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Why don't we use nuisance wild hogs for food?

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People do hunt wild hogs for food, and many say they’re delicious. I’d love to have the opportunity sometime. However, they reproduce so quickly, and are so wily, that shooting them is not considered a good way to reduce the population. read more

Like most wild meats, wild pigs have a finer grain than their domesticated cousins. The meat is a bit darker and has a slightly stronger taste — maybe just a bit pungent, but not unpleasantly so. It’s kind of like eating pork with a steak texture and just a streak of gameyness. read more

The densest populations of nuisance hogs are in rural East Hillsborough and Manatee counties and urban New Tampa, said Parrish trapper Jeff Norris, but Mann has trappers coming from Sarasota, Manatee, Lee, Charlotte and other nearby counties. read more

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