Hi again, I would like to ask some question, as a field herper. Please understand, your reply was theoretical which is great, and so are my questions. My questions are based on field experience. The field information, are reports.

With the hogs I am watching. They(the majority) stay underground, as soon as it gets dry, neonates stay active much longer then healthy adults. This starts in Nov. and goes until mid june to july. The majority stay underground where there is no lite what so ever. As in zero. The temps from mid march on, are very suitable.

During there active surface season, they only come to the surface for very short periods and normally only to travel from one set of holes to another. On average, the individuals which come to the surface, only see sun lite for an hour or less. Also the percentage that use the surface on an average active day, is very very low, aprox 7%. In short, they, the majority, never see sun lite, the vast majority of the time they are in completed darkness.

Also, a lite bulb, for them, is kinda like a normal candle is to us, when you compare it to the sun. There almost no comparison to the amount and type of lite that the sun has.

I will say this, hogs are not fond of moving on the surface at night. It happens, but again, very rarely.

All breeding and nesting is done during the season of little to no surface activity. So in our case, I cannot see how photoperiod can have anything to do with it. Thanks

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