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Putting wild boar on the menu could put a dent in feral pig population, game meat industry says While it may be popular in overseas restaurants, you would be hard-pressed to find wild boar meat on many menus across Australia. But Queensland game meat industry consultant Andrew Varasdi said it was time to change the eating habits of Australians to help address the country's feral pig problem. "Internationally is where the main demand is coming from right now for Australian wild boar meat," Mr Varasdi said. "There is also an opportunity for Australia to create a demand for wild boar meat, and that would create jobs." According to a 2020 National Feral Pig Action Plan (NFPAP) report, the annual value of the feral pig industry peaked at $50 million in the mid-1980s, but commercial harvesting in Australia has faced significant business and market volatility in the decades since. "When these restaurants do put wild boar ragu on the menu, it doesn't last a day due to popularity," Mr Varasdi said. "If we can demonstrate to Australians that wild boar is a perfectly good meat, that it's suitable for human consumption, that it's clean and it doesn't have the issues or the stigma that is attached to it and that the food tastes amazing, then that is where the demand will come from. "There are people who think that wild boar meat is full of parasites and worms, and it's something that is not true." A major environmental threat The actual number of feral pigs in Australia is unknown, but the 2020 National Feral Pig Management report said there could be as many as 23.5 million in the wild. They are considered a major pest that poses a significant threat to Australia's $65-billion agricultural industry by destroying crops, spreading disease and preying on livestock. Research from the University of Queensland in 2021 estimated feral pigs released about 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide across the globe annually, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars But people looking to source their own feral pig meat from the wild have been warned it's important the meat has been properly processed. NFPAP management coordinator Heather Channon said people who ate feral pig meat that had not been properly inspected were at risk of food-borne infections. "Meat from feral pigs should be sourced from carcasses processed in a licensed wild game meat processing plant and inspected by a trained meat safety inspector as being fit for human consumption," Dr Channon said. 'Same stringent checks' as roo meat The Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption sets out minimum requirements for harvesting and processing feral pigs. Allan Brady, a game meat processor from Roma in Queensland, said there was a public misconception that properly processed wild boar meat was riskier than domestic pork. "We take so many precautions to make sure our wild boar is safe," he said. "Wild boar meat has the same restrictions and stringent checks that kangaroo meat has that you see in the supermarkets." Systems to ensure food safety Safe Food Production Queensland compliance and verification director Rick Jackobson said there was an accreditation system for all wild game harvesters to ensure that meat was safe to eat. "Safe Food Queensland routinely audits those harvesters to ensure that they are compliant with hygiene processing requirements," he said. "There are a number of steps that wild boar meat goes through, including trained people at the wild game processing plants, and all wild game goes through a post-mortem inspection by qualified meat inspectors." A 'low carbon' source of meat Tara Medina recently launched a company that partners with landowners to ethically harvest wild game, including boar meat, for the food service market. "Wild boar is one of the most overpopulated feral species in Australia," she said. "Beyond the damage that they are doing to both agricultural land and native habitats, it's also a nutritious and low carbon way to eat meat." Ms Medina said apart from removing a feral species from the wild, eating wild boar helped the environment in other ways. "We hear a lot about the carbon footprint of a carnivore diet," she said. "With wild game, the opposite is true. You are removing a damaging animal from that environment and, because of that, it has little-to-no carbon footprint." Education is the key Andrew Varasdi said more education was needed to encourage the public to give accredited wild boar meat a go. "[Not] just consumers, but also government bodies, legislators and regulators and to anybody that has a view about the meat that is not correct," he said. "If the demand for wild boar meat increased, there would be a new focus for harvesting those animals through regional Australia." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/feral-pigs-wild-boar-for-food/101712102

We are the worlds largest exporter of Goat meat which is another feral pest we should exploit the market for wild Boar meat.

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How Asterix, Archie and Tintin whetted our appetite for roast wild boar, burgers and ‘Szlaszeck with mushrooms’ Looking back at our first encounters with food different from ours that, more often than not, came from comic books. One of the most memorable images of Asterix is the final feast on the last page: Whatever adventures our indomitable Gaulish duo may encounter, whatever strange lands they journey to, they always return to the village to hog out on wild boar. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/how-asterix-archie-and-tintin-whetted-our-appetite-for-roast-wild-boar-burgers-and-szlaszeck-with-mushrooms/

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GROUND SHOOTING OF FERAL PIGS (PIG003) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED Firearms and ammunition • Large calibre, high-powered rifles (at least equal to .243 performance), fitted with a telescopic sight are recommended. Hollow-point or soft-nosed (minimum 80 grain) ammunition should be used. • 12-gauge shotguns with heavy shot sizes of SG or SSG, may be effective, but only up to a distance of 20 m from the target animal. https://pestsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/PIG003-SOP.pdf

The Media would call a .243w with a scope a high powered sniper rifle.

Wild Boar is a pretty good meat.

I adore Water Buffalo! A dark and smoked-like taste to it.

Crocodile and Turtle are absolute filth! :P

Venison and Kangaroo are almost the same in quality and are both in the international Top 10 of Quality Meats (Emu is #1 with Dolphin).

Camel is also yummy. Became very popular when the usual Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken became over-priced. Camel and Boar seem more versatile, as is Alpaca and Llama - compared to Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken. Especially knowing that what you buy won't be 'Mass Production' produced rubbish.

Beef (even Wayagu), Pork, Lamb and Chicken don't come near the Top 10.
Not even in my choice.

Boar v Pork??
Well to me, Boar has a better diet than the commercial Pork and you've seen how they're fed and treated - slop!
So to me, the taste of Boar is a tad richer, better and healthier. Boar Meat Pies are absolutely yummy!!!

What about whale?

I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  -
the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat.
We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us.

Never tried Whale. Not easy to get I presume.
I've heard that its an 'ok' meat.
Still, if one washed up one day nearby. I would bring my knife and fork for a big slice.

freediver wrote on Dec 14^th, 2022 at 7:10am:

What about whale?

It would depend on which species, if there are plenty of the type you suggest then it should be OK.

There is a market for whale meat in Japan and Norway not sure if Aussies would start eating it. It might stop the Japs fishing around here if we caught it and sold it to them

I doubt it would produce Methane (CH4) like other farm animals so could market it as more environmentally friendly.  :)

Bobby. wrote on Dec 14^th, 2022 at 7:21am:

I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us.

Is it like bacon ?

Edit : I have to say I think we should look at what animals we have here in Australia which could do with a good cull and place those animals on the weekly affordable menu list.

Boar
Rabbit
Kangaroo

What else?

Also these meats should not be expensive IMO. What do you guys think?

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:06pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:21am: I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us. Is it like bacon ?

Wild Boar do a lot of running so it's free range pork.

Free range chickens taste better than farmed chicken a similar type of improvement with flavour.

Suckling Boar spit roasted over a camp fire is excellent

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:06pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:21am: I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us. Is it like bacon ? Edit : I have to say I think we should look at what animals we have here in Australia which could do with a good cull and place those animals on the weekly affordable menu list. Boar Rabbit Kangaroo What else? Also these meats should not be expensive IMO. What do you guys think?

I never ate it processed into bacon.
Just put it in the oven for 2 hours on low.  yum

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:13pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:06pm: Bobby. wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:21am: I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us. Is it like bacon ? Wild Boar do a lot of running so it's free range pork. Free range chickens taste better than farmed chicken a similar type of improvement with flavour. Suckling Boar spit roasted over a camp fire is excellent

The taste/flavor is much stronger.

Bobby. wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:23pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:13pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:06pm: Bobby. wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:21am: I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us. Is it like bacon ? Wild Boar do a lot of running so it's free range pork. Free range chickens taste better than farmed chicken a similar type of improvement with flavour. Suckling Boar spit roasted over a camp fire is excellent The taste/flavor is much stronger.

Same with free range chicken

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:24pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:23pm: Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:13pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 10:06pm: Bobby. wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:21am: I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us. Is it like bacon ? Wild Boar do a lot of running so it's free range pork. Free range chickens taste better than farmed chicken a similar type of improvement with flavour. Suckling Boar spit roasted over a camp fire is excellent The taste/flavor is much stronger. Same with free range chicken

And if you don't have a powerful kitchen extractor fan
the whole house fills up with the smell of roast pig -  LOL

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 15^th, 2022 at 10:04pm:

freediver wrote on Dec 14th, 2022 at 7:10am: What about whale? It would depend on which species, if there are plenty of the type you suggest then it should be OK. There is a market for whale meat in Japan and Norway not sure if Aussies would start eating it. It might stop the Japs fishing around here if we caught it and sold it to them I doubt it would produce Methane (CH4) like other farm animals so could market it as more environmentally friendly.  :)

I would give it a go.

Unless we increase the number of whales above their natural level, you couldn't really attribute any GHG emissions to it.

Anything Free Range (not just a foot inside a cage) that wanders the paddocks, fields and eats 'nature'.

Is better than anything 'Farmed' and grain-fed. The taste is the obvious change noticed to consumers. Farmed Tuna, Salmon, Pigs, Chickens, etc, etc - well, they're just for the mass production  for over-population in the world.

Jasin wrote on Dec 16^th, 2022 at 7:38am:

Anything Free Range (not just a foot inside a cage) that wanders the paddocks, fields and eats 'nature'. Is better than anything 'Farmed' and grain-fed. The taste is the obvious change noticed to consumers. Farmed Tuna, Salmon, Pigs, Chickens, etc, etc - well, they're just for the mass production  for over-population in the world.

True but keep in mind many wild animals cooked rare to medium can infect you with parasites et al.

On the other hand Tasmanian farmed salmon carries more health risks than swimming in sewage.

Why is meat so expensive in the supermarket when we could be eating
all the wild meat in Australia -
we have millions of camels and pigs etc.
Why not harvest them?


https://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/Steak_70_per_kilo_at_Coles.jpg

You can get good roo mince for about $11 per kg.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 7:20am:

You can get good roo mince for about $11 per kg.

I've eaten roo - it's quite good.

Why aren't more wild animals on the menu? -
is it too expensive to harvest them?

You have to open your eyes Bobby. There are plenty of places that sell duck, crocodile, camel, rabbit, goat etc.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 8:20am:

You have to open your eyes Bobby. There are plenty of places that sell duck, crocodile, camel, rabbit, goat etc.

I shop in the supermarket -
all I've seen is some roo.

I am sure you do. But do you get around with your eyes shut the rest of the time?

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 8:33am:

I am sure you do. But do you get around with your eyes shut the rest of the time?

I have steered away from butchers after buying rotten meat many times.
In the supermarket they at least have the meat in
hermetically sealed plastic packages with a use by date.
At the butcher you never know how old their meat is and
how many flies have landed on it.

You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 9:00am:

You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge.

When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher -
cats won't eat rotten meat.
She refused meat many times from the butcher.

Other times I could smell that it was off.
When does the butcher throw the old meat out?
How do they know if it's rotten?

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 9:03am:

freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:00am: You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge. When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher - cats won't eat rotten meat. She refused meat many times from the butcher. Other times I could smell that it was off. When does the butcher throw the old meat out? How do they know if it's rotten?

I think they test it out on you Bobby.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 9:05am:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:03am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:00am: You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge. When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher - cats won't eat rotten meat. She refused meat many times from the butcher. Other times I could smell that it was off. When does the butcher throw the old meat out? How do they know if it's rotten? I think they test it out on you Bobby.

Not me for the last 25 years - I learnt my lesson.   ;D

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 9:07am:

freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:05am: Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:03am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:00am: You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge. When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher - cats won't eat rotten meat. She refused meat many times from the butcher. Other times I could smell that it was off. When does the butcher throw the old meat out? How do they know if it's rotten? I think they test it out on you Bobby. Not me for the last 25 years - I learnt my lesson.   ;D

Bobby, if the butcher does not know for absolute certain that the meat is rotten, is it actually a lie if he tells you it is good to eat? After all, it could be true, right?

Bobby. wrote on Dec 14^th, 2022 at 7:21am:

I've eaten wild pig when I was a teenager  - the flavor is very strong and it's wonderful meat. We knew a hunter who would get wild pig meat for us.

I think I was about 10 years old when I had a hangi at our hockey club. The piece of meat I had turned out to be the part where the pig was shot. It was off because of the maggoty infestation that took place before the cooking. I discarded the meat and went to get another piece. The guy serving acted like I was too well-fed. I told him the story. He reluctantly gave me another piece.

I am all for getting wild boar onto the menu. But it is all triggered memories for me.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 12:25pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:07am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:05am: Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:03am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:00am: You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge. When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher - cats won't eat rotten meat. She refused meat many times from the butcher. Other times I could smell that it was off. When does the butcher throw the old meat out? How do they know if it's rotten? I think they test it out on you Bobby. Not me for the last 25 years - I learnt my lesson.   ;D Bobby, if the butcher does not know for absolute certain that the meat is rotten, is it actually a lie if he tells you it is good to eat? After all, it could be true, right?

If he the butcher doesn't know how long he's had that meat
then of course it's a lie.
There is no labeling on butcher's meat.

I have steered away from butchers after buying rotten meat many times.
In the supermarket they at least have the meat in
hermetically sealed plastic packages with a use by date.
At the butcher you never know how old their meat is and
how many flies have landed on it.

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 4:03pm:

freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 12:25pm: Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:07am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:05am: Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:03am: freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 9:00am: You seem to get taken advantage of quite often Bobby. I cannot recall ever getting rotten meat from a butcher. Chicken once, from the supermarket deli, but I think I took to long to get it in the fridge. When I had a cat I used her to test the meat from the butcher - cats won't eat rotten meat. She refused meat many times from the butcher. Other times I could smell that it was off. When does the butcher throw the old meat out? How do they know if it's rotten? I think they test it out on you Bobby. Not me for the last 25 years - I learnt my lesson.   ;D Bobby, if the butcher does not know for absolute certain that the meat is rotten, is it actually a lie if he tells you it is good to eat? After all, it could be true, right? If he the butcher doesn't know how long he's had that meat then of course it's a lie. There is no labeling on butcher's meat.

What if there is a possibility that it is true?

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What if there is a possibility that it is true?

I don't know -
what is your point of contention?

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 7:04pm:

Quote: What if there is a possibility that it is true? I don't know - what is your point of contention?

If there is a possibility it is true, then it is not a lie, right?

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 7:06pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 7:04pm: Quote: What if there is a possibility that it is true? I don't know - what is your point of contention? If there is a possibility it is true, then it is not a lie, right?

No - a lie is a lie unless maybe it's portrayed as an educated guess
in which case it could be true or false -
a bit like Schrodinger's cat.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 13^th, 2022 at 10:42pm:

Quote: Putting wild boar on the menu could put a dent in feral pig population, game meat industry says While it may be popular in overseas restaurants, you would be hard-pressed to find wild boar meat on many menus across Australia. But Queensland game meat industry consultant Andrew Varasdi said it was time to change the eating habits of Australians to help address the country's feral pig problem. "Internationally is where the main demand is coming from right now for Australian wild boar meat," Mr Varasdi said. "There is also an opportunity for Australia to create a demand for wild boar meat, and that would create jobs." According to a 2020 National Feral Pig Action Plan (NFPAP) report, the annual value of the feral pig industry peaked at $50 million in the mid-1980s, but commercial harvesting in Australia has faced significant business and market volatility in the decades since. "When these restaurants do put wild boar ragu on the menu, it doesn't last a day due to popularity," Mr Varasdi said. "If we can demonstrate to Australians that wild boar is a perfectly good meat, that it's suitable for human consumption, that it's clean and it doesn't have the issues or the stigma that is attached to it and that the food tastes amazing, then that is where the demand will come from. "There are people who think that wild boar meat is full of parasites and worms, and it's something that is not true." A major environmental threat The actual number of feral pigs in Australia is unknown, but the 2020 National Feral Pig Management report said there could be as many as 23.5 million in the wild. They are considered a major pest that poses a significant threat to Australia's $65-billion agricultural industry by destroying crops, spreading disease and preying on livestock. Research from the University of Queensland in 2021 estimated feral pigs released about 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide across the globe annually, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars But people looking to source their own feral pig meat from the wild have been warned it's important the meat has been properly processed. NFPAP management coordinator Heather Channon said people who ate feral pig meat that had not been properly inspected were at risk of food-borne infections. "Meat from feral pigs should be sourced from carcasses processed in a licensed wild game meat processing plant and inspected by a trained meat safety inspector as being fit for human consumption," Dr Channon said. 'Same stringent checks' as roo meat The Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption sets out minimum requirements for harvesting and processing feral pigs. Allan Brady, a game meat processor from Roma in Queensland, said there was a public misconception that properly processed wild boar meat was riskier than domestic pork. "We take so many precautions to make sure our wild boar is safe," he said. "Wild boar meat has the same restrictions and stringent checks that kangaroo meat has that you see in the supermarkets." Systems to ensure food safety Safe Food Production Queensland compliance and verification director Rick Jackobson said there was an accreditation system for all wild game harvesters to ensure that meat was safe to eat. "Safe Food Queensland routinely audits those harvesters to ensure that they are compliant with hygiene processing requirements," he said. "There are a number of steps that wild boar meat goes through, including trained people at the wild game processing plants, and all wild game goes through a post-mortem inspection by qualified meat inspectors." A 'low carbon' source of meat Tara Medina recently launched a company that partners with landowners to ethically harvest wild game, including boar meat, for the food service market. "Wild boar is one of the most overpopulated feral species in Australia," she said. "Beyond the damage that they are doing to both agricultural land and native habitats, it's also a nutritious and low carbon way to eat meat." Ms Medina said apart from removing a feral species from the wild, eating wild boar helped the environment in other ways. "We hear a lot about the carbon footprint of a carnivore diet," she said. "With wild game, the opposite is true. You are removing a damaging animal from that environment and, because of that, it has little-to-no carbon footprint." Education is the key Andrew Varasdi said more education was needed to encourage the public to give accredited wild boar meat a go. "[Not] just consumers, but also government bodies, legislators and regulators and to anybody that has a view about the meat that is not correct," he said. "If the demand for wild boar meat increased, there would be a new focus for harvesting those animals through regional Australia." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/feral-pigs-wild-boar-for-food/101712102 We are the worlds largest exporter of Goat meat which is another feral pest we should exploit the market for wild Boar meat.

Feral pigs have been sent to Germany for decades.... the market has it's ebbs & flows

there would be semi trailer chiller boxes in every 2nd town or village western areas years ago.

Jasin wrote on Dec 16^th, 2022 at 7:38am:

Anything Free Range (not just a foot inside a cage) that wanders the paddocks, fields and eats 'nature'. Is better than anything 'Farmed' and grain-fed. The taste is the obvious change noticed to consumers. Farmed Tuna, Salmon, Pigs, Chickens, etc, etc - well, they're just for the mass production  for over-population in the world.

You do realise that in areas of intensive grain agriculture they can have massive feral pig populations?

Thus feral pigs can also be be grain fed.  ;D ;D

Ayn Marx wrote on Dec 16^th, 2022 at 8:16pm:

Jasin wrote on Dec 16th, 2022 at 7:38am: Anything Free Range (not just a foot inside a cage) that wanders the paddocks, fields and eats 'nature'. Is better than anything 'Farmed' and grain-fed. The taste is the obvious change noticed to consumers. Farmed Tuna, Salmon, Pigs, Chickens, etc, etc - well, they're just for the mass production  for over-population in the world. True but keep in mind many wild animals cooked rare to medium can infect you with parasites et al. On the other hand Tasmanian farmed salmon carries more health risks than swimming in sewage.

So do you eat Basa?

aka Vietnamese catfish ..... coz that's where they're grown .... in shyte ponds.

I'd eat tassie salmon before that.

freediver wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 7:20am:

You can get good roo mince for about $11 per kg.

It shouldn't be that expensive.

Bobby. wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 4:04pm:

I have steered away from butchers after buying rotten meat many times. In the supermarket they at least have the meat in hermetically sealed plastic packages with a use by date. At the butcher you never know how old their meat is and how many flies have landed on it.

You deserve what you get Booby ...... you don't know how long the process is for supermarkets to get the meat from the paddock to the hermetically sealed plastic container......

I've had off goumet sausages from Woolies.

Damned if you do,
damned if you don't.

Gnads wrote on Feb 27^th, 2023 at 12:25pm:

freediver wrote on Dec 17th, 2022 at 7:20am: You can get good roo mince for about $11 per kg. It shouldn't be that expensive.

I think it was $6 or $7 per kg when I first started getting it. But rump was dirt cheap at the time also. Now it seems to be more popular. You could not buy it at all for a long time while they had flooding in SA.

Has anyone tasted wild boar?

How would you cook it? What’s it taste like?

Yes. It's much like Pork, but less fatty.

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27^th, 2023 at 10:22pm:

Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like?

like pork & like pork

Gnads wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 2:00pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27th, 2023 at 10:22pm: Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like? like pork & like pork

So wild boar tastes exactly like pork? Or is wild boar a little different?

Wild boars are very dangerous animals. You’d have to be very brave to try and hunt one down ... yes?

Wild pig meat is pretty good- same with goat!

Wild Boar has a bit more flavour than farmed pigs. They probably have a better diet and the pork you get in supermarkets is probably 'mass production' - which says a lot in itself about 'quality'.

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 2:14pm:

Gnads wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 2:00pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27th, 2023 at 10:22pm: Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like? like pork & like pork So wild boar tastes exactly like pork? Or is wild boar a little different? Wild boars are very dangerous animals. You’d have to be very brave to try and hunt one down ... yes?

Free range is always nicer with chicken and pork. The suckling pigs are excellent.

Hunting can be dangerous if a pig charges at you tusks can inflict painful injuries. A pump action shotgun is good yet the hoplophobic bedwetters are frightened of those firearms for hunters. For some reason they're ok with  pump action centrefire rifles which have much longer range compared to pump action shotguns.

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Ground shooting of feral pigs Firearms and ammunition Large calibre, high velocity centre-fire rifles fitted with a telescopic sight must be used. The minimum firearm and ammunition requirements for the ground shooting of feral pigs are ⭕ calibre: .243 inches ⭕ bullet weight: 80 grain ⭕ muzzle energy: 1819 (ft-lbs). • 12-gauge shotguns with heavy shot sizes of SG or SSG, may be effective, but only up to a distance of 20 metres from the target animal. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1396790/NSWPIG-SOP3-Ground-shooting-of-feral-pigs.pdf

Interesting how muzzle energy is now defined with suitable pig hunting rifles with .243 and.308 limited to 200m. It's clear you need bigger gun for pigs over 200m in NSW yet WA has just banned many rifles larger than .308

Hunting methods vary some use guns some use bow and arrow the pig doggers have several dogs that catch the pig then someone goes up and sticks a knife through pigs heart and lungs. I think shooting is the most humane of legal methods.

Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men.

Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there.

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27^th, 2023 at 10:22pm:

Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like?

If the hunter takes care of preserving the carcass, the meat is quite good. I repeated my story about having participated at a hangi. The piece of meat that I was given actually happened to be where the wound of the shot boar was located. You cannot cook out the decay of flesh. And I had to Oliver Twist another piece of meat to go on my burger. "Please sir, can I have another bit of pork?" To which the redneck said "Mmmmorrre?" as if I was too well-fed.

Jasin wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 6:01pm:

Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men. Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there.

Not sure on legality of pig hunting with a spear in NSW if you're white. I guess it comes down to what % of Aboriginal you are for it to be OK. Of course some will say only 100% aboriginal appearance is OK for spear hunting.

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 6:12pm:

Jasin wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:01pm: Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men. Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there. Not sure on legality of pig hunting with a spear in NSW if you're white. I guess it comes down to what % of Aboriginal you are for it to be OK. Of course some will say only 100% aboriginal appearance is OK for spear hunting.

Why would that matter? You don't need to hunt with certain weapons. You just need to be allowed to hunt and to kill your prey humanely.

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 6:12pm:

Jasin wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:01pm: Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men. Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there. Not sure on legality of pig hunting with a spear in NSW if you're white. I guess it comes down to what % of Aboriginal you are for it to be OK. Of course some will say only 100% aboriginal appearance is OK for spear hunting.

You go spear fishing with a Spear don't you? :-?

Gordon Ramsay hunts and cooks wild boar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p5x0nxtqVs&t=1s

Jasin wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 6:15pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:12pm: Jasin wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:01pm: Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men. Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there. Not sure on legality of pig hunting with a spear in NSW if you're white. I guess it comes down to what % of Aboriginal you are for it to be OK. Of course some will say only 100% aboriginal appearance is OK for spear hunting. You go spear fishing with a Spear don't you? :-?

In this nanny state i wouldn't be surpised if fishing with spear is OK yet hunting on land with spear isn't legal for white people.

Soon these poofter Hunters will be sending in drones to kill the animals for fear of breaking a fingernail.  ::)

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 6:14pm:

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:12pm: Jasin wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 6:01pm: Real Hunters use Spear and Shield or Sword and Shield and take the beasts like real men. Gay hunters hide in a safe and anonymous distance away where the beast doesn't even know they are there. Not sure on legality of pig hunting with a spear in NSW if you're white. I guess it comes down to what % of Aboriginal you are for it to be OK. Of course some will say only 100% aboriginal appearance is OK for spear hunting. Why would that matter? You don't need to hunt with certain weapons. You just need to be allowed to hunt and to kill your prey humanely.

It matters because we have laws for hunting on public land.

You can only hunt with approved methods

Spear hunting is illegal on public land for non aboriginals.


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Qualifying R-Licence applicants must: be over 12 years be a member of an Approved Hunting Organisation become accredited for one or more of the R-licence categories: Firearms Bows Dogs Blackpowder firearms have parent or guardian approval if over the age of 12 and under 18 years pay the licence fee. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/hunting-licences/restricted

It's only legal if there is a Law Enforcer there to enforce it.

I say "Get your Sword and Shield matey and go out and get sum!!!"  :D

Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 5:59pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 2:14pm: Gnads wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 2:00pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27th, 2023 at 10:22pm: Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like? like pork & like pork So wild boar tastes exactly like pork? Or is wild boar a little different? Wild boars are very dangerous animals. You’d have to be very brave to try and hunt one down ... yes? Free range is always nicer with chicken and pork. The suckling pigs are excellent. Hunting can be dangerous if a pig charges at you tusks can inflict painful injuries. A pump action shotgun is good yet the hoplophobic bedwetters are frightened of those firearms for hunters. For some reason they're ok with  pump action centrefire rifles which have much longer range compared to pump action shotguns. Quote: Ground shooting of feral pigs Firearms and ammunition Large calibre, high velocity centre-fire rifles fitted with a telescopic sight must be used. The minimum firearm and ammunition requirements for the ground shooting of feral pigs are ⭕ calibre: .243 inches ⭕ bullet weight: 80 grain ⭕ muzzle energy: 1819 (ft-lbs). • 12-gauge shotguns with heavy shot sizes of SG or SSG, may be effective, but only up to a distance of 20 metres from the target animal. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1396790/NSWPIG-SOP3-Ground-shooting-of-feral-pigs.pdf Interesting how muzzle energy is now defined with suitable pig hunting rifles with .243 and.308 limited to 200m. It's clear you need bigger gun for pigs over 200m in NSW yet WA has just banned many rifles larger than .308 Hunting methods vary some use guns some use bow and arrow the pig doggers have several dogs that catch the pig then someone goes up and sticks a knife through pigs heart and lungs. I think shooting is the most humane of legal methods.

You’d be great to go hunting with. I know I’d feel safe.

I'ld love to bring a Cutlass down upon a Peccary Pig.  ;)

Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 28^th, 2023 at 2:14pm:

Gnads wrote on Feb 28th, 2023 at 2:00pm: Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 27th, 2023 at 10:22pm: Has anyone tasted wild boar? How would you cook it? What’s it taste like? like pork & like pork So wild boar tastes exactly like pork? Or is wild boar a little different? Wild boars are very dangerous animals. You’d have to be very brave to try and hunt one down ... yes?

It's a bit gamier but essentially pork.

The risk you take is eating the old male pig - boar... they can be rank.

Younger & females are better eating ..... depends what they're feeding on as well.....

hunters used to target pigs in grain growing areas.

Yeah pigs can be dangerous.... but I didn't do in close knife dispatching after having dogs catch them.

It can be cruel on dogs ... they can die from tusk wounds.

I shot them from a distance with a high powered rifle. At one time I had a semi-auto .223 ....

it was a very handy pig gun.

I know some Papuans who would love to spit roast a Peccary Pig. ;)

Jasin wrote on Mar 12^th, 2023 at 3:57pm:

I know some Papuans who would love to spit roast a Peccary Pig. ;)

In the highlands, they are likely to kill anyone that insults them. That, according to a former classmate who stayed in PNG for a few years.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 20^th, 2023 at 8:22pm:

Jasin wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 3:57pm: I know some Papuans who would love to spit roast a Peccary Pig. ;) In the highlands, they are likely to kill anyone that insults them. That, according to a former classmate who stayed in PNG for a few years.

They only kill people who see them as 'black'.
See them for who they are and they don't kill you (unless they're just tribeless Rascals) - but a pig offering does go a long way.

Jasin wrote on Mar 20^th, 2023 at 11:55pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 20th, 2023 at 8:22pm: Jasin wrote on Mar 12th, 2023 at 3:57pm: I know some Papuans who would love to spit roast a Peccary Pig. ;) In the highlands, they are likely to kill anyone that insults them. That, according to a former classmate who stayed in PNG for a few years. They only kill people who see them as 'black'. See them for who they are and they don't kill you (unless they're just tribeless Rascals) - but a pig offering does go a long way.

If they offer you food, and you refuse because you don't like the look of the food, you are in trouble. I understand that they are hesitant to kill white people. But, they won't hold off forever.