Someone gonna get T-rex slapped

exactly.

if you think every noble landowner eats every hog or varmint that he shoots you are living in a fantasy world

We have a friend " x-lease member" thats health has deterated to a point where he can't hunt any more. Every year one or two of the member on the lease will shoot a doe and give it to him. We are proud to help a friend in need. I do not think it make me less of a hunter or person, on the contrary I beleave it make us better people as I beleave we are here to help those that need it.

Every year I take orders from older folks I know who really need or want the meat....now that my boy is hunting, it helps to give away a few does and hogs....."Pay it Forward"

I agree also.... but hogs are not game. they get piled in the bone yard...

I too shoot more deer than I'm going to eat because I have friends that want the meat.

Terrible post.

Hogs are game. They are fun and very edible. Doesn't matter what TPWD says. My gut tells me it's right to put as much of them to good use as I can.

If I was just hunting them id prolly feel the same way... but trying to raise cattle/hay in the same pasture as hogs puts them in the same category as a rat except I can grab the back straps off one whenever I want... which id prolly do off a rat also but id need at least a few wood rats to make a meal... pest is a pest no matter how big or how edible imo

and even deer in the same area for that matter... id really would rather not spend the extra money to build feed pens to keep them out of my DEER feeders

now... if anyone ever tells me they want some hog meat I have no problem what so ever handing them over... and do it a good bit around here for locals but don't expect me to clean them

You'd eat wood rats?

in a bind

prolly still healthier than McDonalds or what have you

Why is anyone worried about wasted meat? If it's not eaten by the guy that shot it or someone else, the critters have to eat too.
It's not going to waste! I know citified folks have a hard time wrapping their mind around the concept, but it's the truth!

I cannot argue the point. But many kill them and leave them lay even when not in your situation. Which is legal, and I'm not saying it's wrong, but I try not to very often.
I'm not all there though.

That's funny. If your hungry then you are hungry. There are a lot of people that say they would never eat this or that. But then again those people have probably never been hungry.

Im in my own little world also no worries lol

When you get several down or do it three or four days straight it's a lot of work cleaning them. But the enjoyment, and sometimes the filling of need, for others is worth the sweat.

Something about this is so wrong...

Poor TC, I almost feel bad that this topic backfired on you. Almost...

This is a little off the topic, but I haven't heard any opinions from anyone with an orchard. We had over 7000 fruit trees, no hogs, but did have the noble deer in abundance. No difference in hogs tearing your pasture up and deer eating your trees, it is money out of the pocket. I was told if we shot the deer, which we could do legally, we could not process the meat. My point is the nobility of the animal can change depending on how it affects your bank account.

We eat our deer ourselves. I don't particularly care for a lot of people going out to shoot a big rack to put on the wall and that's all they want out of it. I realize I'm in the minority on that and I'm cool with it. As long as it goes to a good use/cause I'm ok with it. I've heard stories from people on big leases where you go to the gut pile and there are whole white tail buck carcasses that are caped and head removed just left to rot.

A good friend of mine went on a hunt another guy, banker out of Houston shot a 3.5 year old 10 point, got his but reamed real good about it because he wasn't supposed to shoot that deer so he paid his bill and was so upset about it he that he no longer wanted the horns so he dumped the whole deer on the gut pile... someone tagged the deer and took it home. That is something that would rub me the wrong way.

Guero
ill bring you one, and thank you for your military service
just let me know if you want it taken to the processor and you pay for the processing, or if you want it only field dressed
or if you want it quartered on ice.
I will be glad to get the meat to you

we are under MLD and no way can I eat that much WT,
this year we have to take quite a few does and I will usually only keep one for myself and make all jerky out of it. my freezer is usually filled with some of the exotics we can hunt. I don't leave anything edible to lay at the ranch. if I shoot it, it will get eaten by me or donated to someone who will.
that includes aoudad and pigs. we don't have many pigs but they are darn good eating on our place, so I wont leave em lay. but I have hunted in other parts of the state where I understand why they do shoot and leave based on damage and sheer numbers.

the processor in junction keeps dozens of families fed during the year due to donations and I am grateful that they do.

Quartered will be fine Mr. Rsquared...need the practice of processing it myself hehehehe...been a few years but think I still got it. Again I thank all you guys, you are very grateful and generous.