scary dont want to clean no pigs

Are they safe to eat?

Theyre safe to shoot haha I don't eat them, theyre really gamey tasting. Plus the hazard isn't worth the risk to me. I went to a fishing hole one time and the Mexican dude that owned the land was cooking a pig in a dirt pit. I asked him if it was a wild pig, and he said it as a house pig, I always thought that was funny [house pig]. I should of known better because of the big ears and pinkish looking skin, but it was really burnt looking and covered in black suet. I asked him if he wanted me to kill him a wild pig and he said no they don't taste good. I even took one down to the Mexican neighbors down the road and they looked at me like I was down grading them and turned it down. I guess when I go to a Mexican buffet I don't have to worry about the mystery meat being wild hog.

Again, thanks for posting this. Does anyone know what percentage of hogs might carry this?

Err on the side of caution and consider 100%. As always with ANY meat of ANY kind, wash thoroughly after prep and cook thoroughly. Got cuts on your hands? Read "Blood on the Grounds" reply. It's valid.

Thanks all for this thread....good reminder

I see dead feral "marsh" hogs on the roadside all the time, but never see a buzzard, possum, or even flies on them. Now if it's a dead possum or rabbit, or even armadillo that gets run over, the buzzards will be there on it. It may be poor logic, but I don't care to eat anything that even a buzzard won't eat.

The feral hogs at our deer lease in east Texas? They seem to be a completely different story. They eat corn all year, and acorns in the fall. We've killed the medium-small ones, and had country ribs on the grill the next day and they were great. But still, I never skin or clean any animal without a good pair of gloves on.

hmm

Sounds like it is a terrible ordeal to get it. I try to use gloves whenever cleaning game, but sometimes I cant get to them and do without. Reminders like these makes me realize that although I dont think it will happen to me, it sure is possible.

Have hunting lease and always had some hog moving thru the property. Hogs are omnivorous eaters. Will eat anything. I've gut shot a number of them so that they would run off from my feeders to die. Personally, I'll pass on eating a feral porker. Hunted in Oklahoma and game processing fellow we used would not accept feral hogs for processing.

I suppose that it's still better than getting leprosy from an armadillo.

der Teufel, I buy Dynarex Black Nitrile on Amazon and they hold up real well. They are a bit thicker than most.
Whatever you do, DO NOT store the box in the heat. They all deteriorate with heat or sun.
Left my first box in my outdoor shop all year, using them as needed and they went bad after the first summer.

Eat your meat well done and you never have to worry. It is so simple. Just cook things.

Why even risk it? Makes no sense. Plenty of other food sources for humans. Just don't get it.

Thanks guys for all the info!

Good to Know!

We don't fool with those nasty things. Shoot em just like I do a coyote in the gut so they run off.Who in the world would eat them when pork is so cheap???

good lord! Thats scary stuff!

No rush to clean the pig, too much nasty on it. Or don’t and drop in a ditch with his buddies

Best not to put any animal carcasses in waterways or ditches emptying into water to avoid contaminating the water. A carcass out in an open field will disappear rapidly.

I noticed that, too. I can't imagine it does anything at all for bacteria except give it a change to spread. Freezing won't even kill bacteria, only heat will.

Like most folks I do 5-7 days in a cooler with ice. Add some salt, some like vinegar but I don't like the taste. It tenderizes and takes a lot of the blood out of the meat and brines it so it tastes better.

Killed a couple hogs today. The ranch lady just told me they she lost a calf they think to Leptospirosis recently. No eating hogs from there. She lost a horse to it also, well, it went blind and deaf and finally had to be shot.

Hey C12555 I retired from teaching Ag Science and we had to give many shots to all those show animals. Most of the hogs had been vaccinated and ticks were kept away with powders, spray and shots. I slipped once and laid a blackleg needle and syringe on top of a post while working cattle and it fell off the chute post and stuck me right in the top of my arm. Ag teaching can be dangerous. I also taught hunters safety and the kids got their hunters certifications. The principal at one school was a germ and disease guru and had all my feedlot management students get tetanus shots before they could work on any of the cattle.
I understand how your Ag Teacher could catch lymes, tetanus or any hog diseases.

I always wear gloves when I clean my animals. Latex gloves dont help when you cut yourself cleaning them though. Lol

Ditto!

Interesting read

I buy different MILs at Harbor Freight I store them in my garage and never had a problem. I think the 7 mils are fine for cleaning game. I use the 5s for filleting fish. Mainly just to keep hands clean. The 9 mils are great for things like oil changes and will last for several uses. Just buy them in a size larger than normal because they do not stretch as much. Right know I have 5s, 7s, and 9s in my garage. Some have been there 2 years. Look for coupons. Harbor Freight often has coupons for at least one of the MILs.