Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: gstoneberg on February 15, 2011, 05:57:40 pm
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Snuck out to the lease this weekend and brought home a pig to make some sausage. I took a recurve, but the wind was bad at one bow set up and the feeder had stopped running at the other so I ended up shooting 2 hogs with the .308 out of my rifle blind. I left the second hog with the landowner who I suspect has the same sausage idea I do. ;D I had to sensor myself out of the picture because of the hideous sweat suit/green boots outfit I was sporting. ::) She was 125lbs. Next hunt I hope to have some cane arrows ready to shoot.
George
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Lookis Yummy I'd have to put that over some coals.Ronnie
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congrats
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Looks tasty mmmm I managed to find two costumers that are trapping hogs and letting me come and get them I am so glad they are letting me get them :) iv cleaned three in the past two weeks one was 60# and on the morning of starleighs 4 th bday party last sat I cleaned a 150# and a 90# both sows talk about a cranky wife I managed to have all the blood and guts gone 30 min before guests started rolling in lol ttyl
Sterling
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That's funny, my wife would have freaked in that circumstance too. Trappers will often give away small pigs because a lot of buyers won't take them and it's illegal to release them. Prices for larger hogs have been pretty decent lately from what I've heard. I just love the sausage we make and it's very lean too.
Thanks all. I don't have a way of BBQing one this large. I just love the little 30 lb shoats though, they go on my rotisserie so nicely. Here's the last one I grilled:
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That one disappeared in about 15 minutes.
George
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Nice pigs, George, Congratulations.
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I have got to come down and see you!! That looks GREAT!
Bevan
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Thanks. Bevan, just warn me before you come. Husker fans are especially welcome. But, it seldom works this well...it was a special weekend. My brother comes down to hunt in 2 weeks. Last time he was here we went nearly the whole weekend without seeing a pig, but my nephew took a really nice boar just before we were ready to head back home. Just never know. I hope they're still active when he's here.
George
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Good looking hog,congrats on that one. :)
Pappy
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That 30lber looks VERY tasty!!!
I've never tasted wild boar ('cept for some sausages that were probably in my freezer for a couple of years too long... :-X)
I wouldn't mind tasting the meat off the bone though. Is it different to farmyard pork much?
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Thanks Pappy. The little ones are extremely good eating. I killed a really teeny pig one time that had the misfortune of being behind the one I shot at. It looked like a rabbit on the grill at the lease.
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Wild pork is just like venison. Cared for properly, it is every bit as good as domestic pork and better for you. However, there is more risk for parasites so it is very important to cook it to correct internal temperature. Cared for improperly, it can be very gamey. The hardest thing about hog hunting down here is getting the meat properly cooled and on ice quickly enough. I hunted into summer last year and the window for finding and processing a wild pig before it begins to spoil is very short. Fortunately, most hunting is done at night in the coolest part of the day, but if you don't drop a hog on the spot or get a good blood trail it can be trouble.
If your travels lead you over here and to Dallas, I'll be happy to serve you some.
George
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iv been thinking about summer hunting and i came up with a idea on building a cooler box that will fit in the back of my truck ran by a gen powering a window unit :) with it cranked down it should get close to 40-50 deg
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Bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and a phone call interrupted me and I didn't get to finish. Missed my lunch because I was running a long list of errands. Came in to work this evening early and didn't have time for dinner. Now you had to go and post that bunch of pig-porno photos!!!
Stoneberg, I am about outa patience with you.
:'( <---- not tears....drool backed up and leakin' out my eyes.
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That sounds like a great idea for hot weather hunting. It takes a good A/C unit to go down more than 40 or 50 degrees though. I'm taking the middle of the summer off this year.
John, we're going to do that hog hunt at some point. I'm ready. Pig-porn, that's funny.
I put loin and ribs in the freezer tonight. Everything else is cut into strips and the grinding will commence tomorrow night. Breakfast sausage burritos are in my future!
George
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I got 2 packages of ribs, one loin and 36lbs of breakfast sausage from this little sow (some went directly from the cooler to the grill :) ). As an aside I brought in some pulled pork from a wild hog to work today. I was showing the guys pictures and one of them grabbed a sketch pad and drew me a caricature to use as my avatar over on TexasBoars. It took him less than 10 minutes. What an artist, masquerading as a lab technician!!! Too bad I hadn't used a selfbow...
George
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Haha nice pic ;D. So what seasoning do you use for your pan,breakfast,And link sausage I now have some meat from 3 hogs and a deer and I like to see what others use I'm still new to making sausage
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I took the easy way out and used LEM seasoning packets. My wife really likes it when I mix their mild and spicy seasoning packets. The hard part is getting the spices mixed in well. I let the spices sit overnight and then fried up some sausage this morning....too mild. That means I didn't get the spices mixed well enough and other parts will be too spicy. I need to buy one of those big stainless steel meat mixers. This is the first hog I've ground up that had enough fat to make sausage that, when fried, actually left some grease in the pan. She was a fatty.
George
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Cool well This is going to be my first sausage making on my own it will all be fresh sausage if I have enough I want to make polish, breakfast, and Italian the polish will be the only link the rest will be ground and bagged wish me luck I plan to mix my seasonings I found a websit that teaches how to mix even it's really not that hard ttyl
Sterling
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Good luck, I hope that works out well for you. I've gotten so I really prefer the sweet italian sausage. I'm to the point that I only make breakfast and sweet italian sausage. I shoot just enough hogs to keep us in sausage. If I get more proficient or take up trapping I'll have to start giving them away. The local food pantry will take them if I butcher them. I donated 2 deer this year but no hogs yet.
George
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Sweet that's a great idea donating food to a pantry I mite do that once my freezer is full
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I was a little surprised the pantry would take meat I butchered. They're anxious to get it. Most of the time they have to buy hot dogs just so people in need have some meat protein. I also funnel meat to them from some other hunters I know. One lady has dropped off 2 huge pigs which I butchered and delivered to them. This spring I've volunteered to build a longbow for their annual auction to raise money. I hope it brings a good price for them. Good people down there and tough times.
George
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That is great :)
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I was a little surprised the pantry would take meat I butchered. They're anxious to get it. Most of the time they have to buy hot dogs just so people in need have some meat protein. I also funnel meat to them from some other hunters I know. One lady has dropped off 2 huge pigs which I butchered and delivered to them. This spring I've volunteered to build a longbow for their annual auction to raise money. I hope it brings a good price for them. Good people down there and tough times.
George
Here in South Dakota we have a state chapter of Sportsmen Against Hunger where people can donate deer and other game to help feed the hungry. It has been an incredible success.
Donating a bow to help raise funding isn't bad either, George. I wish I was floating in money so I could outbid everyone to get that bow!
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Here in South Dakota we have a state chapter of Sportsmen Against Hunger where people can donate deer and other game to help feed the hungry. It has been an incredible success.
That's a great idea!! When you say "state chapter..." is it a national organisation, or just in some states?
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I've seen the same logo and name with different states attached, so I figure it's bigger than just our state.