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that's different, but what's the significance? please forgive my ignorance. i'm very new and still learning very much

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Reported by Kevin Ryer

Here in East Tx we run across the rare breed only occasionally. They seem rather prolific around Athens, Palestine, Van and Lindale areas. All the MuleFoots I have ran across were prodominately black and tan in color.
When trapped they were unusually aggressive strong animals. More so than the normal feral hogs. Early research indicated that the hogs were first introduced to the US by Easterners in the Early Railroad Days. But I have found no written or historical evidence to back up that claim.



[blockquote]The following information was obtained from an Oklahoma State University web page. I reference that web page to make and publish a study and facts page of my own.

According to OSU and it's research, "The most distinctive feature of the American Mulefoot hog is the solid hoof which resembles that of a mule. Pigs with solid hooves (also called syndactylism) have attracted the interest of many writers over the centuries, including Aristotle and Darwin. Yet of all the mulefooted hogs described, the American Mulefoot is the only documented population with a breed standard and a long history of agricultural use. This breed is unique to the United States and is critically rare. Recent events, however, have led to more optimism regarding its survival. The origin of the American Mulefoot breed is not clear, but it has a well-documented history over the last century. F.D. Coburn, in his classic 1916 book Swine in America, notes that the Mulefoot hog was found in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, across the southwest and in some parts of Mexico. (In southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, Mulefoots were sometimes called "Ozark pigs.") The National Mulefoot Hog Record Association was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana, in January 1908. Two additional registries were also founded. In 1910 there were 235 breeders registered in twenty-two states." [/blockquote]

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ORIGINAL: drs1961

We've had a few mule-foot turn up in the coastal swamps around Beaufort SC and some of our cohorts from eastern NC say that they get them pretty regularly. They're definately a conversation topic for many who have never even heard of them much less seen one.

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ORIGINAL: SWThomas

I'm over here in Port Royal. Where do you usually hunt?

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I feel for the Jews, and the Muslims too, because pig tastes good.

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ORIGINAL: falcon


Feel not for the Israelis: Pig is available in Israel as "white meat." One of the best ham sandwiches i ever had was in Tel Aviv.

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ORIGINAL: The Rev

I had some Muslims over once for a bar-b-que. They asked if pork had ever been cooked in my grill, because they wouldn't be able to eat off a grill that ever had pork cooked on it.. I said no!!!:D:D:D:D That will teach them to trust the infidel.

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ORIGINAL: Robert L E

I'm half way serious with this question, perhaps one of our Jewish brothers can answer it. What would be the ramifications of a hog that does not have a cloven hoof, as far as kosher eating goes?

I feel for the Jews, and the Muslims too, because pig tastes good.

Bob

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ORIGINAL: Rabbi Daniel
In the Bible, G-d refers to those land based animals which BOTH have a cloven hoof AND chew cud as being "clean" (and therefore acceptable for consumption). A pig has a cloven hoof but does not chew cud, and is one of the animals specifically listed as non-consumable. Where you may find a list of animals, birds and fish which are forbidden as well as those permitted is in Deuteronomy 14:2-20. Interestingly, although G-d gives these commands to Israel, He speaks through the prophet Isaiah that He will judge the nations of the world (in the end of days) for their consumption of swine's flesh and their involvement in activities which he calls, "an abomination". Isaiah 66:17.

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ORIGINAL: Hasidic Rabbi
The Bible (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14) says that Israelites (today's Jews) may eat mammals that have both cloven hoof and chews cud. The reason the pig may not be eaten is because it only has cloven hoof, but does not chew cud (making it unique among animals with cloven hoofs). Therefore a pig without a cloven hoof would have a "double whammy" so it would certainly be not-kosher. Animals with uncloven hooves (like horses and llamas) are also not kosher, whereas those with cloven hooves and who chew cud (like cows, sheep, goats, deer, antelope, giraffes, and okapis) are kosher.

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