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Blue_true

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72. Some people won't want them hunted. I say hunt them, as long as people

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 06:37 PM

Sep 2020

stay specific distances from dwellings and are limited on the caliber of gun they can us. Pigskin can be used to make leather.

For an invasive species, I am fine with hunting it around the clock and selling the products to willing buyers. Think of how many hunters that don’t have jobs right now could be making money to pay bills, while helping to get rid of a problem.

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Hog wild: U.S. and Texas have 'out of control' population of 'super-pigs,' expert says [View all] sl8 Sep 2020 OP

Can you eat them? Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #1

depends on age and what they've been eating Amishman Sep 2020 #3

Boar Taint is not the same as gamey Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #15

didn't know that! Amishman Sep 2020 #19

He's lucky. Once you have tasted it Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #20

Is it possible that the taste you are talking about is a result of a release of Adrenalin .... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2020 #55

No. Boat Taint is from uncasterated hogs Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #59

Can it be used for dog food? Tanuki Sep 2020 #66

Probably? Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #67

According to this website it's tasty. octoberlib Sep 2020 #4

Yes, and they are quite tasty. IMO, it's best to have all the meat ground Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #5

It sounds like they should let people hunt them Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #8

Here in Arkansas, feral hogs can be hunted year round with few restrictions. Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #21

I'm pretty sure feral hogs can be killed year round in Texas LeftInTX Sep 2020 #27

It's been legal since 2011 in TX susanr516 Sep 2020 #45

Pork chopping! LeftInTX Sep 2020 #48

One DUER that is a hunter says that wild hogs may carry a disease that Blue_true Sep 2020 #40

It's trichinosis Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #68

Thanks. So a person can harvest a wild hog, but the cooking needs to be done long enough to Blue_true Sep 2020 #69

Yes. Bears carry it too. Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #71

No pink left, was my mother's credo... Hekate Sep 2020 #77

Meat didn't come cut up in nice packages when you Mom learned how to cook. Blue_true Sep 2020 #78

Example of cafeteria that didn't cook long enough. sl8 Sep 2020 #84

Trichinosis? It's the only one I know of, and is killed by thorough cooking. Hekate Sep 2020 #70

Some people won't want them hunted. I say hunt them, as long as people Blue_true Sep 2020 #72

I don't eat pork, however safeinOhio Sep 2020 #2

I used to go to the swamp in Georgia to catch a glimpse. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #6

Pen raised.... "garbage fed" hogs taste better than factory raised. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #7

That was how country hogs were raised when I was a very young boy. Blue_true Sep 2020 #41

There is a a garbage feeding hog farm in N.J. There were 38 in N.J. when I got into food waste 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #43

Do the 4 farms do good business selling pork and pork products? Blue_true Sep 2020 #49

No. The money is in competing with the garbage man. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #51

Would the farms banning together to do a marketing campaign Blue_true Sep 2020 #53

Not in New Jersey. Just about every town and village has implemented zoning 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #62

I see. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #65

Before we bought our place it was a hog farm csziggy Sep 2020 #75

I thought this was about Republicans. nt leftyladyfrommo Sep 2020 #9

It is. H2O Man Sep 2020 #39

There is one in the Whitehouse too Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #10

I worry about them on my walks at Enchanted Rock, callous taoboy Sep 2020 #11

Get too close to their young and all bets are off. Lars39 Sep 2020 #13

I stick to the trails and keep myself aware. callous taoboy Sep 2020 #32

That's good! Lars39 Sep 2020 #33

My brother finally bought a hog trap. callous taoboy Sep 2020 #57

Didn't know they made traps that big. Lars39 Sep 2020 #58

I watched a program where farmers in Texas would let hunters on their property to hunt hog.. mitch96 Sep 2020 #12

My German dogs hunt them Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #17

What kind of dogs are your German dogs? mitch96 Sep 2020 #23

I have Deutsch Drahthaars Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #31

It's like the beer standard in Germany. If it's not made to the law it's not correct.. mitch96 Sep 2020 #37

They are NOT for everyone Drahthaardogs Sep 2020 #42

So I finally find out the origin of your screen name! Plus a dog breed I didn't know before. Hekate Sep 2020 #83

We've had pig hunting dogs, and currently have a pig hunting dog. hunter Sep 2020 #30

So that sterility becomes the dominant trait? misanthrope Sep 2020 #50

Apparently with the modified mosquitos the sterility is passed on.I can't remember if its the mitch96 Sep 2020 #60

A gene that causes sterility can't become a dominant trait. misanthrope Sep 2020 #63

You might be interested in this movie mainer Sep 2020 #14

This is on my watch list. mitch96 Sep 2020 #24

Pigs are the sewer system in many countries. LeftInTX Sep 2020 #28

My uncle would not eat barn yard chicken for the same.. They ate feces... nt mitch96 Sep 2020 #38

I won't use true free range eggs when making cookie dough. Blue_true Sep 2020 #44

All the jokes about Washington / Wall Street are just too easy. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 2020 #16

More than 30-50? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #18

Coronavirus, murder hornets, super pigs, KKK president, what's next? dalton99a Sep 2020 #22

Yeah, where's a giant asteroid when you really need one? Buns_of_Fire Sep 2020 #25

The UFO people will finally land... First Speaker Sep 2020 #29

Damn....l don't have super-pigs on my 2020 Bingo card. Nevilledog Sep 2020 #26

Oh. I thought this was about Ted Cruz and trump. Pigs are smarter than either of those two. madinmaryland Sep 2020 #34

2 thoughts: Volaris Sep 2020 #35

I was thinking along such lines. Cull them and feed the meat to animals Blue_true Sep 2020 #47

They're not just a Southern thing. Spreading in Canada too NickB79 Sep 2020 #36

A frind of mine goes down to Texas once a year to hunt hog. Brings back.... Hotler Sep 2020 #46

Yes, but it's unconstitutional to exterminate them... Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #52

As with most things when a species gets out of balance hamsterjill Sep 2020 #54

Yup... we have a penchant for introducing imbalance where none existed. LanternWaste Sep 2020 #74

Exactly. hamsterjill Sep 2020 #81

Hernando DeSoto released pigs in the Southeast in 1539 csziggy Sep 2020 #76

Good to know as to Florida. hamsterjill Sep 2020 #79

It's "Yellow Back Radio Broke Down" all over again DFW Sep 2020 #56

They are a pestilence.... Willto Sep 2020 #61

They have been out of control for over a decade. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #64

Why am I frightened when I feel like our food supply could take on Godzilla? Initech Sep 2020 #73

Quick someone call Duran Duran Yavin4 Sep 2020 #80

Pigs? Wild boars? I thought the blurb meant Trumpers and that odious (and boring) Judge Jeanie! Hah! machoneman Sep 2020 #82