"Don't go down to Texas. Texas is lost."

[Baitball Blogger]

Someone we spent time over the weekend, who has New England roots gave us this warning. He said that he was invited to go on a boor hunt and that weapons would be supplied. He was expecting the usual bore rifles and instead there was a huge case of AK47s for everyone to pick through. He couldn't believe the damage those guns did to the hogs and assumed they weren't hunting for food, but to eradicate them.

Once it was all clear to him, he requested that no pictures be taken. He just wanted out.

[marybourg]

1. Plenty of boors in Texas.

[murielm99]

11. Bores, too.

[marybourg]

13. And boars!

[Mopar151]

15. And BOARS!

Boars are intact male pigs. Boors are " ill bred" humans.

[marble falls]

2. Too bad they were misarmed. Taking a little care with skinning makes for some good eating.

[Snooper9]

9. The backstrap isn't horrible if you smoke it but the rest is trash meat...

We shot a bunch at a friends propety near Elmo Tx last November. Cut the backstrap off one and let the others sit there for the coyotes to have a meal. Damn nasty stinky bastards.

I guess if you shoot one young enough it might not be too bad but bigger targets are easier even with a night scope

[marble falls]

10. I've had some great eating from the shoulder and hams. Low and slow, pleanty of garlic and some ...

... fat meat.

[Snooper9]

12. Maybe I'll some of those cuts next time

I'll have to bring my pressure washer and drag the dirty hog to a water source first.

[marble falls]

28. But you are right. Any touch with the cape and the meat gets ruined.

[gay texan]

16. You don't know the secret

Under 125 lbs, it's amaaaaaayzing!!!!!

Wild hog sausage is incredible, it will make the best red beans and rice.

If you can capture the piglets, it will make the best crock pot roast you've ever had in your life.

I trap them here because there is no shortage of them. Free groceries!

[marble falls]

29. You're right about all of that.

[harumph]

26. Ah, Elmo Texas

Not much there anymore - never was much anyway. Is the old consolidated schoolhouse still there?

[Ocelot II]

3. Boor hunters? I could get into that...

But seriously, feral hogs (domestic pigs that went wild, some crossed with European wild boars) are extremely destructive and they have become a real problem in TX and some other states, so they probably are trying to eradicate them as well as eat them. I can understand not wanting to be involved in a hunt like that, though.

[ITAL]

4. Those hogs are a big problem in TX

I remember reading an article on it a few years ago on yahoo or something. Even with all the recreational hunting their numbers are increasing, so some sort of eradication measures like using AK47s doesn't actually surprise me.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/nuisance/feral_hogs/

[Wonder Why]

23. Small potatoes when you compare them to the Repugs that run the state.

[Jirel]

5. Not seeing a problem.

I live in Texas, and there’s a lot wrong here. However, eradicating boars with high powered rifles isn’t one of those problems.There are tons of the, here, and they are incredibly destructive and dangerous. You need something pretty high powered to take down (especially relatively humanely) a large boar. There are some morons around here who are all about hunting by helicopter and such, but you only see that stupidity on some ranches where guests pay lots of money to shoot at things from the air and hit nothing. Otherwise, you wind up covering lots of sweltering terrain, can get into scary situations with large groups of these things, and frankly, a lot of people think they taste horrible, and when you eradicate a large group you won’t have people with the time or inclination to field dress a whole bunch in up to 120 degrees (heat index), then haul out sometimes literal tons of carcasses for proper butchering. Don’t weep for the hogs.

[anciano]

6. With all due respect I must disagree....

The feral hog issue aside, Texas is not lost. As a native Texan, lifelong resident and dedicated Democrat I can assure you that there are thousands of us Democrats who are working hard to turn our state blue again and reverse the damage inflicted upon us by the current magat regime. So instead of writing us off, please send us your positive vibes and best wishes. Regards.

[chia]

17. Many, many best wishes to you in the fight! California did it, you can too!

[anciano]

20. Thank you my friend!

[Mollyann]

21. Thank you

From a 6th generation Texan. We have a 9th generation due next month. We are here to stay.

[anciano]

22. Congratulations on your family's pending "arrival"!

Best wishes to you and yours.

[Boomerproud]

24. I always say there's no liberal like a Texas liberal.

You're tough as nails and it is respected and appreciated.

[rsdsharp]

7. What would a "usual bore (boar?) rifle" be?

An AK47 is typically chambered in 7.62 x 39 mm. That’s an intermediate powered round, basically being a shorter and lower powered version of the Russian 7.62 x 54R mm round fired by the Russian main battle rifle of WWII, the Mosin–Nagant.

[PatSeg]

8. Whoa, that is really disturbing

[sarisataka]

14. I have heard an AR

Can vaporize 3/4 of a hog and cause a hunter to immediately change his life. I can only imagine what the larger Russian round does.

OTH, the 7.62x39 is noticeably less powerful than the .308 and .30-06 commonly used for boar hunting, so I can't understand why a person who hunts would be surprised by the wounds.

[Emile]

18. If every boar had a gun, no boars would get shot.

[NickB79]

19. An AK is less powerful than any big game rifle

A 7.62x39 round from an AK isn't even putting out as many foot-pounds as a 120 yr old Winchester .30-30 lever action. A basic bolt action .308 or .30-06 hunting rifle does far more damage to game. The 20-gauge shotgun my 12 yr old daughter carried last fall with me for whitetail deer does more damage as well.

Personally, I wouldn't use an AR or AK for boar, simply because they're too weak. Well, maybe an AR-10, but that's in .308 Winchester.

[mn9driver]

25. Some of those feral pigs get really big.

They grow like weeds and multiply like rabbits. I’ve no problem with using a high powered rifle with these varmints.

[keithbvadu2]

27. That's not hunting, that's killing.

That's not hunting, that's killing.

If the purpose is killing, call it that.

For the hogs, that sounds legitimate.