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The potato field furthest from my house had a surprise visit from some feral pigs. They messed up about 1/5th of it and I think will be back soon to do more damage. Any tips for discouraging them ?

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Electric fence ....maybe.

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Depending on where you are... it sounds like you have a lot of ham and bacon ready to add to the freezer...

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a feral pig trap might help. kind of like a way big have a heart trap big and strong enough for feral hog.
hogs will decimate a crop in short amount of time

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