Got to agree on Texas hogs. The big ones are not edible no matter what you do to them. Even the 2 40 pound ones we shot were not all that great. No idea what the problem is because I have eaten real wild boar in a number european countries and wild feral other places and they were very good eating. Texas hogs are a shoot and leave proposition in my books.
SUPER HOGS MAY INVADE THE US FROM CANADA
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scpaul
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You probably already know this but the boars especially need to be nutted asap and both sexs need to be blead (bleeded?) if you want the best taste.
Taco John
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Well that is 180° the opposite of my experience.
My 2 hunting friends and I have killed them from 20 to 400lbs.
From the panhandle to Brazoria.
Haven't had a bad one yet.
Where does the disparity come from?
memtb
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It could be either the water or the type of materials they're eating. There's a location up here that every game animal (deer, elk, and a moose) we've taken from there has a very poor flavor. We have ceased to hunt that area! memtb
Just read this. Long, interesting article about feral hogs in Texasz
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Apocalypse Sow: Can Anything Stop the Feral Hog Invasion? — Texas Monthly
They’ve overrun nearly the entire state, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage annually in spite of widespread attempts at eradication—including traps, contraceptives, and a heavily armed Ted Nugent.
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scpaul
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I've had some BBQed from the orange groves in FL. You could taste the citrus in the background. Also citrus is acidic, could that make a difference in the meat? I can't be sure but it seems like someone side that the color of the meat was different. I've never seen it before it was fixed.
we all have different likes and expectations. Nothing wrong with that. Makes the world turn round and round
Double Naught Spy
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OMG! "Feral hog" attack in North Dakota, could be a Canadian Super Pig. Authorities warn of wild, violent pigs in the area. Here is where the ridiculousness of the Canadian OMG! "Feral hog" attack in North Dakota, could be a Canadian Super Pig. Authorities warn of wild, violent pigs in the area. Here is where the ridiculousness of the Canadian Super Pigs really starts to show...
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2023/04/14/wild-dangerous-pig-attacks-farmer-north-dakota/
Sadly, very little about any sort of actual attack, only that it attacked the farmer several times, which seems rather odd. However, they got the Canadian Super Pig mojo working to pander to the masses.
The hog looks like a first gen domestic, though it does look large, not particularly large, just looks like a normal big old domestic boar.
Turns out, this potential Canadian Super Pig, one of the ones authorities warned people about in the region, is just an escaped domestic hog. No doubt some of y'all will note that "feral" can be defined as being a domestic escapee which is fair enough, but "feral" doesn't mean biologically different as hogs born in the wild and living in the wild for multiple generations. This hog literally came off of somebody's farm. If your dog ends up outside of your gate, it has escaped. Is it now magically feral?
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sp...urns-out-to-be-domestic-escapee-and-not-feral
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2023/04/14/wild-dangerous-pig-attacks-farmer-north-dakota/
Sadly, very little about any sort of actual attack, only that it attacked the farmer several times, which seems rather odd. However, they got the Canadian Super Pig mojo working to pander to the masses.
The hog looks like a first gen domestic, though it does look large, not particularly large, just looks like a normal big old domestic boar.
Turns out, this potential Canadian Super Pig, one of the ones authorities warned people about in the region, is just an escaped domestic hog. No doubt some of y'all will note that "feral" can be defined as being a domestic escapee which is fair enough, but "feral" doesn't mean biologically different as hogs born in the wild and living in the wild for multiple generations. This hog literally came off of somebody's farm. If your dog ends up outside of your gate, it has escaped. Is it now magically feral?
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sp...urns-out-to-be-domestic-escapee-and-not-feral
scpaul
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when I was a kid I was told about a group of the richest men in the state getting together and bringing over real Russian/European boar and putting them into our swamps. Some of the pigs we see do have the flatter front of the skull, more of a hump on the back and if old enough the reddish hair down the center of the back. Not all traits are usually shown in a single Hog. A professor from UGa maid the statement that there wasn't enough good forage in the wild to grow 500 lb. hogs. In the wild maybe not but the crops are a different thing. Pnuts are a good source of fat and protein.
Good sized pig. IMO, if my dog gets loose and starts bumming food at your place and hopping in your truck, it's escaped. If it attacks you or your livestock it's feral and feel free to shoot it. YMMV.
In all seriousness though, it's more about behaviour than time since escape. A domestic animal that's loose and acting like a wild animal is feral.
Definition of FERAL
of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast; not domesticated or cultivated : wild; having escaped from domestication and become wild… See the full definition
www.merriam-webster.com
scpaul
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We have set up timer feeders, solar motion detection lights and elevated enclosed cloth box blinds for smell and makes us feel safer and we can take a kid safely. You can park fairly close. We and the guys kids, both girls and boys, have had a blast. It's alot of fun since once fully operational the kids don't have to sit still for hours. Keeping them quiet is still a challenge. When you see a kid, I have 2 girls, get their first game animal of any sort you enjoy it as much as they do.
I could go on for hours. I've been the marksmanship and safety ",instructor" for years. Just before I had to quit, I realized that the kid in the stand was the 3rd generation not member of his family that I had helped teach. Made me feel good. I also realized that they have kids alot younger than the used to. I helped his grandfather and father now him.
I guess I've gone on long enough but if you can, please try it. It also helps bring along another generation of hunters. It also gives some survival skills without drilling them.
Ya'll have fun. scpaul
I could go on for hours. I've been the marksmanship and safety ",instructor" for years. Just before I had to quit, I realized that the kid in the stand was the 3rd generation not member of his family that I had helped teach. Made me feel good. I also realized that they have kids alot younger than the used to. I helped his grandfather and father now him.
I guess I've gone on long enough but if you can, please try it. It also helps bring along another generation of hunters. It also gives some survival skills without drilling them.
Ya'll have fun. scpaul
Revolting Peasant
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It really depends on the location in Texas. Crop lands on the coast, hogs are tasty. Better than store bought. Forest and creek bottom hogs, pretty good. West Texas rocks and desert, even the 20#ers can be tough as boot leather. The tender ones just don't survive. They have to work hard for every ounce of protein and cover lots of ground. IMO, it all depends on what they are eating and how hard they have to work for it. Genetics also. Russian hybrids get tough quick if the going gets rough.
victor3ranger
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I ain't skeerd of Canadian pigs I would put these Okie pigs up against them any day 
