
Love love this..Extremely fantastic 👌🏾👌🏾💯
I find these videos fascinating. Like watching a chess match with guns, video cams and cages. Awesome!
I have watched a number of your videos, and I am very impressed with your method . I own property on the Texas Louisiana border; the hogs that I have observed on my property are a lot larger than the ones that you capture . I'm talking 500lbs or greater ! What method do you suggest that I buy from your company to eliminate these giants ?
So cute how they are all hugging each other at the end!
Yeah, it's like they're taking a curtain call.
Mr Rod Pinkerton: your narration is world class. Its like ASMR to me, wathing these pests be exterminated, whilst you narrate. Terrific job Jager Pro.
It is stunning to realize the amount of time, money, and resources that are required to manage that hog infestation.
That's a lot of meat. How do you dispose them?
Keep up the good work ,from Australia
That is a pretty slick operation. Counting the entire population in the area then fully eradicating them. Very pro.
It's interesting to see those pigs get so intelligent as they get older avoiding bait stations and traps. Seems like some people are engineering smart hogs by shooting at bait stations and setting up small traps that only seem to trap inexperienced juveniles. Very informative. I haven't seen any hogs yet where I live, but they do seem to be moving north.
+icsheeple You are correct. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet and landowners additionally educate them with failed trapping and shooting methods. JAGER PRO™ developed the Integrated Wild Pig Control model which is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, method education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” Feral pigs are not naturally migrating north via creek and river systems. They are being illegally transported at 70 MPH up the interstate in livestock trailers. Legislation should be passed in states from Tennessee north making hog hunting illegal to stop the incentive of transporting feral pigs across state lines to start new hunting populations in northern states. Legislation should also be passed in all states to stop intrastate transportation of feral pigs to stock hunting preserves, bay pens and holding facilities with heavy fines to those breaking the rules. We appreciate your comments.
whats #1-3?
We do not understand your question.
I'm from Brooklyn NY...i love these videos
New favorite channel. Love this and want todo it for a living when I grow up. I really like the art of outsmarting nature and getting out into the field of your own work, and I'm sure this is rewarding payment wise.
You have the best system and videos I'm obsessed with these traps and watch then over and over, please put up any other clips you have, i love how you explain each step I have learned most of what I know about these feral pigs from your channel
Great work,well done.
Impressive, very impressive in its efficiency.
Another great video. WELL DONE.
Looks like a satisfying, but demanding job. Well done folks.
Once you shoot them in the trap, isn't there a lingering scent of death? I would imagine that would put any other pigs off of entering? I remember you said that they had excellent senses of smell, and could smell that people were around when you built the trap. Does the blood not play a part in this at all?
Great video!
quick question. I thought that the hogs had really good smelling sense. Dont are they able to smell blood particles, from the previous use of the MINE?
Yes, pigs have an incredible sense of smell. They are omnivores and do not associate blood with danger unless they have been previously educated or conditioned to this response. Blood inside the trap enclosure does not affect new sounders from feeding during consecutive nights as long as they are captured in reverse order from traditional thinking as the video "JAGER PRO™ Hog Trapping (16) 3 Captures in 3 Consecutive Nights" (ua-cam.com/video/JJdK7-yPzfQ/v-deo.html) effectively demonstrates. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet and landowners continue to educate them with failed trapping and shooting methods. Capturing only part of the sounder (method education) is the main reason survivors will not enter the same metal contraption which made their family members disappear. We teach capturing the entire sounder at one time and then shooting pigs inside the trap with a .22 caliber suppressed rifle immediately after they are caught. This practice also prevents distressed vocalizations to any other sounders on the property which eliminates method education about the M.I.N.E.™ Trapping process. Our methodology also prevents pigs from urinating and defecating inside the trap all night and soiling the enclosure for future captures.
We now have a weekly television show which airs Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm Eastern, 8:30 pm Central on RFD-TV. Check your local listings for the RFD-TV channel.
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Our first season (26 shows) demonstrates how a single Hog Control Operator™ efficiently removes the entire population of 450 feral pigs from a 4,800-acre property along the Flint River in central Georgia. Each week teaches the art and science of Integrated Wild Pig Control™ in a carefully documented case study of whole-sounder removal. The purpose of this show is to teach viewers how to eliminate feral swine populations from their entire county using future Farm Bill funding in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
Here is a preview of our JAGER PRO™ TV show on RFD-TV - ua-cam.com/video/KqKV4S1dHyU/v-deo.html
@@JAGERPRO thanks for the response, i am going to check out the show
I viewed your videos more often now... Because there are no 'so called' feral pigs in my country (I think that is also good...) that makes me envious! We love pork!!! But, these are my questions? Please educate me, sir JAGER PRO... 1. What are feral pigs? 2. What is its difference with our domestic pigs? 3. Any example species between them? 4. Where they came from? 5. How do they came to the US? Suggestion: How about proccessing the pigs to be a fish food???
Feral pigs are NOT native to North America which means they do not belong in the United States. They harmfully impact agriculture, native vegetation, native wildlife, soil properties and water quality causing an annual negative economic impact of $2.5 billion dollars in the United States. Human action led to feral pigs being released in our country and the man-made problem requires a man-made solution.
The illegal transportation and release of wild pigs for recreational hunting purposes is the primary reason for our current problem. Sport hunters are directly responsible for the abrupt surge in population harmfully impacting agriculture, native vegetation, native wildlife, soil properties and water quality in the United States. Legislation must be passed in every state to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs with heavy fines to criminals releasing them.
Many feral pigs are domestic pigs which were released into the wild. Just like feral cats are domestic cats which were released. We are not certain about the economic benefit from processing feral pigs as fish food. Monetizing any wild or feral animal creates more reasons to keep them alive. Our company looks at feral pigs like any other residential or commercial pest. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is used or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten or used. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem and many carcasses will NOT be used for food or anything else. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process.
@@JAGERPRO Thank you very much for the rich info! Good luck, sirs!!!
Great work!
What are the more desirable methods for disposal or destruction of the carcasses?
Good work in fighting this destructive invasion. Interesting videos.
I can watch these videos all night 😁 liked and subed!!! Great content
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Looking forward to hearing about the QRF
If they charged to a single spot of the enclosure at the same time, could they break away?
+Ahmet Berke Kevser Watch this 33/33 capture at ua-cam.com/video/tKy6yozXgSA/v-deo.html to view 25+ adult pigs repeatedly attack the same spot of the trap enclosure without any escapes.
Great video. Question what happens to all that meat after they are shot?and i do love bacon
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
I LOVE this!
Excellent
Amazingly cautious animals...
You doing very good.
Can you make succulent pig from wild boar piglets?
Sure. If it can be created from domestic pigs, then it can be made from a feral pig.
Would love to own one of these but your website keeps saying page not found. Need a dealer close to San Antonio Texas.
The closest JAGER PRO Authorized Dealer to San Antonio is South Texas Hog Control. Their website is southtexashogcontrol.com/.
Is the QRF baiting methodology video available?
Our television contract does not allow JAGER PRO™ to air original footage on UA-cam until after it appears on TV. We will post the QRF baiting video on our UA-cam channel and website after it airs this winter.
What do you guys do with all the hogs afterwards?
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
As a new hog owner, how do you know the difference between the feral hogs and free range hogs?
There is no difference between a feral pig and a domestic, "free-range" pig unless they are wearing an ear tag or are a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. In our opinion, no state should allow pigs to roam free without fences. It is too easy for them to leave a residence and become wild or feral.
I wonder if you could get gates and maybe small fence pieces made from carbon fiber or some other non-metal material if it would trigger the pig's trap avoidance.
Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal on the planet. Any pigs outside the trap when gates are triggered will learn from the experience and become "trap resistant" to the process. It is the reason we preach whole-sounder lethal control to prevent any pig from surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. The only way JAGER PRO can change pig behavior is by influencing humans to stop educating feral pigs with substandard control methods. One of our business objectives is to raise the standard of feral swine control in the United States by certifying Hog Control Operators™ to perform our "Integrated Wild Pig Control™" (IWPC™) model. The feral swine problem will ultimately be resolved when we scale product sales and training/certification to several million pigs removed annually. Legislation must also be passed (and enforced) in all 50 states to stop illegal transportation and release of feral pigs for recreational and sport hunting purposes. Success cannot be achieved until each state stops new pig populations from being started.
Thank you for the reply, and what you say makes total sense (and I know pigs are crazy smart) but I think you misunderstood my question. I was thinking about pigs that are already trap resistant because of previous less effective trapping attempts. I was wondering if changing the material the gate was made from would keep them from recognizing it as a trap, so I guess my question is more do they associate steel with traps or is it the shape, or both?
I also wonder if you had a gate that slid sideways (or swung) to close rather then come down (the engineering for this is likely not practical) would seem less like a trap as they wouldn't be passing under anything.
Or, perhaps if it hinged at the bottom and laid flat on the ground (covered with thin plywood and debris or something) then pivots to vertical. You've probably already thought of all this, I'm just thinking out loud.
Or you could have it hinge in one bottom corner and rotate down into place.
P.S. I know it's Dolphins, then humans and you say pigs are fourth in intelligence, what's in third spot? Crows?
P.P.S. Kauaʻi (and the other Hawaiian Islands) has a feral pig problem, you should probably go there to check it out. January and February would be good months to go.
It is impossible to compare intelligence levels between various animal species due to a number of conflicting factors, but many research studies list:
1. Chimpanzees
2. Cetaceans (dolphins and whales)
3. Elephants
4. Pigs (very high emotional intelligence)
Feral pigs learn from any failed removal attempt made by humans. It does not matter if a suspended trap (with no gate or sides) were used. They know to avoid any object if they survive a failed attempt. Pigs are the only animal we observe at night standing motionless, (30 feet from a road) waiting and listening for traffic noise to cease before crossing.
This is so much fun, it's like military reconnaissance, studying the terrain and behaviour of the enemy, lol, as soon as you get good enough Intel, you deploy reinforcements and finish the bad guys,... I eagerly wait for trap doors to close and watch how they all scamper, searching for salvation, but they know they finally walked into the land of walking dead. Kaput!!!
How far north do these hogs migrate? A few years ago I saw a map that almost included North Dakota. I’m in southern South Dakota and I’ve never heard of them around here.
Feral pigs have no reason to migrate north on their own. The illegal transportation and release of feral pigs for recreational hunting purposes is the primary reason for our current problem. Sport hunters are directly responsible for the abrupt surge in population. Hunters have also established feral swine in Canada and are now encroaching on border states like Montana and North Dakota. www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/science/feral-pigs-canada-texas.html and nationalpost.com/news/canada/invasion-of-the-wild-pigs-u-s-states-have-plans-to-deal-with-feral-swine
Is the meat processed and used for food? It Should be given to food banks for homeless/low income people. I LOVE fresh pig. Great video!
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
What was that big flash by the gate at min 8:40?
An infaured light turning on
I love how u do this
Show how u kill them inside the cage
You have to watch a bunch. They don't do it on video often enough for my money. Of course I didn't pay any. It's really quick. Pig standing there with it's piggy friends, pig drops over without another breath, usually without any further movement. The kills are Very swift. The other piggy friends don't understand that something really bad is happening to Buddy. And Sammy. Oh, there goes Sue falling over...Hey, wait, how come everyone else is laying down except m-
Good job
Did they taste good?
Love videos. I wish you guy showed the despatch part
Darn fine work.
I’m just curious, with the technology we have today is the feral swine population diminishing or gaining? With a gestation period of 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days for a littler of 8 to 12 piglets, damn there like rats. Happy we don’t have this problem where we are.
The definition of Integrated Wild Pig Control™ (IWPC™) is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” There are several factors which determine how long a property remains at "zero balance" after a successful IWPC™ program has been implemented. Future reproduction and migration would have to come from adjacent properties since an effective IWPC™ program would prevent escapes, method education and reproduction from the entire generation of feral pigs living on the property. Are neighboring landowners implementing a successful IWPC™ program? Are there enough trained Hog Control Operators™ in the county to effectively implement the IWPC™ program? Has the state passed legislation to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs? How well are law enforcement personnel enforcing these rules in the state? Are judges and the court system prosecuting those breaking the rules with heavy fines? How many criminals are illegally transporting and releasing new feral pig populations in the county? The amount of time a property remains at "zero balance" greatly depends on the answers to the above questions.
What is ''sounder'' means?
A "sounder" is a matriarchal family group of feral pigs consisting of adult sows (females) typically related via two or or three generations and includes their piglets. A sounder of wild pigs is like a herd of cattle, a school of fish, a flock of geese or a murder of crows.
JAGER PRO™ Thanks for the info.
Except a sounder of pigs is murder on croplands!! lol
What do you guys do with the meat?
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
@@JAGERPRO is the meat safe for dogs to consume? Raw or cooked?
@@saladim56 - Raw (NO), Cooked (YES) but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to at least 165 degrees.
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is highly contagious in pigs and the disease will spread rapidly throughout an entire herd. The United States has eradicated PRV from the commercial swine industry (confinement farms) since 2003, but not feral pigs in the wild. PRV infection is highly fatal to dogs which come into contact with infected feral swine and death usually occurs within two days. Many dogs with this virus die suddenly without any characteristic signs. When symptoms do occur, they include excessive salivation, intense itching, and neurologic behavioral changes. Because of the extreme itching, pseudorabies is sometimes referred to as “mad itch.” The virus infects both dogs and cats, as well as other domestic animals such as swine, cattle, sheep, and goats, but does not infect humans. At present, there is no treatment for dogs or other animals who contract PRV. Pigs are the only animals able to survive the infection, thus the explanation as to why they are the known host.
what happens to the dispatched hogs? do they go for pet food
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food.
However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem and many carcasses may NOT be used for food.
I like your job
You guys eat the pigs after you kill or do you give them to a food pantry
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
These are perfect for barbecue
amazing video
i love the way you explain the meaning of kill PLAGES
I got a question what you guys do with all that meat you catch
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food.
I like watching videos like this , it must be really difficult for land owners/ homesteaders to irradicate these feral animals , they breed and multiply enormously , as per homesteaders I’ve watched they trapp the pigs but not eat all the meat especially adult boars because the meat had a very strong smell/stinks apparently .
9:45 just lovely (britton accent)
Donde puedo comprar los accesorios de la trampa
What happens to the dead hogs?
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
I find it hilarious how they just slam their face on the fence as if it was invisible
Is some of the meat from these Hogs going to feed the hungry I hope so
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Without traps like this is there any hope of getting the population of wild hogs under control?
It takes an Integrated Wild Pig Control™ (IWPC™) approach to be successful. Our M.I.N.E.™ Trapping System will always be more efficient in the winter to target sow and pig sounders. Thermal shooting operations will always be more efficient in the spring during planting season to target boar bachelor groups who avoided winter traps. Then, there are several factors which determine how long a property remains at "zero balance" after a successful Integrated Wild Pig Control (IWPC) program has been implemented. Future reproduction and migration would have to come from adjacent properties since an effective IWPC program would prevent escapes, method education and reproduction from the entire generation of feral pigs living on the property. Are neighboring landowners implementing a successful IWPC program? Are there enough trained Hog Control Operators™ in the county to effectively implement the IWPC program? Has the state passed legislation to stop intrastate and interstate transportation of feral pigs? How well are law enforcement personnel enforcing these rules in the state? Are judges and the court system prosecuting those breaking the rules with heavy fines? How many criminals are illegally transporting and releasing new feral pig populations in the county? Hopefully, you can understand the amount of time a property remains at "zero balance" greatly depends on the answers to the above questions.
what do you do with all tht meat
+Leo Gwakuba The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food.
JAGER can they be donated or sold to plants making food for dogs/cats?
Can you eat them? Would they taste nice?
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, our mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Had an idea for you guys...
In situations near homes or with active dogs -- mix molasses with the corn is will draw the intelligent ones as well. Let me know how it goes...
What do you do with the pigs after you kill them?
+Stan Wilson . The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches to process.
+JAGER PRO™ This was my question. I have raised hogs for over 50 years and see no reason folks with a good fence and the knowledge could not castrate, worm and feed these hogs so they could be marketed or used by anyone in need or want of pork.
+Mr. Reappear The state of Texas currently has 80+ buying stations which purchase live pigs from trappers by the pound. This has created a huge financial incentive to conserve feral pig populations; not eliminate them. The minimum weight at the buying station is 50 or 60 pounds and trappers turn loose juvenile pigs (instead of killing them) in an attempt to capture them months later for profit which does not prevent damage to agricultural crops. Also, wild pork in every American restaurant would create direct competition against farmers raising domestic beef, pork and poultry for the same purpose. Meat processing companies would not receive positive support from their state agricultural commodity commissions.
Bottom line, feral pigs breed too young and too often for the United States to BBQ our way out of this problem. If so, Texas would be making an impact on their feral swine population. The most efficient control solution is to treat feral pigs as any other residential or agricultural pest using the same strategic, integrated control model. This is our professional, logical conclusion after a decade of experience in this industry.
JAGER PRO™ very interesting point. great job
why am i binge watching this like a series? wtf
Where does the meat go?
dose the meat gets used by any means .e we can get red of all wild pigs.
+Gabe Lee The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 ;degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches to process for food. It will be impossible to eradicate wild pigs throughout the entire United States. JAGER PRO™ developed the Integrated Wild Pig Control model which is “a strategic approach using a series of innovative lethal control methods and technologies implemented in a specific sequence based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on efficient removal of the entire sounder at one time to eliminate escapes, method education and reproduction. The control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.” This integrated approach is the most efficient model to reduce wild pig populations but must be implemented on surrounding properties as well. If not, pigs will begin migrating onto the control property from neighboring landowners who did not implement our integrated plan. This is equivalent to only performing termite, rat or cockroach control in apartment 2C when the entire building is experiencing a pest infestation. Every apartment (or farm) must implement an efficient control plan to effectively solve the problem long-term. If not, the pests will reproduce and spread to new locations. It is more of a "human dimension" problem than it is a "pest" problem. We know how to kill and capture every sounder. Getting all the humans in the county to work together is the more difficult task.
great.thank you for the detailed answer good info.
are you guys hiring?i would love to do this
Is the meat good?
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
@@JAGERPRO thank you for that answer, makes a lot of sense.
Do the remains go for dog food?
The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food.
Dog food processors are not configured to handle processing an entire pig delivered whole to their facility. Most dog food is affordable because it processes parts of a chicken, cow or fish from agricultural processing plants deemed unfit for human consumption. It is simply a matter of processing costs and disease liability. About 20% of feral swine in the United States are seropositive for the pseudorabies virus (PRV). Pigs are the only natural host for PRV which is fatal to dogs and cats with death occurring within two days.
@@JAGERPRO i think, if owner feed his dogs and cats boiled meat, there is no problem to make feral hog meat safe for them as boiling destroys viruses and bacteria.
If pets are on strict raw-food diet, then, of course, no pork for them.
Rendering also could be an option, it also destroys all pathogens and so allows using carcasses for commercial dog and cat food.
But, it depends on cost-effectiveness, sometimes it's cheaper to bury or burn excess carcasses.
Y'all have it dialed in....this requires a PROPERTY FENCE THAT WILL ISOLATE THE LAND AND THEN LIQUIDATE THE "SOUNDERS"
What is done with the swine after they are euthanized . I have heard in Alaska they donate to the natives but are these pigs eaten or are they destroyed due the the high probability of disease? From what I understand pigs can contract disease between each other with ease . And it's a serious problem because the wild pig can contaminate our farmed supply and spread rapidly .
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, our mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
@@JAGERPRO I really appreciate you taking the time to respond . I am thoroughly impressed with your operation and how methodical the operation is your team is doing an amazing job I never new they were that smart or the amount of damage they cause . I really appreciate the education I will continue to watch learn and support your channel . Thanks again for taking your time to respond
@@ericerto8250 - You are welcome. We appreciate you watching our content and supporting our channel.
I wish I had this problem where I live
boardingpass04 You may, but we guarantee the farmers and landowners where you live do NOT want feral pigs on their property. The explosion of feral pig populations is being caused by ignorant people illegally transporting and releasing pigs to new locations to establish sport hunting populations. Traditional HUNTING methods used to control game animals (whitetail deer) producing one or two fawns per year will NOT control an invasive species (feral pig) producing 12-20 piglets annually. Hunters have the ability to harvest an unlimited number of feral pigs 365 days per year but are either unwilling or incapable of population control.
i am from British Columbia, and i agree they are feral and uncontrollable. That being said i paid almost six thousand dollars in fees to go hunt pigs, it is a money maker
+boardingpass04
You got ripped off. Go to Texas. They are all over the place. Get permission to hunt on someone's farm and they will be glad to have you.
+boardingpass04 no you don't!
a group of lesbians at a bar could also be called a sounder .. new word for me , after watching a few of your vids ..
A very late comment to this video but I feel like there are a lot of people who overlook the reality of the situation. As an animal lover myself, I understand why this is done and anyone who can process cause and effect, should also see the mercy in it. You can't only look at the context of this video. Yes in this video the animals are being put down, but when they comment yelling about the slaughter or poor pigs, they are not considering the multiple results.
1.) These boars populate so rapidly that unchecked they would destroy their habitat and starve each other out, resulting in slow painful starving.
2.) The same would happen to any animal that shares their diet. Slow suffering and death for all the other adorable animals as well.
3.) The viewer too would suffer the stress of food shortage and prices of crops/clothing skyrocketing due to scarcity.
It isn't -just- about the farmers. For the animal lovers out there who only respond to animal pain, it is a balance to make sure those that do live there get a chance to survive in the wild. No professional is sitting there laughing at the pigs or disrespecting their death. Not a true professional anyway. After seeing how this youtuber conducts himself, he tries his best to state only neutral facts. Everyone can see he's here to do a job, it just happens to be a topic that no one wants to breach. They compare it to "what if this were humans or kittens or etc." But the truth of the matter is, we DO need to control all population. Even ours, even our pets. It's why we have them spayed/neutered. The only reason it can't be done to these hogs is that they just breed too fast and even if you did, they are still destructive to the other animals either by being aggressive to them or taking their food. Like Anaconda that took over the everglades, even spayed ones would still hurt the environment while they DO live because nothing in that place is fit to take them on since they didn't evolve together.
Well said. Thanks for the detailed comment.
The trap could even catch a human thief,proves hog are just as intelligent
Or just as stupid
What do u do with the pig
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. However, this does not mean wild pork cannot be eaten. It is fantastic table fare, but very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ personnel are either processed by guests or donated (on the hoof) to local families and churches for food.
JAGER PRO™ good thks good trapping
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The JAGER PRO staff consists of 10 retired Soldiers with 220 years of military training and experience who saw an opportunity to serve American farmers and solve a national problem using our tactical skill set.
@@JAGERPRO Clearly! And it looks like the best job I could imagine. Bait the enemy, learn its habits, wait for the best moment when it feels secure and strike precisely, targeting also the hogs outside the traps. I did not want to make fun of the cause! You guys do unbelievable job! Thanks for the videos and great editing :)
Tell me you give these hogs to swine processors! Bacon! Shoulder! Loin! Ribs! Freaking Ham!
Pigs are killed inside the trap enclosure because it is illegal in most states to transport feral swine alive or sell the meat. The US Department of Agriculture does not allow wild pork donations directly to food banks due to swine brucellosis and the pseudorabies virus. Feral swine can be eaten, but it is very important to thoroughly cook wild pork to 165 degrees. Most feral pigs harvested by JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ are either processed by guests or donated to local families and churches for food. However, there is another perspective to consider. Mission success is based solely on removing the entire sounder from each property since whole-sounder lethal control prevents any pig from escaping, surviving, reproducing or being educated to the removal process. Whether a non-native, agricultural pest is eaten or not has no value in the "damage management" decision-making process. Just as removing all termites, rats and cockroaches from your home to stop future residential damage is more important than ensuring all captured pests are eaten. Insect versus mammal makes no difference to the legal definition of a pest or the Best Management Practices needed to control them. The total number of wild pigs we successfully donate has no bearing on the number of animals we must euthanize. The United States cannot BBQ our way out of the feral swine problem. Any carcasses NOT used for food are buried per Department of Agriculture regulations.
Wat doewat doe je met de dode varkens???
Varkens worden gedood in de val omdat het in de meeste staten illegaal is om wilde varkens levend te vervoeren of het vlees te verkopen. Het Amerikaanse ministerie van landbouw staat geen rechtstreekse donaties van wild varkensvlees toe aan voedselbanken vanwege varkensbrucellose en het pseudorabiësvirus. Wilde zwijnen kunnen worden gegeten, maar het is erg belangrijk om wild varkensvlees grondig te koken tot 165 graden. De meeste wilde varkens die door JAGER PRO™ Hog Control Operators™ worden geoogst, worden ofwel door gasten verwerkt of voor voedsel aan lokale families en kerken geschonken. Alle karkassen die NIET voor voedsel worden gebruikt, worden begraven volgens de voorschriften van het ministerie van Landbouw.
Can I come buy these feral hogs when you catch these feral hogs ?
+BabyBBB01 We will not sell any feral pigs alive as they are always killed inside the trap. All dead pigs can be donated to you (on the hoof) for free.
+JAGER PRO™ No. sorry I don't want those hooves for free. and those hooves are worthless
+JAGER PRO™ Never been on a hog hunt or even eat wild hog. Lets trade a hunt. I will guide or put you an eastern KY whitetail or elk. I would love to come down even if its just for some meat.
Am I the only one that sees kind of an optical illusion effect when some of the pigs bodies are displayed?
Poder-se--ia usar esse serviço aqui no BRASIL:
Há muitos agricultores sofrendo com os JAVALIS nas plantações de 🌽 milho. Muito prejuízo R$.
Make your trap enclosure about a half an acre big that way the pigs don't notice that they're walking into a trap probably be able to get a lot of them that way
There is no need to waste time and other resources on a larger diameter trap when a 35-foot M.I.N.E.® Trapping System was adequate for whole-sounder success. We gather enough video intelligence to actually count individual pigs in each sounder, both before and after the control measure has been implemented. There is no "probably" in this approach. The only way to effectively manage performance is to measure it.
some badass shit i wish i could be out there seems like a lot fun
I have some measurements.. Ever see a hog with a 42" tall shoulder and a 4.5" wide hoof with 3.5" scat?
Ever see a 6 foot tall hourglass pile of ground stone next to your trap miles from where anyone could get to it?
I seen some sh*t make your hair stand on end.