That was half of a full wild, my typo. If you ask me you cant beat farm raised hogs, I used to raise three a year, I woudn't say wild hogs are gamier, the texture of the meat seems a bit different, I generaly grind the whole hog into ground pork and sausage,except for the backstrap for roast or pork chops. You need one at least 225 lbs. to get a halfway decent side of bacon. There are so many around here my freezer stays full and I still give several away every year. You cant feed out a wild hog like you can a domestic hog. they dont pack on the weight as fast and I dont keep live ones for long since corn prices went up so high.from $3.50 to $7-9.00 a 50 lb. bag in the last couple years. Its cheaper to shoot them now than trap them. That hog turned out real tender. Here is a picture of my biggest hog so far. He kept crossing my property and hitting one of my feeders for a couple weeks running, till I was finaly in the right place at the right time. restaurants that serve wild hog like them at least 200lbs or better from what i've read. I did not weigh him but he was a little over 5 ft. in length.
