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05-10-2015, 05:30 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Went back to my brothers club at the swamp spot. Got 2 more Hogs. My brother got the bigger red boar (140lbs) @6pm. I got mine right after the feeder went off @630pm. Both dropped in tracks.
05-11-2015, 04:01 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Rutting season? Uh Mudder? There is no rutting season really with Hogs. It's one of the main reasons they are so hard to control in population. They breed often throughout the year.
But you are dead on correct about the age. A Boar in general doesn't taste all that great. Not like a good sow. But a big old boar is pretty rank.
But you are dead on correct about the age. A Boar in general doesn't taste all that great. Not like a good sow. But a big old boar is pretty rank.
05-11-2015, 04:37 PM
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These hogs eat pretty good. The sorrounding farms provide whatever is in season and then we provide corn with the feeder. The boar in picture had really really white fat and it was probably an inch and a half thick.
. I've got a lot of kin in the Jacksonville area.
05-11-2015, 06:52 PM
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Rutting season? Uh Mudder? There is no rutting season really with Hogs. It's one of the main reasons they are so hard to control in population. They breed often throughout the year.
But you are dead on correct about the age. A Boar in general doesn't taste all that great. Not like a good sow. But a big old boar is pretty rank.
But you are dead on correct about the age. A Boar in general doesn't taste all that great. Not like a good sow. But a big old boar is pretty rank.
I've often wondered if the taste they pick up in late Fall/winter is from the rut or eating Acorns. Maybe both.
I usually fill up the freezer in the Fall, just about harvest time, you know they have been eating good.
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06-02-2015, 08:39 PM
#10
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I'm used to dealing with the true Wild Boar and not hybrids. The real deal usually mates after the first few hard frosts. The hybrids can mate and litter anytime. I forget sometimes.
I've often wondered if the taste they pick up in late Fall/winter is from the rut or eating Acorns. Maybe both.
I usually fill up the freezer in the Fall, just about harvest time, you know they have been eating good.
I've often wondered if the taste they pick up in late Fall/winter is from the rut or eating Acorns. Maybe both.
I usually fill up the freezer in the Fall, just about harvest time, you know they have been eating good.
