Preventative Maintenance Isn’t Just For Cars
Impulse Takes Over
For most landowners, feral swine problems aren’t thought about until the issue is put in their face and they have no choice but to address it. This leads to impulse purchases that in turn temporarily remedy the issue at hand for these landowners, which costs money and time and most often than not, the wild hogs just migrate to a new area on the property. Cheap traps, training of hogs (pigs are considered the fourth most intelligent animal surpassing dogs and primates) and ineffective trapping/hunting methods make it easy for all these things to take place unknowingly.
Ineffective Methods
Some of these methods which seem helpful and to be honest can be a bit of stress relief for landowners include (guns, archery, dogs, low-quality traps, etc). We understand the appeal of these as it’s easy and allows you to take control of the problem yourself. Sometimes though, you need the help of a wildlife professional who has the experience necessary to eradicate your problem at the source!
Prevent It Before It Starts
When it comes to not letting wild hogs uproot your livelihood, the best thing you can do is to engage in preventative maintenance. There is NO closed season and NO bag limit on feral pigs because they are not native to the United States and considered an agricultural pest. Feral pigs are not the same as game animals like whitetail deer who produce one or two fawns a year. By planning in advance with a trap that you’re familiar with, this can give you the edge over pesky feral swine and keep your home and land safe!
How Easy It Is To Be Overrun
Feral pigs can produce TWELVE to TWENTY piglets annually and that is paired with the fact that sows reach sexual maturity within EIGHT months and being able to go into heat every 18-24 days it’s easy for these invasive animals to overrun your property. By properly planning for the wild hog season using JAGER PRO® products and techniques, this can be a non-issue for landowners who worry about havoc being wreaked upon their property.
What’s Causing The Issue?
Causing $2.5 Billion Dollars in damage to the U.S. each year, it’s a wonder how they have stayed relevant for so long. The main reason for this is the illegal transport of these hogs, which is how they were initially introduced to the United States. Trussed in car trunks, stuffed in dog boxes, stretched across back seats, or openly sold on Facebook, wild pigs often march to a man-made beat. Bottom line: The spread of 6.3 million wild pigs across the United States is assisted by rubber tires.
IWPC® Model
A strategic approach using a series of lethal control methods and technologies, implemented in a specific sequence, based on seasonal food sources. Emphasis is placed on whole sounder removal to eliminate escapes, education and reproduction. Control strategies must continually change throughout the various seasons to effectively target adaptive survivors.
Where Does JAGER PRO® come in to help
At JAGER PRO®, we promote and achieve whole sounder success and with our product you’re not just buying a trap, but a patented process that works with an almost 100% success rate when implemented with the help of our trained operators. We want to keep your livelihood as safe as possible, and by any means possible JAGER PRO® will be at the forefront whether it’s for preventative maintenance on your land, or you woke up and found hog tracks this morning we pride ourselves on making sure our customers know that we care!
For More Information about why we here at JAGER PRO® have so much passion on protecting your livelihood from feral swine, click the link below and learn about our mission!
Sources:
https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/feral-hogs-how-quickly-can-they-reproduce-
https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/pork/pigs-dont-fly-feral-hog-spread-man-made-mess