I saw a hog trapping video in which the hunter said the location was too remote to bring back all the carcasses, and he was just going to let nature have a feast.
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Yeah, the vultures get many of those. Some trappers have a source for sales -- glue factories, processors, etc. Some are tested, if clean of disease, processed and used for food....even animal foods. Some counties have bounties on coyotes, should on hogs - if not already!!!
Pigs a very smart. These "street gang" wild types are dangerous. The damage they do is horrific & loss of lives are the only way to even think about any effective control. We pretty much all know how fast & many they reproduce. It's worse than deer damage for many areas. Population explosion at its finest.
Pigs a very smart. These "street gang" wild types are dangerous. The damage they do is horrific & loss of lives are the only way to even think about any effective control. We pretty much all know how fast & many they reproduce. It's worse than deer damage for many areas. Population explosion at its finest.
SageHill
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I have a friend up in central CA (over 700 ac) and the hogs destroy everything. He goes out at night on an ATV and shoots them.
That would be so much fun.
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Baymule
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In Texas you don't even need a hunting license, if you are hunting hogs on your own land or have permission from the land owner. You can shoot hogs 24-7, 365 days a year, day or night. You can even shoot them from a helicopter.
@murphysranch I've heard that It is illegal to transport live hogs in Texas. People were trapping them and turning loose on hunting ranches. Hogs escape and it starts all over again. I don't know if it is in fact illegal to transport live hogs, it might be a factoid. Some years ago a friend was approached to be a hog feeding station, where trapped hogs would be brought in, fed, watered and then picked up to go to slaughter for export to Europe as wild boar. I've heard of such things, never saw proof of it.
The smaller hogs are good eating, the older hogs can get real gamey and the meat flat out stinks. I've seen pictures of hogs cut open and the intestines are full of worms, I've not seen that in any of the hogs I've processed. The bigger, older hogs get donated to the local wildlife, they gotta eat too. Domestic hogs get loose and contribute better genetics to the feral population. Domestic hogs never stop growing, they just keep getting bigger.
@murphysranch I've heard that It is illegal to transport live hogs in Texas. People were trapping them and turning loose on hunting ranches. Hogs escape and it starts all over again. I don't know if it is in fact illegal to transport live hogs, it might be a factoid. Some years ago a friend was approached to be a hog feeding station, where trapped hogs would be brought in, fed, watered and then picked up to go to slaughter for export to Europe as wild boar. I've heard of such things, never saw proof of it.
The smaller hogs are good eating, the older hogs can get real gamey and the meat flat out stinks. I've seen pictures of hogs cut open and the intestines are full of worms, I've not seen that in any of the hogs I've processed. The bigger, older hogs get donated to the local wildlife, they gotta eat too. Domestic hogs get loose and contribute better genetics to the feral population. Domestic hogs never stop growing, they just keep getting bigger.
Oooh can I come shoot hogs on your property? 
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Sure! Come on! We'll set up a hog trap, bait it with soured corn and blast them!Oooh can I come shoot hogs on your property?
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I'd like to learn how to shoot something to eat. I've been in many slaughter plants (beef, lamb, hogs, chicken and turkey), where they used a captive bolt or sliced/punctured their necks (many years ago, I might say).
