Year of the pig / Mark J. Hainds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hainds, Mark J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feral swine--United States.

Feral swine.

Feral swine hunting--United States.

Feral swine hunting.

Wild boar--United States.

Wild boar.

Wild boar hunting--United States.

Wild boar hunting.

Hainds, Mark J.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Year of the Pig is a personal account of one avid hunter's pursuit of wild pigs in eleven American states. Mark Hainds tied his mission to the Chinese calendar's Year of the Pig in 2007 and journeyed through longleaf forests, cypress swamps, and wiliwili forests in search of his prey. He used a range of weapons--black-powder rifle, bow and arrow, knife, and high-powered rifle--and various methods to stalk his quarry through titi, saw palmetto, privet hedge, and blue palms. Introduced pig populations have wreaked havoc on ecosystems the world over. Non-native to the Wester

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Steven Ditchkoff; Foreword by Mark Bailey; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Longleaf; 2. Titi; 3. Over Bait; 4. Privet; 5. Oak/Hickory; 6. Ironwood; 7. Death in the Wiliwili; 8. Beaver Pond; 9. Hill Country; 10. Blue Palm; 11. Chufas; 12. Collateral Damage; 13. Old Growth; 14. Ozarks; 15. A Long Walk; 16. Food Plot; 17. Slash Pine; 18. Saw Palmetto; 19. Dog Fennel; 20. Valley Oaks; 21. Inside the Fence; 22. Bahia Grass; 23. Peanuts; 24. Eating the Pig; Conclusion; Epilogue; Further Reading; Illustrations follow page 128

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8173-8563-0

OCLC:

772845439