Wild Hog

[bones1948]

I was given a wild hog that a friend of mine had trapped today.  This was only the 2nd wild hog I have butchered.  After butchering the hog it seems like the meat is very very lean with hardly any fat in it at all.  When I grind the pork to add to venison for summer sausage  do I need to add some pork fat to the mix?  If I am going to make brats or breakfast sausage do I need to add some pork fat to the mix?

Bones

 

[themule69]

Yes wild hog is about like venison. Very lean. I add some store bought butt to mine. Or sometimes ground beef. It works great. How big was the hog?

Happy smoken.

David

 

[themule69]

I have made wild hog sausage without adding fat. I was making breakfast sausage.

David

 

[themule69]

Don't forget about Italion sausage. It is very tasty.

David

 

[alamancenc]

I trap several hogs a year here at the farm and a good friend of mine makes up summer sausage from time to time for me. High Temp cheese, and jalepenos. Man this stuff doesn't last very long around here. 

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• alamancenc
• Aug 23, 2013

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• alamancenc
• Aug 23, 2013

 

[smoking shawn86]

send us some pics if you have some

 

[rexlan]

OK ... here ya go.

My buddy shoots these hybrid hogs here in Florida and they are pretty tasty indeed but you do need to add about 15% pork fat and don't use any of the wild hog fat  ... LOL   

 

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• rexlan
• Feb 2, 2013

 

[smoking shawn86]

what are they? they look if they were sprayed painted

 

[rexlan]

BINGO .... you are the only one who has nailed it right off!

Still need to add the fat though.
 

 

[smoking shawn86]

Are you saying I got it about them being sprayed painted?

 

[rexlan]

Yes ... they painted them as a gag photo ... pretty clever too. 

 

[smoking shawn86]

YA if he shoot them on an alien plant