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Arkansas Granny

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10. I've eaten feral hog meat on several occasions. I've never heard any warnings about the meat being

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 16, 2019, 11:26 PM

Dec 2019

Last edited Tue Dec 17, 2019, 05:44 AM - Edit history (1)

unsafe to eat. The hunters I know have their hogs processed by a local meat processer who does domestic livestock and wild game. It has always been ground, sometimes seasoned like breakfast sausage. It makes great chili and spaghetti sauce and other dishes.

I suspect that a large, mature boar might have a gamy taste, but all I've eaten has been quite tasty.

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Feral Pigs Roam the South. Now Even Northern States Aren't Safe. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 OP

Oh, sorry, Newest Reality Dec 2019 #1

More from the article, appalachiablue Dec 2019 #2

Well I guess that answers my question about using them for food Maraya1969 Dec 2019 #5

For sure! Did you see the info. in #4? appalachiablue Dec 2019 #6

I've eaten feral hog meat on several occasions. I've never heard any warnings about the meat being Arkansas Granny Dec 2019 #10

Fertilizer? nt mitch96 Dec 2019 #11

Thank "sportsmen." marble falls Dec 2019 #3

This one can't be blamed on sportsmen. TomSlick Dec 2019 #12

Read this ... marble falls Dec 2019 #14

Interesting article, thanks. TomSlick Dec 2019 #15

Theyre pretty darn thick down here, too. Driving back from fredricksburg last simmer I saw a hog ... marble falls Dec 2019 #16

Feral pigs are a menace dhol82 Dec 2019 #4

Feral hogs are edible Progressive dog Dec 2019 #18

Then I was lied to dhol82 Dec 2019 #20

Probably you were lied to Progressive dog Dec 2019 #21

These things are a true menace. luvs2sing Dec 2019 #7

I understand that far-south central Idaho and central Washington yonder Dec 2019 #8

I thought you were talking about Repukes. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #9

Ran into them when I lived in Central Calif Bayard Dec 2019 #13

Wisconsin was warning deer hunters to look for them this fall NickB79 Dec 2019 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #19