We have been wondering the same thing. We have a 325 acre farm in Arizona that is terraced. We use flood irrigation so when gophers burrow from one level to another, water follows the burrow, resulting in a washout. We have been freezing gophers and ground squirrels with the idea of getting a couple of weaner sows trained to eat them, then putting them out in the field to hunt and eat the gophers and squirrels. We thought a smaller breed pig, 200 lbs. or less, would be easier to handle and more nimble, with hair so they won't sunburn (we are in Arizona, after all), and good rooters. We thought we would try sows so that if this worked they could train their babies to do the same. Does this sound crazy? Has anyone ever tried this? Any feedback would be appreciated. (Plan B is a pack of rat terriers, but we thought pork would taste better
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