Raising Pork

[Calman]

Thinking about keeping one or two of the little pigs out of the traps and corn feeding them.
Was wondering if anyone has done this before and what was the outcome.

Thanks Cal

 

[dun]

A ranch up in northern CA used to do that. They'ld trap the pigs and cut them. Keep a couple to fatten and turn the rest loose for hunting. The meat from the fed pigs was part of the standard fair for the hands. Made some good eating, not much different then domestic pigs.

dun

 

[backhoeboogie]

We caught about a dozen 30 pounders and castrated the boars. We fed them well for about 3 months and most were in the 80 pound range with some going as much as 100. They were excellent eating.

 

[coolwater]

ive ate many hogs that came from the woods.you can "clean them out" by feeding corn,grains,rice etc.. you can even feed them porky pellets.but if the pellets are medicated you have to withold it for some time [your feed dealer could tell you how long]before butchering.ive killed them in the woods that werent cut.my take on it is, if its a boar [ a young one not a big 300 0r 400 pounder]and you havent ran it with dogs just careful handling is ok . but if you bay it up with dogs and he gets all rawled up he wont be good eating unless someone had already caught him,cut him and set him free.

 

[aplusmnt]

A ranch up in northern CA used to do that. They'ld trap the pigs and cut them. Keep a couple to fatten and turn the rest loose for hunting. The meat from the fed pigs was part of the standard fair for the hands. Made some good eating, not much different then domestic pigs.

dun

I would sure hate to be the one holding them pigs for the guy cutting them