Explain what you mean by "properly cared for"? You mean the prep work like what you just mentioned?
Explain what you mean by "properly cared for"? You mean the prep work like what you just mentioned?
I've smoked a big boar before and it was excellent. Can't say that I have ever eaten one that was not tasty.
Yes, basically what I said. In addition to get the meat skinned and cooled off quickly.
Many people like to haul their kill around all day and show it off like cavemen. Then they take it to a processor or may process it themselves. Good chance that meat will taste horrible.
Ate a chunk of my big boar yesterday evening. I'm beginning to think I've run into another one of those wives tales. You know, the same people that tell you divers and snow geese taste AWFUL compared to mallards and canadas?!
At any rate. It tasted like feral hog meat to me, which has always been delicious, IMO. We will see how the remainder eats, but so far I am very pleased.
At any rate. It tasted like feral hog meat to me, which has always been delicious, IMO. We will see how the remainder eats, but so far I am very pleased.
I think the majority of the excuse is used because someone doesn't want to butcher one.
Yup. Not that I fault anyone for that so much. I will never gut a hog, at most I'll yank out the straps and hams without gutting. Most of the time not even that.
Yep, no gutting necessary.
The ribs are about the most delicious part of the hog to me, therefore I always gut mine. I have pulled just hinds before when I was in a hurry, no gut job there of course.
I will try to find it and link it here. I saw a method on youtube where some guys (not sure race, but it seems they weren't speaking English) they had a hog laid out, and poured some hot water all over it, (think they scalded hair off) and the butcher chopped it up without gutting it, even splitting the ribs lose from along the spine. He even appeared to save some organs before completely finishing.
Ground some of that big boar up this weekend. Made squirt jerky, breakfast sausage, and just plain burger out of it. All delicious. I know now why man domesticated hogs and not deer. Lol
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