Some Hogs I Have Taken In The Last Month - Page 2

hogdogs · June 25, 2009, 02:12 PM

ilbob, Yes the hog will be gutted and skinned and sections are put in coolers... I don't use salt, just ice. A little ice on bottom, place meat but not so you are short on space for ice. Top with ice. Drain each morning and re-ice for 3-5 days them butcher sections and freeze. That is my routine anywho...
Brent

Big Ugly Tall Texan · June 25, 2009, 02:30 PM

More than 25 years ago, I used to hunt feral pigs with a .44 magnum single action. It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Please note I said "pigs" not hogs. Anything more than about 60 or 70 pounds, I left them alone. They were too tough, too big to carry out of the river bottom and bit back too hard.

Looks like you had a good hunt.

I used to know a family that lived back in the woods that would take dogs and catch the pigs alive, then pen raise them for some of the best pork you could ask for.

hogdogs · June 25, 2009, 02:40 PM

B.U.T.T.,

Quote:

I used to know a family that lived back in the woods that would take dogs and catch the pigs alive, then pen raise them for some of the best pork you could ask for.

That, my friend, is what I consider the most fun I can have with my clothes on although they will be wet, muddy and briar torn by the time we get to the hog and dogs to "toss and tie" the hog...
Brent

Big Ugly Tall Texan · June 29, 2009, 11:58 AM

When I was a kid we had a Catahoula hog dog named Helen. She was some good at working cattle or hogs and at chasing whitetailed deer. She was also a very good watch dog and wonderful for kids.

This link explains about Catahoula curs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog

Helen was "leopard" colored with what we termed "glass eyes". Her eyes were so light blue they looked clear.

We had about a 300-pound sow that got out of the pen with some of her pigs. While we were trying to get her back in, she tried to attack my father.

Helen came running at about a 90-degree angle to the path of that hog. She grabbed the hog by the snout and threw her body around, rolling that sow to the ground. The sow got up and tried to attack my father and Helen knocked her down again. After that, the sow went back into the pen along with her pigs.

I've always loved Catahoula curs and Redbone hounds. We have also had some pretty good Walkers, Blueticks and Black and Tans.

When Texas outlawed hunting deer with dogs, I pretty much quit hunting.

hogdogs · June 29, 2009, 12:33 PM

I've owned and hunted behind some good catahoulas.
I have also had good luck with the black mouth curr dogs too. I don't hunt hogs with hounds though.
Brent

lt dan · July 1, 2009, 01:10 PM

since i became part of the firing line i have seen a lot about american hog hunting. didnt even know about it until a year ago. but now it kind of grew into dream to hunt the hogs of america. here is a couple i shot locally.

dallas-shooting · July 1, 2009, 01:20 PM

LT Dan

Those are awesome!!!! Worthogs I presume, I want hunt them very badly. Maybe sometime I can get down there and join you, I try to take a big hunting trip every other year. Those are awesome looking creatures.

Maybe we can trade sometime, a Texas hog hunt for a S African Hunt!!

lt dan · July 2, 2009, 02:50 AM

dallas-shooting, be very careful with statements like that you might find yourself in africa sooner than you think(lol). i had a member of the firing line here in the beginning of march 09. read the thread in this forum under the topic "FIRINGLINE member hunts s-africa".

i think you will be amazed at the prices.

anyway, i would like to hunt hogs in america, i read up on american guns and hunting as much as possible. the american hunter we had over her brought me a couple of USA rifle and hunting magazines and i red every letter.

we seem to have more or less the same problem with pigs multiplying. where i live now i also grew up and only left for a couple of years when i joined the army. however there were never wart-hogs in our region. not only are they now in this area but there numbers are so abundant that they are a pest. the local farmers are very pleased if you come and hunt wart-hogs on their farms. apparently local nature conservation are investigating the problem, and it seems the hogs are going to be declared a problem animal. this status will allow farm owners to kill hogs with any means possible at any time of day.

for us hunters it simply mean that we can hunt with a spotlight and dont need hunting permits. but for the land owners it is the green light to allow hunters lawfully on their property. in other words this means one thing: we are going to hunt even more than usual.

so just say the word and we get you a hunting deal.

aushunter · July 2, 2009, 05:28 AM

you guys are so lucky to still be able to shoot semi auto's!
I miss them dearly her in Australia since they have been outlawed.
Being only able to hunt with bolt actions here does tend to take some of the fun out of it!

dallas-shooting · July 3, 2009, 11:58 AM

Double Tap on accident!

dallas-shooting · July 3, 2009, 12:00 PM

LT Dan

That sounds great, when things slow down I would LOVE to book a trip to S Africa. I have always dreamed of hunting there, would be the ultimate!!!

FrontSight · July 6, 2009, 06:47 PM

dallas shooting, those hogs are very nice, but you should post more pics of your lady friend...now THOSE are pics worth seeing....notice my green with envy grin:

dallas-shooting · July 7, 2009, 11:00 AM

LOL Scrap500. Where did you see those? Arfcom?

tomh1426 · July 7, 2009, 12:37 PM

I wanna see too !

FrontSight · July 8, 2009, 11:15 PM

dallas, yes, I believe so...those guys all had some pretty snarky posts until you put that pic up, then they all slunked away with their tales b/t their legs, lol...

dallas-shooting · July 9, 2009, 04:16 PM

LOL!!!! Yeah I remember that now, that was funny. We will be married in 2 months, when I am at a computer with pics on it I will post them here.

FrontSight · July 10, 2009, 12:39 PM

Awesome, good for you, congrats! I just got married last August, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is this:

Those men who tell you things will change probably got married too early in the relationship. If you have been together for a while (at least 3 - 4 years), then you know what you are getting into. If not, then get ready for a surprise!

Dallas Jack · July 13, 2009, 04:58 AM

dallas-shooting, what is your connection with Dallas Shooting Supplies? I live just about a mile or so from the intersection of I30 and 635 and I would rather pick up in person. I need some of the Magpul mags.

Oh yea, very nice hogs. Keep it up there are to many here.
Dallas Jack

dallas-shooting · July 13, 2009, 11:39 AM

Dallas Jack,

I own DSS, that would be great. Let me know what you need and I will fix you up. Thanks Morgan

ZeroJunk · July 13, 2009, 12:04 PM

Looks like fun hunting, but you can keep them. Between ground hogs, coons, and deer I have to put 7 strands of electric fence around my garden. Don't need anything else trying to eat my stuff.

fishcharmer · July 13, 2009, 01:08 PM

Nice hogs!

June 25, 2009, 02:30 PM	#27
Big Ugly Tall Texan Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 174	Most fun you can have fully dressed More than 25 years ago, I used to hunt feral pigs with a .44 magnum single action. It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. Please note I said "pigs" not hogs. Anything more than about 60 or 70 pounds, I left them alone. They were too tough, too big to carry out of the river bottom and bit back too hard. Looks like you had a good hunt. I used to know a family that lived back in the woods that would take dogs and catch the pigs alive, then pen raise them for some of the best pork you could ask for.

June 29, 2009, 11:58 AM	#29
Big Ugly Tall Texan Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 174	Catshoula hog dogs When I was a kid we had a Catahoula hog dog named Helen. She was some good at working cattle or hogs and at chasing whitetailed deer. She was also a very good watch dog and wonderful for kids. This link explains about Catahoula curs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog Helen was "leopard" colored with what we termed "glass eyes". Her eyes were so light blue they looked clear. We had about a 300-pound sow that got out of the pen with some of her pigs. While we were trying to get her back in, she tried to attack my father. Helen came running at about a 90-degree angle to the path of that hog. She grabbed the hog by the snout and threw her body around, rolling that sow to the ground. The sow got up and tried to attack my father and Helen knocked her down again. After that, the sow went back into the pen along with her pigs. I've always loved Catahoula curs and Redbone hounds. We have also had some pretty good Walkers, Blueticks and Black and Tans. When Texas outlawed hunting deer with dogs, I pretty much quit hunting.

July 1, 2009, 01:20 PM	#32
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	LT Dan Those are awesome!!!! Worthogs I presume, I want hunt them very badly. Maybe sometime I can get down there and join you, I try to take a big hunting trip every other year. Those are awesome looking creatures. Maybe we can trade sometime, a Texas hog hunt for a S African Hunt!! __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

July 2, 2009, 02:50 AM	#33
lt dan Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: south africa Posts: 328	dallas-shooting, be very careful with statements like that you might find yourself in africa sooner than you think(lol). i had a member of the firing line here in the beginning of march 09. read the thread in this forum under the topic "FIRINGLINE member hunts s-africa". i think you will be amazed at the prices. anyway, i would like to hunt hogs in america, i read up on american guns and hunting as much as possible. the american hunter we had over her brought me a couple of USA rifle and hunting magazines and i red every letter. we seem to have more or less the same problem with pigs multiplying. where i live now i also grew up and only left for a couple of years when i joined the army. however there were never wart-hogs in our region. not only are they now in this area but there numbers are so abundant that they are a pest. the local farmers are very pleased if you come and hunt wart-hogs on their farms. apparently local nature conservation are investigating the problem, and it seems the hogs are going to be declared a problem animal. this status will allow farm owners to kill hogs with any means possible at any time of day. for us hunters it simply mean that we can hunt with a spotlight and dont need hunting permits. but for the land owners it is the green light to allow hunters lawfully on their property. in other words this means one thing: we are going to hunt even more than usual. so just say the word and we get you a hunting deal. __________________ If youth is wasted on the young, then Africa is wasted on the Africans

July 3, 2009, 11:58 AM	#35
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	Double Tap on accident! __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

June 25, 2009, 02:12 PM	#26
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	ilbob, Yes the hog will be gutted and skinned and sections are put in coolers... I don't use salt, just ice. A little ice on bottom, place meat but not so you are short on space for ice. Top with ice. Drain each morning and re-ice for 3-5 days them butcher sections and freeze. That is my routine anywho... Brent

June 29, 2009, 12:33 PM	#30
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I've owned and hunted behind some good catahoulas. I have also had good luck with the black mouth curr dogs too. I don't hunt hogs with hounds though. Brent

July 2, 2009, 05:28 AM	#34
aushunter Member Join Date: June 7, 2009 Location: N.S.W AUSTRALIA Posts: 44	you guys are so lucky to still be able to shoot semi auto's! I miss them dearly her in Australia since they have been outlawed. Being only able to hunt with bolt actions here does tend to take some of the fun out of it!

July 3, 2009, 12:00 PM	#36
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	LT Dan That sounds great, when things slow down I would LOVE to book a trip to S Africa. I have always dreamed of hunting there, would be the ultimate!!! __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

July 6, 2009, 06:47 PM	#37
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	dallas shooting, those hogs are very nice, but you should post more pics of your lady friend...now THOSE are pics worth seeing....notice my green with envy grin: __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

July 7, 2009, 11:00 AM	#38
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	LOL Scrap500. Where did you see those? Arfcom? __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

July 7, 2009, 12:37 PM	#39
tomh1426 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2005 Location: Youngtown Arizona Posts: 1,135	I wanna see too !

July 8, 2009, 11:15 PM	#40
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	dallas, yes, I believe so...those guys all had some pretty snarky posts until you put that pic up, then they all slunked away with their tales b/t their legs, lol... __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

July 9, 2009, 04:16 PM	#41
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	LOL!!!! Yeah I remember that now, that was funny. We will be married in 2 months, when I am at a computer with pics on it I will post them here. __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

July 10, 2009, 12:39 PM	#42
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Awesome, good for you, congrats! I just got married last August, and if there is one thing I have learned, it is this: Those men who tell you things will change probably got married too early in the relationship. If you have been together for a while (at least 3 - 4 years), then you know what you are getting into. If not, then get ready for a surprise! __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

July 13, 2009, 04:58 AM	#43
Dallas Jack Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 386	dallas-shooting, what is your connection with Dallas Shooting Supplies? I live just about a mile or so from the intersection of I30 and 635 and I would rather pick up in person. I need some of the Magpul mags. Oh yea, very nice hogs. Keep it up there are to many here. Dallas Jack

July 13, 2009, 11:39 AM	#44
dallas-shooting Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 22	Dallas Jack, I own DSS, that would be great. Let me know what you need and I will fix you up. Thanks Morgan __________________ Dallas Shooting Supplies Free shipping on orders over $200. Use coupon code FIRINGLINE for 5% off your order! No minimum purchase!

July 13, 2009, 12:04 PM	#45
ZeroJunk Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2006 Location: Browns Summit NC Posts: 2,589	Looks like fun hunting, but you can keep them. Between ground hogs, coons, and deer I have to put 7 strands of electric fence around my garden. Don't need anything else trying to eat my stuff.

July 13, 2009, 01:08 PM	#46
fishcharmer Member Join Date: September 18, 2008 Posts: 15	Nice hogs!