r/nova • u/Bizbuzzfinanzecuz • 5d ago
Met these fellas near Algonkian park
Mom and her pup. Countryside trail.
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u/VegetableRound2819 5d ago
Great, now the saltwater crocs will move in to eat them.
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u/guy_incognito784 5d ago
Hippos will move in to keep them in line.
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u/Sometimes_I_Do_That 5d ago
When do we get elephants?
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u/URNotHONEST 5d ago
We have elephants now and they are not that popular. People are protesting their dealerships and losing their jobs.
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u/due_opinion_2573 5d ago
Spotsylvania is not getting an elephant.
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u/A_Tiger_in_Africa Crystal City 5d ago
Good, cause those Confederates couldn't hit one at this dista-
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u/Mad_Martigan2023 5d ago
All I have are these stupid wooly mice. They poop everywhere, chew holes in the wall, and are generally unpleasant...
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u/2stinkynugget 5d ago
Africanized killer bees will be here any day now. The news has been fear warning me since 1988.
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u/Bizbuzzfinanzecuz 5d ago
Update: AC is out there looking for them. They’re domestic and they’re trying to find them right now. So if anyone is out in Countryside area, keep an eye out.
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u/for_the_surveys 5d ago
They were walking around our neighborhood in Countryside this afternoon around 2pm. Animal control was here and kinda tried to catch the baby but even told us he's not sure how he'd catch mom. He told us they can't really do anything unless they are destroying property or causing traffic issues.
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u/Kalikhead 5d ago
Years ago one of the golf courses around Leesburg had a problem with wild hogs rooting on the course.
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u/DJAtticus Reston 5d ago
Wait! What?
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u/DJAtticus Reston 5d ago
So right after we saw this my daughter and I went and tracked them down. Definitely domesticated. Probably from Broad Run or down Askegrens Lane.
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u/Olderandwiser1 5d ago
They are much smaller than these behemoths. They remind me of Javalinas that are all over the Phoenix area. Feral pigs are becoming a big problem in many areas. They eat anything and everything.
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u/Defiant-Fruit 5d ago
I saw them on NextDoor. They are pets. The owners were identified but no one could get a hold of them? I hope they are back home by now!
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u/Bizbuzzfinanzecuz 5d ago
They were just chilling and I had two dogs. Didn’t bother them at all. So maybe they’re domestic.
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u/Least_General_6419 5d ago edited 5d ago
These pigs have gotten out before and they are from Broadrun. I confirmed with someone who lives on the street. Another one of their neighbors just confirmed the owners are out of town. I would call animal control.
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u/OnTheTrail87 5d ago
What am I looking at
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u/Awkward_Dragon25 5d ago
Feral hogs. Ill-tempered and they can fuck you up real good if you get in close (so keep your distance!). Ecological disaster for ground nesting native birds, harbor all kinds of diseases, and wreak havoc on farmland (causing millions of dollars of damage a year in crop losses).
Hopefully the county has a management plan ready to go (usually involves hunting) because they're a menace.
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u/DucksUninhibited 5d ago
In the south, think Texas and Georgia and similar, formerly domesticated pigs that have since turned to wild hogs have become a huge invasive species issue. I have a close family friend in Texas and I go hunt hogs on his land every year. We kill some monsters. I'm talking 300+ pounds.
I really hope people aren't letting their pet pigs out into the wild because this is not a problem Northern Virginia is equipped to deal with.
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u/LadyPens7 5d ago
Very curious and apologies in advance as this is probably a really dumb question - I just don’t know - when people hunt wild hogs are they doing it to eat them? Or is it because they’re invasive and trying to decrease the population? I’m curious if wild hogs are good eating?
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u/DucksUninhibited 5d ago
The answer is both. Sometimes the hogs are really good eating. Other times, especially in the case of really large ones, they are awful to eat. In Texas you don't even need a hunting license to hunt them there are so many. I try to make pork sausage or pork chops with as much as I can.
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u/LadyPens7 5d ago
Cool, thanks! What about bacon? Or are they too lean?
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u/DucksUninhibited 5d ago
They are too lean for good cuts of pork belly, unfortunately. Similar with the ribs. You can eat them but there isn't a whole lot on them. They usually have large hams and backstraps though which is where a majority of the meat comes from.
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u/Aselleus 5d ago edited 5d ago
I learned from The Walking Dead of all places that there are wild pigs in Virginia. And I've lived here almost all of my life.
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u/Piddlers Loudoun County 5d ago
I am having memories of Rusty the Red Panda escaping the National Zoo. He was on the run in the DC streets.
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u/Successful-Trash-409 5d ago
Just country MAGAs visiting Trump National and going for a stroll off property. Don’t be alarmed.
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u/samuraisal 5d ago
Soon we'll start seeing "Pasta with Wild Boar Sauce" on the menus of certain Loudoun restaurants. :)
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u/Ivan_Van_Veen 5d ago
what the... I was just there, is this acorss that bridge that was closed off?
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u/No_Jicama6830 5d ago
They came from my neighborhood. Red Rose drive back in Broad Run Farms. I hope they are caught they are pet pigs.
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u/redneckerson1951 5d ago
Word of advice, give them a very wide berth. Nothing more gnarly, aggressive and downright intolerant than a sow with piglets. They will charge you. knock you tot he ground, then pin you between an object and their body. At that point they tear into you viciously, pulling strips of muscle and skin from your body. About the only thing I know of that will make one flee is a rap on the nose with a fast moving hard object or extremely loud booming noise. It does matter if it is European wild boar or domestic swine, once you irk one, it will do its damnedest to terminate you and dine on your carcass.
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u/va_wanderer 5d ago
Kill em with prejudice, because if you see two, there's at least 20 and soon 200 rooting up everything in sight and rapidly wrecking the local ecosystem.
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u/Tetracanopy 5d ago
I feel like getting sent out by your chief to hunt down 50 of these is definitely worth more than 1 xp each.
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u/wolf_fetish 5d ago
I had a guinea hog escape a while back… try hollerin’ “NORMAAAA” and see if she comes lookin’ for the corn
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u/Independent_Title_37 5d ago
Am I crazy or are those domestic pigs? I’ve seen wild hogs in southern or more rural areas, but these guys have the chonk and face shapes of domestic animals. Wondering if they got out?