MNRF alert: Wild pigs

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i farm tamworths, berkshires, yorkshires and other domestic breeds. they are tough, can live through just about everything and destroy everything. i wake up in night terrors when i dream of them getting out. lots of us pasture raise them and have very little fears about bears and coyotes. they are tough brutes.

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

i farm tamworths, berkshires, yorkshires and other domestic breeds. they are tough, can live through just about everything and destroy everything. i wake up in night terrors when i dream of them getting out. lots of us pasture raise them and have very little fears about bears and coyotes. they are tough brutes.

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We should mention that they're also very intelligent. My BIL and nephews hunted several farms in central Pennsylvania every couple of seasons. Wild pork is absolutely delicious on the BBQ.

If I see one down here in Norfolk County it's getting the same treatment as ET or Sasquash...... Ka- BooM !

I shot two in chatham kent 2 summers ago. I found em to be quite chewy. .223 to the noodle makes quick work of em. Reporting to the MNRF was pretty simple.

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Originally Posted by Birdbuff

Can they survive exposed during our cold winters? Will coyotes take care of them? I’m just curious.

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I shot 2 in nolfolk county in 2019, pork chops weren't very good, hamburger was ok for stuff.
.270 worked like a charm. Bore was 185 pounds,
The ministry defiantly wants them shot, I called a C.O. I went to school with and said I seen 2, first reply I hope ya got them both.

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Originally Posted by Matt86

I shot 2 in nolfolk county in 2019, pork chops weren't very good, hamburger was ok for stuff.
.270 worked like a charm. Bore was 185 pounds,
The ministry defiantly wants them shot, I called a C.O. I went to school with and said I seen 2, first reply I hope ya got them both.

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185lbs and running free is probably going to be an older animal, that would explain any toughness.

You said the chops were not good, did it have taint? If it was a boar than it may have had boar taint, it stinks like crazy when you cook it, not as bad if eaten cold but the smell when cooking is crazy and eaten hot you get that stink while eating.

Nitrite though when making bacon and smoked sausages helped. The Russian boar I got in Quebec last year had taint, it was work trying to figure out how to cook it and not have it stink up the house.

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Originally Posted by Fox

185lbs and running free is probably going to be an older animal, that would explain any toughness.

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Very true and I'll add that they don't have think same 'fat' marbling as domestic pigs....1/2 the flavour of a well cooked Pork Chop comes from the fat :)

Save your bacon drippings! Fry up wild pig chops in bacon drippings slowly reducing the heat as you go. I will take it over store bought any day, nice red meat.

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