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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

I was over at a good friend's house last night for a party. He always has a nice spread of bbq'd critters, usually, venison, venison sausage, feral hog ribs or hams. Last night he also had some javelina he had done on the pit - couple of little hams and the backstrap. It was good, firm light meat with absolutely no funky wild gamey taste at all.
The secret he says is to get someone to clean it who can get past the fleas and funky smell and clean around the musk gland without busting it.
It might be worth a try!

ArtificialB8 · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

Javelina backstrap is good stuff...they are tricky to clean correctly.

R.Arnold · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

I've heard Gafftop and stingray are good too...... Same scenario, most just don't want to deal with the hard part to get the little bit of meat that is probably fine to most. I've had it, but I don't mess with them, too nasty.

Tropical Dillusion · Pony Mullet Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 65

Great stuff for sure. I love it cooked in tempura batter or dredged in butter.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

I guess the better question would have been "Who has cleaned a javelina?" I told my bro in law about it and he said if you clean it I might try it but I am not cleaning one. Smile

rawlbay · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

Ranch foreman where I used to hunt used to que up the hams slow over mesquite all the time and it would end up better than most hogs I cook. But like others have said, you clean one, I'll give it another try, and give you another report!

Perhaps I am exaggerating, but it seems somewhat like going after the corn in a turd, ya know? Twisted Evil

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fairhunt1 · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

You just have to learn to skin REAL fast. Once you get them cleaned , they are good to eat.
The other thing is, you want to get them skinned before the body starts to cool. Thats when the javalina fleas start to jump off.

Carlos · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject:

I have skinned and eaten my fair share of javalina.

The secret is to cut the gland off as soon as you get to it. The gland is only on the skin not the meat. Give yourself extra room to make sure you don't cut into the gland. Takes a very sharp knife, cut it out toss it get it under a shade tree and gut it. Let it hang a little while for the critters to jump and and go to work.

Marinate in buttermilk, or white wine over night. I have used a mustard and course black pepper rub and it comes out really good. Honey mustard with pepper or your favorite spice is also really good. I like to put a light honey rub before its done. Great in a carne guisada.

If you let it lay there for an hour with the gland or you cut into the gland. Chunk it and shot the coyotes when they come to feed on it.

Head shots work best. I like to use a 22 behind the ear, they go night night really fast that way.

BTW if you skin them while they are still warm the critters tend to stay on the skin instead of you.

Learn to cook them they are really great to eat.

Carlos

Jason Slocum · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 328

So from reading the replies the meat is good if you can get past cleaning them? Might have to try one next week. I'll post up some results hopefully. Jason Slocum

cephus · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Javalinas

Good luck Jason. All the pointers about cleaning them that were posted are right on and I hope you enjoy the meat. As for me, I just don't care for them. I have tried just about every thing in South Texas from coons to armadillos, but Javalinas are real low on my list. Jusr for your information the Javalina is clased as a rodent, but so are squirrels.
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crazyal · Horse Mullet Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 147

Check out this site they have recipes for everything including Javelina I think they even give tips on cleaning them. Also they are not classed as rodents, I had been told that for the longest time then I researched them a little. Here's a tid bit for you: Peccaries (also known as javelinas and by the Portuguese and Spanish name javali or Spanish pecarí) are medium-sized mammals of the family Tayassuidae. Peccaries are members of the Artiodactyl suborder Suina as are swine Suidae and hippopotami Hippopotamidae. Good luck let us know how cleaning and eating one turns out.

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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

crazyal · Horse Mullet Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 147

sorry i just now looked at this thread again and noticed that i didn't post the site for you to look at. http://www.shoestringsafaris.com/id3.html here you go and let us know when you clean and cook one and the results. al