Posted on 01/25/2011 10:26:29 PM PST by smokingfrog
But the buffalo don't breed like rabbits, and back then there was an economic incentive to kill buffalo. With pigs, not so much.
""...there was an economic incentive for hunters to kill buffalo. ..."
I know landowners have a big incentive to eradicate pigs, but hunters, less so.
Yes, the economic incentive (buffalo hides) was nearly everything in the hunts, but today hunters are looking for the sport, and are willing to spend a lot of money to achieve a good hunt.
Packaged, presented, and delivered properly, I’ll bet a trip to hunt wild pigs could become a hunters dream every year.
The primary obstacle, I’m sure, is some bored government employee sitting behind a desk somewhere. He needs to be found.
Everything is BIGGER in Texas!
I noticed that.
There was also a political incentive. Without buffalo to provide meat and fur, the Indians could not live in the area. If you wanted to get rid of the Indians, you got rid of the buffalo.
Bury all dead hogs near muzzies with a plaq saying ‘’ Here lies Aronald, our family pet of many years, may he rest in peace.’’
I’ve heard that they are reproducing at a rate that will eventually outnumber the wildlife in the US.
Turn a negative into a positive. Hunt them down in each state, process them and feed them to the prison populations. Will save the federal and state governments billions of dollars.
Sows do not have any “gamey” smell or taste, but boars can ruin a good mess of sausage.
Is this a blood libel against feral hogs?
Taste great as sausage. There is not gamey taste. Feral hogs don’t eat slop. They graze on acorns, corn, and other grains. Your sausage will only be as good as the preparer makes it. Keep the tenderloins whole. have good rack of ribs kept separate, also.
You forgot the Barbecue Sauce...RTB!!
LOL
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