Posted on 06/15/2011 4:13:39 PM PDT by bkopto
The reason we're sharing this HELI-HOG'N video is to bring awareness to the overwhelming Hog Epidemic that's going on today in our Country. These Feral Hogs are in every state, there are some states where the Hog population is at epidemic proportions. Texas, Florida, California and Hawaii are the most affected. A female can have another litter every 3 months, three weeks and three days. They'll have between 10 to 15 babies per litter. The shows that you see on TV where they take 2 Hogs per 1/2 hour show is totally ineffective in fighting the Hog population. Our way is more effective in controlling these disgusting critters. The pig destruction of Farm land and Private property is in the Millions of dollars lost, pigs will consume just about everything including each other. This Video is not for sale and paid Hunting trips using a Helicopter at this time are not available. However if you would like more information about Bowhunting, Night Vision and Rifle Hunting for Hogs please feel free to contact us. Thanks, Gary
When the SHTF we’ll have plenty of pork to eat! Of course, if you live in Austin you can only kill them with a bow and arrow.
I’m in.
These hogs are ridiculous. A good buddy recently had his lake house yard annihilated by hogs in one night. They came through and rooted up everything, even knocked over a small brick wall.
Wagner still beats socks off of Johnny Cash.
Hogs can be destructive. Ya gotta see it to believe it.
I keep hearing all the bitching about the pig epidemic, but I have little sympaty. Most of the folks bitching either won’t allow hunting on their property or charge hunters thru the nose to do so.
Bump for Jake...
Killed a few here on Maui over the years and really good eating. Lots of locals do pig hunting here and plenty of state and federal land to do it on at no charge. Some of the guys use dogs to corner them and use a spear to kill it but even they are usually sporting a handgun. Don’t hunt much anymore but friends that do give me pig, wild goats and deer. Lots of all the above on Maui. There are wild sheep in the islands also but none on Maui.
Most urban folk do not realize there are wild boar (ancestors of domestic pigs) and feral pigs/hogs which are hybrids of wild and escaped/domestic pigs.
A sounder of wild hogs is easily identifiable by the color of juveniles and tusks in the adult males.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar
It’s open season on them here in Florida.
And they are pretty good eating. We have mostly the black-foot pig (introduced by the Spanish in the 16th century), although there are some escaped domestic York pigs, or English pigs, crossed with them or in separate herds. They’re equally destructive, although the York pigs are bigger and can really shut down traffic when they cross a road.
I think we need to start producing a little more air-dried ham (known as prosciutto, jamon serrano...or country ham) and using our great stock of acorn-fed wild pig as the raw material.
amazing. how was the guy aiming? looked like the site was covered up and his head wasnt down on the gun.
We have lots of them in Sedona AZ, calling them “Javalina”.
I imagine they are tasty if cooked long enough over low heat. I don’t know why these can’t be hunted or trapped.
Javalina are not the same as the feral pigs. They are much smaller, quicker, and don’t taste as good.
Dude! That looks like more fun than any one person could possibly stand to have. I couldn’t help but think what a blast it would be to have a Dillon minigun mounted in that door. I was glad to see at the end that somebody was going along and picking up some of that BBQ. I’d hate to see it all go to waste.
Come on over to Mississippi. They recognize the destructive nature of these hogs. Repeating what I heard on the radio a while back: short of a nuclear blast, there are NO restrictions on how or how many of these things you kill.
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Home Viewing BkMk.
And he says that helo hunts aren’t available at this time. If not, why not?
Sounds like money well spent! Sign me up.
Add one more item to my bucket list.
Javelina are peccary not hogs. They are from a similar family but not the same species. Javelina smell awful, they have scent glands. You have to know how to butcher them carefully, and I know that some people cook them in tamales but I’ve never had it. Hogs on the other hand are quite delicious as long as it is a sow (female) or a young male no larger than about 75 lbs. The meat of larger males is loaded with male hormones that render it inedible. Farm-raised hogs are castrated when young so they don’t develop the hormone taste in the meat when they grow larger.
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