If I'm going hog hunting, I'll be looking for the better table fare.
If you're doing that, I know of a couple of small farmers raising heritage breed domestic hogs that are exceptional.
As for the wild ones, I will handle them just enough to get a piece of cotton rope tied around them so I can drag them off and then cut the rope. I had a picture of one for awhile with some stuff crawling out of it that would make you not want to eat them. They truly are invasive pests and carry all sorts of nasty stuff.
I've had big boars lie for months because coyotes and buzzards wouldn't eat them, which is how I figured out I had COVID back in 2020.
