If it is sold on the shelf, they won't stop it. And there are going to be lots of dead scavengers, predators, and other collateral kills of non-target species. I am all for getting rid of hogs, but I am going to hate to see the rest of the effects.FSGuide said:
From the article:
""If the landowner follows a very specific application protocol, actually teaches the pigs how to feed out of a hog-specific feeder and integrates a nontoxic bait over several weeks before they ever introduce a hot bait, the product does kill the pigs effectively," Texas Wildlife Services director Mike Bodenchuk said after the research was publicized"
Doesn't sound like they're just gonna let landowners broadcast it on their property.
Reading the article. it indicates you will need to at least have your license. That should eliminate some wide spread use.txags92 said:If it is sold on the shelf, they won't stop it. And there are going to be lots of dead scavengers, predators, and other collateral kills of non-target species. I am all for getting rid of hogs, but I am going to hate to see the rest of the effects.FSGuide said:
From the article:
wink1989 said:
There is extensive published literature done at Cornell university proving that residual risk to scavengers feeding on poisoned carcasses is almost nonexistent.
"When used as directed…" you are probably right. It won't be used as directed.wink1989 said:
There is extensive published literature done at Cornell university proving that residual risk to scavengers feeding on poisoned carcasses is almost nonexistent.
I think the risk to scavengers is not going to be from eating part of a hog killed feeding at a specially made hog bait station The risk to scavengers and other predators will come from eating a dead raccoon or squirrel that came in to get the bait and wasn't accounted for in the modeling studies.mhnatt said:wink1989 said:
There is extensive published literature done at Cornell university proving that residual risk to scavengers feeding on poisoned carcasses is almost nonexistent.
I was planning on one day soon trying my hand at processing a young one during a winter kill. But not really going that route after this, regardless of any studies on residuals.
This. You guys worried about tertiary kills really need to read up on how this stuff works.Mas89 said:
Australia has been using the chemical for decades with great success. Tpwd has at least 10 years of studies.
No more excuses.
TPWD, the same ones that turned a blind eye and allowed CWD to become established in the wild deer population, is that the TPWD that you are talking about?Mas89 said:
Australia has been using the chemical for decades with great success. Tpwd has at least 10 years of studies.
No more excuses.
I'm not in the habit of eating people though.wink1989 said:
What will really surprise people is that millions of people take the same "drug" every day to control blood from forming clots. Blood thinners. Coumadin.
Texas whitetail deer would like to point out the screw worm eradication program.schmellba99 said:I'm not in the habit of eating people though.wink1989 said:
What will really surprise people is that millions of people take the same "drug" every day to control blood from forming clots. Blood thinners. Coumadin.
And while I get that the studies and what not show this is pretty safe.....after the last few years, I'm skeptical AF of anything medical related that any government agency spits out. Plus, it's not like we have this rounding history of success when any large scale program is implemented to try to control an invasive species.
