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Post by spence on Apr 22, 2021 8:10:43 GMT -7
Brokennock said: "The 1st article I ever read where the writer was hunting javelin and liked the camp meal cooked with one taken that day,,,"
I've had javelina fixed in many different ways both in camp and at home, and never found it to be anything but tasty. I don't understand why it would have a suspect reputation, I always found it to be delicious. Now, I admit to being fond of the wild taste of game, any kind. Beside javelina I've eaten and enjoyed raccoon, opossum, groundhog, muskrat, gray and fox squirrel, cottontail and jack rabbits, whitetail and mule deer, elk and moose, black bear, bullfrogs, copperhead, snapping and soft shell turtle, bobwhite quail, ringneck pheasant, mourning dove, wild ducks of several types, Canada and snow geese, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, sage hen, snipe and woodcock. And fish, a lot of different fish.
Anytime I see a recipe which brags it takes away all the gamey taste, "can't tell it's not beef", I run away.
Spence
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 22, 2021 15:38:23 GMT -7
Opossum and coon are definitely tasty critters imo... Always get dirty looks when mentioning these rascals as a meal. Haven't had ole groundhog but my dad always commented about it being very palatable. Only thing I haven't ate would be skunk and I'll keep it like that.
I'm also a fan of the "wild" taste, that's the point isn't it? Could be wrong but that's me. I'm not picky with any wild meats (besides skunk).
Worth noting, frog legs of any kind don't stand a chance when I'm hungry...
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steve
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Post by steve on Apr 23, 2021 9:00:49 GMT -7
Javelina is one of my favorite game meats. Shoot a young or half grown one, skin it without touching the scent glands. Wash your hands and knife before touching the meat and get it on ice quickly. I enjoy it best quartered and cooked on the gril.
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Post by spence on Apr 23, 2021 9:53:44 GMT -7
Shoot a young or half grown one, skin it without touching the scent glands. Wash your hands and knife before touching the meat and get it on ice quickly. Javelinas have one fairly large scent/musk gland on their rump covered by long hair, it has what looks like a nipple. It easily comes off with the skin, and is the only scent gland they have. Since rubbing the musk on each other is part of their natural habit for herd identification, all the hair on the skin may have the musk on it. That's why you need to be careful not to touch the meat until your hands and knives have been washed well. Some people have the mistaken belief that certain animals have scent glands all over them, mostly under the skin. The "scent glands" they make such a fuss about are actually lymph nodes, part of the normal circulatory system, and have no scent function. No need to worry about those. Spence
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