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Yeah, I wouldn't want to weather the winter up there either!:)
I was thinking of you the other day, my sister lives in Arizona, and she told me she was thinking of moving to Colorado, and all I could think about was how much you rave about that state!!!
 
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I was thinking of you the other day, my sister lives in Arizona, and she told me she was thinking of moving to Colorado, and all I could think about was how much you rave about that state!!!

Nastiest place I've ever been to in my life!! :D
 
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I'm sure they are, but I don't think they'd weather the winter very well up here. ...

Wild hogs are not native to North America. They are native to Siberia and the Northern countries in Europe, where they do very well in winter. Hogs are unable to cool off on their own. They do not sweat, or pant, or have any way to control body heat, so they have to find a cool place to get through the heat of the day. In winter, they become more active. I had a pet pig that was born wild and he would break the ice to get into the pond and fall asleep laying on the snow. I'm not aware of them ever being too cold.
 
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Wild hogs are not native to North America. They are native to Siberia and the Northern countries in Europe, where they do very well in winter. Hogs are unable to cool off on their own. They do not sweat, or pant, or have any way to control body heat, so they have to find a cool place to get through the heat of the day. In winter, they become more active. I had a pet pig that was born wild and he would break the ice to get into the pond and fall asleep laying on the snow. I'm not aware of them ever being too cold.
Had? What happened to Oscar?

We lost Kernel, our pet wild pig, last 4th of July.
 
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He passed away the beginning of August, a week before turning 10.
 
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He passed away the beginning of August, a week before turning 10.
Bummer, I'm sorry to hear that. I know what a big hole they leave.

I've got a herd of 30 tamed wild pigs right now, not really pets, we're thinning them down. One of the sows is pregnant though, if you want another one, you're welcome to a piglet when she farrows.
 
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Thank you, but one pet pig was enough for me. Now my goal is to never have another one on my land forever!!!
 
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Thank you, but one pet pig was enough for me. Now my goal is to never have another one on my land forever!!!
Lol, I understand that. We just bought a new place in Bandera and I shot a boar on the place Monday. Our pigs are our pigs but, wild pigs die on sight.
 
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Wild hogs are not native to North America. They are native to Siberia and the Northern countries in Europe, where they do very well in winter. Hogs are unable to cool off on their own. They do not sweat, or pant, or have any way to control body heat, so they have to find a cool place to get through the heat of the day. In winter, they become more active. I had a pet pig that was born wild and he would break the ice to get into the pond and fall asleep laying on the snow. I'm not aware of them ever being too cold.

They do have a delicious fat layer for insulation. Some farmers around here keep them for snake control. That they do quite well.
 
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Parts of the country has more problems with hogs then they do with snakes.
 

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