One of my hunting buds has never shot a hog at his lease so I invited him to come get his first hog kill at my SS lease. I put him on a box stand and feeder overlooking a pond Saturday evening. I've been tracking a black, and a spotted boar hitting the feeder daily for the last 9 days.

Sure enough the 170 lb black boar came out first and he was sent to hog heaven with an AR10.

Back straps and hams on ice.

Nice. At that weight I typically grind the meat for chili, meat loaf, spaghetti sauce, or whatever, but I've smoked 'em and then made chopped meat BBQ sandwiches too. It's all good!

My bud will ice it for 3 days with the drain plug open, then soak in buttermilk for a day. I'v never tried the buttermilk soak but heard on the forum it works.