I'll try to keep this short.
I dont understand or agree with the hunters that are sticking hogs or just cutting heads of boars. I would not classify myself as an "old timer", but I was trained by some "old timers". Boars were made barrs and sows were left alone. If we did/do catch hogs, they are caught alive and tied or hobbled. Once all the dogs are caught and tied, we take the hog to the truck/4-wheeler or we bring the truck/4-wheeler to the hog alive. If we are going to eat the hog, we take the hog home alive and them do the deed. Maybe it is just a new breed of hunters or maybe people want to see hog sticking on you-tube. Me persoanlly, I dont think it is cool to see some guy running in and sticking a hog before the hog is tied. I know what the laws say about transporting live hogs, and the laws are different in different places. I'm just saying I dont agree with it and I really dont care to see it.
I completely agree! I don't mind not turning sows back loose from a population stand point. But almost all boar hogs are cut and released where we are and transported to a barr rich hunting lease and kicked loose.
I agree it is a new trend, most old timers are as you describe. I do understand the aspect of not turning hogs back loose on crop land or destructive properties. To me narrowing and tieing hogs is a lost art! I contribute this to the rather large new, influx of weekend warrior hog hunters
