what do you do with your pigs?

[tuthdoc]

I keep the ones I want to eat and the others I "don't find". We can't trap or mass kill them on the Junco, so we do what we can. I've had three big boars bothering me this year. They have become deer chasers. One big brown one cost me my 12 point twice this year when he chased him off. I glad to say, all three of them are no longer with us. I take pics and try and keep the jaws if they're worth it, and then let my brother predators take care of them. Hogs are vermin. They are fun to hunt, but they are uncontrollable. It's my civic duty to kill what I can. KAP

[gargetter]

All hunters on our lease filled their freezers and gave all we could away,the rest were buzzard bait.We killed 72 hogs on our 600 acre lease and didn't make a dent .

[denowt]

Unless they have large cutters I'll just gut shoot them so they run off into the brush to die instead of me having to drag them off into the brush.

Pretty much what we do on our lease. As far as being "ethical" about gut shooting, normally a rifle gut shot hog dies within 100 yards, an arrow vital shot hog usually dies within 75 yards. I don't see much difference in "clean" kill effectiveness,

There are to many poor people around to shoot them an let them lay. I clean every one and give them to people who are always very appreciative.

We used to try this. Everyone wants one, until you actually shoot one. Then they are too busy right now to come get it, or want it delivered to them in freezer bags.

The important thing is getting them out of the ecosystem.

If you can utilize the meat or know someone who can that's great too.

But the most important thing is killing as many of the non-native destructive animals as possible.

I couldn't have said it better.
One sow usually has a 4 litters of 13 or so a year, so 1=50 a year, those 50 each equal 50 more a year and so on and so on.
No matter how many you shoot, or how you shoot them, you can never really make a difference, but it sure is fun trying.

[bsills]

1 litter every 3 month 33 days, just over 4 months, that would be 3 litters a year in a perfect environment. They do not average having 13 survive out of every litter.

And yes I agree shoot every one you can. We are aving a new house built and have been fortunate enough that if we gut the hog the guys working on the house will take it. When they are gone the meat will disappear somewhere!

[mesquitecountry]

We setup coyote bait stations with the larger ones. Anything that doesnt stink we clean and either keep or give away.

[Mary]

I've had three big boars bothering me this year. They have become deer chasers. One big brown one cost me my 12 point twice this year when he chased him off. I glad to say, all three of them are no longer with us.

I had a Volkswagon do the same thing..... revenge was sweet!



KAP!

[JTeLarkin08]

Has any of yall past on a pig cause you didnt need any meat? that doesnt happen much with my itchy trigger finger but whats your toughts

i passed on one that was like 400 pounds one time hunting hagerman because i had already shot one and i didnt feel like dragging 2 out a mile. especially a 400 pounder.. He was at 30 yards broadside.

[bowbroadhead]

yote bait.