Cattle drives were once a big thing in Texas. Tales of life and events on the Chisholm Trail and the Goodnight-Loving Trail can fill hours of enjoyable reading.
Poor land management and the drought of the Dust Bowl days caused an explosion in the population of rabbits on the plains.
The surplus of wild longhorn cattle in Texas birthed the cattle drive industry to move them from here to feed hungry humans back east.
The surplus of rabbits brought about the rabbit drives to rid the country of the hungry hares which were eating the farmers' crops.
Do you ever wonder how life would be different for us if Adam and Eve had had a snake drive on the first day in Eden?
It looks like we need some more drives. Feral hogs are overrunning Texas, and we can't even kill enough to keep the population in check. With some cooperation from landowners and some organizing and leadership, we could put together some hog drives.
One more drive is really needed. A pestilence is killing pets and even humans. A drive is needed. At the risk of angry people with torches and pitchforks storming my hermitage on Flat Top Mountain, I dare to suggest that we organize some pit bull drives to rid ourselves of this scourge.
A pox on the houses of those who defend pit bulls as "sweet, loyal, loving dogs." They are savage killers. Away with them from the earth!
Think about it.
