Boar to Sow Ratio

[Criley]

With regards to Lake Sonoma harvest stats. Why do you think more sows were taken than boars?

2012/13: 22 sow hogs, 12 boar hogs.

I couldn't find the sow/boar numbers in previous posts, just total # of hogs combined gender, but I think that the majority or all of them had Sow #'s>Boar #'s. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I know without the exact sow/boar #'s from previous years this isn't as strong as a trend, but even with the 2012/2013 stats alone, the amount of sows taken is nearly double, 50% more, than boars taken. So this leads me to the point of this thread: Why do you think more sows were taken than boars?

My 2 cents: 1. Sows are easier to hunt. This I can strongly defend.
2. There are more sows than boars. This is a theory which I don't have much to backup.

So what do y'all think? Agree/Disagree? Have anything to add? See the same thing, but in different areas?

 

[Common Sense]

Sows taste better.

 

[thewolfman]

Ez....sows are family oriented and stay in groups while Boars go looking for ready sows to mate with so they travel far and alone plus its harder to see a pig vs seeing a group of pigs

 

[easymoney]

Thet taste better and more of them.

 

[cali-carnivore]

Nobody passes on a boar waiting for a sow with a 4% overall success ratio. They are easier and more plentiful anywhere. They do taste better but that has nothing to do with it.