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An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boars with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a "super pig" that's spreading out of control.

Ryan Brook, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and one of Canada's leading authorities on the problem, calls feral swine, "the most invasive animal on the planet" and "an ecological train wreck."

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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In many states it is, not just northern. Iirc Texas will pay you to take an AR into a field and take out as many as you can. People even organize hunts from helicopters hunting herds like they should have Fortunate Son playing (no full auto though just ARs and typically BYOAR and ammo iirc.)

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are super pigs, we'll need an upgrade.

AR-15-2 when?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, you'd just increase the calibre. AR-10, technically a predecessor.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's actually pretty easy to find AR-15s in larger calibers, modular design for the win I guess.

For example, with a little bit of work you can have them fire these fellas

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_Beowulf

Okay, actually a lot of work, including probably having to do your own reloading, but still.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For sure but I'd still take .308 over one of those proprietary calibers. Or 6.5 grendel if I can't pick .308.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you can find AR-15s in .308!

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well you'd need an AR-10 lower, upper, BCG, dust cover, barrel, barrel nut, handguard, bolt catch, gas block, buffer weight, lpk, mag catch (unless DPMS AR-10, they fit the AR-15 mag catch), and muzzle device, making it an AR-10.

The triggers, hammers, stocks, grips, tubes, mag rel buttons, and safties are interchangable though, yes.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How!? Why!? It's meat. There shouldn't be a surplus of meat.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guns, invasive, and well they breed in surplus so talk to the boars.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I am just shocked. The South is pretty freaken good at authentic BBQ and they have a wild boar problem. Can't you guys just like eat them all?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

I mean it isn't like none get eaten, just not all of them. It isn't just regular hunting, it's basically an Emu War but instead of the Aus military it's militias of angry farmers tired of hogs tearing up their crops.

[–] Cianalas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They reach maturity fast, are basically always fertile, short gestational periods, and have large litters. It's like trying to eradicate mice/rats by shooting them.