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hornbuilder
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bob : if you have already kilt that critter don't incriminate yourself by saying so .....i don't want to know, ........i know nothin !!!!!! :nono: :nono: :nono:
just asking if possible to and who has and how they cooked them....cause i'm always seeing them while out small game hunting and bow season....even in flintlock season....always willing to try things out....twice if i like it :hmm:..........bob
Well, it has been years and years since I cooked[url] one..in[/url] fact I cooked two over time...and both times it was...er..interesting. This old story..about a man not starving to death and eating a porky because they are easy to kill...yeah...they are easy.. But that is where it stops. Ya ain't gonna die of starvation..yer gonna die of over exertion of the jaw muscles. I tried cooken them critters twice now..and each time the same thing. Take a chaw offn one in the mornin and yer still chawin the same dang piece of meat at 10 in the evenin. Truth is..I ain't never tasted anythin that dang tough..like chawin rubber. Imo.
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When I lived in Wisconsin I killed two of the critters. Before you shoot, realize 2 things: they are the hardest small animal to get out of the woods, and they are the hardest animal to skin you have ever encountered. The quills will defend them even after they are dead!! On the plus side, the quills may fetch you $20 to $40 from crafters.
As for cooking, I use a crock pot for all the weird animals I bring home, like raccoon and possum. Cut the meat into chunks, add your preferred vegies, cover with water, and let it stew all day. When you open the lid, don't be turned off by the fat layer on the top. Just skim it off, dispose of it, and enjoy the meal.
As for cooking, I use a crock pot for all the weird animals I bring home, like raccoon and possum. Cut the meat into chunks, add your preferred vegies, cover with water, and let it stew all day. When you open the lid, don't be turned off by the fat layer on the top. Just skim it off, dispose of it, and enjoy the meal.
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Up here we used to boil them, no joke. Skin from the bottom. Yea no kidd'en. Then you have to make sure all the fat, and any glands or orgin residue is out of em. The house will stink of rotten pine at first.But after a while the smell goes. The meat should be sort of like ground from the boil'en, Stringy and sort of mushy. Then drain offf the water, YOU add barbeque sauce, garlic, salt. pepper 2 onions and let sit on low heat for a few hours. The mixture actually tastes good. However realize the reason people don't hunt'em is because they are a lost man salvation. These are the only real meat you can kill every time with a stick. :m2c:
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Up here we used to boil them, no joke. Skin from the bottom. Yea no kidd'en. Then you have to make sure all the fat, and any glands or orgin residue is out of em. The house will stink of rotten pine at first.But after a while the smell goes. The meat should be sort of like ground from the boil'en, Stringy and sort of mushy. Then drain offf the water, YOU add barbeque sauce, garlic, salt. pepper 2 onions and let sit on low heat for a few hours. The mixture actually tastes good. However realize the reason people don't hunt'em is because they are a lost man salvation. These are the only real meat you can kill every time with a stick. :m2c:
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Reminds me of the time I had Raccoon. Sure was glad when I had enough of it. Gave the rest to the dog and he spent the rest of the evening lickin' his arse tryin' to get the taste out of his mouth!
I had Seal while I was in Alaska, think I will try that next time to get that flavor out as well... took 3 days to get rid of that smell, taste, and memory OUT...whiskeyjoe said:
white buffalo said:
You might want to order out pizza instead Bob, the Porcupine is a endangered and threatened species in your state...
[url] http://www.bobpickett.org/SpeciesbyState.htm[/url]
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I must be living in a pristine wildlife preserve....maybe I should charge a fee for people to come and see all the endangered animals in my yard :rotf:
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Yeah, we had a bunch of treehuggers in Boulder (Sorry, People's Republic of Boulder) try to get the prairie dog listed as endangered! They're thick as fleas on a Georgia hound around here, and a real nuisance. If they're endangered, I know where the's millions of 'em. Come and get 'em.
white buffalo said:
We've been told by the rancher on the property we hunt that if finds out we passed up killing a porcupine we wouldn't be allowed to hunt anymore. I've killed a bunch, but I leave 'em for the coyotes. Don't know how I'd even get 'em back to the truck without getting stuck let alone cook one.
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