Folks,
I shot a big old boar the other day and caped him out. This is the first time I've caped anything out. As I was fleshing him (bloody shield went down over the ribs) I kept tearing the skin on its back. In my rush to get the cape off (t'was very hot) I didn't check him out too well and it was only after I holed it AGAIN that I checked out the skin. It seemed very dry and thin on the top of its back and scaley, almost like parchment, (it didn't look good at all) Is this usual? was something wrong with this pig?
My hunting mate Gary has shot boars whose skin tears when you grab it, any idea what causes this? The boar I shot did have some worms under its skin.
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Hey Tony; I have shot several wild boar and have been in on the demise of many more. Their hides are hard enough to cut with a blade, have never seen one that you could tear! The worms do not sound good at all. I don't think that I would mess with that one, for a mount or for a meal; just my thoughts.
Yeah I've shot a few and none have been like this. As I said my mate Gary has killed a couple like this. Once he grabed an ear of a boar to move it around and the skin peeled off in his hand. We are stumped as to why? The pig I shot looked to be in good nick, very solid and active. The worms they get under the skin are (I'm lead to believe) from eating frog and snake carcasses, but these were around the rib area. Anyway I've used it as a learning tool (cape, flesh etc) and have ditched the cape. Thanks for the reply Dal.
Tony
I do a lot of pig hunting.If I find some thing wrong with it after
I have shot it i will leave it.I even will wear latex gloves while
skinning pigs.I would not mess with one that the skin tears
that easy.there hides are pretty tough.Where are you guys hunting at?
Good luck...
Billy