I thought boar meat was seriously tainted (as in rank as a billy goat)
A 300-400lb sow is decent eating, but it has to be cooked very well to avoid trichinosis, and then it gets tougher than I liked it. Had it BBQ-d once. I’m not a big fan of deer, caribou or black bear, either.
I am told the very large boars are not good eating.
Pigs under 150 lbs are excellent eating.
“...I thought boar meat was seriously tainted (as in rank as a billy goat)...”
It is...unless they’re killed instantly. Otherwise, that gland excretion ruins the meat making it pretty nasty.
But a young 200-300lb feral sow is pretty darn good eating. While working in south Texas, ranchers would bring em by the oil well pads we were working at and just give em to us. We’d butcher em, cook em and eat em right there....not bad at all.
Hudson’s On The Bend near Lake Travis made wild boar sausage that was delicious! Not sure if they are still in business as all the wild food was delicious.
The bacon cut is also good.
Where do you think Boar’s Head meat comes from?
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pressure cook and/or long slow cook over a smokey fire
I thought boar meat was seriously tainted (as in rank as a billy goat)
I saw a wild hog lazily grazing next to I95 outside of Savannah, GA yesterday. I didn’t see anybody puling over to claim it and put in on their dinner table.