First Pig

[NTXshooter]

This is what I built this AR for.  Took it out this weekend for the first time and and shot a big sow.  I'm guessing she was about 200 lbs.  Had to drag her off with a 4 wheeler.

 

[gnatshooter]

Gotta wonder how these wild pigs are for flavor/texture compared to farm pigs.

[Robocop1051]

I still have the Butcher add pig fat to my sausage. Wild is too lean. I don't waste money trying to get "good cuts" either. 80% of the beast turns into sausage, either breakfast or summer.

[NTXshooter]

Yea, the flavor is no where near domestic pork.  I don't even mess with a boar unless it is a small one.  Sows are better but still taste different.  Nobody in my family but me want to eat them.  Robocop is right, make sausage and add fat.  I shoot them more for eradication than meat.  They tear the heck out of the wheat fields on my lease.  I think they have destroyed at least 8-10 acres of wheat so far this year.

[unforgiven]

Good shooting brother. <thumbsup>

[washguy]

Good shooting.....kill em all ! :) Wash

what grain bullet? did it fall over right in its tracks?

Edited April 14, 2014 by washguy

[Sisco]

Congratulations! That is my goal, but I gotta travel to find some wild pigs, too many pork loving predators around here. I have cooked some florida shot wild pig. Worked pretty well. I brined it with a cup of salt to two gallons of water for 24 hours. Then plan on slow cooking it like you would a pork shoulder. I usually sear the meat then cook it in a covered roaster, coated with BBQ sauce, for up to 14 hours at 225 degrees. The brining adds moisture to the meat and makes up for the lack of fat. Slow cooking breaks down the connective tissue. Covering it retains the moisture. Give it a try and let me know how it works.

[shibiwan]

mmmm yummy... sweet sour pork!

[NTXshooter]

Used Hornady 165 grn hollow points at about 70 yds. Not an instant kill but dropped it in it's tracks. I am starting to work on a load with 180 grn Nosler E-Tip and IMR4895. Hoping it will be a real hog stopper.

[gnatshooter]

Yea, the flavor is no where near domestic pork.  I don't even mess with a boar unless it is a small one.  Sows are better but still taste different.  Nobody in my family but me want to eat them.  Robocop is right, make sausage and add fat.

 

Does this mean wild pigs make good bratwurst? Yummy. Boil 'em in beer and fire up the grill!

[Zebra644]

Yea, the flavor is no where near domestic pork.  I don't even mess with a boar unless it is a small one.  Sows are better but still taste different.  Nobody in my family but me want to eat them.  Robocop is right, make sausage and add fat.  I shoot them more for eradication than meat.  They tear the heck out of the wheat fields on my lease.  I think they have destroyed at least 8-10 acres of wheat so far this year.

I'd love to come to Texas and help you shoot them the wife and I have always wanted to visit can kill 2 birds with 1 stone lol

[survivalshop]

Nice job . 

[Trutracer]

Congrats NTX, I don't post much but check this site almost everyday. Going on my first pig hunt April 17 thur 19 . I will be going to Coalinga California. Hope some of your luck wears off on me.

Best ,

Tritracer

[unforgiven]

Good hunting brother,be safe.

[StainTrain]

Impressive. I will add that some of the feral sows shot near farms are much better for processing/eating.

Edited April 21, 2014 by StainTrain

[Madhouse]

Good job on the pig man. One less of those assholes is always a good thing.

[gnatshooter]

Yea, the flavor is no where near domestic pork.  I don't even mess with a boar unless it is a small one.  Sows are better but still taste different.  Nobody in my family but me want to eat them.  Robocop is right, make sausage and add fat.  I shoot them more for eradication than meat.  They tear the heck out of the wheat fields on my lease.  I think they have destroyed at least 8-10 acres of wheat so far this year.

 

Does this mean you shoot 'em and leave the boars for the vultures?

[Madhouse]

We put one between the eyes of every pig we can, and drag them to an open area for the dogs and birds.  They're nothing but a nuisance animal and need to be thinned out.

[shepp]

We put one between the eyes of every pig we can, and drag them to an open area for the dogs and birds. They're nothing but a nuisance animal and need to be thinned out.

Sounds bad but they were never meant to be here and they cause all kinds of hell. My buddy sends me video of them around his land In LA keep asking him why the F he ain't shooting them?!

[NTXshooter]

They cause massive crop damage. They have torn up about 20 acres of wheat on the place I hunt. They have rooted so deep that I don't know if the landowner will be able to run a combine over it. It is amazing the damage they cause.

[shepp]

They cause massive crop damage. They have torn up about 20 acres of wheat on the place I hunt. They have rooted so deep that I don't know if the landowner will be able to run a combine over it. It is amazing the damage they cause.

Yea the amount they can do in one night is insane

[gnatshooter]

It's a darn shame those critters don't taste better. There would be a lot fewer of them.

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gLGOsirSkHc/TKEucDCtX_I/AAAAAAAANbs/9mGbavSqUMY/s1600/cooked+bacon.jpg

[Madhouse]

I'll put a pig down every time, even if it means I get skunked for deer the rest of the day.

[bmoney9]

Looks good. They do cause way too much damage to crops. Looks like you tagged that thing pretty good!