I like pig butts and I cannot lie...

In Puerto Rico they were always mostly farm/home raised. I remember feeding them corn and other goodies. I don't think there are wild pigs running around on the island.

 

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Wild hogs galore in my area. Hunters here castrate boars right away while in the field. That was a rough lesson learned for me. eeeyuck
Was told by a friend why our meat tasted so horrible. The person who killed it didn't remove the testicles and it was ruined. Just awful!!

 

Boar taint is a real thing, but it doesn't really work like that. Boar taint begins to develop after an uncastrated male hog reaches sexual maturity. Castrating them immediately in the field after you kill them won't change anything.

Wild hogs are a nuisance and should be depopulated not hunted as "game." Anyone that actually farms or ranches will tell you the same. Additionally, anyone that eats them is either ill informed or likes to live dangerously. No true wild hog will taste "good" at least not like domestic pork, and as someone else said you better make sure it is WELL done, trichinosis is a real concern among other things.

 

Good Lord.......title says it all........'motor on da hinder'?

 

My opinion sticks, I have had numerous hunters tell that castrating in the field prevents (maybe not 100℅) that horrible taste. True, all wild game has that "wild" taste and every animal that is harvested is cooked well done and not much is wasted. We know all too well about what a nuisance they are. Uproot any and all plots, destroy our roads, they are very aggressive and breeding is out of control.

 

Not as much fun as the previous postings, but this is a classic Massachusetts CWT that comes in the 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent denominations.

 

That's fine, you are entitled to your own opinion, but not your own set of facts. This is a coin forum and not really the place to discuss this, however, I have a masters degree in animal science so I may know just a little more than the numerous hunters you know.

I am not here to argue with you just educate. Google boar taint and maybe you'll understand. The cliffs notes version is that two compounds: androstenone and skatole accumulate in the fat of uncastrated male hogs after they reach maturity. Since it is stored in the fat, castrating mature boars in the field after you kill them won't do anything.