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  1. navyvet8192

    Smoking Wild Hog

    Thanks all.  The taste is a little different, I'd say it has more depth and character but I won't call it gamey by any stretch of the imagination.  I will say it was some of the leanest meat I've encountered except for venison.  Keep in mind this was a @ 90 lb sow, so it was young and tender...
  2. navyvet8192

    Greetings from Western NC.

    Thanks you all for the warm welcome.  I look forward to sharing with and learning from the group.
  3. navyvet8192

    Greetings from Western NC.

    Thanks Bonz!  My dad was born in Marion, and most of our family live in either Mitchell, McDowell or down towards Morganton.  I have a few stragglers that live in Avery and Yancey counties.  I live in Bakersville (actually between there and Spruce Pine).  I also have family in Florida and Michigan.
  4. navyvet8192

    Smoking Wild Hog

    Thanks Bonz!
  5. navyvet8192

    Smoking Wild Hog

    I hard froze it for about a week. I thawed it in cold water, injected it, rubbed it, talked sweet to it, and smoked it 5 hours uncovered (spritzing every 90 minutes with a apple juice, apple cider vinegar, and mustard blend I use.  I then pull them and recover with a light coating of the rub, a...
  6. navyvet8192

    Smoking Wild Hog

    Smoked my 1st wild hog this weekend, (well at least 2 hams and a shoulder) and it was GREAT!  It was a sow about 85 - 90 lbs, and the flavor was amazing.  I have taken an oath to do everything I can to hunt and smoke wild hogs whenever I can.
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    Smoking Wild Hog

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  9. navyvet8192

    Greetings from Western NC.

    Just thought I'd post a quick hello and say "Thanks" for having a forum like this for people like me. Feel free to say HI! Glenn (Navyvet8192)
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