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  1. patcap

    It's been a long time..

    Hmmm.. That's a thought, too.  I can get that at my local hardware store.
  2. patcap

    It's been a long time..

    That was my thought as well..  Good to hear I was on the right track..  Thanks I appreciate your input.
  3. It's been a long time..

    It's been a long time..

  4. patcap

    It's been a long time..

    Hey, guys and gals..  I've been away for a long time, enjoying my smoker..  I'm considering trying something new and I would like y'all's thoughts..  I'm considering smoking a whole hog skin on.  I have a custom built vertical smoker made from 30" schedule 80 steel pipe.  It's 7' tall and I'm...
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  6. patcap

    Boar Ham (first attempt) w/Qview

    My experience with wild hog, at least down here, is that they have it pretty hard and they are very lean.  I've only seen a few exceptions to this and always with a sow.  They are going to be pretty dry.  I just cooked a whole pig, a 50 pounder I killed recently.  It was very lean, but I...
  7. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    Final Pics!! I was worried, but the meat came out tender and moist and very flavorful!!  We really enjoyed it! Out of the ice chest!! One of the hams cut up! All the meat off the hog!
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  11. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    7 hours into the smoke I've hit 148 degrees internal in the hams.
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  14. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    Well, I just put the pig on at 0645 and looking forward to a day of tending it.  This is a first for me so I'm praying that it turns out great!!  Thanks to everyone's advice and I'll post some more photos as I go!!
  15. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    darn hard to beat that round!!!  LOL
  16. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    thanks for the advice Pops!!  I always bring it up to 167 just to be sure...and from the looks of this guy's stomach contents he wasn't eating anything but my corn!! 
  17. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    I find them out in the piney woods with my Ruger .308 rifle!!!
  18. patcap

    Whole wild hog smoke W/Q-view

    Okay I've started the process. Here's the little guy defrosted: The injection marinade with a little local honey added The hog injected and rubbed with Jeff's rib rub He's getting happy in the fridge right now and will be smoked with a combination of apple and pecan wood very early...
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