Years ago a ranch hand would trap mommas, bring in a dog and open trap door enough, the babies would run with momma.
Then pop her behind the ear with a .22, go in and kill males and keep females to breed back to his Duroc boar.
So I'm with him one day as we goes thru the process. Dispatches momma and climbs in cage to sort babies. Only problem is momma gets back up and he was unarmed. All I had was .22 rifle with no more bullets and my .44 Navy cap and ball.
Kind of unconventional but it put momma down for good we found out after the smoke cleared.
Then pop her behind the ear with a .22, go in and kill males and keep females to breed back to his Duroc boar.
So I'm with him one day as we goes thru the process. Dispatches momma and climbs in cage to sort babies. Only problem is momma gets back up and he was unarmed. All I had was .22 rifle with no more bullets and my .44 Navy cap and ball.
Kind of unconventional but it put momma down for good we found out after the smoke cleared.