Summer Pig Trapping

[kh496f]

Hmm.. they dont look very viscious or violent.. posing for the camera and everything arent they..

 

[r00s7a]

Yeah, they are real sweethearts.

Sold the 6 sows this morn, weighed in at 860 lbs worth of pork, sack and all. $301 for our efforts.

 

[kh496f]

So do you dispatch them while they are still in the cage? What do you use?

 

[Erick]

This is the first I've herd of selling them...That's awesome! Do they butcher them or what?

 

[WFT]

Holy cow, I'm sure you've already paid for your trap. Way to go.

 

[r00s7a]

So do you dispatch them while they are still in the cage? What do you use?

If I'm not selling them, I just give them a .22 behind the ear. But if selling, they go live. And no Erick, not butchered, they are sold to game ranches to be hunted. I sell to a licensed handler, who then resells to the fenced game ranches.

 

[Erick]

If I'm not selling them, I just give them a .22 behind the ear. But if selling, they go live. And no Erick, not butchered, they are sold to game ranches to be hunted. I sell to a licensed handler, who then resells to the fenced game ranches.

That makes sense too. It's just crazy to think that someone would actually pay for more wild hogs. Great for you though! It would be nice if there was a place to take them so the could be processed to feed the needy. Oh, and I wanted to throw in my kudos for the shade/water thing too.

 

[imhntn]

Sounds like that is more lucrative than fur trapping. Good going.

 

[r00s7a]

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Gave the trap a break over the holiday and fired it back up yesterday. This guy surrendered his independence last night. It was a little heartbreaking checking the trap, I had this boar in one end, and on the other end had a doe in it. She was a little beat up, but I opened the door and she bolted and will be fine. I've only caught two deer, but it is heart breaking every time. Hogs will stand their ground in the trap and not go nuts too bad, but a deer will kill themselves trying to get away when you pull up. This trap doesn't have a top and if a deer gets in, they rarely trip it, so this was the first time one has actually been trapped in this setup. Not sure why she couldn't get out on her own.

 

[r00s7a]

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Got this one this morning. She's a nice sow, 150 or so, and might even be a little piggy. If left in the pen for a few weeks she might just shoot out a litter. Something tells me she won't get that chance.