YEA MY DRY SPELL IS OVER

It took a while but I think I have found out where the hogs are I moved the trap about a half a mile away and I got three in the trap and found 2 near by They ran when I can by and I got them with my ar 15 on the run it took me 8 shots to get all 5 of them too many rounds but I got them.

Nicely done. Looks like you will be high on the hog for a while.

nice.looks like a good time

Good deal. Did you move it close to some water?

Keep up the good work

Congrats

The trap was about the same dist from water at both sites. I moved it to the far side of the property, it looks like I found were the hogs are walking thru. When the trap was at the other place I would hunt the other side (about where it is now) now that the trap has been moved I was going to hunt where it was. What I don't know is why both sides have water, food, and heavy cover. But they liked this side better, and I don't really care, glad I found some. All 5 hogs are cut up and on ice for 3 days then going to go on my bbq pit. They will will be cooked over a low fire with mesquite, oak, and a little bit of pecan. for about 10 to 12 hours.

why the ice for 3 days ??
i always just freeze them or put them on grill some times i throw then in brine for 24 hours before cooking

Not a real expert, but soaking in ice water for a few days (draining and adding ice as needed) seems to reduce any gaminess. Last summer we had a pretty good sized boar, about 250 pounds, and we were able to use pretty much everything after an icy soak of a few days. No noticeable off or gamy flavor. Seems to work for smaller pigs too.

I cut up and ice all that I can in a cooler. I soak it in ice water for three days draining out water a few times a day then add more ice. By the way when I soak them in ice water I add diff. things to the water diff. kind of spices it seems to soak in the meat so I do not have to add too much when cooking. Like StretchR said it helps get all of the gaminess out of the hog and it is better from what I can tell. You can cut it up 1st or just gut and skin it then ice then cut it up works both way for me.

Soaking works!!

And that's the main thing — you got 'em !!

Awsome - bet that was a lot of knife work . . .
The eats will be worth it though.

like pappy always says: proof tis in the pudding while i's been out thar wondering about the woods, pudding one foot in front of de udder. i've ended up with the agony of de-feet. me tennes worn out, de plumbers glue doesn't hold up. & all i've ended up with is a skunk. whin hunten on over a 1000 acres ya needs good spelling ta bees sucsessful, i'm just a loafer. right place right time helps me out a lot