Fight Inflation Shoot a Hog

Took this 90lb sow with a hand load I produced from my lee loader. Round cost maybe .50 cents but at todays prices probably $ 2 bucks.
After destroying left front quarter from the pass thru I was left with 1 front shoulder, 2 straps and 2 hind quarters. I'm guess 25lbs of meat.
Took me maybe an hour to do the gutless method and haul off the carcass.

.08 cents a pound for some excellent pork

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Perfect eating size. Cure those hams for Christmas dinner!

School me bro never cured a ham.

PM me your email. I'll fix you up. It's so easy, a cav, well you know.
You'll never buy another one from the store

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Good job

Yeah, the gutless method is the way to go but initially it seemed to take me forever, too.
I'm getting better. Practice makes perfect, eh?

Nice sized hog. Keep after 'em!

It is the way to go. Although a little part of me wants to gut and do sort of a side of pork type of thing. Not to mention the belly meat and fat that could be used for bacon or added to the grind for sausage.

Cured

You were right Dink, these are the best hams I've ever had hands down! On to making my own homemade canadian bacon.

I've deflated a few dozen of them this year myself.

Those look like they turned out good. I need to find somewhere to go shoot one now

Ok, now we will all need this recipe.

I'll let Mike share it with you but its absolutely excellent!

Gosh dang Chad that looks great!
My phone must be broken

I have this in a Word document. If y'all will bear with me I'll get it rewritten and posted either here or in the cooking section. Maybe the mods can make it a sticky.

I do owe you a sit down dinner now for sure!

You don't owe me any buddy, just giving you a hard time
I'm glad you gave it a try

Excuse my language but DAMN those hams look delicious !!

I posted this in the cooking section. Here's the link.
https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/8466972/curing-feral-hams#Post8466972

good job, I hadn't been to the store for some time, picked up a pkg of baby back ribs, double in price since the last time I bought.

Feral hogs don’t really have enough belly meat or fat for bacon. However, if doing the gutless method, after you cut off the straps you can kind of reach underneath the spine to get the tenderloins out. Just don’t poke anything else.

en & chillen time...

Those hams look delicious. Nice job