wild boar how to deal with?

[charlie J]

Anyone know...... How to deal with wid boar? I've butchered the odd pig and countless deer over the years but never a Boar. Does one burn the bristles with wheat straw (as I did with all my pigs)? How long to hang it? and of course any good recipes would be a boon!!!

[Boycebangers]

I am assuming that you want to deal with a dead one and not one still charging around avoiding the big cleaver???

[charlie J]

Oh yes very (300wsm)very dead!!

[Fallow Buck]

Charlie,

You can scald the hair off with boiling water and a scraper but it is by far easier to skin them from what I hear.

Butcherint will depend on how you want to use it. I would definately take one of the loins and cure it in something like Franco's parma ham mix. Washed in red wine and rolled in cracked corriander seeds afterwards it will be fab.

O'h don't forget the sausages!!! I had some once with pears which were some of the nicest sausages ever.

Good luck,

FB

BTW, what sort of damage did the 300WSM do to the meat?

[charlie J]

I was quite suprised, not too much (as I call it) red jelly meat, and about a 3" exit hole, 1 and a 1/2 lungs gone and heart dissapeared totally I think these went out the exit hole. But a very humane quick kill, this was with CXP2 grade ammunition

[Fallow Buck]

Hey Charlie,

How did you get on with the piggie? What recipe's did you decide on?

FB

[charlie J]

I hung it for a week then ran out of time (had half a dozen Roe bucks to do as well) so it got jointed up and put in the freezer, apart from the fillets which got salt pepper and fried.......very very nice!