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I am in SW Missouri right on the Oklahoma border. They are not widespread here yet. As much as I like eating them. Hope they dont get to be. They can be very destructive to hayfields and local wildlife. I have about 4 square miles they roam in to hunt.
I cant tell much difference on the small sows like this one. Maybe a little more flavor. The big boars are much gamier.(spell?) Anyway I tend to shoot the small ones without the boyparts when possible. My favorite are when they are about 15lbs they go on the smoker whole.
Thought I would share todays smoke with ya! This is a feral hog I got about a month ago with my trust AR-15. It wasn't huge just a solid 100lb sow. My favorite size. Buthered it out myself into smokable portions.
Here is a very "before" pic. Sorry about the blood for you sqeemish ones...
The briqettes are more even and last longer. I still prefer chunk but I like being tied down to the smoker and the beer cooler all day. "Nope hun can't do that now got to watch the smoker." Works out fine so far.
I think it's in our nature to micro manage things. I always micro manage my smoking. I think it was a legit suggestion but I humbly disagree. I like the ease it is to find specific info about certain typs of meat. If I am doin fish I can go straight there. Unused forums will be unused and...
I most always use mustard. Seems to give a darker bark. I am going to do a wild pig hind leg this weekend. I will try it without to see if I can tell any difference.
I can't get enough smoked chicken. Just finished mine from the weekend. Going to do three or four more this weekend. I freeze them whole and get them out when I have a craving during the week. Thanks for the pics it looked great.
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