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bkoenig:
I've heard a lot of guys just cut off the hams as the rest of the pig isn't worth saving.  Have you found that to be true?

just_me_mongo:
Well...this is what I know so far:

I know that the sows taste better than the big boars.  The big boars can taste better if they have the testicles removed  at some point.

If you are gun hunting, you can eat most of the hog - again the sow is better.

If you are hog doggin' - the dogs can rip the pig up - leaving some rough meat lol.

So far, I like the hams & straps on a sow...

M7025-06:
We take the shoulders, hams, tenderloins, and sometimes the ribs. 

I've smoked several shoulders & hams (on the bone) off our wild hogs along with a store bought tenderloin, and the wild hog usually goes over better than the store bought stuff.  Too me...it doesn't get better than a 120-150 sow for smoking meat.

I knocked down a 275 lb boar about 7 years ago and attempted to cook up some of the chops for supper one night...it was like chewing on a leather boot.  So I decided to slow cook em in a crock pot...still didn't work.  All the big boys are good for is sausage.

The ranch we go to used to actually process your hog as part of your hunt, so we'd get chops, bacon, and breakfast sausage (best I've ever had), but they quit a few years ago.  They'll still do it if requested, but it'll cost ya.

RobertH:
i'd love to go.  NFOA roadtrip?

just_me_mongo:
Robert,

That was another thought too.  It would be cool to gather up a group of fellas & road trip.

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