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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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09/24/16 11:39 AM
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What a weekend. We killed 33 in two night so thermal hunts and we caught 5 in one of our traps.
Brings the total for the year up to 674. We didn't reach this number until Dec 7th of last year. I think it is a safe bet that we will break our total from last year of 700. We may break it this weekend!
Trapping clients are up to 2,066 for the year now.
Great job getting rid of them! Heck of a year you have going!
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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09/28/16 03:33 AM
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We caught 8 in a trap in Wilcox County last night. Two sows and 6 tiny piglets. Smallest we have ever caught in a trap. Really surprised the sow brought them out that young. But, the sow was obviously a first timer herself.
Anyway, that brings our total for the year to 696!
I haven't gotten any updates from trapping clients lately so their total is still at 2,066.
It is amazing how our kill totals have increased each year as we have grown the business.
I will list the years and totals below.
2012 - 177 hogs 2013 - 330 hogs 2014 - 433 hogs 2015 - 700 hogs 2016 - 696 hogs to date
In addition to that Chris caught 127 coyotes and 58 raccoons. for us on coyote trapping contracts.
I have my first crow hunt of the year set up this weekend.
It is turning out to be another record year.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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10/11/16 03:25 AM
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Well, we passed the old record back on the 29th. We caught 14 in traps and shot another 31 over the past week and change.
Look out 800. We are at 741 now.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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10/26/16 04:59 AM
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We are at 752 now.
Clients have caught 2,371.
I have a boar hitting the Pig Plot trap. Have been waiting on him to bring some friends. He seems to be greedy. Will be dropping the gate on him this weekend if all goes well.
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Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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11/03/16 03:42 AM
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Dang boar has disappeared. So, still sitting on 19 catches in the Pig Plot trap. Acorns are dropping now, I guess he found something else to eat.
Total is up to 753 now. Nov is by FAR our slowest month.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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11/28/16 08:35 AM
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766 now for us.
Client trappers are up to 2,406.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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Got some pig activity in the traps this weekend. Had a client catch 13 right after dark. Hope to catch in a couple of our traps tonight. Pigs hit both of them this morning shortly after 2 PM
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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12/20/16 12:04 PM
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We are at 770 ourselves this year.
Clients that have reported to us have trapped and killed 2,517 to date.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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12/27/16 05:50 AM
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I am running out of days. I was so hoping to break 800 this year. Sitting on 780 right now.
Of course, the clients are catching them like crazy. I am going to be making a lot of phone calls next week trying to get year end trapping numbers.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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01/02/17 09:03 AM
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We finished at 784 for the year. Another record for us.
Will get the final client totals later this week.
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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Great going Barry!
God Bless, David B.
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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01/03/17 12:48 PM
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End of year breakdown.
Total 784 hogs killed. 437 were killed hunting 347 were killed via trapping
Kill breakdown 342 at night 95 during the day
Breakdown by sex and age Mature females - 218 Immature females - 194 Mature Males - 183 Immature Males - 189
We worked 14 counties this year. The 3 with the highest kill totals were: Wilcox - 253 Bullock - 160 Autauga - 89
We worked for 24 different landowners: The highest total for a single landowner was in Wilcox. The 2nd and 6th were in Bullock. The 3rd highest was in Autauga. The 4th was in Lowndes. The 5th was in Barbour.
We killed pigs on 158 different days during the year. Trapped on 44 days. Hunted on 114 days.
Some of the things that make you scratch your head are how the hog business works.
For instance - We only got to hunt Barbour County for 13 days when the farmer put his corn in the ground. We killed 55 in 6 hunts over that short period.
We killed 63 in Autauga County during September when the Sawtooths and Chinese Chestnets were dropping on the property. That was over 6 hunts as well.
Some properties are all year deals. But, some are for a very short period. You just can't shoot hogs in a 6 ft tall corn field.
I sure hope we can add more pasture land landowners in the future. You can kill pigs in them all spring and summer.
2017 is lining up to be another record breaking year. We just added a couple of LARGE properties in Wilcox, Macon, and Bullock Counties.
Dang I love this job!
Alabama Hog Control, Inc. www.alabamahogcontrol.comBarry Estes The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: 2016 - Alabama Hog Control
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01/08/17 03:48 AM
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Good job on killing a bunch of hogs this year!!!! Your numbers do not seem to support the past theory that traps are absolutely the best way to remove large numbers of hogs. And, I do know that traps work great and are effective at catching hogs!!! But, it seems that there ARE other good ways too, huh?
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