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 Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: dfwroadkill]
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12/21/12 06:27 PM
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TonyLama
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Usually for me 200 pounds or more I have it processed into sausage anything under depending on where I hit him and the meat smell I just grind em up or put the quarters in the freezer.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: TonyLama]
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12/21/12 06:38 PM
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bcranch
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I cleaned and ate a 450+ boar before I knew that I was not supposed to. Tasted great (not like chicken). I shot a 150 lb boar last year that smelled so bad that I could hardly walk up to him. I agree with most everyone else here, if they smell strong it is best to leave them alone.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: TexasTrigger]
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12/22/12 06:42 PM
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RDub270
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It's not just boars. Took a very large sow this past Feb. that curled my nose hairs b4 I got out my knife. Removed ribs, quarters and all meat down the spine. Even after brineing the meat for 3 days, changing out the water each day, it still smelled bad...cooking stunk up the whole house!
First one that ever smelled bad. Next one that smells bad, I am not wasting my time on.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: RDub270]
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12/22/12 06:58 PM
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jmc82
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I will eat them all. I choose not to, but I don't kill anything I don't plan on eating.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: jmc82]
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12/22/12 09:00 PM
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LarryT
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Thanks for all the info from everyone!
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: LarryT]
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12/22/12 11:47 PM
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Retired Sgt. Gilliam
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I have never had a stinky 1 like you say. But a friend killed 1 and he said it was because of an infection. pig had been shot but never died and had a nasty white creamy infection. yum yum
 Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: LarryT]
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12/24/12 03:26 AM
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Mr. Ganzer
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Just ate a plate of 250' boar stew and it was slamming! I soaked the meat in icy water for 3 days, draining often.
Danged hogs been messing up the yard!
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Believer]
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12/25/12 03:18 AM
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They are all nasty where I hunt. Tough as shoe leather. We let the yotes and buzzards have them. Lots of piggies this year. Count is 30+.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Believer]
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12/26/12 12:20 AM
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Land_Man
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From footballs to 250lbs eat em all and have never had a bad one. +1 I've ate em all, too. Recover them quickly and gut em, pack them in ice for at least a day, (usually out of necessity because of travel time) and have at em.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: LarryT]
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12/26/12 03:02 AM
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Nathan Nelson
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I have been told that big 150lb up boars are no good to eat. taste bad & will stink the whole house up. Ok so if you have a good size boar & soak the meat in icewater for a week draining the blood daily will it be good to eat?
Thanks for the info How big do you think the pigs are that they butcher for HEB or Wal*Mart? 90% of the wild boar in the US are less than 4 generations from being a farm raised hog. Shoot pigs in the winter after deer season and take them to a processor. They taste great. Most of the bad meat is from guys who did not clean the hog and did not know how to process them. All meat needs to hang in a cool area and most of the blood needs to be removed.
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 Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: LarryT]
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12/26/12 06:43 PM
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Smokin Meat Man
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"Pressure washing"!! That's hilarious but it can't hurt.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Smokin Meat Man]
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12/26/12 06:47 PM
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Smokin Meat Man
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Been shooting and eating them for a few years. Word is Sows are good to any size. Personally I found that upwards of about 220lbs the Boars start to get rank and it is in the meat. (This is all assuming you always field dress immediately and take care of your meat). After 220, those boars take more work to get them palatable and it gets to be a judgement call on a case-by-case basis. If I ever shoot a monster, I'm pretty sure I'll just be taking him for a trophy but anything else goes in my 2 freezers (I have 6 or 7 in them now).
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Smokin Meat Man]
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12/26/12 06:52 PM
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jmc82
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"Pressure washing"!! That's hilarious but it can't hurt. Really not a bad idea. I have stopped at the carwash and washed off a muddy hog.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: dfwroadkill]
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12/27/12 12:36 AM
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Wish I could eat all the ones we shoot. Typically, I just process 2-3 80-100lb sows. We've got so many that you can be selective.
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Re: Eating boar meat
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12/29/12 04:19 AM
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People make a lot of excuses for reasons why they don't clean a hog. If handled right you can eat any pig any size. We eat every single one we kill and some pushing 300 pounds. Most of it is smoked and some in sausage but all is put in cooler and drained for several days. I'm wondering if it was legal how many people would make an excuse to not clean a deer too. Some people just want to kill and not do the work that goes along with it. We have adopted a mentality that we are saving the world by killing a hog so that helps compensate for any bad feeling someone may have for leaving a kill in the field. Sorry got sidetracked, yes eat the pig. Well said!! Pigs are good. 
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Nathan Nelson]
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12/29/12 04:28 AM
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TEXAN1970
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I've never killed one I could'nt eat, Guess I've been lucky. Even big boar's we make sausage and or chili meat "yes wild hog in chili" I recommend the chili meat it's good. Now if the pig has white puss coming out of it hell no I aint eating it.
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: TEXAN1970]
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12/29/12 04:54 AM
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J.Cooke
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straps are usually always good enough..
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Sneaky]
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01/02/13 01:14 AM
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Derek717
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I just take the back straps off of the bigger boars. There's too many smaller pigs for the taking to go messing with the
big nasty ones. ^^^That's how we do it as well!
Amateurs practice until they get it right, professionals practice until they get it wrong!
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Re: Eating boar meat
[Re: Derek717]
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01/02/13 01:30 AM
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FlTxHunter
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I've eaten up to 300lb boar. I wouldn't call it my favorite things to eat but they are not that bad. The best thing to do is to hook the hose to the cooler drain and tilt the back end of the cooler up with some bricks/cinder blocks. That way it drains the water out as the ice melts. Just pack the cooler with 40lbs of ice and fill it every couple of days until you process it (I usually get it done by the 5th day).
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