Yea or Nea ? - Page 2

g.willikers · April 26, 2017, 05:23 PM

They look about sandwich size.

buck460XVR · April 28, 2017, 08:41 AM

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As bad a hog problem as Texas has, releasing them should be criminal.

In a way it is. From the Texas TPWD website........

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The Texas Animal Health Commission has enacted regulations requiring all feral hogs in Texas to be tested and certified to be disease free before being released into the wild for whatever purposes.

That said, if the problem with feral hogs is really as bad as folks put it our there as, then there should not even be a questions as to whether or not to let them live. While one person enjoys hunting them and wants them around, their neighbor may have major damage done from the same drift. That seems to be the major issue in controlling their numbers.

stevelyn · April 28, 2017, 08:42 AM

I see roasted pigs with Sweet Baby Ray's painted on them.

Danoobie · April 28, 2017, 09:21 AM

I agree, smoke 'em.

BTW, nice trap!

alex0535 · April 28, 2017, 12:20 PM

They do enough damage that I wouldn't want to release them. Just feed them out for a bit, then butcher.

If I was going to release any it would be males after castration, they won't be making any little piggies, and if you harvest them later the meat won't be so boarish tasting.

Old Stony · April 29, 2017, 03:51 AM

stevelyn.....I love the Sweet Baby Ray's sauce with pork. My wife made up a hog leg a while back with it and root beer in a crock pot. I stripped it off the bone when done and made sandwiches with it and a little more sauce dribbled over it. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

North East Redneck · April 29, 2017, 05:51 PM

I'd say harvest them. From what I've read you guys don't have a shortage of them....
Into the smoker they go.

GarandTd · May 21, 2017, 10:19 AM

If they parallel other edible animals, the young ones are generally better....think veal or lamb. I don't know if that holds true for pigs or wild animals in general.

Jack O'Conner · May 22, 2017, 04:58 AM

I heard that some trappers catch the males and castrate them and feed them corn for a month before slaughtering. This practice is for the quality of the meat.

Jack

Old Stony · May 24, 2017, 03:23 AM

There are probably a few guys that might pen up feral hogs to fatten them up for butcher, but I doubt many. Castrating and feeding out a larger boar is a time consuming endeavor. You won't be getting meat from a mature boar that is nearly as good as a sow for quite some time after castrating.
The feral hogs work for a living for one thing, and do not have the fat infused into the meat as much as domestic hogs. You can find them with a large girdle of fat on them, and still have pretty lean meat to deal with. The boar taste and smell can stay with one for some months after castrating as well.
A small boar will butcher out just fine, but the bigger ones are just coyote food as far as I'm concerned.

April 26, 2017, 05:23 PM	#26
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April 28, 2017, 08:42 AM	#28
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	I see roasted pigs with Sweet Baby Ray's painted on them. __________________ Stop Allowing Our Schools To Be Soft Targets! http://fastersaveslives.org/ East Moose. Wear Wolf.

April 29, 2017, 05:51 PM	#32
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	I'd say harvest them. From what I've read you guys don't have a shortage of them.... Into the smoker they go. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

May 21, 2017, 10:19 AM	#33
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	If they parallel other edible animals, the young ones are generally better....think veal or lamb. I don't know if that holds true for pigs or wild animals in general. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

May 22, 2017, 04:58 AM	#34
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	I heard that some trappers catch the males and castrate them and feed them corn for a month before slaughtering. This practice is for the quality of the meat. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

April 28, 2017, 09:21 AM	#29
Danoobie Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2017 Posts: 351	I agree, smoke 'em. BTW, nice trap!

April 28, 2017, 12:20 PM	#30
alex0535 Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 908	They do enough damage that I wouldn't want to release them. Just feed them out for a bit, then butcher. If I was going to release any it would be males after castration, they won't be making any little piggies, and if you harvest them later the meat won't be so boarish tasting.

April 29, 2017, 03:51 AM	#31
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	stevelyn.....I love the Sweet Baby Ray's sauce with pork. My wife made up a hog leg a while back with it and root beer in a crock pot. I stripped it off the bone when done and made sandwiches with it and a little more sauce dribbled over it. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

May 24, 2017, 03:23 AM	#35
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	There are probably a few guys that might pen up feral hogs to fatten them up for butcher, but I doubt many. Castrating and feeding out a larger boar is a time consuming endeavor. You won't be getting meat from a mature boar that is nearly as good as a sow for quite some time after castrating. The feral hogs work for a living for one thing, and do not have the fat infused into the meat as much as domestic hogs. You can find them with a large girdle of fat on them, and still have pretty lean meat to deal with. The boar taste and smell can stay with one for some months after castrating as well. A small boar will butcher out just fine, but the bigger ones are just coyote food as far as I'm concerned.