For several years now a friend of mine goes down south and hog hunts with some guys he knows. Last year he asked me if I wanted to tag along. Not sure why I didn't post these earlier but I guess I don't consider myself a hog hunter. It was fun. They catch them live then cut the boars and release everything when they are done. We didnt catch any big barr hogs to butcher but that didn't matter to me. I got to catch a little sow and on the last morning I got to go in first right after the catch dog on a big sow. I guess she wasn't a giant but she weighed more than me. I got both back legs off the ground but needed a hand to get her on her side. Hope you guys enjoy.

Good action photos there. Thanks for sharing. Although most places I hunt have standing orders that all hogs are to be terminated, period.

I kinda thought about that after I posted those pics. I'm sure most people wouldn't agree with letting them go. They do have some places they hunt where all hogs are taken out and they sell the small ones or feed them out.

If it was up to me they would have all been killed but it wasn't my show.

GREAT PHOTOS!!!!

Nice images, those dogs look like they can take care of business.

You know several years ago, well actually a few more than several, a good friend of mine in South Texas used to do the exact same thing with the pigs they caught, cut the boars and release the sows. They didn’t get all the boars cut and the sows can have up to three litters a year. A little food for thought for your friends. Pigs are great to hunt and can be hunted year round excellent proving ground for bullets and loads. They may regret that they turned any loose later on.

Nice Pics thanks for sharing. we do the same here with boars if possible. Nice dogs as well looks like possibly some plott and bmc dogs in there.

Landowners on the 3 places I do feral hog control would boot me into the middle of next week if I let one go. I did a "wad shot" at a group of 12 23-30 pounders under a feeder w/a shotgun and killed 5 outright. When I called the landowner to tell him, he said "You mean you let 7 get away?"

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Landowners on the 3 places I do feral hog control would boot me into the middle of next week if I let one go. I did a "wad shot" at a group of 12 23-30 pounders under a feeder w/a shotgun and killed 5 outright. When I called the landowner to tell him, he said "You mean you let 7 get away?"

If I am on a couple of places I hunt for pigs wheteher we shoot one or fifteen, " Thats All We Saw"......... Know what I mean?

Great photos and very impressive looking dogs! I have heard that cutting a boar causes him to grow much fatter and larger. I would agree with those who would have been filling a few freezers with those, but I understand how it is when you go by someone else's rules.