Hey guys I live in SE Georgia and hog hunting is open almost year round in many parts hear. I however have never hunted boar primarily because I don't know how to prepare them so that they taste good. If I won't eat it then I don't hunt it. Please help me out here guys. I've finally got the time to go hunting and I'm not sure what to do.
The hungry hunter!

From my experience a wild hog that weighs less than 200 lbs will make great sausage. Also you can chicken fry the back straps and it is really good. Take the back strap and remove all the tendons/ligament type material and any fat along the meat. Cut it into about an inch to 1 ½” sections. Using a tenderizing mallet hammer the pieces pretty flat, say about and ¼” to ½”, like a tenderized steak. I usually use just salt, black pepper, a little garlic, and white pepper to season the meat. Then flour it and fry it like a chicken.

Hardball, I am from Waycross. There is a place right outside of Nahunta, Ga. called Wainrights. They make great sausage. They will make fresh ground sausage or will smoke it in links if you want it. Also if you go to your local butcher or even some grocery stores buy you some Leggs Pork Sausage seasoning, use it as a rub for the hams. Wrap them good and tight in foil and cook them at 350 degrees. You won't believe how good it is. What part of SE Ga are you in?

Processing one in to sausage is a good idea..Another way we do it is, skin-gut-and quater. Take all pieces place in a large cooler, barely cover with water and add 1 gallon of white vineger and ice. Let stand for 2-5 days making sure there is still ice in it. Then we BB-Q on a slow cooker...Good Stuff!!

The vineger is a tederizer and eases any wild taste it may have, and no vineger taste after cooked.

We have done 1/2 dozen this way and every one has been good.

My Dad use to do the same thing Gene R. Of coarse well also had a tendency to pressure-cook the meat, if we didn’t do the ice chest, and then BBQ it.

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Gary I think we need to add a cooking section on the site. This was some good info. and I'm sure there are lots of guys that have special recipes for wild game on here. Just a thought.

man all that pork is making me hungry and wish we had boar
here in new york, sounds good to me.

Not a problem. Do you guys think it should be a forum or something else?

My vote would to be to have something like the reloading section. The only problem is you might have to list something by its type of meat and then by how it was cooked, EG BBQ.

I say this because I scanned all of my Grandmothers old recipes in my computer and saved them that way. It made it really easy to find what I was looking for. But I am by no means the expert in that department!!!!!!!!

Great idea a cooking section would be great I would even ad some barbecue recipes.Iam barbecueing some bear backstrap on sunday its in the marinade now.

That's kind of what I was thinking too, it needs to be in a database.

Recipe database might be cool.

sounds like a winner to me.

Diddo.

I hate to see someone waste wild game just because they don't know what to do with it..

I think that a wild game recipe forum sounds like a great idea. I have the last of my veison tenderloins marinating right now. They will go on the grill tomorrow!

Hardball, if you have access to a smoker, google "smoked pork" and you will find more ways to prepare pork than you even want to see. Some of the easiest recipies turn out the best! I like making a basic rub with brown sugar and chilli powder, rubbing that on the meat, and smoking it with apple chips for 12 hours at 225 degrees. When that baby comes out it will be just like pulled pork. The rub keeps all of the moisture in so it wont be dry at all.

Hey you guys take a look at this page and give me some feedback on what else it needs.

http://www.handgunhunt.com/promo/membership/features/recipes.php

Looks good Gary. All the major catagorys are covered. Even woodchuck!

I figured if it's not on that list and you're eatin' it maybe that's a recipe best kept to yourself.

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That looks great Gary, Man I asked and I received! Pretty cool Gary Pretty Cool. This site just keeps getting better and better. Thank you Gary!! rupe

Hey I'm just the facilitator, you guys are the ones that make this site what it is...

The only one I see that is missing is skunk. It is a VERY sweet meet if you don’t hit the glands!

Armadillo is also good, but it is a pain in the neck to skin/shell!

Nutria is suppose to be good eating but around here they are just a big rat. And I really don't think anyone here is into eating rats no matter what the size. I hear the Donner party wouldn't even eat rats. just kidding.

ROFL... I agree Gary! You know... I looked at that list and said to myself, do people really eat half of this stuff?

If it is anything like beaver, it should be very greasy. The beaver’s hide isn’t water resistant, it’s the oil in its skin. Consequently, beaver meat is very oily