That looks great. Sadly with laws changing cutting boars and making barrs out of them will be a thing of the past. I understand with Farmers and Ranchers wanting the hogs gone and gthe newer generation all they know about is killing hogs but the times we caught and tied everything, making Barrs and releasing sows is becoming a thing of the past. I guess I am a dinosaur living in the past. One thing I have noticed is No. La. still practices the cutting of Boars and releasing them.
T dog that is basically how I have deer broke my dogs for years. I just put a short leash around the deer's neck and attach the dog and walk off 20 yards and start burning. A few time of that and they do not want anything to do with a deer. I have had a couple over the years that knew the deer was shocking them and they would latch on to the deer no matter how much I was shocking. They knew that deer was hurting them and they were going to give it back. Still broke them but they were of the mindset, you hurt me, I am going to give it back to you.
Sounds like a lot of traveling for those young dogs and it sounds like they were working hard for you. Glad you were able to catch hogs for the guided deal.
Dragging hogs will make them grow faster than anything there is. Never guess a hogs a weight before you drag it because he’s going to weigh a lot more by the time you get him untied!
We have made about 500lbs of sausage here this year about 90lbs of boudin cooked down probably 12 or 15 gal of lard cut up some pork chops and fry meat we living high on the hog right now