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Reply With QuoteAttachment 477731 The hogs love this area.. I had checked this spot out at 1030 today. Stand is in good shape, just need the right wind.
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I was able to make it to the stand this morning.. I have not sat there in over a year. I got up in the stand and had to clear a few leaves and twigs off of the seat and platform. around 7:10am a group of hogs came in from the west..perfect as wind was from the NE.. I picked out a large sow and......somehow missed the shot??? I have no idea how this happened. I walked around and in the swamp for over an hour and never found a single drop of blood. I heard my buddy shoot about a half mile away.. he shot and killed a 140lb black boar with white front legs. On the way out I had 2 groups of 30-40 pound hogs walk out in front of truck. I did not shoot, I was still trying to figure out how I missed the first hog. Looks like we are going to have a big storm hit here tonight. Not sure when I can get out again..If I can get a SE to SW wind I got a good stand on semi dry ground with hogs on it pretty regular..had 16 on it this morning but wind was NE and that would not work there. Picture is the stand that I need the SE to SW wind, Camera is pointing East.
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Attachment 477731 The hogs love this area.. I had checked this spot out at 1030 today. Stand is in good shape, just need the right wind.
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found a good rub line 50 yards from my stand.. this tree was rubbed at least 5 ft high. He was rubbing some oaks too. I need to quit messing with the hogs and put a stand up to hunt this buck..
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Congrats on getting the pork!Tell me how you process your hogs. Ive killed around a doz and the best of the meat Ive found is the cubed back straps being floured and fried. Everything thing else seems "dry" since there is a lack of fat in the meat...even the BBQ meat. What do you do with it? Ive said that if/when I kill another one I would add some pork fat to the meat.
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I have a grinder and a vacuum sealer. I also have a Digital pressure Canner.Originally Posted by gabowman
Congrats on getting the pork!
I skin and quarter hogs just like a deer, get the neck meat, flank meat, back straps and inner loins(tenderloins). Cut as much "stew" meat as possible from hams and sholuders..the stew meat will be Pressure Canned in quart jars. I only add 1 teaspoon of canning salt and meat to each quart jar, no water just meat and canning salt.. If we want BBQ I just drain juice from jars, add BBQ sauce and slow warm the meat in a frying pan, it will fall apart for "pulled "pork. You can add the canned meat to cooked rice for "Pork and Rice". Everything else I grind into hamburger, I never add fat since most burger will be used for dishes like Hamburger Helper, Chili, Spaghetti, etc. If we want burgers we make burgers, if we want sausage then I simply add sausage seasoning just before cooking.. A friend gave me some wild hog burger to try, it had way to much fat added to it and we thought it was...not good.. We prefer wild hog burger over Deer burger.
I cut backstraps into 3/8" thick steaks/medallions, when its time to cook I pound them flat with a meat hammer using the waffle side.. I do not add flour myself. Then I season with Everglades original or something like Cavendars seasoning, again I do not use any flour just the seasonings. Heat up cast iron frying pan add about 3 tablespoons of avocado or coconut oil and cook until done. Eat them like that or make gravy.. Before adding to gravy I cut into bite size pieces and then add meat into the gravy, serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
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Sounds like you’ve got it all figured out. Plus it all sounds good and yummy to me.
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Sounds delicious
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We try to make best use of our wild game. I made plenty of mistakes over the years. Best thing I did was to eliminate the processor. I have total control over our meat from time of killing to time of grilling.. Did not have time to go today, spent time with my elderly parents. But my cameras took a ton of hog pics..they have pretty much ran the deer off. We had a close to zero acorn crop this year, hurricane came close to our place and knock most of them down before they were ready.
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