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Old 04-22-2015, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandtrap328 View Post
You may think so but wild pig is very dangerous to eat. The trichinosis makes a person's life miserable for a long time.

Whole lot better to relocate them to a wilderness area away from humans.
Really? I have been hunting and eating wild hog for a while now, I have several friends that are doing the same...non of our lives are miserable...no trichinosis to date.

Relocation of wild animals is regulated by federal and state law (if you capture a racoon in your yard, turn it loose in the Ocala National Forest or city park, and a conservation officer learns of it; you can be arrested). Wild hog is an epidemic in southern states, there is no limit and the season is never closed. If they turn the wild hog loose in a "wilderness area" it better be a licensed hunt preserve to be harvested (has to be fenced to prevent escape).

I say let them get to about 80 pounds and invite some villagers to come harvest them. I know a few guys that would be up for a local hog hunt!