EP:229 | The Wild Hog Dilemma with Dr. Steve Ditchkoff

Gamekeeper Podcast

Mossy Oak

Land Management, Sports, Wilderness, Mossy Oak, Bottomland, Hunting, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Wild Turkey, Food Plot, Whitetail Deer, Gamekeeper

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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This week we have Dr. Steve Ditchkoff from Auburn University on to discuss the latest on the exploding feral pig population. He’s studied wild pigs extensively during his career and thinks they are the smartest critters on the landscape. How come we rarely see many wild pig road kills? Did you know De Soto brought over the first pigs in the 1500’s, yet they never exploded until the last 40 years. Why? He explains and we also talk meat, diseases, trapping, their sudden spread and how som...

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0:00.0	I am Jeff Foxworthy and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast.
0:04.0	If you want to learn more about farming for wildlife and habitat management,
0:08.0	then buddy, you are in the right place.
0:10.0	Join the Gamekeeper crew direct from Mossy Oak Land Enhancement Studio as they discuss the latest wildlife and habitat management practices, news, and of course hunting.
0:20.0	There's no telling what you'll learn, but I'm going to tell you I bet it's interesting enjoy
0:25.2	We're live in three two one oh my goodness this one has been a tough one to wrangle and get started here
0:32.4	Everybody's Father Bobby been a tough one to wrangle and get started here.
0:32.5	Everybody's father Bobby.
0:34.4	Everybody's just, Turkey season has ended here
0:38.0	and everybody's just kind of,
0:39.7	a kitty would not be the right word.
0:41.2	Everybody's washing their trucks, putting stuff up,
0:44.7	we're gonna talk about how to take some of your gear
0:46.8	later on this week, aren't we?
0:47.8	Yeah, we are, I sure are, yeah.
0:49.5	But, but Toxic, you just went on a,
0:51.8	you traveled north little where...
0:53.2	Which is kind of rare.
0:54.1	I did, I haven't traveled to hunt, period.
0:57.7	In a long time.
0:58.9	And it's been a while, five years maybe.
1:01.9	So, I've made a promise to a friend of mine I would come see him.
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