ONE solution to the “feral hog problem, which our family uses, is to hire a “hog hunter” who HAPPILY will work “on shares”.
“Our team” is MISTY & her husband THOMAS out of Southeastern OK, who trap the hogs, transport them to their farm, fatten the hogs & slaughter them for fresh pork.
Depending on the season, we then get a NICE-SIZED check for “our cut” 4-6 times each year.
(Our latest check for October thru January was about 700.oo.)
Note: I once said to my late mother, “I’d be happy if we got NO money, as long as the hogs are GONE.”
Mother said, “HUSH. You’re talking about my Christmas fund.”
(Being at least “HALF-smart”, I quickly HUSHED. = CHUCKLE.)
Yours, ex-cadet
With her share she was living high on the... nevermind.
Where I live, Arkan-saw, the wild hogs are infected with psudo-rabies, so it is shoot and leave them for the vultures.
I've been told by one friend who went on a feral hog hunt that there's very little if any edible meat on them because it's mostly/all sinew so the hogs are killed and left to rot.
I've also been told the feral hogs are very aggressive so I'm curious to know how farming and fattening these hogs for fresh pork is profitable?