A couple of weeks ago, I killed a sow that only had one ear. The other was completely missing and grown over.
This was the first time I had seen that.
Then today after I deer hunted, I filled a couple of feeders and then drove around to my other stand to check my camera cards. While checking the last camera next to my feeder down on the creek, I heard something and turned to see some black shapes about the 3o yards away coming out of the creek. My first thought was hogs, then I saw something that didn't look right. Then I thought dogs?
Then I realized it was indeed hogs, but the one that caught my eye as something off was a hog with NO ears. I fired a shot and they scattered. Sure enough, it was another earless hog. This time, both ears were missing and completely grown over.
My working hypothesis is that these hogs have either been caught by dogs and had their ears torn off and grown over, or it is a birth defect. I am leaning toward the first.
This one was about 30 miles from where I killed the one a couple of weeks ago, and completely on the other side of the lake in a different county.
Definately looks weird when you see them.
This was the first time I had seen that.
Then today after I deer hunted, I filled a couple of feeders and then drove around to my other stand to check my camera cards. While checking the last camera next to my feeder down on the creek, I heard something and turned to see some black shapes about the 3o yards away coming out of the creek. My first thought was hogs, then I saw something that didn't look right. Then I thought dogs?
Then I realized it was indeed hogs, but the one that caught my eye as something off was a hog with NO ears. I fired a shot and they scattered. Sure enough, it was another earless hog. This time, both ears were missing and completely grown over.
My working hypothesis is that these hogs have either been caught by dogs and had their ears torn off and grown over, or it is a birth defect. I am leaning toward the first.
This one was about 30 miles from where I killed the one a couple of weeks ago, and completely on the other side of the lake in a different county.
Definately looks weird when you see them.
