Trapped or shot wild pigs, what do they do with them?

[JOERM]

There is such a huge problem with wild pigs in the south and even in Hawaii rippen up good crops and such. Even vinyards that grow great grapes for great wine have hogs uprooten their best vines. These hogs get shot or trapped, what happens after that? Do they dump em or bring them home to butcher and toss into the frizzer or do they sell them to supermarkets? Lots of homeless folks who would not mind eaten a wild hog. I've eaten some down in CA that was shot on or near the Russian River, BBQ, absolutly the best pork I have ever eaten. Same goes for all those aligators that those swamp guys get, besides the hide, what do they do with the meat?? Just asken.

 

[sheriffoconee]

we eat 'em here.....wild pigs are the guests of honor at a variety of bar b q's and the subject of many breakfasts that involve wild hog sausage.....

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

A lot of it goes to waste...

I've talked with people who have hog issues and hunt them. It depends on the time of year, the area, and the diet of the pigs. Many I've talked with talk about the meat having a bitter, rancid taste. They shoot them and leave them for the buzzards or the coyotes. Sometimes the hogs themselves get so fat that the meat becomes rancid before you can dress them.
Only a few I have knowledge of were able to fill a freezer with the results of a good hunt. (The sausage WAS good with a slight wild taste!)

 

[doublesharp]

The good ol boys in Glades County hunt with dogs and often take wild pigs alive and pen them up for a while feeding them good before they eat them. I've never done it but I've seen the scars of those that did.

 

[clipper1]

I read recently that wild hogs have become a major problem in Berlin, Germany since about 2008. They are destroying many parks, and of course gardens and lawns.
The lib population there buy corn and feed them, which is against the law and really get their knickers in a wad when state hunters shoot them.

 

[cass]

I trap them regularly. Any ones under 150 lbs are edible for me. I remove the back strap, loins and hams. The rest is taken to the bone pit. The big ones are dragged intact to the pit. They are as good tasting as regular swine. In Texas, you aren't supposed to raise trapped hogs, but a lot of folks do. After a good worming, dipping, and a few weeks of medicated hog feed, they are as clean as any commercial pig, but still dangerously wild.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

I just attended a workshop in Oklahoma on wild pig control. States with hog problems have different laws on the books that dictate what you can and cannot do with trapped wild piggies. Some states may dictate destroying them or removal from the area. No state allows them to be released back into the wild. Personally I kinda like them butchered and cooked over an open fire in deer camp.

 

[charlie sherrill]

The big ones lay where they are shot. There are recipes for the smaller ones. You hog hunters better get yourself ove to the flood. I'm thinking there's gonna be a hog hunt of epic proportions coming up soon.

 

[Harrison]

They make good buzzard, coyote, and fire ant food. The USDA would never approve of selling the meat.

 

[mm6mm6]

Mine -

Was delicious -

I haven't been able to cook the ribs yet, but the ham steaks, pork tenderloin, pork chops, and especially the breakfast sausage was fantastic! We even made meatballs out of the sausage to have with spagetti!

 

[JOERM]

That sure does look good! is that a 30-30?

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

The big ones lay where they are shot. There are recipes for the smaller ones. You hog hunters better get yourself ove to the flood. I'm thinking there's gonna be a hog hunt of epic proportions coming up soon.

You are correct. Our sheriff has instructed all the deuties on levee patrol in St. Mary Parish to get their .223's and kill any pig they see. I think there's gonna be a lot of the boys around here that will be using the flood as a good excuse to do some shootin'
I understand that down here we have a very rare variety of the wild swine-it grows antlers during high water

 

[kennyb]

they are good eating....

 

[Maximumbob54]

MM6MM6,

Is that a 336Y Spikehorn??? I keep looking for one of those.

Great pictures.

From what I have been told if the state shoots them they have a leave them as they lay procedure for any wild game. I have been told by Georgia farmers that the state will shoot deer in the crop fields and they are not allowed to be harvested. I’m not a farmer and haven’t been witness to it but that is what I’m told. I’m not a fan of that policy.