Hogs

[bullets13]

Anyone else on here that lives out in the country been killing any hogs?  These were all taken behind my house (ten acre field) since November.

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[LumRaiderFan]

Killed six this season around Burkeville...looks like you whacked them pretty good one hunt.

[bullets13]

10 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:

Killed six this season around Burkeville...looks like you whacked them pretty good one hunt.

The singles I shot with a rifle.  The five messed up and got in my trap 

[westend1]

On 2/16/2017 at 9:38 PM, bullets13 said:

Anyone else on here that lives out in the country been killing any hogs?  These were all taken behind my house (ten acre field) since November.

No.   I don't know how to kill pigs

[bullets13]

1 hour ago, westend1 said:

No.   I don't know how to kill pigs

You maim the crap out of them, though

[no-look]

They are rooting up my pasture too often. 

[ST413]

Wish we could ever see them in the daylight!!

[ST413]

Would love to get a sow or two.

[bullets13]

On February 18, 2017 at 10:46 PM, no-look said:

They are rooting up my pasture too often. 

Not sure where you're at, but I might could help with that 

[BlackShirts5]

What do you guys do with them after shooting them?  My son wants to go hog hunting some time..

[LumRaiderFan]

53 minutes ago, Who-Knows? said:

What do you guys do with them after shooting them?  My son wants to go hog hunting some time..

We clean them...I prefer the meat to deer.

Rather than try to take the whole hide off like deer, we cut it in strips about 4-6 inches wide with a gut hook.  Comes off a lot better, especially if they cool off.

It makes great sausage (we still mix with pork because its lean)  and the small ones (less than 30 lbs) we'll either spit in half or quarter them and smoke them on the pit.

Larger boars are left where they fall (unless under the feeder) 

[bullets13]

8 hours ago, Who-Knows? said:

What do you guys do with them after shooting them?  My son wants to go hog hunting some time..

Eat them.  I've got a buddy with a lower standard of table fare than I have who gets all my boars, and the sows when I don't have the time or desire to clean one.  He and his family can use the help, so it works out good for me and for him.  

[bullets13]

7 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:

We clean them...I prefer the meat to deer.

Rather than try to take the whole hide off like deer, we cut it in strips about 4-6 inches wide with a gut hook.  Comes off a lot better, especially if they cool off.

It makes great sausage (we still mix with pork because its lean)  and the small ones (less than 30 lbs) we'll either spit in half or quarter them and smoke them on the pit.

Larger boars are left where they fall (unless under the feeder) 

I'm not sure that I prefer the meat to deer, but I definitely prefer it over store bought pork.