Posted on 10/30/2012 12:36:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
BERLIN (AP) -- Berlin authorities say they shot and killed a 120 kilogram (265-pound) wild boar after it attacked and injured four people including a police officer in a residential neighborhood.
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Wild boars are relatively common in green Berlin, though rarely cause problems beyond digging up gardens.
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More Texas Heli Hog carnage with music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KLr9mqn1Q&feature=share&list=PL4AB49D6F00C9F495
Mooselimbs don’t do this
It really depends on the pig. Your brother probably shot a big boar (male). They get pumped full of hormones that make them taste bad, and it collects in the fat. They get very tough and gamey when they get old. It also depends on what they have been eating. My experiece is having shot one 160 lb sow that had been feeding in barley fields. The meat was darker and leaner than store bought pork, but delicious and not at all gamey. Kind of like the difference between grass fed and grain fed beef.
One of the top five meals I ever ate was one of wild boar with polenta and it was in northern Italy.
I still remember it.
What was Candy Crowley doing in Berlin ?
My daughter and son-in-law vacationed in Corsica several years ago.
Their experience with wild boar was much like yours. On Corsica, the wild boar live on an upland plateau where their primary forage is wild rosemary. You can imagine the effect on the flavor of the meat.
Just another “boar bites man” story.
Had it in Switzerland. A rather tough, but tasty red meat. Would be fine to BBQ after a long marinade.
Shoot ‘em when they’re relaxed... I shot one in southern Ohio that was running like hell in June, and he was tough as shoe leather.
Hey, this could be series!
The REAL Wild Boar of Berlin was a fellow named Hajo Hermann. (Don’t have a picture on hand.)
Yup. Many times we would jog after work from Teufelsberg down through the Grunewald to either our housing in Zehlendorf or the barracks at Andrews Barracks.
This time of year, best to trim most if not all the fat or it taste like green acorns and green pecans.
Do some Cajun injection, and some garlic, green onion, and your favorite hot pepper inserted in the meat.
LOL. I still laugh whenever I think about you writing “Candy Crowley”!
LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
We lived in the BB housing area just north of the theatre. Without a doubt, Berlin was my most unusual assignment in my career.
Wasn’t that housing near the school?
BTW, the boar had the nickname “Grunie-pigs” :)
Yep, not far from the elementary school. Also, walking distance to the commissary and exchange.
What years were you in Berlin? I was there 84-88.
A sense of humor is necessary in these trying times : )
I was there from 87-92. We lived on the other side of Truman Plaza along Argentinische Allee near the Oskar Helene Heim subway station in government housing for a few years and then moved into leased housing down off of Potsdamer Chausee. Awesome duty station!
Know the area well, used to be one of my routes for walking the dog. Together, we spent 8 years in Germany, half at Zweibrucken and half in Berlin. I will not say I loved all the time we were there but I can say we enjoyed almost of our time there. But then again, we didn’t have much choice about being there so we might as well enjoy out time. Both our our kids were born in Germany, daughter in Landstuhl and son in Berlin. Still have my wife and kids East Pass.
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