Hog trapping

[arfmel]

I've been setting my hog trap since the onset of cool weather here in south western Texas. The wiley critters have been successfully robbing the trap of its delicious bait (Hungry Hound dog food). Until last night, anyway. My friend Walter and his little son found this big boy in it this morning. Check the grin on Walter’s 4 year old son.

I'm glad this boar won't be tearing up my fences anymore.

 

[kentucky yeti]

That's a lot of hog!

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Ahhhhh You forgot to Hog Tie it :)
That is a good one

 

[Mobuck]

Good for you. We haven't been invaded by feral swine YET. South MO has a big problem since much of that area is government land and has few resident landowners. If MDC handles the problem as ineffectively as it has the CWD issue, farming north of the MO river will be impossible.

 

[Cholo]

Wow, that's a hoss!

 

[Watertender]

How much BBQ sauce do you reckon that feller will take?

 

[arfmel]

A stinky boar like that is going to need plenty.

 

[GunnyGene]

That's a beeg juan. About 300lbs?

 

[Wyandot Jim]

How much BBQ sauce do you reckon that feller will take?

Bob Wright can probably have that porker wolfed down in one sitting. UPS that baby to Memphis. :) :)

 

[Watertender]

Bob Wright can probably have that porker wolfed down in one sitting. UPS that baby to Memphis. :) :)

FedEx!

 

[Kevin]

Huge! just can imagine how you got that up into the truck!

My wife works with a guy who has land up near Paris, Texas. He’s told me he just shoots ‘em and the next day the animal is practically gone from coyotes and buzzards.

Everyone has to eat I suppose.

 

[TestEngineer]

Unfortunately, killing one hog just educates the rest of the sounder. If you really want to eradicate them, you need to trap the entire group at the same time.

Check out the product called "pig brig". It may take a week or two to get them used to the open trap within their feeding area, but once the trap is closed - capturing 20 or 30 in a single night is very doable.

 

[any ruger]

Supposed hogs in Canada migrating to northern Mn and north dakota .

 

[MHtractorguy]

Poor piggy was just trying to feed his family.
We have two mini pigs who come and go through a doggy door.

 

[arfmel]

"Unfortunately, killing one hog just educates the rest of the sounder. If you really want to eradicate them, you need to trap the entire group at the same time."

My trap is 4x4x16'. I've caught as many as 13 hogs at a time in it and I've caught and killed over 300 hogs using it.

I'd seen this old solitary boar many times in the past. He wasn’t part of a sounder.

 

[idsubgun]

I've been setting my hog trap since the onset of cool weather here in south western Texas. The wiley critters have been successfully robbing the trap of its delicious bait (Hungry Hound dog food). Until last night, anyway. My friend Walter and his little son found this big boy in it this morning. Check the grin on Walter's 4 year old son.

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I'm glad this boar won't be tearing up my fences anymore.

Nice!!

Give me the word and I'll drive down from Missouri and take a few off your hands. The dumba$$ Missouri Conservation won't let us hunt them here. They say the hogs are a problem here and there's no permit required to shoot one, but out the other side of their mouth they say not to shoot them, and to let the "professionals" deal with them. Problem is the professionals aren't doing their job because the hog problem gets worse every year. I'd love to shoot a couple hogs a year to supplement my food supply. Social Security doesn't pay much and every bit helps.
If these so called pros don't get it done, we'll be swimming in hogs like Texas is. I don't want them tearing up my property but the way it's going, the hogs will probably be around me in a few years. I'm in the Ozarks and the hogs aren't too far south now!
Yep, holler and I'll come and take some off your hands!!

 

[GunnyGene]

Poor piggy was just trying to feed his family.
We have two mini pigs who come and go through a doggy door.

Hogs aint' picky about what they eat. They will eat their own offspring if that's all that's handy.

 

[MHtractorguy]

House piggies are picky. Mine like their broccoli steamed, won't eat carrots unless they're peeled and they hate radishes.
They can be pretty vocal at breakfast time, too.

 

[any ruger]

They say they are going to migrate into minnesota from Canada.

 

[Kevin]

Hogs aint' picky about what they eat. They will eat their own offspring if that's all that's handy.

Ever see the movies “Snatch” and “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” ??? They threaten to feed a guy to the pigs.

But are these wild pigs eatable? Do they taste good?

 

[MHtractorguy]

My brother in law in Florida had to kill a couple of wild pigs. They were tall and long. He said they were pretty lean and tough.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Ever see the movies "Snatch" and "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" ??? They threaten to feed a guy to the pigs.

But are these wild pigs eatable? Do they taste good?

The small 40-50# ones are for sure. I don't know about the full grown ones.
I'm sure you have heard the saying "He went in the woods to sh!t and the hogs ate him" They will do it and not leave a trace. ;)

 

[arfmel]

It depends in part on what they eat. A hundred pound sow that’s been eating pecans is pretty good meat. A 250 lb boar that’s been eating carrion, not worth skinning.

 

[mirglip]

It depends in part on what they eat. A hundred pound sow that's been eating pecans is pretty good meat. A 250 lb boar that's been eating carrion, not worth skinning.

I think it's a rule that sows over 100 aren't edible and most shoats either sex under 40 pounds are OK. It doesn't matter whether you eat them or not, just kill as many a you can.

 

[Brant]

My family has killed hundreds here in Louisiana. Heck my nephew killed his first on his 4 th birthday! Now 3 years later, he has probably killed near 50. The above advice on eating them is all correct. I tend to keep 50lb ish and smaller. We have a place to haul them off if not eating them, and they do in fact disappear fast.

 

[Mobuck]

And make darned sure you cook them thoroughly.

 

[mirglip]

My family has killed hundreds here in Louisiana. Heck my nephew killed his first on his 4 th birthday! Now 3 years later, he has probably killed near 50. The above advice on eating them is all correct. I tend to keep 50lb ish and smaller. We have a place to haul them off if not eating them, and they do in fact disappear fast.

Can you make a rice and gravy outta dat?

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Can you make a rice and gravy outta dat?

AHHHHHHHHHHHH yes BUT first you have to make a roux.:-)