Author Topic: meat processing  (Read 1217 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline coyote_cooker

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Posts: 2
meat processing
« on: September 18, 2004, 04:09:15 PM »
How much does it cost for the processing of a pig?  I assume that it is done per pound.  Also, is it worth it?  Will a wild pig taste good?

Offline oso45-70

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1918
  • Gender: Male
Hog/Wild Boar Hunting
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2004, 04:41:54 PM »
Coyote_cooker,
I can't tell you how much it costs to process the meat but i can tell you that i like the meat of a wild pig more than a fat lazy one that stands around waiting to be fed. They don't have nearly as much fat as the barn fed ones do. They make great eating in my opinion.

Welcome to GBO. Have a good one.........Joe.........
LIFE NRA BENEFACTOR
LEAA LIFE MEMBER
GOA MEMBER
CCKBA MEMBER
AF & AM
NAHC LIFE
NMSSA MEMBER
ATA MEMBER

Profanity is the crutch of a crippled brain

Offline Wynn

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 283
meat processing
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2004, 02:39:41 AM »
If you butcher many hogs, it pays to purchase a meat saw/grinder combination and do it yourself. Harbor Freight sells one for about $200 plus shipping. I butchered 7 wild hogs and 2 deer since I got mine and it is extremely efficient with virtually no waste. Chops, steaks, roasts and ground sweet Italian sausage are routine at my house. It is a much better and cheaper way to prepare the meat than paying a commercial outfit.
Wild pork is preferred over domestic at my house and hunt camp. :-)
American by birth; Southern by the Grace of God

Offline BRL

  • Trade Count: (1)
  • A Real Regular
  • ****
  • Posts: 571
  • Gender: Male
    • Premium Nutrition
meat processing
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2004, 03:40:46 AM »
Wynn,

Sounds right up my alley. Where in FL do you hunt? I live in SW, FL and haven't hunted in the last 3 or 4 years due to the lack of land in my neck of the woods...other than some WMA which only have deer/hog seasons of about 3 weeks. I am considering buying a parcel of around 75 - 100 acres near Cedar Key. Although, I would rather pay per hunt or join a lease/club for now.

Thanks
B. Leeber
Nutritional Biochemist

Offline Wynn

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 283
meat processing
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2004, 02:46:39 PM »
The old Golden Gate area near Naples used to be a fantastic area for hog, deer and turkey. That was 25 yrs ago and I don't know if there are any hunting opportunities in that area now.
I hunt and trap on land I work on for hogs. I also hunt WMAs in central Fl. The hog season on WMAs up here is the same as deer. We shoot them on sight at the hunt club year around due to the fact that it is a sod farm operation.
American by birth; Southern by the Grace of God

Offline BRL

  • Trade Count: (1)
  • A Real Regular
  • ****
  • Posts: 571
  • Gender: Male
    • Premium Nutrition
meat processing
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2004, 12:05:20 PM »
Wow, Golden Gate. That area is almost completely built up now all the way out to the Everglades. All the remaining land is residential lots. You should have bought a few acres back then...lol, I wish I did.

Do the WMA in central FL have longer seasons? The ones near Naples, and in S. FL, have seasons that range from only 1 week to 3.5 weeks. That's not a lot of hunting. Of course, I could always take up squirrel hunting again. Those seasons are a little longer.
B. Leeber
Nutritional Biochemist

Offline Wynn

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 283
meat processing
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2004, 02:48:06 PM »
The 2 WMA's I hunt the most are Green Swamp and Richloam. The deer season runs from the second week in Nov. to the 2nd or 3rd week in January.  Both are open 7 days per week. I think they cut off hog hunting in Richloam the weekend after Thanksgiving but that could have changed. Check the FFWCC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) website for exact dates on WMA's in Fl.
American by birth; Southern by the Grace of God

Online Lloyd Smale

  • Moderators
  • Trade Count: (32)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 18269
meat processing
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2004, 12:34:38 PM »
local butcher charges me $50 to cut wrap and freeze it. Aint worth my bother to do it myself. That includes hams smoked and sausage made if i want.
blue lives matter

Offline Bill74

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5
meat processing
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2004, 01:43:49 PM »
:grin: Lloyd Smale,
I kinda noticed that you are located in MI,where do you go for your hunts?

Offline JeffG

  • Trade Count: (5)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1507
  • Gender: Male
meat processing
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2004, 12:44:11 PM »
Just a thought.  I have never had the money for professional processing.  I stalk many dumpsters in my area, and the local cabinet shop always has throw-out counter tops.  
Put a length of that on your 55 gal barrel and you have a butchering surface.  Place another trash barely nearby with a plastic bag in, to throw scraps.  
Hang your pig with the hide off, and use a sharp boning knife and a sawzall to quarter him, bring pieces to the counter, and bone and place in 1or 2  gallon freezer zip top bags.  Label with magic marker, and fill your freezer.  Be nice to the dog and make several packages of 3-4 inch leg bones for later.  :D
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff