Legal year 'round in most of the Big Island of Hawaii.
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hu...wmammregs.html
One way is using a couple dogs and a knife. Some castrate small males (and even notch the ear) so in a year or two someone will get some tender meat.
from http://talknhogdogs.proboards.com/in...play&thread=58
"The tracker dog leads the way while the barking dogs keep the pig at bay until the hunters arrive. Responsible hunters are selective, killing only those pigs that are suitable for meat. If a small male pig is cornered, the hunter will usually castrate it and let it go. When the castrated pig is fully grown in a few years, it will make the best catch, says Grace.
"Every hunter's goal is to catch a male pig that's been castrated. It is the best for eating and has good texture of meat. Females that are nice and fat are good also, but for us, we only take the female if we have to because we want to let it breed."
Oftentimes a hunter will leave a personalized "ear mark" or signature cut on the ear of a castrated pig so that a future hunter will know who to mahalo upon snagging the prized male.
"It's a tradition to show that you're giving back," said Sabati.
Additionally, hunters will render the pig less dangerous by removing a boar's top tooth or "filer tooth" that grows perpendicular out the side of the jaw. This is the tooth that sharpens the tusk and also prevents it from curving around. The most dangerous boar is the one with a tusk that sticks out an inch-and-a-half in length like a knife ready to stab. The curved tusk, on the other hand, is relatively harmless in comparison.
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hu...wmammregs.html
One way is using a couple dogs and a knife. Some castrate small males (and even notch the ear) so in a year or two someone will get some tender meat.
from http://talknhogdogs.proboards.com/in...play&thread=58
"The tracker dog leads the way while the barking dogs keep the pig at bay until the hunters arrive. Responsible hunters are selective, killing only those pigs that are suitable for meat. If a small male pig is cornered, the hunter will usually castrate it and let it go. When the castrated pig is fully grown in a few years, it will make the best catch, says Grace.
"Every hunter's goal is to catch a male pig that's been castrated. It is the best for eating and has good texture of meat. Females that are nice and fat are good also, but for us, we only take the female if we have to because we want to let it breed."
Oftentimes a hunter will leave a personalized "ear mark" or signature cut on the ear of a castrated pig so that a future hunter will know who to mahalo upon snagging the prized male.
"It's a tradition to show that you're giving back," said Sabati.
Additionally, hunters will render the pig less dangerous by removing a boar's top tooth or "filer tooth" that grows perpendicular out the side of the jaw. This is the tooth that sharpens the tusk and also prevents it from curving around. The most dangerous boar is the one with a tusk that sticks out an inch-and-a-half in length like a knife ready to stab. The curved tusk, on the other hand, is relatively harmless in comparison.
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