Critters captured on camera

[crash325]

Here is a little guy that almost got run over. It crossed the road right in front of the truck last Sat.
My guess is about 5 feet long, but hard to tell.
Think its in the Gopher snake family, but only a guess. He was moving fairly fast but not flat out. Found a hole & disappeared seconds after the second picture.
Not common snake in this area. Think I saw one about 7/8 years ago.

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[dave1949]

This red fox has been hanging around the house for a couple months now. It keeps an eye on the house but is not too worried.

Apples are on the menu.


Time-out for a chin scratch.

 

[Larro Darro]

We went over to Sister's house for supper tonight. These guys were crossing the driveway in front of the car, so I waited to get a picture. These are the young ones who are loose on the yard.

Larro

 

[whistlepig]

We see a lot of red foxes here. More red foxes than deer. A fox checking out my turkey decoy. The fox in the black flash is eating apples. And a deer that still has it's winter coat.

 

[Larro Darro]

Had some unwanted visitors at my shooting house. First time seeing any hogs on my home place. I hope they move on, or I get a shot at them one.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

We see a lot of red foxes here. More red foxes than deer. A fox checking out my turkey decoy. The fox in the black flash is eating apples. And a deer that still has it's winter coat.

I wish I still had our red fox around. Much better mousers and less concerning than the coyotes.

 

[C4Ranch]

Larro, you better kill them hog quick or you'll be run over by them before you know it... They're worse than rabbits. I killed 8 last year and didnt even put a dent in the population on my place.. Got pics of litters twice what we killed... Here is just one...

 

[Larro Darro]

Larro, you better kill them hog quick or you'll be run over by them before you know it... They're worse than rabbits. I killed 8 last year and didnt even put a dent in the population on my place.. Got pics of litters twice what we killed... Here is just one...

I have a large {2K acres} farm just south of me. Those guys are real good about killing varmints. Yesterday was the first corn I have put out for this season, so the hogs haven't associated it with that location yet. I am yet to cut up my food plots, so I will take a pistol with me on the tractor. I might get lucky and get a good shot at one of them.

Larro

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Larro, you better kill them hog quick or you'll be run over by them before you know it... They're worse than rabbits. I killed 8 last year and didnt even put a dent in the population on my place.. Got pics of litters twice what we killed... Here is just one...

I have always heard wild hog was better tasting that farmed pork.

Any truth to that rumor?

Thanks,
David

 

[RobertBrown]

Had some unwanted visitors at my shooting house. First time seeing any hogs on my home place. I hope they move on, or I get a shot at them one.

Larro

That's a good hog Larro.... I'm thinkin 160#...maybe more. I don't see any young ones, so it's likely to be a boar hog. Breakfast sausage for a year!

 

[RobertBrown]

I have always heard wild hog was better tasting that farmed pork.

Any truth to that rumor?

Thanks,
David

Nope! none whatsoever.
Taste is subjective, but generally speaking...
Domesticated pork has been genetically engineered for taste. Wild, or feral pork is lean, dark and no where near as tender, sort of like beef but it depends on the hog.
A small hog eats better than a big one, less the bar hogs. Sow can be better that the boars but it depends on the condition.

 

[Larro Darro]

I have always heard wild hog was better tasting that farmed pork.

Any truth to that rumor?

Thanks,
David

In the hog business, fat is flavor. So how fat or lean a pig is will affect the taste, as well as what they eat. Most 'wild' hogs around here are not that many generations removed from the farm, and are still eating from food plots and deer feeders, not to mention peanut farms, etc. etc... If killed during blackberry or blueberry season, the meat can taste sweeter. Acorns can give the meat a nutty taste, but some acorns are bitter. You know the males have not been cut, so any boars with much size can taste and smell too musky. There was a garden industry here where folks catch young hogs in catch pens, then fatten them up for a couple of months before slaughter. But an outbreak of disease has caused laws to be passed against the transport of live wild hogs.

So to answer your question, it all depends. On the age and *** of the hog, and what and how much it has been eating. But to me, free always taste good. Not to mention they can cause thousands of dollars damage in just a few days if not killed.

Another reason for a speedy kill. Your deer will not want to eat after them.

Larro

 

[whistlepig]

We have a small local grocery that sells locally raised pork. Not the super lean pork the supermarkets sells these days. This pork has a lot of fat in it. As Larro says fat is flavor. I almost forgot what a good pork chop tasted like until I found this store.

 

[C4Ranch]

The big ones aren't worth butchering. Small to medium good eating. Back straps are great, last ones tasted better than store bought pork loins IMO. Took a couple in to be processed had good fat on em, guy said "man, these look great, whatcha been doin corn feeding em?".... Unfortunately I have...

 

[C4Ranch]

And here are they are! Forgot I took a pic of them..

 

[Quickster2]

Now that is what a hog should look like. Yum!!!!

 

[Larro Darro]

I got over to my shooting house and changed out the SD card on the game camera. Lots more pictures of the hogs, but also got a few of this fellow.

Larro

 

[C4Ranch]

Love Checking game cameras...
You're gonna just keep seeing more and more hogs unless you irriticate. Might start thinking about a trap to get the whole sound.
Mature Hogs can have 2 litters per yr with up to 12-14 piglets..

 

[avillahdw]

Some may not like it but a good way to get started eradicating is taking shooting clays, fill with mayonnaise and leave in areas where they are at. They'll eat them and hemorrhage out when the shards start cutting their intestinal system. You have to keep them out as long as you are seeing signs of them.

 

[SandburRanch]

We have a small local grocery that sells locally raised pork. Not the super lean pork the supermarkets sells these days. This pork has a lot of fat in it. As Larro says fat is flavor. I almost forgot what a good pork chop tasted like until I found this store.

It even gets better when you have a milk cow that gives about 7 gallon / day and all excess goes to the hogs.:licking: