I’ve heard they aren’t that wonderful to eat either, because of the flavors imparted to the meat by their own food. But they could be great cat or dog food, I’d think. Purina Cat and Dog Chow hunting squads, that would be an idea.
Hunters be careful with these pigs, lest your prey hunt you. The animal kingdom strikes back.
Some of them may be off flavored. On the whole they can be very good. There is an industry of butchering the wild pigs and shipping them to Europe.
An in-law who hunted pigs in California said they used to cut off a small piece and cook it up as an eat no eat test.
My brother got a 270# Texas boar. He did his own processing including hams sausage and bacon. I had some, it was excellent.
It must be what they are eating in your part of the country. The ones I have shot are delicious.
We got 76 dozen tamales from one from just the front quarters and misc trimmings.
Ate them in Switzerland (Neuchatel). As I remember, the meat was tough and dark, but the flavor was OK.