Interstate Feral Pig Field Day

Recently I attended a field day on controlling feral pigs. There was a series of presentations at Nungatta South followed by a bbq lunch and a tour of pig traps on my property. So well concealed I didn't know they were there.

As it turns Russell and Rodney, the local rangers form the Livestock Health and Pest Authority, are legends in trapping pigs. People, mostly from government agencies, had come far and wide to see how they do it. 

Pigs are bad. They stuff up landscapes by causing erosion through wallowing and rooting. There are estimates of over 20 million wild pigs in Australia and one of the concerns is their ability to transport diseases. Clearly they need to be controlled.