Deer and hog season, east Texas

[Texas Ranger]

[charles mann]

What is the browning for? 

[Texas Ranger]

herds
Wild Boar Hunting in Texas | 40 Hogs Down with the Armasight Zeus Thermal Scope - YouTube

[DelawhereJoe]

Aside from being mounted on a motor vehicle you could use that here to hunt groundhogs, providing it only semi-auto.

[olcowhand]

herds
Wild Boar Hunting in Texas | 40 Hogs Down with the Armasight Zeus Thermal Scope - YouTube

That's some mighty fine shootin', Tex!

[Chuck White]

Just wondering, Are feral hogs "safe" and "palletable" table fare?

[WDH]

I find the ones on my property to be nasty.  They can taste gamy, but the biggest issue for me is that the meat on adult hogs tends to be very tough. 

[Chuck White]

Most likely the tough, and gamey is from all the running that they seem to do!

It would likely change if there was a way to pen them in for a while before butchering them!

I think from a safety standpoint, trichinosis would be the biggest concern!  Cook well done!

[timberking]

Had hogs all over my bow stand till the acorns started falling.  They are quite tasty.  If they smell rank I let them lay.  Sows and boars under 100lbs get eaten.  Only way I cook them is wrapped in bacon and seasoning usually in a covered pan on the smoker for 8-12 hours.  Comes off pork pudding.

[barbender]

Was it just me or was that shooter taking some unsafe shots toward buildings and over ridgelines?

[WV Sawmiller]

   I think most states prohibit transporting live feral hogs off your property so I guess you'd have to fatten them on site.

    I ran into an old HS classmate in N. Fla back in August and she introduced me to her husband and somehow we got to talking about wild hogs there and he showed me some videos on his phone about his hog traps. Evidently he uses a system of heavy elevated wire mesh traps hooked to a game camera and wireless system. He can see how many hogs are in the trap and trigger the release of the trap from his phone. He said he typically catches 20+ hogs at a time. Evidently they do not pay attention to the raised trap and he can use it over and over without them getting used to it. 

[Runningalucas]

Was it just me or was that shooter taking some unsafe shots toward buildings and over ridgelines?

Boy if he didn't, then he sure knows that land, and perils like the back of his hand..... Yet again, with the way he was cranking off some of the rounds, what appears to be just a little too high, may end up hitting someone a couple miles away.

[DPatton]

Yes there were some very high risk shots taken in that video. I find it completely unacceptable that this shooter is firing away like there's nothing down range. I'm all for being able to shoot em with a high powered rifle but this video is a perfect example why more and more states are going away from rifle hunting and imposing regulations limiting rifle hunting or doing away with it all together.

[barbender]

Yeah, a rifle round fired over the horizon like that could travel a long ways. Don't want to pat myself on the back, but I think I could've made a few more pigs squeal in those situations, too😁

[Southside]

Agreed - he was approaching the "spray and pray" point a couple of times.  Really not something that should be broadcast for the world to see no matter how well he knows the land in my opinion.  

[ESFted]

Agreed on the reckless shooting observation. What might mitigate is if he owns the land and buildings, or if he is shooting something like the 300 Blackout, which bleeds a lot of energy past 500yards.  Texas ranches can go for miles, if that's the case and he owns it all, then any consequences just affect him.  I watch a lot of these night vision hunts and feel for the farmers/ranchers affected by the population explosion of wild hogs.  At the same time, these are intelligent animals just doing what nature intended for them to do and if they have to die I prefer it be done with minimal suffering.  If you can afford to shoot them you can afford to put them down quickly and humanely.  Ammo doesn't cost that much.

[Texas Ranger]

a hunting license is needed, no limit, no season.  There are millions of them here, and agriculture damage is tremendous.