Havin' a Hog Killin' Tomorrow!

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:35 pm

The Boy and I set out the homemade hog trap a while back and hadn't had much luck. We started with it near the creek and somethig was BIG enough to hit the trip wire one foot off the ground and SMALL enough to go through the 4x4 openings in the cage (I vote for a skunk).

Last Saturday we moved it out to the middle of an open grass pasture and spread a trail of bait to the nearest game trail. I have seen hogs cross the place near here.

Every day the trap sat unmolested until today.

I figure they are in the 50 pound range.

They were laying down in the cage like puppy dogs until I walked within about ten feet and then one tried to rush me through the wire. They are aggressive little dudes.

We had church choir practice tonight (I'm the director), so we water soaked some dog food and pitched it in the trap with them for tonight. I figure they'll keep.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:49 pm

So, how you going to kill 'em?

I think I smell BBQ in the air...

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:00 pm

I think I'm going to turn that job over to The Boy and his .30-30 lite.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:02 pm

I like that bacon trap. Pretty kewl!

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:36 pm

Heck that works better then a freezer for keeping game until you have a chance to butcher.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:49 pm

Down here we call that a piney woods rooter. The long nose is the give away.

That's usually good lean meat.

deerwhacker444 · Post by **deerwhacker444** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:51 am

Too bad you couldn't pen them up and corn feed em for a month or so.

Could just about smoke one of them whole.

86er · Post by **86er** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:59 am

Great trap - and good eatin'!

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:37 pm

I'd buy a few bags of corn and fatten 'em up for a while.

Little oinkers like that ain't hardly worth enduring the smell of dressin' 'em out.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:21 pm

Little oinkers like that ain't hardly worth enduring the smell of dressin' 'em out.

I'll let you know soon.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:05 pm

Do I hear dinner bells?

m.wun · Post by **m.wun** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:55 pm

The little ones can be the best eaters unless you want bacon.
Once I skinned one out ,rented a big rottiserie from a party
rental place.If skinned its best to wrap it in non galvanized chicken
wire to hold it together.180 lbs. of charcoal and a pile of oak,
10 hours of slow turning I fed a party of 60.
HAPPY EATING!!!!!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:36 am

Rusty wrote:Down here we call that a piney woods rooter. The long nose is the give away.

That's usually good lean meat.

Same also in 'Bama

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