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How to make a big boar taste good? #5817528 07/04/15 10:18 PM
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Hi,

I got a big boar in the cooler, what do I to make it taste good?

I have heard that keeping the meat in the cooler and letting the ice melt will help reduce the flavor?
Can some one explain this a little?

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Shoot them in the head. They taste fine. Shot a 200 lb boar in the head I'm still enjoying the sausage.


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So it is not the meat it self? It is the blood that makes it taste bad?

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First thing I do when he hits the ground, is take out my knife. I start in front of the penis sheath and take the penis sheath and the penis all the way back to the testicles, removing the penis and testicles first. Then load him in the truck and skin and process as usual. Put the meat in a cooler with plenty of ice and let it soak for a day or so with grapefruit juice. Here in Florida we us sour oranges if they are in season. Removes all the gameiness. Try the backstraps first, if he's still a little gamey grind it into sausage as they said.

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Do this.....did a large boar like this...comes out like brisket! The attached thread is a step-by-step description with photos of how I process and cook pigs....

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Had to use a tractor and front-end loader to get this guy on the pit! PM me if you have more questions....





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I think the main thing in warm weather is to get the meat on ice quickly. That, and of course to keep it clean. I'm kind of lazy, so after skinning I just separate the shoulders and hind quarters and cut out the back straps. The buzzards and coyotes get the rest. The advantages of this are:
1) Its simpler, since you don't have to mess with gutting.
2) Its cleaner, since you don't have to mess with gutting.
3) Its faster, since, well you know . . .


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Like others have said, take the back straps, hams and shoulders. You make also a slurry of ice, water and salt to get the meat cooled down really quick. I'd soak for a few days, but make sure to drain and refill with ice daily.

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Yep, get them quartered and on ice pronto. Keep from getting hair, dirt etc on the meat.
I shot a 250 boar, had it on ice within 15mins. Shot him on a Saturday. Marinated loin chops with 1/2c OJ, 1/4c water 1 sprig fresh rosemary, 2-3 cloves garlic and 2 jalapenos pureed in a blender on Sunday, grilled over pecan fire on Monday.

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The coyotes all types of pigs if theyre in the mood. up


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We just eat the small females. I use the big boars for coyote bait.


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wash it with dish soap very well before you put the knife to it... if not then theres nothing you can do

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you could make sausage out of a boot and it would taste fine.... so if that's what your doing then no worries... but if your wanting to grill or whatnot then wash it.. the rank is on the skin and the knife puts it into the meat

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We eat them all. Skin, quarter and cool asap. Do a brine soak on him and he will eat just fine.


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We just eat the small females. I use the big boars for coyote bait.


this is a good plan

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This helps on any size pig



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Originally Posted By: customcutter
Put the meat in a cooler with plenty of ice and let it soak for a day or so with grapefruit juice. Here in Florida we us sour oranges if they are in season. Removes all the gameiness. Try the backstraps first, if he's still a little gamey grind it into sausage as they said.

I use vinegar along with the ice... cheers



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Torch 'em.....gut 'em.....smoke 'em.....then eat 'em..... cheers


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The wife's cousin swears that if you soak the meat in buttermilk overnight it helps. Throw in an onion.

But a lot of it is keeping the meat cool quickly, and whatever they had to eat just before you shot them. Some are more gamey than others.


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Originally Posted By: Navasot
wash it with dish soap very well before you put the knife to it... if not then theres nothing you can do


OK, I read this a while back and I understood it to say to wash the meat with Dish soap after skinning, I red it again just know and I understand it to say to wash with dish soap before skinning. I know I have just showed my novices side but which?

You would have to do a very through job of rinsing if you washed raw meat with any kind of soap, and I would have reservations about it even then. If you are hunting all night with out running water it would be hard to wash them before field dressing them! confused2


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wash it with dish soap very well before you put the knife to it... if not then theres nothing you can do


OK, I read this a while back and I understood it to say to wash the meat with Dish soap after skinning, I red it again just know and I understand it to say to wash with dish soap before skinning. I know I have just showed my novices side but which?

You would have to do a very through job of rinsing if you washed raw meat with any kind of soap, and I would have reservations about it even then. If you are hunting all night with out running water it would be hard to wash them before field dressing them! confused2


Don't do it in the field.. just get it back and clean it were there is running water... if not then let it lay.. its not worth the trouble. Definitely meant wash the skin before a knife even hits the animal.. and discard whatever part of meat the bullet impacts..shoulders aint worth the trouble anyway... sorry I wasn't as clear last time that's my bad lol.

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Well I relisted that I was reading this in two threads, and it don't matter what you write if I do not reed what you wrote correctly. We will be hunting in the Panhandle on the first weekend in October, and will be two to three hrs from the house. We will be hunting at night and this is will be my first trip. Their guide is suppose to help with the cleaning and quartering so I will probably depend greatly on his expertise.

Thank you for your information.


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