txmaverick
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« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2010, 07:16:09 am » |
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In the last 20 or so years around 15 boars 300+ with biggest at 335, he was the only one out of farm land. The rest came out of the hill country. Only 1 of those boars was killed behind a mostly hog proof fence.
Most of them were killed late spring to early fall, right in the hardest part of the year as a rule or late winter agian hard part of year. I believe where I am these boars or forced to break thier habits when it gets hard and that is why they get caught.
When boars used to kill livestock up here all the time they never did it when the grass was green and the acrons were falling, they killed when it was hard and dry, but once they started they couldnt stop. I believe it still holds true with other parts of their lives and I will even go out on a limb here.................some are going to disagree but dont judge till you walk in the other mans shoes. After 35+ yrs of doing this in the hill country the thought that a hog has to water everyday and lives close to water is not true and the bigger the boar with the more fat content the less I think this is true, the same way with feeding. NOW I AM TALKING ABOUT WHERE I LIVE AND HUNT NO WHERE ELSE, I believe those ole big boars like Chris is talking about at times almost go in to a hibernation, hardly moving and when they do it is only cause they have to (i have reasons for this that i wont type here cuase it will make this to long to read). I also think that during this time when they decied to feed they know it will be worth the effort they put into it and replace the energy lost doing it, in other words an ole big boar isnt going to waist his time rooting up 3 acres looking for a handful of grubs that will not even fill him when he knows he can walk a mile and feed off a dead cow that could keep him filled for a couple of days.
Again this is where I live and hunt, we dont have the fields, feed lots, woods and things most of the rest of the state has. Is there a defference from region to region? Yes for sure, not only in size but habits, life style, diet and many other things.
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