Year of the Pig

Mark J. Hainds (Author), Mark Bailey (Preface by), Steven Ditchkoff (Foreword by)

9780817356705

Paperback / softback, published 1 August 2011

272 pages, 14
22.9 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm, 0.46 kg

Year of the Pig is a personal account of one avid hunter's pursuit of wild pigs in eleven American states. Mark Hainds tied his mission to the Chinese calendar's Year of the Pig in 2007 and journeyed through longleaf forests, cypress swamps, and wiliwili forests in search of his prey. He used a range of weapons--black-powder rifle, bow and arrow, knife, and high-powered rifle--and various methods to stalk his quarry through titi, saw palmetto, privet hedge, and blue palms. Introduced pig populations have wreaked havoc on ecosystems the world over.  Non-native to the Western Hemisphere, pigs originally arrived in the southeast with De Soto's entrada and in the Hawaiian Archipelago on the outriggers of South Pacific islanders. In America feral hogs are considered pests and invaders because of their omnivorous diet and rooting habits that destroy both fragile native species and agricultural cropland. Appealing to hunters and adventure readers for its sheer entertainment, Year of the Pig will also be valuable to farmers, land managers, and environmentalists for its broad information and perspective on the topic.

Contents Foreword by Steven Ditchkoff Foreword by Mark Bailey Acknowledgments 
Prologue 
 
1. Longleaf 2. Titi 
 
 
 
3. Over Bait 
 
 
 
 
4. Privet 
 
5. Oak/Hickory 
 
6. Ironwood 7. Death in the Wiliwili 
 
 
 
8. Beaver Pond 
 
 
9. Hill Country 
10. Blue Palm 
 
 
11. Chufas 
12. Collateral Damage 
13. Old Growth 
14. Ozarks 15. A Long Walk 
 
16. Food Plot 
 
 
 
17. Slash Pine 
 
 
18. Saw Palmetto 19. Dog Fennel 
 
 
20. Valley Oaks 
 
21. Inside the Fence 
 
 
22. Bahia Grass 
 
23. Peanuts 24. Eating the Pig 
 
 
 
Conclusion 
Epilogue 
 
 
Further Reading 
 
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