UPDADE Pg1: Help before it's fully feral

[jhm47]

OMG! It took FOURTEEN SHOTS to kill a 35 lb pig? Someone needs some marksmanship lessons. Just beware of a lot of lead shot from the shotgun in the meat. Lead is not a good thing to be eating. Glad you finally got her.

 

[Lil Chickie Mama]

Yeah 14. She was in the brush that was up to our hips in the short spots and we couldn't see her very well. Add to it that DH didn't have time to set the sight on the new gun before we went out this morning and it took more than we would have liked. The shot gun scared her out to where we could see her on three of those rounds and I popped her with it once (the only time I shot) when I was holding it and she ran past me. The others with the .22 some hit and some didn't. I know that once DH had her down he had to shoot her in the head 3-4 times to get her to stop trying to get up. I know, excuses excuses.

Oh, and 35 wasn't the live weight, it was after the head, skin, feet, and innards were gone. The butcher estimated that she was probably 60-70 pounds live, although a bigger target makes it sound worse. Yes we need more practice (me especially, barely held a gun before today). I'm just glad she's gone. I know we'll sleep better tonight.

 

[big brown horse]

I just found this thread! Same thing happened to me last month!!

Look! http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4407

Luckily I was able to trap the little bugger and he is scheduled to be eaten this summer when he is nice and fat!

Although, I am waiting to hear how yummy your iddy biddy piggy wiggy is b/c mine is such a mess I may want to eat him NOW!!!

 

[Lil Chickie Mama]

Well we were unable to lure the porker in, but after she killed my precious chickens then she signed her own death warrant!!! I got a call from the butcher today, it was apparently useless to bring it in because they can't do much with it. I already gutted, cleaned, and prepared most of it but I thought a "professional" would be able to salvage the most meat in a useable way. I guess not. They are just going to quarter it for a fee of $25. I could have saved the gas and the $25 and done it myself. Grr. This pig is still ticking me off :/ They said it should taste really good though because it's so young.

 

[Royd Wood]

Yum I can hear the cracklin and smell the pork from here - where's the apple sauce

 

[jhm47]

I repeat---beware of the lead shot.

 

[ducks4you]

WE've had to use multiple shots to kill possums.

 

[chunkydunk]

Its probably goin to taste even better knowin what damage it done and this is the end result. Im glad you got it.so take a bite for me.