Never realized Hogs are top trophies To those that don’t have them.

[Gator1067]

I’ve lived in FL my whole life and just a couple years ago started deer hunting a friends farm in Indiana. The deer up there are like our hogs and pretty much looked at the same. Great table fair but A nuisance. It wasn’t until my friend came down this year that I took him out and learned that harvesting a rank 100lb boar hog to people from areas that don’t have them is like harvesting the Mossy Oaks buck of the week. This year he’s bringing back a friend and the sole purpose of the trip is to get a hog. No matter the size. I averaged Thousands of hogs a year for many years and never knew I was living the dream. Lol Anyone else experienced this with out of state hunters.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

Natural to be attracted to something you don't have readily available.

I have access to some of the BEST Osceola turkey hunting in the state of Florida but turkey hunting has never appealed to me.

 

[Gator1067]

Me either. Have some big beards at my hog feeder. Had a guide I know after showing him the pics tell me he will give me $300 a bird if I let him guide it next year. It blew my mind that not only would he pay that but he’s making enough off a bird to be able to

 

[Gator1067]

 

[Gator1067]

I just trade the hog hunting down here with my buddies for the deer hunting up there. I think I get the better deal but they are just as happy.

 

[wildrider666]

I’ve lived in FL my whole life and just a couple years ago started deer hunting a friends farm in Indiana. The deer up there are like our hogs and pretty much looked at the same. Great table fair but A nuisance. It wasn’t until my friend came down this year that I took him out and learned that harvesting a rank 100lb boar hog to people from areas that don’t have them is like harvesting the Mossy Oaks buck of the week. This year he’s bringing back a friend and the sole purpose of the trip is to get a hog. No matter the size. I averaged Thousands of hogs a year for many years and never knew I was living the dream. Lol Anyone else experienced this with out of state hunters.

When my brother-in-law was manufacturing Cedar bow shafts, he was "courted" and then kept happy by the big "C" big company that wanted exclusive marketing for his Ancient Cedar Shafts. Alaska, Ca, Co, Tx for hunts and fishing. TX was Boar and some exotic deer or antelope. He averaged about a trip each year totally on their dime.

 

[Gator1067]

That sounds rough. Lol. I’d lose the shirt off my back because I’d take hunting trips for payment.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

Dude... I've got em sleeping under my damn feeder LOL.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

That's the kind of problems I'd like to have!

 

[Gator1067]

Lol. They’ve been doing that at mine as well. Never had them do that till recently. They only move out when the big boys show up.

 

[Gator1067]

I had the hog agent license for all the state property and levees from 192 in melbourne to state road 60 in Vero for years. Shot thousands of hogs a year and they never stopped coming.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Lol. They’ve been doing that at mine as well. Never had them do that till recently. They only move out when the big boys show up. View attachment 83251 View attachment 83252

Wow! That's a biggun.

 

[Gator1067]

Keep dropping them guys and making the memories doing it. Full freezers are a good problem to have.

 

[Gator1067]

Those are the two I keep for breeders. Trying to thin out the young boars now while they are still tender.

 

[fl57caveman]

tannerite..

 

[Gator1067]

Wow!. Does the job and tenderize the meat all at once.

 

[pcolapaddler]

I've been told by some folks that wild hogs either do not have enough meat on them to be worthwhile or that the meat is not good.

Is there any truth to that?

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[Bowhntr6pt]

I've been told by some folks that wild hogs either do not have enough meat on them to be worthwhile or that the meat is not good.

Is there any truth to that?

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Nonsense.

Plenty of good meat on wild hogs.

 

[.270 Win]

No, that's a bunch of hooey. Wild ones of course won't normally have the fat that domestic hogs do but the meat is excellent. Big boars can be pretty rank, but so can tame ones.