Pig Hunting at Cangelosi Ranch

Before and After 
This pig weighed somewhere close to 300 lbs. I could not lift or move it far.
I had a tough time getting it in my trailer which is only 14 inches off the ground.
Going through the cleaning and butchering process assured me I would never shoot
another pig that large again. Now that we have eaten the thing, we have changed our mind. It was great!
 

Carlo Cangelosi, Owner of the Ranch, invites us out, pays for the food, cooks, cleans, works,
then has a hard time finding time to relax, hunt and enjoy. We gotta work on him.
                                                                

These are Javelina. A small long hair wild pig that lives in South Texas, (pronounced "havalena"). Rarely weighs over 40 lbs.
Despite a reputation for a questionable "taste" we have found the meat to be lean and tastey. It does, however,
take a whole hind quarter for a Sunday afternoon Roast. I have recently donea "Javelina Ham" on my new smoker.
Hard to believe that I cooked it. Javelina ribs are next best thing to Chilies baby back ribs.
                                   

     

Pig Ribs in the Smoker