Same here in Tennessee! But, our state isn't living in poverty except in some areas of Memphis and over in the Eastern mountain regions.Party control of West Virginia state government
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The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.
There is a Republican shift taking place in WV, probably in large part because the Republicans are backing the coal industry and the Democrats are trying to eliminate it, so the unions haven’t had much choice but to switch allegiances.
I hope you’re right, but I’d like to see a a couple more election results before I make that call. Democrats have a way of throwing fast money out at poorer people and getting votes.
That’s about how I had her pegged. BTW, welcome back…you’ll have to share out about your 3 week hunting trip.
thanks.... and thanks also for all of you who were asking about me.. ... it;s nice to know i was missed....
..... That’s pretty cool. I’ve only been hog hunting once (probably ten years ago). I did get a small boar, and discovered that wild pig doesn’t taste quite the same as restaurant pig.thanks.... and thanks also for all of you who were asking about me.. ... it;s nice to know i was missed....
the hunting expedition was pretty awesome.... ....and in some very primitive conditions too - once we got to the place we worked from.... . we might do it again between now and the end of the year depending on what the land owner wants.....there was so much going on i could actually write a short novel about it ..but i will try to keep it brief and hit the basics only..... .
the guy we worked for owns a very large piece of land high up in the koolaus that;s mostly all pristine and untouched rainforest.... ..he wants to keep it that way and preserve it... but wild pigs have been there for years and recently their numbers were increasing and they were starting to having a bad impact on it.... .
so he hired several groups of us that are traditional archers - spot and stalk ground hunters... to go in one group at a time for a few days or weeks at a time and rid the place of as many pigs as we were able to... ...... he had a lot of rules relating to preservation and environmental integrity we had to follow... ...for one he did not want any dog and knife hunters there as they end up tearing the place up worse than the pigs do.... and he didn;t want any treestands put up or tree stand hunters either... ....
it was very hard to get in there and an atv could only go part of the way.... so once there we set up camp and stayed... and worked from that one place most of the time... only staying at his house when we first got there and after we got back.... most of the pigs we shot were carried to the same place where he dropped us off and left for him to pick up with his atv ...we radioed in ahead of time and he brought anything else we needed when he picked up the dead and bagged porks.... we cooked and ate a few of the smaller svelts in camp... .. and one big boar was too heavy to carry out so we radioed for help and he gathered some friends to hike all the way in and carry that one back to where the atv could operate....
most of our hunting trips are only 1 to 2 day excursions... and even those leave us feeling tired... so this one really wore us out.... but it was fun.... .there is a different group of hunters up there now....
I was using a slug in a shotgun. I imagine using an arrow would be wild stuff.
wild hog does taste different than butcher shop or restaurant pork... . but i think wild hog tastes much better.... at least the ones that live in the mountains here do.... .. ..the emu baked - shredded kalua pork we get from it is second to none.... they don;t make good bacon though... . not enough fat on them.... it;s very lean.... very good chops when cut straight from a fresh kill and cooked in camp....That’s pretty cool. I’ve only been hog hunting once (probably ten years ago). I did get a small boar, and discovered that wild pig doesn’t taste quite the same as restaurant pig.
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It is definitely much healthier for you…as for the taste, it requires a lot of effort to get rid of the gamy taste, although when done properly, it can be quite delicious. As Aleshanee pointed out, it could definitely depend on where the boar live and what they’re eating. For me, it was a one-time deal because I don’t want to put that level of effort into the prep work after a hunt.
I can fully understand that! For me, the hunt was in Alabama years ago. It was a fairly densely forested area, and the boar itself apparently had been raised in the moars there. It didn't taste bad at all...just a little gamey. I've tasted wild boar this way and also when treated with things to take the "game" taste out of it. Both ways were delicious.
some of the wild hogs in alabama are at least twice as big as the biggest ones we have here......so if their heart is still pumping and they are still kicking when you get to them that could be very dangerous.... i;ve seen pictures of some that were over 600 pounds.... .. in hawaii 200 pounds is considered big... and 300 is a monster.... ..i always make my first approach to any downed pig with an arrow nocked.. ready to draw back and send it into his neck if he;s still kicking and tries to stand up.... i only had one stand back up when i approached him once... and i ran back a few yards.... but he didn;t chase... he just wobbled for a few seconds then fell over again....
.... but just to help get it back on track, i will say that i have no idea if tulsi gabbard hunts or not..... i did see her at the archery range once, many years ago.... around the time a lot of other iraq veterans were coming back and doing things like archery to help them with combat stress...... 
Swamp hogs…trust me, it tastes like swamp BBQ. The Cajuns could probably do something with a swamp hog, but then again, they can prep coots and make them taste good! I’ve tried cooking coots on a few occasions and it still taste like dog poo.
ok...... ...i don;t know any cajuns... and.. at the risk of sounding very dumb.... what;s a coot?....
Yep…that’s a coot! They’re fun to hunt, but taste terrible. You can set some decoys out, but as can be seen by this coot shoot video, you don’t have to sit in a duck blind and blend in or call the them out like some ducks. Cajuns call coots “Pouldeau.”ok...... ...i don;t know any cajuns... and.. at the risk of sounding very dumb.... what;s a coot?....
i;m assuming it;s not the bird common to the pacific coast ... or the relative of that bird known as the hawaiian coot....
which we call alae ke'oke'o .. ..but then i never tried to eat one of those... so i don;t know.....
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