Edmond Couple Fed Up With Feral Pigs Problem

<p>A couple who lives on about 10 acres in Edmond, said they have a problem with wild pigs tearing up their yard.&nbsp;</p>

Wednesday, September 28th 2016, 1:07 pm



Jerry and Margaret Gilmore live on a peaceful ten acres out by Lake Arcadia where deer and wild turkeys are frequent visitors. But there is one critter here who is most certainly not welcome.

“You can see several places scattered right around here where they messed around last night,” explained Jerry Gilmore as he pointed to the holes feral hogs dug in his back yard.

“There’s at least 20 of them,” he estimated.

Tuesday night, the hogs ventured to within feet of the house. But the real damage is about a hundred yards away.

“It is a mess down there,” he said.

And he’s right. The hogs have been burrowing for a little over a week.

“It looked like a golf course, it looked like a fairway. It don’t look like a fairway now.”

A neighbor managed to catch a couple pictures with a night vision camera. But besides that there's little they can do.

“There’s a law against shooting in the city,” explained Jerry.  

And animal control can't help.

“City doesn’t do pigs, they just don’t do pigs.”

But to just let the pigs continue to destroy their peace and peace of mind, Jerry and Margaret said that's a lot of Hogwash.

“Somebody has to be responsible for these things, somebody has to get these things out of here. It’s ridiculous.”

News 9 did some checking around and Wildlife Services said they can help the Gilmore’s or anyone else who has a feral hog problem.

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

September 28th, 2016

March 22nd, 2024

March 14th, 2024

February 9th, 2024

Top Headlines

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024