Just got another hog

[helomech]

Originally Posted by novak57

i'm sorry...but if that was me, they'd be dead, and i'd be in the slammer.

It aint worth it, it just better to let him have her, they deserve each other.

[Shane06fl]

Originally Posted by helomech

My brother gave me those tongs (don't know what else to call them) that are bronze, and have teeth. They lock in place, and you can use them to pull the skin off. They work pretty good, but I find I still need to split them on both sides.

Those work great when hooked up to power equipment. At my lease we will 5-6 deer come in at the same time. We will hang them and prep them for hide removal. We use a spreader bar that can be hooked two-three hides, takes about 2 minutes for a ATV wench to snatch down a 3 hides.

[helomech]

Originally Posted by Shane06fl

Those work great when hooked up to power equipment. At my lease we will 5-6 deer come in at the same time. We will hang them and prep them for hide removal. We use a spreader bar that can be hooked two-three hides, takes about 2 minutes for a ATV wench to snatch down a 3 hides.

Cool, and you have done hogs that way? I would be worried about breaking the tendon (that doesn't look like I spelled it right) and the hog falling down.

[Shane06fl]

Originally Posted by helomech

Cool, and you have done hogs that way? I would be worried about breaking the tendon (that doesn't look like I spelled it right) and the hog falling down.

yes and that is my prefered way. Not that breaking a tendon can't happen but it has never happened to me. I have done countless deer that way to. Back in my public land hunting days when skinning was done at the nearest hanging branch and it was 9pm before i got the deer out and all I had was head lights I could undress a deer in about 10 minutes and having him in the cooler. I work a lot slower these days.

But yeah that's how processors clean them and deer a like. Now if your scared you can use a adjustable chain with a hook on the end and wrap around your spreader bar and run the hook in to the pelvic bone. This will add some strenght and help out the tendons.

[helomech]

Originally Posted by Shane06fl

yes and that is my prefered way. Not that breaking a tendon can't happen but it has never happened to me. I have done countless deer that way to. Back in my public land hunting days when skinning was done at the nearest hanging branch and it was 9pm before i got the deer out and all I had was head lights I could undress a deer in about 10 minutes and having him in the cooler. I work a lot slower these days.

But yeah that's how processors clean them and deer a like. Now if your scared you can use a adjustable chain with a hook on the end and wrap around your spreader bar and run the hook in to the pelvic bone. This will add some strenght and help out the tendons.

Cool, I can clean a deer in about 15 minutes, but hogs take quite a bit longer. The one I shot yesterday had a layer of fat about 3 inches thick on the back of his neck, and about a 1/2 inch thick on his back and butt.

[IMADOGMAN]

Originally Posted by tnbowhunter

Good shooting helo. Glad your freezer is filling up. Wish I could say the same, we are down to a couple of steaks and some burger. Looks like we will have to "buy" some beef before deer season rolls around again. These turkeys are fun to shoot but they sure don't put much meat on the table.

It's my fault...I shoulda shot that 5 point elk and sent half of it home with you....sorry.
I could send you some firewood though...so you could stay warm next winter.

Nice porker...Heloman

[helomech]

Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

It's my fault...I shoulda shot that 5 point elk and sent half of it home with you....sorry.
I could send you some firewood though...so you could stay warm next winter.

Nice porker...Heloman

Thanks, I think he might be trying to make you feel guilty.

[IMADOGMAN]

Originally Posted by helomech

Thanks, I think he might be trying to make you feel guilty.

That's okay, he needed to go on a diet anyway....have you seen how big he is getting?

[helomech]

Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

That's okay, he needed to go on a diet anyway....have you seen how big he is getting?

He's not getting big, he is just retaining water.

[IMADOGMAN]

Originally Posted by helomech

He's not getting big, he is just retaining water.

That's not water....it's Miller Lite

[helomech]

Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

That's not water....it's Miller Lite

lmao. Not enough characters, I hate that message.

[tnbowhunter]

Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

It's my fault...I shoulda shot that 5 point elk and sent half of it home with you....sorry.
I could send you some firewood though...so you could stay warm next winter.

Nice porker...Heloman

If you had shot the 5 point, we would of seen a 6X on the way back to camp. Then you woulda been POd. If I had one on the wall as big as yours I would of done the same thing.

I'll pass on the firewood, but thanks for offering. I really should get a wood burner, there are enough trees that fall naturally around here that I would never have to cut one down.

BTW, i'm not getting bigger, just better, and you know for a fact i've never had a Miller Lite in my life.

[IMADOGMAN]

Originally Posted by tnbowhunter

If you had shot the 5 point, we would of seen a 6X on the way back to camp. Then you woulda been POd. If I had one on the wall as big as yours I would of done the same thing.

I'll pass on the firewood, but thanks for offering. I really should get a wood burner, there are enough trees that fall naturally around here that I would never have to cut one down.

BTW, i'm not getting bigger, just better, and you know for a fact i've never had a Miller Lite in my life.

If you've never had a Miller Lite in your life....then you must be re-born since last Fall...
What's up with Lite beer...is that for when you are on a diet? Kinda like eating Chocolate cake Lite... Cut me a big slice...it's lo-cal!

[tnbowhunter]

Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

What's up with Lite beer...is that for when you are on a diet?

Naw, it's for us old men who don't want a spare tire around our midsection. Gotta keep up appearences ya know.