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Been after him a while but our paths have not crossed---yet! This is a pic of him in the trap which was unset. And obviously (at least to me) he has just come from the swine spa. Big Grin

His schedule is erratic--8:30 then 3:30 then 10:30 etc.



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200+ pounds.

PS wait till he is cleaner if you plan to process him. Otherwise, good feed for buzzards.


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It's hard to tell without more angles, but it does seem he has pretty decent girth though shy on length. I'd guess 221.


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i am terrible at guessing weights of anything over 150 .. and he's FAT .. which weighs less than muscle volume .. he looks healthy --


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222 Very tight skin or so it appears. Looks lean, well rounded and dense.
Hope you drop him soon so we know for sure.


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Got enough rain overnight that I didn't go as I didn't want to rut up the place---but I will be back soon---possibly Sunday.


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Looks like a hairy domestic.

You've gotta hang him on the
rack soon.

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standing there like that I estimate him around 225 not much more
 
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Time and scales will tell


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Well , I am sitting in ambush waiting for the big ‘un, but abiding by the landowner’s rules I am to shoot the pregnant sow first but not let the rest get away.


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Sat until 11 and had only see a deer, a coon, and a 'dillo so went for a walk toward the trap and the muddy tank they enjoy so much. Got about 150 yds south and scanned and picked up 4 moving around erratically. Walked on towards them closing the distance to about 75 yds intending to get to a tree for a rest and take a shot. The group split and two of them went into the brush over the hill. The other two started moving towards the trap/tank and eventually went into the trap. I sneaked up to about 40 yds away, got a rest on a big post oak and when I could see the hog's ear hole thru the square opening in the trap, I touched it off. The other one bailed out and I couldn't get a decent shot so just watched him run off.

The big one didn't show but this sow weighed 80 lbs or so I'm guessing.





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A sow of any size or age is
better than a boar any day.

What's with the repeater?

Glad you got one for a change.

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George--the repeater was me thinking I had copied the link to the picture and didn't check the post afterwards---but it's fixed now.

Got pics of at least two preg-o sows at the other feeder as well--so I'll be back at 'em tomorrow night, even though our community will likely be in a 'shelter in place' order--got to go check the herds at the ranch after all.


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That big one goes 237 and 1/2 Big Grin


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Dusty:
Figured you'd just had a bit
too much sauce. Trying to rattle
your cage a bit was all.

Cheers!

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george---I think I saw you mention something about wanting some tusks---how many and what size? I do have a few.


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Georgeld—In the mail and should be there Mon at the latest


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Thanks much, was going to
ask if that was your pkg
PO notice tonight. Due Mon.
Damn, even insured?

Appreciate it. Now will need
to figure how to set things up.

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george---hope the package meets your expectations--

Here's one way I've done it---the snakeskin background was off our lease as well.



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Nice to see that mount again dusty. Skin pattern really makes it pop.


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The snake that skin came from made my eyes pop too--in January!



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Hell that's a six footer easy!

Did you eat it too? Whole lotta
fine eats in one that size.

Just remember they can and will
strike 3/4's of their length.
One that long will nail you within
5 feet or close.

Great background on that board too.

Many thanks,

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Dusty,
Did you need to use a scalpel to cut out the backstraps?
Hah! just kidding/bored.
Stay safe everyone.


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Dustoffer, that sow sure looks like a BBQ candidate to me, but what the heck do I know.
Back to the mud-bath boar, if Bobby guesses 221, I'd put money on it!
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I just wish it wasn't so damned
far down there from here.
At least 900 miles. A bit far to
ask someone to hold 'em in the cooler
til there's enough worth making the
trip to pick up. IF anyone would do
that!
I sure would like to have at least half
dozen of 'em for eats.

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So Dusty. How was the rattlesnake? Did you fry some up?
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Been maybe 8-9 years ago but as I recall it was chewy and not much flavor. Would I eat it again? Yep, but it is more of a survival food in my mind.


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the one I fixed: breaded and boiled
in peanut oil sure was good. Let it
drain over night in the fridge. Was
told that helps a bunch. So I did.
Cut up within the hour it was killed
at our range even.

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Sounds good enough to try rattler once anyway. What the hell, I tried alligator nuggets.


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it is more like gator than chicken .. chewy is a good word, but doesn't quite get there for me.. it's tough-in-bundles .. small ones.. i like it cut into medallions and battered and fried into fritters .. there aint much meat on them, so a 5 footer is about the smallest i'd mess with for food, not survival, situation ..


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Thanks for the insight gentlemen.
Makes me hungry...….for chicken.
About hog meat made into burgers - - - - -any one else think Whataburger tastes almost exactly like feral hog burger?
Get dat hog dusty.
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