MCgunner
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We're moving to near the little town of Sheridan, Texas which is east of Hallettsville. The house we're due to close on is in the woods, several wooded acres surrounded by big ranches. The woods are thick with hog sign. Now, I already have a place about 100 miles from that house with lots of hogs on it, but I haven't messed with trying to sell any pigs I've trapped, just shoot and butcher for myself. It can go a month or better between catches, though seems like there's more and more hogs down there in the last few years.
Anywho, I've been thinkin' (yeah, dangerous) about selling pigs since I've been google researching it and found a buyer in near by Hallettsville. I ain't drivin' from Seadrift to Goliad to sell a few pigs, couldn't pay for the gas, but depending on the price, I might drive 15 miles in to Hallettsville. I've still got to find out the rules on transporting them. I'd planned to just pick the trap up with an engine lift, trap on a piece of plyboard, and set it on a trailer to haul 'em, but not sure that's legal. There seem to be rules, might have to buy a livestock trailer and rig something up.
I'll call that buyer and inquire about that as well as price when the time comes. In my search, I've found that the price seems to jump around and that some times they shut down buying due to the market. Seems like there's far more supply than demand. A 2011 post on a hog BBS was sayin' the price was back up to $.30 on 100+ lbers at one buyer, varies by the buyer. Seems there are 4 authorized hog stations in Texas and all buyers work for one of those 4 companies. I'm learning a lot here.
Anyway, I was just wondering if ANYone here to add to my learning curve, perhaps clue me in on the rules for transporting hogs, what's the current average price pigs are bringing around the state, whatever info you can throw at me. I'm not real sure it's worth messing with, but hell, why not if I can make a few retirement bucks here and there. At $.50, I think I could justify messing with it, but much less and, well, I'm not sure it's worth the bother. I'll know more about the numbers of pigs I have when I get up there. I just know there's lots of pigs around there, wallows everywhere, even in the back yard. I'm thinkin' there might be money in them woods. It will be seasonal, though, only in the cooler months.
Any info in discussion would be helpful.
Anywho, I've been thinkin' (yeah, dangerous) about selling pigs since I've been google researching it and found a buyer in near by Hallettsville. I ain't drivin' from Seadrift to Goliad to sell a few pigs, couldn't pay for the gas, but depending on the price, I might drive 15 miles in to Hallettsville. I've still got to find out the rules on transporting them. I'd planned to just pick the trap up with an engine lift, trap on a piece of plyboard, and set it on a trailer to haul 'em, but not sure that's legal. There seem to be rules, might have to buy a livestock trailer and rig something up.
I'll call that buyer and inquire about that as well as price when the time comes. In my search, I've found that the price seems to jump around and that some times they shut down buying due to the market. Seems like there's far more supply than demand. A 2011 post on a hog BBS was sayin' the price was back up to $.30 on 100+ lbers at one buyer, varies by the buyer. Seems there are 4 authorized hog stations in Texas and all buyers work for one of those 4 companies. I'm learning a lot here.
Anyway, I was just wondering if ANYone here to add to my learning curve, perhaps clue me in on the rules for transporting hogs, what's the current average price pigs are bringing around the state, whatever info you can throw at me. I'm not real sure it's worth messing with, but hell, why not if I can make a few retirement bucks here and there. At $.50, I think I could justify messing with it, but much less and, well, I'm not sure it's worth the bother. I'll know more about the numbers of pigs I have when I get up there. I just know there's lots of pigs around there, wallows everywhere, even in the back yard. I'm thinkin' there might be money in them woods. It will be seasonal, though, only in the cooler months.
Any info in discussion would be helpful.