Larry Jarma on the frontlines in fight against feral hogs
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cdavis wow thats a lot of hogs. I’d be interested in a taste comparison. Wild vs domestic; age might be tough to determine, but maybe different hang wt of the wild, and gender.
Ridley Acres they are all good but no comparison to a domestic hog. Here they eat a lot of acorns and pecans so the fat is horrible tasting. I trim out all fat and body glands. The taste is good. I love burgers made from this. I use 50% wild pork 50% venison and mix in some beef fat because both are so lean. They also make good sausage just have to have some domestic fat to mix with it. My favorite to eat is 100 to 130lb sow. They seam to have less fat and glands to remove.
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JohnG5 my neighbor just trapped and disposed of these last week.
I would have processed a few of these but the temp. was in the mid 90s. I’ll have plenty of chances when the weather cools a bit.cdavis It seems a shame that they are just disposing of these but I understand with the population explosion they have to do what ever they can to try and keep them under control.
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cdavis It seems a shame that they are just disposing of these but I understand with the population explosion they have to do what ever they can to try and keep them under control.
bocephus I felt the same as you for awhile. Then in 1 night a group of them destroyed my 40 acre hay meadow. It took a week of discing and dragging to get it back half way smooth. It is still rougher than it was and the grass still hasn’t fully recovered. So now it’s personal.
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JohnG5 my neighbor just trapped and disposed of these last week.
I would have processed a few of these but the temp. was in the mid 90s. I’ll have plenty of chances when the weather cools a bit. -
JohnG5 I love to eat wild hogs but I won’t butcher any with the temperature in the mid 90s. It will be cooling off soon then it’s game on.
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bocephus I felt the same as you for awhile. Then in 1 night a group of them destroyed my 40 acre hay meadow. It took a week of discing and dragging to get it back half way smooth. It is still rougher than it was and the grass still hasn’t fully recovered. So now it’s personal.
cdavis I understand the damage they do and am not blaming anyone for doing what ever it takes to try and control them.
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cdavis I understand the damage they do and am not blaming anyone for doing what ever it takes to try and control them.
bocephus I didn’t take it that way at all. Sorry if it came off that way.
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cdavis I didn’t take it bad, just wanted to clarify that I was not against doing what was necessary.
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From what I have been reading the larger wild pigs are not far removed from being domesticated. Why would any breed these or have them as pets?
JohnG5 these wild hogs I don’t think could ever be domesticated. About 5 years ago we caught 2 of them about 40lbs apiece and penned them up to tame and fatten em up. After 90 days they didn’t gain much weight and were as wild as the day we caught em.
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I hope this invasive species doesn’t get a foothold up here!
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Larry Jarma on the frontlines in fight against feral hogs
Fighting the war on feral hogs, future Meatgistics Podcast guest Larry Jarma designs and builds custom traps for farmers fighting the infestation. A resident of Texas, he is part of the effort to control feral hog populations.
According to Texas Parks & Wildlife, wild hogs have exploded in population. The increase in the population of feral hogs in the United States increased from 2.4 million in 1982 to 6.9 million in 2016. Texas alone is estimated to be the home for 2.6 million wild hogs.
“I have been fighting the feral hog battle all my life,” Jarma said. “That’s why I designed and used to build custom traps for my ranchers at an affordable price they could afford just so they could try and help alleviate the problem!!!”
The traps he builds are integrated with smartphone technology so farmers and ranchers can monitor their property from the comfort of their homes. In feral hog circles, Jarma’s name speaks for itself.
“I am one of the foremost trappers of feral hogs around,” he said. “I custom build high-end sophisticated smartphone traps so farmers and ranchers can trap hogs while watching their flat screen in their living room!!!”
Texas Parks & Wildlife estimates that the cost to take control measures of feral hogs in the United States is $2.1 billion annually. The population growth of feral pigs is estimated at 18 to 21 percent annually.
Jarma’s corral traps are considered to be the most effective trapping method for feral hog population control. Using camera technology, like the traps Jarma designs, greatly increases the efficiency and lowers the cost of using corral traps and feral hog population control.
All photos courtesy of Larry Jarma
Map image courtesy of Texas Parks & WildlifeSource: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/nuisance/feral_hogs/#control
JohnG5 this will be an interesting podcast.
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JohnG5 my neighbor just trapped and disposed of these last week.
I would have processed a few of these but the temp. was in the mid 90s. I’ll have plenty of chances when the weather cools a bit.cdavis man, that is a lot of hogs!
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JohnG5 I love to eat wild hogs but I won’t butcher any with the temperature in the mid 90s. It will be cooling off soon then it’s game on.
cdavis said in Larry Jarma on the frontlines in fight against feral hogs:
JohnG5 I love to eat wild hogs but I won’t butcher any with the temperature in the mid 90s. It will be cooling off soon then it’s game on.
Looking forward to the pics of that
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ND Mike you better hope they don’t.
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ND Mike I agree. I knew that there was a problem with hog population in the south, but I didn’t know it was like that. That’s worse than our rut in Kansas and all the time.
JohnG5 I am glad we at least have an open season on them, no bag limit and can shoot them day or night.
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ND Mike it was 49 total. That’s the most I ever saw trapped at 1 time. I didn’t think we would ever get them all hauled off.
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JohnG5 I am glad we at least have an open season on them, no bag limit and can shoot them day or night.
HerbcoFood Sounds like a really fun time!
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JohnG5 I am glad we at least have an open season on them, no bag limit and can shoot them day or night.
HerbcoFood thank goodness it’s the same way here since most are nocturnal now. We do have to apply for a night shoot permit but it’s easy to get and if you’re in a group only 1 person has to have a permit.
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