Wild Hog Shoulder

Biggreenpharmacist

Seasoned up a whole shoulder off a small hog I caught last weekend. Threw it on the egg this morning. Just went home to check temp and still rockin along at 275. Looks good so far. 

Biggreenpharmacist

Came home for lunch late and IT was 200. Pulled it and foiled it. Looks good. 

lkapigian

Bravo!

Ozzie_Isaac

Looks great!  I'd eat that for sure.

Cookbook_Chip

Yes!  That does look good!

Jstroke

Caught indicates more bravery than I have. Personally I prefer to kill them from a distance

saluki2007

That looks very very nice.

Biggreenpharmacist

Jstroke said:

Caught indicates more bravery than I have. Personally I prefer to kill them from a distance

In a trap. They were mean as sh!t too. 

Biggreenpharmacist

Got home and pulled it. Its pretty doggone good. Waiting on wife to get home to plate it up. 

byrne092

Looks awesome! Whats the flavor like? Gamey pork?

Biggreenpharmacist

Tastes like smoked pork. Maybe a little gamey but not bad at all. 

Tinyfish

Tasty

Focker

Kinda wish there were feral hogs in the timber up here. 
Looks good man.  I'd hit that.

Toxarch

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

SGH

Mighty fine looking grub my friend. Awesome job.

SGH

I'm starting to get the impression that you are one of the Pork Gods my friend

fishlessman

Toxarch said:

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

i bet our maine coyotes would keep the population down, i think they are back near my house again, the woods were silent this morning where i take the dog.  our coyotes are wolf crosses

GregW

I've asked this question to a number of people that hunt wild hog's.
Do wild hogs have the same problem domestic hogs used to have with parasites?

Toxarch

fishlessman said:

Toxarch said:

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

i bet our maine coyotes would keep the population down, i think they are back near my house again, the woods were silent this morning where i take the dog.  our coyotes are wolf crosses

In Texas, all the wolves were bred with coyotes long ago so there's no more pure wolf blood line anymore, but we do have a LOT of coyotes. We also have mountain lions and lots of hunters and trappers. Last year they flew a helicopter for a week over 3600 acres and shot every pig they saw. Within a month, we were trapping 15-20 in a weekend in the same area. Imagine rabbits, only they breed more often (3 litters per year) and have larger litters than rabbits.

GregW said:

I've asked this question to a number of people that hunt wild hog's.
Do wild hogs have the same problem domestic hogs used to have with parasites?

What kind of parasites, like ticks, fleas, trichinosis, tuberculosis, brucellosis (sp?), and pseudorabies (not dangerous to humans, but is to domestic cattle, sheep, etc.)? Most of the wild hogs are feral hogs which means they are descended from domestic hogs so I would imagine they are susceptible to all the same diseases.

GregW

Toxarch said:

fishlessman said:

Toxarch said:

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

i bet our maine coyotes would keep the population down, i think they are back near my house again, the woods were silent this morning where i take the dog.  our coyotes are wolf crosses

In Texas, all the wolves were bred with coyotes long ago so there's no more pure wolf blood line anymore, but we do have a LOT of coyotes. We also have mountain lions and lots of hunters and trappers. Last year they flew a helicopter for a week over 3600 acres and shot every pig they saw. Within a month, we were trapping 15-20 in a weekend in the same area. Imagine rabbits, only they breed more often (3 litters per year) and have larger litters than rabbits.

GregW said:

I've asked this question to a number of people that hunt wild hog's.
Do wild hogs have the same problem domestic hogs used to have with parasites?

What kind of parasites, like ticks, fleas, trichinosis, tuberculosis, brucellosis (sp?), and pseudorabies (not dangerous to humans, but is to domestic cattle, sheep, etc.)? Most of the wild hogs are feral hogs which means they are descended from domestic hogs so I would imagine they are susceptible to all the same diseases.

I just did a search and found this:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation/

I do agree the hogs have became a major issue and killing/reducing the population of them is very important.

I just don't know how safe they are to eat.
I'm sure cooking to a safe temperature is the key to safe consumption of wild hogs or any meat.

RedSkip

Wild boar is great stuff, glad you smoked it up.  Some of the best sausage I've had was wild...

SciAggie

fishlessman said:

Toxarch said:

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

i bet our maine coyotes would keep the population down, i think they are back near my house again, the woods were silent this morning where i take the dog.  our coyotes are wolf crosses

The coyotes won't keep hogs from multiplying. Trap or shoot every one you can or else they will take over. when I was a kid ranchers kept them in check by killing them. As absentee landowners have increased (they are not on the place daily) I have seen the hog population go nuts. 

Toxarch

GregW said:mm

Toxarch said:

fishlessman said:

Toxarch said:

Looks really good. 
@Focker You really don't want feral hogs up there. We have them in Texas and they're impossible to get rid of.

i bet our maine coyotes would keep the population down, i think they are back near my house again, the woods were silent this morning where i take the dog.  our coyotes are wolf crosses

In Texas, all the wolves were bred with coyotes long ago so there's no more pure wolf blood line anymore, but we do have a LOT of coyotes. We also have mountain lions and lots of hunters and trappers. Last year they flew a helicopter for a week over 3600 acres and shot every pig they saw. Within a month, we were trapping 15-20 in a weekend in the same area. Imagine rabbits, only they breed more often (3 litters per year) and have larger litters than rabbits.

GregW said:

I've asked this question to a number of people that hunt wild hog's.
Do wild hogs have the same problem domestic hogs used to have with parasites?

What kind of parasites, like ticks, fleas, trichinosis, tuberculosis, brucellosis (sp?), and pseudorabies (not dangerous to humans, but is to domestic cattle, sheep, etc.)? Most of the wild hogs are feral hogs which means they are descended from domestic hogs so I would imagine they are susceptible to all the same diseases.

I just did a search and found this:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation/

I do agree the hogs have became a major issue and killing/reducing the population of them is very important.

I just don't know how safe they are to eat.
I'm sure cooking to a safe temperature is the key to safe consumption of wild hogs or any meat.

I have eaten plenty of it and I know people who have eaten lots of it. Never been sick from it. There's lots of places that buy them, fatten them up and them butcher them. I know feral hog prices were higher than domestic hogs. Don't know if they still are.