A group of feral hogs hit a pile of corn inside a trap set in Cowley County. Biologists allow the animals to come and go for several days, to get them at-ease, with the set-up before letting them trigger the trap.
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A group of feral hogs hit a pile of corn inside a trap set in Cowley County. Biologists allow the animals to come and go for several days, to get them at-ease, with the set-up before letting them trigger the trap.
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Tom Berding, a Cowley County landowner, looks at damage feral pigs have done rooting in a field within the past few days.
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Biologist Curran Salter, right, and Tom Berding return to get their trucks after shooting four trapped feral hogs in Cowley County Wednesday morning.
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U.S.D.A. biologist Curran Salter drags a dead feral hog to be hauled off.
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Tom Berding volunteers his time to help eradicate feral hogs in Cowley County, and helps draw blood samples for testing.
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U.S.D.A. biologist Curran Salter drags a dead feral hog to be hauled off.
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Curran Salter stands inside a trap that's been baited to attract, and trap, feral hogs in Cowley County.
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U.S.D.A. biologist Curran Salter drags a dead feral hog to be hauled off.
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Tom Berding volunteers his time to help eradicate feral hogs in Cowley County, and helps draw blood samples for testing.
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U.S.D.A. biologist Curran Salter drags a dead feral hog to be hauled off.
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Tom Berding volunteers his time to help eradicate feral hogs in Cowley County, and helps draw blood samples for testing.
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Tom Berding, a Cowley County landowner, looks at damage feral pigs have done rooting in a field within the past few days.
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Curran Salter draws blood samples from a feral pig, which have been known to carry diseases that can be passed to domestic swine and humans.
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A group of feral hogs hit a pile of corn inside a trap set in Cowley County. Biologists allow the animals to come and go for several days, to get them at-ease, with the set-up before letting them trigger the trap.
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Curran Salter labels blood samples taken from a feral pig, which have been known to carry diseases that can be passed to domestic swine and humans.
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A group of feral hogs hit a pile of corn inside a trap set in Cowley County. Biologists allow the animals to come and go for several days, to get them at-ease, with the set-up before letting them trigger the trap.
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Curran Salter labels blood samples taken from a feral pig, which have been known to carry diseases that can be passed to domestic swine and humans.
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Curran Salter's semi-automatic rifle for shooting hogs is fitted with a suppresser, which reduces noise so it doesn't spook hogs and reduced recoil so Salter can shoot more accurately.
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Tom Berding drags a feral hog that was killed in a trap in Cowley County.
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Curran Salter's semi-automatic rifle for shooting hogs is fitted with a suppresser, which reduces noise so it doesn't spook hogs and reduced recoil so Salter can shoot more accurately.
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Tom Berding drags a feral hog that was killed in a trap in Cowley County.
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Biologist Curran Salter, right, and Tom Berding return to get their trucks after shooting four trapped feral hogs in Cowley County Wednesday morning.
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Curran Salter checks the memory card on a remote camera, to see how many feral hogs have been hitting a bait site.
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Tom Berding, a Cowley County landowner, looks at damage feral pigs have done rooting in a field within the past few days.
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