texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,768
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,994
Posts9,719,244
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Ear Tagged Hogs? #6441383 09/07/16 03:12 AM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
W
westexhunter Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
W
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
In the last 2 months i have had 5-6 different ear tagged hogs on 3 different feeders, not all in the same group of pigs, some have white tags that are numbered some are black with no numbers, Motley County, anyone know if this is some study of some sort?? these are feral hogs no place anywhere close to the ranch where they could've escaped. these are feral. Maybe some type of trapped and tagged biologist survey perhaps, going to try and pluck a few when i get time, maybe there is a Phone Number with tag. Just thought someone here might know.

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6441510 09/07/16 10:57 AM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,217
Double Naught Spy Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,217
If you don't find any information on the tags, I would bet they are bar hogs.


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6441644 09/07/16 01:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 454
D
Dalep Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
D
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 454
whats a bar hog?

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: Dalep] #6441674 09/07/16 01:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,072
C
cabosandinh Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
C
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,072
Originally Posted By: Dalep
whats a bar hog?


A bar hog is a hog someone had cut the testicles out

They get fatter taste better

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6441751 09/07/16 01:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800
T
TexasKC Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
T
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 4,800
If they're barrows they will be good eating. No idea why they would have ear tags.


In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6441851 09/07/16 02:53 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,217
Double Naught Spy Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,217
Some trappers and hog doggers will castrate boars and let them go. They will sometimes notch or tag ears to identify the ones that they have done.

These may also be hogs captured in one place and then released on to a hunting preserve and then escaped. These hogs should have numbered tags that can be used to determine the ranch where released. If you shoot a hog with a numbered tag, ideally you can contact TPWD department with the information.


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6441856 09/07/16 02:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
S
stxranchman Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
Here the catch them with dogs or in traps and cut the tails off them. Some of they cut and then release them. I think they are turning in the tails for the county bounty money on them at times. Catch and release hunting.


Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?[Linked Image]
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6442282 09/07/16 07:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
W
westexhunter Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
W
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
Few pics,




Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6442363 09/07/16 07:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,753
Nathan Nelson Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,753
Bar Hogs that have been tagged.

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6442513 09/07/16 09:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 19,100
dgilbert Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 19,100
Got out from somewhere, shoot'em!

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6442930 09/08/16 01:34 AM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
W
westexhunter Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
W
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 823
We are gonna get a closer look pretty soon ill keep post updated

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6442999 09/08/16 02:10 AM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
M
mikei Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
M
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,045
Kill 'em, ear tags and all. But get them out of the breeding cycle!

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: mikei] #6443006 09/08/16 02:14 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 517
B
Brandon82 Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
B
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 517
I have one on my camera as well. First one I've seen.

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6443012 09/08/16 02:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,451
D
Dalroo Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
D
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,451
I hear the tags taste like chicken.


Dalroo
Deep in the Heart of Texas
How about that Brandon!
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6447709 09/11/16 08:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,826
K
Kawabuggy Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
K
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,826
mikei posted Kill 'em, ear tags and all. But get them out of the breeding cycle!

Their testicles have already been cut so they are NOT breeding. That is what a bar hog is. He has been castrated. As a result of castration they will no longer fight with other boars for the breeding rights, and they will pack on a LOT of weight. Since they don't fight they often have very nice cutters on them. They have no interest in da wimmin pigs no mo. They just want to eat, sleep, and be left alone.. Kind of like most married men in their 50's. Fat & happy.


A hog is nothing more than a bullet receptacle.
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6448370 09/12/16 10:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 296
J
Jon B Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
J
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 296
I had a big sow show up several years ago with an ear tag. Caught her on camera then in a trap.


I wish stupidity was not so handsomly rewarded.
Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: Dalep] #6448956 09/12/16 07:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,113
Bbcat78 Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,113
Originally Posted By: Dalep
whats a bar hog?


i thought those came out when lights come at closing time

Re: Ear Tagged Hogs? [Re: westexhunter] #6449201 09/12/16 09:28 PM
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 5,558
S
Slow Drifter Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 5,558
Castrated adult male. I think it's illegal to release even castrated pigs without some form of identification, and they must be released into an inspected and approved property. Sows cannot be relased at all and must be killed if caught. These aren't TP&W regs, they're TAHC regs.


"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

A. Einstein

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3