Roanoke struggles with destructive wild hogs, prompting action.
In Roanoke, the pork population is booming and so is the damage. Police and city leaders are now going the extra mile to help address this year’s influx and prevent property damage. A booming wild hog population is causing frustration and damage for residents in Roanoke.
The hog wild problem has led police and city leaders to ramp up efforts to control the destructive animals. Feral hogs have been tearing up yards in neighborhoods off Highway 114 and Litsey Road, according to Roanoke police.“Some feral hogs have made their way into the neighborhood and damaged some yards,” Sgt. Ryan Otero, public information officer for the Roanoke Police Department, said.“Some seasons tend to be worse. Some years it’s not near as bad. This year it just seems to be worse than recent,” Otero said. To help address the problem, the city has hired professional hog trappers Cole Murphy and RJ with Lone Star Trapping.“I think we had enough rain this year for the acorn crop to be really, really good,” Murphy said. “All of the acorns have been dropping for a good while now. So that’s their main bait source right now. And now that the nights are getting longer and cooler, they’re traveling harder. They’re trying to get every acorn that they can eat right now. And you know, that’s what’s attracting them into people’s yards."“They’re just gonna see you and run off. And that’s one of the reasons they’re so good at staying alive is just because they’re so smart and so elusive,” Murphy said.“We scouted the area, tried to find the ideal trapping site,” Murphy said. “That sounder is traveling the creek.”“All we’re gonna do is establish a bait site. We’re gonna set up a cellular camera,” Murphy said “The main thing we do in the first week is one, win their bellies over to get them eating in the same site every night.”“Then week two, we establish a target number. We realize how many pigs we’re dealing with without any equipment interference, as well as maybe establish a pattern,” Murphy said.“Sometimes they’ll hit the site twice a night. We’ll just kind of look at all of those pictures throughout the week to get a game plan on how to best attack them,” Murphy said.“Most of the time it takes a few days for them to get comfortable for that last bit of pressure we’ve just applied,” Murphy said. Homeowners can try installing lights, fencing or alarm systems to deter hogs, though Murphy said those measures aren’t always effective.
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