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ADK Jim



Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 94
Location: upstate New York

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:50 pm    Post subject: Butchering Wild hogs  

Hi , anyone do there own butchering ? I do my own deer . Is there much to it? Do you skin them or what? Jim
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VaScout



Joined: 06 Dec 2007
Posts: 36
Location: Virginia

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:16 pm    Post subject:  

when we did my two sows http://virginiahunter.blogspot.com we caped it just like a deer and processed it just the same. might not be the right way but it worked :P
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Kirrmeister



Joined: 06 Oct 2007
Posts: 122
Location: Bavaria, Germany

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:49 am    Post subject:  

Hello from Germany!

When gutting the hog you must be aware not to scratch the "Gallenblase", don't know the english word. It is the green blow near rhe liver, makes the meat taste bitter.

Skinning the hog is not so easy as skinning deer, because you can't pull th skin off you have to cut it off in the way pulling and alway cutting.


Regards

Kirrmeister
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ADK Jim



Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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Location: upstate New York

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:52 am    Post subject:  

Hi Kirrmeister, I think in English it would be the Gallbladder . I have heard there are other Glands under the skin or in the meat to watch out for also. Is this true? Thanks, Jim
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Widux



Joined: 18 Feb 2007
Posts: 212
Location: Melvina, Wi.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:59 am    Post subject:  

I carry a sawzall with long blade on all hog hunts--we hang em-skinem-then remove fron quaters- boneout BS - cut ribs out-trim all edible meat for sausage and split hind legs(hams)-throw them on ice and have a beer. I have an inverter in truck so can use reg sawzall but nice to have an 18V one also.
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ADK Jim



Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 94
Location: upstate New York

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject:  

Hi Widux, thanks for the reply. How about the glands? I understand they have some glands you have to be careful of when skinning ?
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Widux



Joined: 18 Feb 2007
Posts: 212
Location: Melvina, Wi.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:37 pm    Post subject:  

Javelina's have some on back but I don't know of any on Hogs.
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Whitworth



Joined: 14 Oct 2007
Posts: 103
Location: Virginia

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:15 pm    Post subject:  

I dont even crack the rib cage as there is nothing inside that I will use. I take the shoulders, hams and back-straps...........
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gunny97



Joined: 13 Mar 2007
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:52 pm    Post subject: hog cleaning  

suggestion
unlike a deer a hog has tenderloin but typically it is very small and not worth the mess . what i do is skin them and then take out the shoulder and hams and the backstrap.
i always head shot mine so i dont have to deal with bloody shoulders. make sure to wear gloves since hogs live in swamps and wallows of there own urine and crap they have blood that carries some bugs that will make you sick if it gets into a cut or something .also like pork never eat medium raw.

quick sausage recipe
5 pounds of lean wild hog and add 1 pound of you favorite breakfast sausage
low fat and taste great
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