Post by farmertrappe on Sept 9, 2014 20:09:35 GMT -5
Nothing like coming home from a long day, grabbing a beer and heading out to start the evening chores. I grabbed 100 pounds of hog feed and headed to the pen. I dumped 50 pounds in the feeder when I noticed Red (my favorite) had the strap from the bottom of the feeder in her mouth. I hopped in the pen and tried to grab it out of her mouth when I realized she had the S hook jammed in the corner of her mouth. The other hogs are grabbing the dragging strap and really had it stuck, I could not see blood, but her mouth was red and sore.
So a 220 pound hog that I have several hundred dollars in and is weeks from the butcher shop is hooked like a Rockfish. (aka Stripped Bass) I went to the tool box and got out a big ole pair of channel locks. Hopped back in the pen and milled about with the hogs scratching their backs till ole red eased up to me for a scratch. I grabbed her by the ear, hopped on her back and latched onto the hook with the channel locks. Iv'e unhooked a few big 50 pound Rockfish before, but never while riding it with all their buddies running into me and nipping at my legs. After a few twist and turns it popped out. I swear she shot me a look afterwards that was not gratitude. But I suppose most hogs ain't heard the fable about the lion with the thorn in it's paw.
So a 220 pound hog that I have several hundred dollars in and is weeks from the butcher shop is hooked like a Rockfish. (aka Stripped Bass) I went to the tool box and got out a big ole pair of channel locks. Hopped back in the pen and milled about with the hogs scratching their backs till ole red eased up to me for a scratch. I grabbed her by the ear, hopped on her back and latched onto the hook with the channel locks. Iv'e unhooked a few big 50 pound Rockfish before, but never while riding it with all their buddies running into me and nipping at my legs. After a few twist and turns it popped out. I swear she shot me a look afterwards that was not gratitude. But I suppose most hogs ain't heard the fable about the lion with the thorn in it's paw.
