You can't be serious!!!

TT85 is basically saying respect hogs, just as any other game animal. And, the definition of the word game has to do with hunting, and hogs are hunted--sorta. Hogs are more exterminated and shot than hunted, in the inflicted parts of the worlds, especially here in Texas.

If you're having hog troubles, then you don't think it deserves any respect or that it's life is worth anything, especially conserving that there's no tag or bag limit. If you're not, then they're a pastime, like for me (I rarely hunt pigs).

I really doubt THF is the proper setting for a philosophical discussion the value of animal life, with religious, ethical, and logical factors involved, so just leave it be. Me and TT85 will respect pigs and y'all can gut shoot them at a 1000yd, if so you please. (That's a playful remark. I'm not out to get you or dishonor your family, magnum cartridge, 6.5mm or pet dog. Don't implode.)

Marc I grew up in an area that Deer where thought of as vermin.. With that said ask me about my opinion of pronghorns(aka the true plains pasture maggot)

Bobo my buddy is a farmer for Del-monte and they have entire fields destroyed by pronghorns and elk.


Every elk they see gets shot on sight. The pronghorns as many as they can get permits for

Why do you view pronghorn this way Bobo?

I'm not a hog fan. I don't care how they die. They are non-native scum to me.

That's somewhat hypocritical to some, no doubt. They are just in the same category as rats and nutria to me....

I shoot coyotes because my place has plenty of them. If they were few and far between I would leave them alone. At least they are native and have always been in the food chain.

When I was growing up I couldn't stand the people with air conditioned cabs. We had two John Deere A's, a Model B(Popping Johnny), a Minneapolis Moline and an Oliver. We didn't farm, strictly ranched so our tractors were only using for haying, bush hogging and occasionally planting winter rye.

There were no hogs when I was growing up and not as many coyotes but plenty of deer. I'm in my late 50's and have killed many many deer. In the 60's and 70's we wore blue jeans and army surplus jackets, didn't feed and sat in home made stands. That is still how I hunt deer, though I don't hunt them much anymore. I also have nothing against feeders but for me there is no challenge. If I had to pay for a lease I know it would be a different story, you gotta get a return on your money.

I do enjoy hunting hogs, don't hate them and feel they should be killed as humanely as any other animal.

I think I enjoy hunting coyotes the most and get a huge rush out of shooting the occasional bobcat.

I also enjoy hunting Axis deer, to me they are more of a challenge than Whitetail and taste much better.

YMMV.

I can see why some don't like hogs. Personally I get more thrill out of hunting hogs than deer though. I hunt a lease where I can pretty much go out and see deer just about every hunt so shooting one aint that big of a deal to me. Of course I get excited about a big buck but there aint too many of those around where I hunt. Hogs on the other hand........they get BIG where I hunt and it never gets old trying to hunt them down. As a bonus they taste great too!