How do you treat wild hog meat?
The meat is cured so smoking at low temperatures is a safe process. I set my smoker at 140 degrees and let it smoke about 10 hours and then crank the heat up to 165 until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. The entire process takes about 14 hours.
Why you shouldn’t eat wild pig?
There are more than 24 diseases that people can get from wild hogs. Most of these diseases make people sick when they eat undercooked meat. The germs that cause brucellosis are spread among hogs through birthing fluids and semen. Infected hogs carry the germs for life.
What is the Best Hog for meat?
Wooly Mangalitsa. These pig breeds have an incredibly interesting history.
What do you do with wild hog meat?
A semiautomatic centerfire rifle of .30 caliber or so using soft or hollow point ammunition.
What to do with wild hog meat?
Tenderness of the meat depends upon two factors:
Are wild hogs safe to eat?
Wild hog is safe to consume regardless if it was harvested in summer or winter. There is no reason why you cannot eat pigs hunted in the summer. There is an old idea that you can’t eat certain game animals hunted in warm months. Generally, it’s thought that cold weather kills parasites and other diseases that wild animals may carry.