Hog and Rat Shoot'n

[FN509Fan]

I'm not into hunting and not opposed to it (for food & population control, not sport), several decades ago I read an article about shooting rats at a dump and thought that would be fun and a worth while activity. This weekend I watched several YouTube videos on that subject as well as culling feral hogs. The latter being a huge problem in several countries. The night vision tech and seeing the herds of feral hogs are both amazing.

 

[E.Shell]

...The night vision tech and seeing the herds of feral hogs are both amazing.

Almost as nice as agency hardware.

 

[delaware_export]

Hogs do a good bit of damage in this country as well. southern tier of states, Florida Georgia Texas and others, get various natural residents as well as commercial crops and livestock pretty torn up.

the Place we hunted in Georgia, they’d move through like vacuums and suck up the natural browse, like acorns and other planted food crops and plots. Did a number displacing Deer

georgia and a number of other states are allowing 24/7 hunts, suppressors, NV, corals, and all sorts of other methods of take for hogs.

the mrs even preferred hogs to deer. tasted less gamy to her, me too.

it was fun to walk into the middle of a sounder and just start shooting until you were empty or out of ammo.

my best was with a shotgun. Only had 5 slugs. 4 shots fired, 3 down, and one round left, but the last one broke through the woods and disappeared . 50,75,125lbs

 

[akalma]

georgia and a number of other states are allowing 24/7 hunts, suppressors, NV, corals, and all sorts of other methods of take for hogs.

Only on private lands. You can't hunt hogs after sunset on public lands in GA.

 

[outrider58]

I'm not into hunting and not opposed to it (for food & population control, not sport), several decades ago I read an article about shooting rats at a dump and thought that would be fun and a worth while activity. This weekend I watched several YouTube videos on that subject as well as culling feral hogs. The latter being a huge problem in several countries. The night vision tech and seeing the herds of feral hogs are both amazing.

No such thing as "sport" hunting. You eat what you kill.

 

[delaware_export]

Yep! That’s what we hunt. Private.

the guide services many folks use, as well as locals, have access to private lands through leases and / or hog killing arrangements. It works out well for many.

Only on private lands. You can't hunt hogs after sunset on public lands in GA.

 

[akalma]

Went to SC for feral pigs hunting with local guide. Hunted with thermal scopes and AR15, provided by guide. Four pigs with two hunters on first night.

 

[outrider58]

Went to SC for feral pigs hunting with local guide. Hunted with thermal scopes and AR15, provided by guide. Four pigs with two hunters on first night.

Very vice D!

 

[Coehorn]

Went to SC for feral pigs hunting with local guide. Hunted with thermal scopes and AR15, provided by guide. Four pigs with two hunters on first night.

Hunting at NIGHT???

And no one else got shot and killed or maimed for life? How can this possibly be?

Marylander's say it would mean the death of half the county if hunters broke out their guns and gear after dark.

Cool pics and thanks for sharing. I'm glad you made out of the woods alive.

 

[MeatGrinder]

Went to SC for feral pigs hunting with local guide. Hunted with thermal scopes and AR15, provided by guide. Four pigs with two hunters on first night.

I keep meaning to do that. Where did you go.?

 

[akalma]

I keep meaning to do that. Where did you go.?

Not far from North Augusta.
P.S. Guide's name is https://www.riverbottomguides.com/

 

[akalma]

Very vice D!

Thank you! I still need to learn to shoot at moving targets, had couple shots missed.

 

[akalma]

On the next night we were able to spot one big boar, sneaked from downwind and succeeded to harverst it. Guide estimated its wait to circa 300 lb.

 

[Coehorn]

I've read stories where people say feral hog meat is terrible. And nothing like store processed porky pig. Is this true?

Hog hunting has to be a blast.

 

[akalma]

I've read stories where people say feral hog meat is terrible. And nothing like store processed porky pig. Is this true?

Hog hunting has to be a blast.

Feral hogs are more athletic so the meat is not so tender and almost no fat, but taste is the same as store's pork.

In many cases bad/gamy taste comes from bad/inaccurate meat processing, like when it was a gut shot or animal's stomach or colon or bladder was pierced by knife. Also glands and lymph nodes better be removed cleanly.

 

[Coehorn]

Thx.

 

[MeatGrinder]

Not far from North Augusta.
P.S. Guide's name is https://www.riverbottomguides.com/

Thanks

 

[hillbilly grandpa]

Feral hogs are more athletic so the meat is not so tender and almost no fat, but taste is the same as store's pork.

In many cases bad/gamy taste comes from bad/inaccurate meat processing, like when it was a gut shot or animal's stomach or colon or bladder was pierced by knife. Also glands and lymph nodes better be removed cleanly.

When we hunted in Oklahoma we went for meat, not trophies. The bigger the animal, which is in part an indicator of age, the gamier the meat. We limited our kills to the 80 to 90 lbs. on the lower end to 110 to 120 lbs. on the upper end. That meat was lean. We folded in bacon when we ground up sausage. It cooked up great, wasn't gamey or tough. The bigger boars are taken for the wall.

 

[outrider58]

When we hunted in Oklahoma we went for meat, not trophies. The bigger the animal, which is in part an indicator of age, the gamier the meat. We limited our kills to the 80 to 90 lbs. on the lower end to 110 to 120 lbs. on the upper end. That meat was lean. We folded in bacon when we ground up sausage. It cooked up great, wasn't gamey or tough. The bigger boars are taken for the wall.

Plus, the older the pig(and bear), the more the likelihood of trichinosis.

It's been eradicated by the FDA/USDA in food stock, but not in wildlife.

 

[akalma]

Plus, the older the pig(and bear), the more the likelihood of trichinosis.

It's been eradicated by the FDA/USDA in food stock, but not in wildlife.

Yep. That's why two months of deep freezing the meat is a must!