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We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/16/12 03:54 PM
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INRUT
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Been hunting this same lease for 12 years now and have never seen a hog one. Went down this weekend and I'll be dad gum we have hogs coming thru. Maybe saw 30-40 of them suckers. Not sure I am happy right now, Do not like them nor Turkey on my place.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
[Re: INRUT]
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09/16/12 03:58 PM
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dee
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Why the hate for turkeys? I can understand an invasive species like pigs but not something natural to the area.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/16/12 07:18 PM
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Weldin Man
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Kill them hogs or they might just be running through but I would not mind the turkey
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/16/12 11:15 PM
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10pointdoe
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better make you a circle pen and trap'em
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
[Re: 10pointdoe]
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09/17/12 12:47 AM
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hoof n wings
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What part of Mills are you in?
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 01:41 AM
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SplitTimeHunter
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Trap or no trap, you will NEVER get rid of them now.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 01:50 AM
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On a positive note, they taste really good.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 12:30 PM
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What part of Mills are you in? I am across the road from the Game Warden Training Facility Off 1047
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 01:13 PM
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Chuck McDonald
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Been hunting in southern mills county for awhile and we have always had hogs, of course we are close to the river.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 02:18 PM
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Trap or no trap, you will NEVER get rid of them now. This^^^ Trap, shoot, makes little difference now, you got um, you will always have um!
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 02:22 PM
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TXduckCommander
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I have ton of hogs on my place in mills county.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 02:33 PM
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basspromaster
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Never had on pig in Mullin tx
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 04:22 PM
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7MM STW
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Sorry to say, you will now have hogs for a very long time. . .
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 05:47 PM
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On a positive note, they taste really good. If you like shoe leather. I shoot several every year and they become buzzard and or coyote bait. Problems is the buzzard hardly touch them unless you open up the gut.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/17/12 05:53 PM
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Ron H
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There was an article in the Sunday Dallas Morning News about hogs. It is estimated there are 2.8 million hogs is Texas and the last estimate of harvesting them was 750,000 about 25%. To make any headway at all it suggested closer to 50% needed to be harvested. We have our work cut out. Maybe, clone Djones and TXKiller.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/20/12 12:28 AM
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retfuz
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The hogs will eat the turkey eggs in the spring. They'll kill and eat fawns when they find them.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/20/12 12:30 AM
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redseal
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build feed pens adn shoot all the hogs you can don't slack on them at all
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
[Re: redseal]
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09/20/12 12:54 AM
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44carbine
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I would take the turkeys any day over the destructive hogs.Kill them now and don't let up. Build a big circle trap and try to catch the whole herd. You will learn to hate them real quick.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/21/12 05:40 PM
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On a positive note, they taste really good. If you like shoe leather. I shoot several every year and they become buzzard and or coyote bait. Problems is the buzzard hardly touch them unless you open up the gut. Once it gets cold we eat all of them that we shoot (up to 200lbs). We smoke the shoulders and hams and they ALWAYS come out extremely tender and juicy. We shred the meat andmake pulled pork out sandwiches of them. You just have to know how to prepare it. If you go by time instead of internal meat temp then it will have a higher probability for it to turn out like boot leather. The tenderloins aren't that big so we usually throw those on the grill for a little snack after we get finished cleaning them. I chicken fry the backstrap in a Ritz cracker breading. It's simple and AWESOME! Cut your backstrap (silver skin removed) into 1" slices and pound them out. In a ziplock bag, add a couple of packages of Ritz crackers. Remove all the air from the bag and close it up. Pound out the crackers until it is a fine powder. I usually let my son do this part. You can add cajun seasoning to take it up a notch. Just remember that pork is naturally salty so you don't want to add too much at first. Then just cook it as you would any other chicken fried steak. Egg mixture, breading mixture, hot oil. Just a thought for anyone who hasn't shot one and tried to cook them.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/21/12 05:44 PM
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I guess what I am trying to say is, now that you have them, you will always have them. So you might as well benefit from the resource and put meat on the table. It also gives you something else to hunt in the off season. Just trying to look for a positive for you.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/21/12 06:10 PM
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Pittstate
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I for one am glad I got deer, hog and turkey on my land. I think they can all live in harmony if managed. And, you got to love being able to big game hunt all year!
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
[Re: Pittstate]
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09/21/12 08:54 PM
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My dad always said that nobody should be on food stamps with all the hogs we have running around.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/25/12 05:42 PM
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Stump_jumper
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On a positive note, they taste really good. If you like shoe leather. I shoot several every year and they become buzzard and or coyote bait. Problems is the buzzard hardly touch them unless you open up the gut. Once it gets cold we eat all of them that we shoot (up to 200lbs). We smoke the shoulders and hams and they ALWAYS come out extremely tender and juicy. We shred the meat andmake pulled pork out sandwiches of them. You just have to know how to prepare it. If you go by time instead of internal meat temp then it will have a higher probability for it to turn out like boot leather. The tenderloins aren't that big so we usually throw those on the grill for a little snack after we get finished cleaning them. I chicken fry the backstrap in a Ritz cracker breading. It's simple and AWESOME! Cut your backstrap (silver skin removed) into 1" slices and pound them out. In a ziplock bag, add a couple of packages of Ritz crackers. Remove all the air from the bag and close it up. Pound out the crackers until it is a fine powder. I usually let my son do this part. You can add cajun seasoning to take it up a notch. Just remember that pork is naturally salty so you don't want to add too much at first. Then just cook it as you would any other chicken fried steak. Egg mixture, breading mixture, hot oil. Just a thought for anyone who hasn't shot one and tried to cook them. I KNOW HOW TO COOK. That is not the problem. Our hogs are not the same as east Texas hogs. They have a tough life and very little to no fat. I have tried several that were in the 50 - 70 lb range. Not worth the effort. The buzzards and coyotes can have them.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/25/12 05:43 PM
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I for one am glad I got deer, hog and turkey on my land. I think they can all live in harmony if managed. And, you got to love being able to big game hunt all year! Nothing to love about hogs. Exterminate them all and feed to the scavengers.
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Re: We now have hogs after 12 years in MIlls Co.
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09/25/12 10:04 PM
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Jk get some cam pics for us
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