Hogs

GM_Tood

GM_Tood

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Anyone have experience hunting big (150lbs+) hogs in OK, TX, or AR?

I have been nominated to find a spot, and other than trying to rely on the "reviews" posted on some website I was hoping someone here might have gone recently.

 
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Back in the day PO Pears used to be a good place to go huntin'. You could usually bag a nice sized one.

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Just bought/cleaned/sighted in my new Springfield Armory Saint Victor 16” .308 AR-10. Already changed to a lighter pull trigger and the grip to a more formed grip. Ready to go on my hunt in Mount Vernon, Texas Oct 27-30!! 

 
What do you do with the hog once you've got it? I presume it's processed. Does it taste different than domesticated pork?

I have a stellar Italian sausage recipe if you want it.

 
knapplc said:
What do you do with the hog once you've got it? I presume it's processed. Does it taste different than domesticated pork?

I have a stellar Italian sausage recipe if you want it.
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So I’ve only ate hogs (sows only) under 120 lbs. Most of the older and heavier boars get ground into sausage. I’ve found that a lot of it is very similar in taste it is just leaner than farm pork. You wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between most of it especially if it’s off the smoker. 
 

most of the time I will cut and quarter it or if I’m tired I’ll have it done. It’s not that bad. 
 

I will keep that in mind. Thank you Knapp

 
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teachercd said:
They would find other ways to get rid of them.

With that said...don't they charge you?  Or is that boars or is that the same animal???  @Decked
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Feral hogs are the same as a farm pig. They can start growing tusks, fur, quite soon after escaping captivity. Sows can breed I believe as soon as 6 months (or maybe a tad earlier). Having 6-8 babies per pregnancy and being able to go back into heat again within 18-24 weeks. I have been charged once. Got it down but about dropped a deuce in my pants. I have also been parted like the Red Sea by about 30-40 pigs in a sounder. 

Field Biology & Ecology degree speaking here:

The only effective means of removing them at the state level is trapping them. Hunting you maybe take out one or two and then they disperse somewhere else. Once an invasive takes hold such as feral pigs your best strategy is management and local removals. Prevention of feral hogs from moving further is futile unfortunately. They are coming down from Canda and up from Texas, Oklahoma & the SE. It is only a matter of time. Hunters campaigned in Tennessee to allow hunting in the state where levels of feral hogs were at the time low & manageable. The outcome once hunting became legalized is that the population started to explode in creating a resource which was used for both fun and money (hunting). What they discovered is that counties previously at the northern end of the state which contained no feral hogs were now starting to have established populations brought in by hunters. These same individuals even may have crossbred them with Russian boars for a more eventful hunt. Making them bigger, meaner, and aggressive. Hunting is allowed only in states where removal via trapping, poisoning, etc is no longer going to make an impact. You are at that point and time just allowing people to profit from a disaster which is feral hogs. They can root acres of farmland overnight and consume native species alike. Not to mention attacking people or livestock. You may help out a farmer or two by taking down the local population if there is enough hunting pressure. At this point they are here and are good meat & good sport. 

In Eastern Kansas where I live (Stilwell, KS) I believe the state trapped 18-25 of them not so long ago. So they are down here too. KS, Missouri, and Nebraska do not allow you to exterminate feral hogs unless you are the landowner I believe. Again, they would prefer to trap them to slow the spread. 

 
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