[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]four60 wrote:
[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]four60 wrote:
[quote]mbdix wrote:
helicopter hog hunting KFS 3 - YouTube Here is a different one[/quote]
OK I have to say that was some crazy shit I just watched. I had a NAM flash back and that was from a movie I seen when I was 10.
Is that just fun or do they go back and try to find the kills.
Some of it seemed like fun but some of it just made me dizzy as hell. Guess my city ass needs to stay the fuck out of Texas. You fuckers have Shotguns from above.
I wonder how mcuh that would cost?[/quote]
The one on youtube that I cant upload is way better. Hellicopter Hog Hunting (no music). Check it out. They are doing this because the wild hog population from a envading hog species is taking over. Destroying crops, livestock, just plain reproducing like crazy and fucking everything up. Even with these hunts they are not doing enough to stop the spread. They tried to bait and trap them, but they learn from seeing other hogs fall victim and stop going in. [/quote]
I had heard that shit was a problem. So are these pigs that went feral. I did hear them mofo’s can go wild fast once they are on the loose.
Is the meat worth eating or is it tough as all hell?[/quote]
I’ve never done this or have tried the meat. My understanding on the subject is that these are a species of hog’s that are not native to the U.S.[/quote]
There are a few strains. First are feral hogs which are nothing more than domesticated pigs that got loose. A feral hog is truly a wonder of the animal world in that it will leave the farm pink skinned with no hair and within weeks will go “feral” and grow hair, etc. Russian boar were imported to the country in our early existence and wild russian boar strains remain but mostly TN if I remember correctly. I think TX is mostly feral population but they could have russian boar and strains thereof. The feral hogs will also breed with pure strains creating crosses of feral/russian.
They breed like rabbits and have no predators, other than man. They are VERY smart - smarter than a dog. They can be ferocious and are very dangerous. Hunting wild boar is without a doubt the 2nd most dangerous game animal in N. America behind the Grizzly. Hunting them with dog and knife probably makes them more dangerous than a grizzly.
The meat is very lean. I don’t care for it. It tastes nothing like farm ham.
As for their smarts, like I said, they are very smart. If they’ve been hunted prior and survived, they learn to adapt. If they’ve been hunted by dogs before, they will break and run, stretch the pack and try to pick off dogs one at a time. These type of boar hogs are “dog killers”. They will avoid traps once exposed to them prior.
A wild hog is one bad animal. A worthy opponent and done with dogs, a very sporting hunt. You put a dog on hog, and there’s no guarantee your dog will come out of it alive. A bad ass hog will get his licks in. Most of us are literally versed in field surgery and can sew/staple our dogs up and run IV’s and anti-shock medication when necessary. I raised a dog almost literally from the dead a few years ago. The dog suffered so much blood loss we could not get a good vein for an IV. We literally had to make an incision in the dog’s neck to expose the carotid artery to run the IV thru there. Administered anti-shock meds and IV fluid and saved the dog’s life…brought him back from death’s doorstep. Had a friend years ago that literally had to place the dog’s guts back in the stomach cavity and sew him shut.
Contrary to perception, wild hogs are also very clean. You put a hog in a pen and he’ll shit and piss in the same general spot. You put a dog in a pen, and he’ll shit and piss all over the pen. They are generally very clean and do not smell. They also tame quickly when captive and will eat from your hand within days. They are very smart, and very adaptive. [/quote]
Feed From the HAND???
Man fuuuuucccck that. On that last vid the Hog they had in the pond was bigger than all 4 of the dogs they had on him. And he was fighting. That bad boy is not getting near these digits in years much less days.
I was wondering why these damn hog shows kept poping up on TV this year. So Hogs are an issue in the south…Hell I heard it was also a problem on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Once you understand how dangerous a hog can be, you can begin to understand how serious some of us take our dogs. If my dog won’t try to catch a car by the FRONT bumper, I don’t want him.
