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From: Saulamanca	11/28/2007 12:41:21 PM
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In Texas, a full-bore hog war Some landowners turn to hired guns in uphill run against feral pigs, a growing, costly menace By Miguel Bustillo \| Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2007 EDOM, Texas - It was a cool Saturday night in East Texas. Covered in camouflage and carrying an AR-10 assault rifle, night-vision goggles and enough ammo to outfit a small battalion, Joe Paddock was wading through weedy bottomlands, eager to "get up on some hogs," as he excitedly put it. Two packs of wild boars on a retired fire marshal's ranch had eluded his scope for weeks. This time, he promised, the clever pigs would pay. "It's become like a vendetta to me," Paddock whispered. "These hogs have got my number. It's like they're tracking me." Paddock is a pig-killing hit man who calls himself "The Dehoganator" and advertises his services.... chicagotribune.com

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