Hey Guys,
I recently shot two wild pigs that didn't have any hair. I checked to see if I could find anything wrong with their organs, and everything seemed fine, but I'm no vet. Anyone know why? Is there any need for concern? The pigs were eaten and no one loss their hair yet! :D
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Thanks!
Ryan
Those look like the thing in the Chupacabra video from the police car a couple weeks ago.
No idea about the loss of hair other than mange?
Congratulations on the pigs!
Yea I saw that on Nat. Geo. last month. They had a one hour episode on that Chupacabra. Just kind of weird. I've been hunting pigs since high school and I've never seen anything like it. I tried to google it, but only found info on mange too.
Ryan
When I read the topic ..I was thinkin a lice problem , after seein the pics I dont have a clue
I think hair on a pig is a function of environment. If its hot...maybe they don't have so much hair.
Those look to me like they have some really thin hair on them...maybe my screen or my eyes aren't what they used to be...but I dont think you have anything to worry about.
I've killed some pigs in SC that had very little hair on them.
if there was a kind of infection or virus, if you cook it properly there is really nothing to worry about. from the looks of them their bloodline has not been wild for very long, so that might have somethin to do with it
Ready for the pit just wash and cook
Mange was my first thought...congrats on your success way to go :clapper: :clapper:
Thanks for the info guys.
Hey Sabas, I guess that would be one less step if I decided to throw one in the imu (Hawaiian underground oven) or on the rotisserie again. I hope I sent you the correct internet link. Hopefully we can get together and bbq some hairless hogs.
Ryan
Radiation? :scared: Congrats on your success! Don't think it is because of heat...doesn't get much hotter than hunting here in Florida and we got no naked pigs. ;)
Maybe they're newly introduced to the wild. Run aways from a farm or a generation down from domestic pigs.
Your regional bioligist may be able to help.
There is a member here who goes by the handle 'Trap' and he is a Wildlife Field Biologist. Maybe you can get some info from him.
Contact your state DNR... Someone there should be able to help you.
Congrats on the hogs. Nice shooting.
JDS III
could they be domesticated pigs that ran wild not to long ago?
I was thinking that it was because it was domectic too, and that may be the case, but these other ones that I shot seemed to have genes from a domestic pig and had hair.
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Thanks Guys!
Ryan
Nice hogs! I've not encountered any like that here, nor seen any in Aussie hunting magazines. Most of ours are black, and all are hairy!
Thanks Ben,
Yea, I'm stumped with this one!
Ryan
Ryan, maybe you can PM Jeff Springer aka: tippit
He's a veterinarian.
Maybe they are some of those metrosexual hogs, which have a greater concern for their hygiene/outer appearance.
When you find out, let me know. I've been wondering the same thing for about 15 years.
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HA!
I PM'd the guys you recommended. Hopefully for John's sake they will get back to me soon real soon! :D
You might be on to something Apex. They were both sows. Maybe they are getting waxed at the local mud wallow. It's mating season right now in Hawaii!
Ryan
Ryan
Nice hogs indeed, I am not sure about the hair thing, or the lack therof, but what BH's are you shooting, looks like you are getting some great entrance/exit holes.
jake
Hey Jake,
Those were taken with 175 grain Razorcaps.
Ryan
I should have known, I was using the 150 grn Razorcaps on my mule deer harvest this year, they do an excellent job!
Thanks alot
Ryan, If the skin is smooth like John's head then I wouldn't suspect an infectious condition like mange as that would cause a rash and bleeding sores from the intense itch. Could be a hormonal condition but probably it's just genetics. Checking with the local DNR may give you the answer.
John, Do you wax or buff that top...pretty impressive :) Doc
Thanks Jeff,
Yea it didn't look like mange, and there wasn't any bleeding or sores. I'll just assume its genetics.
I did call a few guys at our local DLNR and they didn't have any answers.
Thanks guys!
Ryan
I killed a coyote like that while turkey hunting a few years back. I took it to be "mange". Might not be correct spelling. Jeff Springer should be able to help if you can catch up with him. Poor critter needed to be taken out. I did him the favor. I would not think there would be a problem eating your pigs. I would just handle them with rubber gloves and rinse the meat asap.Good shooting and keep'um sharp.