And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
You're right, lot of differing opinions. Some say the stuff is great, others wouldn't eat it if starving. One positive...government would have a hell of a time pumping these things full of their poison.
Bagged me a few, and we raise our own hogs, wild boar where we live is the cleanest all white pork there is, almost no fat, not in the slightest "gamey" taste in fact very sweet. Just compared to a domesticated hog seriously less meat on a boar's frame, lean critters. Reason why "the kings boars" were protected game. Sting to the high heavens on the outside, thrilling to hunt, little suckers when the decide to are totally fearless, they do the crazy ivan and you better nail them or be running up a tree. Fast like greased lightning. When they get aggressive real hard to stop them and shot placement becomes critical. My experience still hunting them is 12 gauge slugs is the best, because if the charging potential, they got a mind switch, from far shots when they are calm, they don't need much more than a white tail requires. The meats only second to a ruffed grouse in my book
They are sexually mature and mate when 3 months old. Then have a litter of 10 ish. Can have 3 litters a year. Would require a kill rate of 75% to just keep their numbers stable. A viral plague.
I read a story somewhere recently that some European wild boars have been imported into Canada for a hunting preserve, had escaped and are reproducing in the wild. The EU version is winter hardy, supposedly, unlike the version currently down South in the USA. These hogs are spreading East and South, so the scourge of the South will now be nation wide in a few years. Imagine what they'll be like when the two population intermingle.
Cute until they start ransacking the crops you've planted.
ReplyDeleteBacon Bits ?
ReplyDeleteRats, kill them all
ReplyDeleteSeems a debate if edible, the young maybe, older have all kinds of parasites
You're right, lot of differing opinions. Some say the stuff is great, others wouldn't eat it if starving.
DeleteOne positive...government would have a hell of a time pumping these things full of their poison.
Bagged me a few, and we raise our own hogs, wild boar where we live is the cleanest all white pork there is, almost no fat, not in the slightest "gamey" taste in fact very sweet. Just compared to a domesticated hog seriously less meat on a boar's frame, lean critters. Reason why "the kings boars" were protected game.
DeleteSting to the high heavens on the outside, thrilling to hunt, little suckers when the decide to are totally fearless, they do the crazy ivan and you better nail them or be running up a tree. Fast like greased lightning. When they get aggressive real hard to stop them and shot placement becomes critical. My experience still hunting them is 12 gauge slugs is the best, because if the charging potential, they got a mind switch, from far shots when they are calm, they don't need much more than a white tail requires. The meats only second to a ruffed grouse in my book
They are sexually mature and mate when 3 months old. Then have a litter of 10 ish. Can have 3 litters a year. Would require a kill rate of 75% to just keep their numbers stable. A viral plague.
ReplyDeleteMile, I couldn't recall hogs repro stats without a search but you sum up hard numbers on a real problem in few words.
DeleteMass production of litters added in one area calls for destruction of land and crops, feral hogs are dangerous anywhere they are.
ReplyDeleteArnold Ziffel was cute, these guys not so much.
ReplyDeleteSaddam had nothing on these BLT WMDs.
ReplyDeleteI read a story somewhere recently that some European wild boars have been imported into Canada for a hunting preserve, had escaped and are reproducing in the wild. The EU version is winter hardy, supposedly, unlike the version currently down South in the USA. These hogs are spreading East and South, so the scourge of the South will now be nation wide in a few years. Imagine what they'll be like when the two population intermingle.
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We already know we can't stop them at the border.
Deleteput the little ones on a stick like corn dogs.
ReplyDeletemmmmmmmm crispy bacon !
ReplyDeleteEven pork from the grocery/Butcher needs to be thoroughly and properly prepared.
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