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Post by bawugna on Feb 4, 2015 17:08:04 GMT -5
Hi Folks,
My name is Jim and I think my Fiancée and I may be getting into hunting shortly. We are not kids, in our 40s and I am just getting out of boating and fishing. For years I did mostly sharks and just can't imagine packing everything in when I sell the boat...hopefully soon. We have never hunted and would like to give it a try. Turkey and Hogs are the things that we are most interested in. I live in Phila and Amanda lives in Bethlehem. We read quite a bit about turkey hunting and know what it is we are in for with that, still think we can do it though. Feral pigs hold a particular fascination for us as it would be a chance to not only hunt a smart dangerous animal, but it will also be a way to help eradicate a threat to our Pa. ecosystem.
We have learning to do, equipment to buy and brains to pick. All I can offer realistically in return is saltwater fishing info and boat maintenance type stuff.
Oh as an aside, we are going to eat a groundhog for the first time this year. Amanda takes one per season from her garden and it is a damned shame to toss it in the trash with a hole or 2 in its head. |
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Post by bowbum on Feb 4, 2015 17:27:35 GMT -5
Welcome. Enjoy and learn.
Don't know about eating the groundhog, but turkey hunting is surely something you can read about here and get plenty of help. Hogs may be a little more difficult as they are not so common as turkeys are.
Good luck with it all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 17:32:48 GMT -5
You'll find some good people here with loads of knowledge. I too started hunting later in life. I'm 36. I set the bar low, get out as much as I can, and just enjoy it all knowing I'll be learning something new every day out there. I just like to get out, success or not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 19:10:14 GMT -5
Welcome aboard! Any questions feel free to ask!
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Post by fleroo on Feb 5, 2015 8:05:33 GMT -5
PA certainly has some small groups of feral pigs, but not nearly enough to putting effort into pursuing them. You want to head south if you are very intrigued and interested in hunting pigs. Turkey though ? Have at 'em. PLENTY of Turkey just about anywhere.
My FIL says Groundhog is very good, but you want to get them on the young side. He grew up "mountain-folk" with 13 brothers and sisters. Groundhog were a staple in their diet...... no other choice really.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 15:11:41 GMT -5
Welcome. If you like the groundhog, you would love muskrat.  |
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Post by toxopholite on Apr 4, 2015 21:07:03 GMT -5
Hi! lots of folk par-boil those earth piggies. You may want to try that. It's been many years since I fed on one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 5:12:10 GMT -5
Welcome. Enjoy and learn. Don't know about eating the groundhog, but turkey hunting is surely something you can read about here and get plenty of help. Hogs may be a little more difficult as they are not so common as turkeys are. Good luck with it all. If you make sure the groundhog is a young one it will be just fine table fare. Back when we were not wealthy (actually quite poor at the time) we ate both groundhog and muskrat. There are a number of ways to prepare both, but our favorite was to part the critters out (front and rear quarters), bone out the meat, and do them sort of swiss steak style in a deep frying pan. Chopped onions and green peppers, tomato sauce, a bit of soy or Worchestershire for flavor, and the meat is not just edible but darned decent. I would not advise cooking a big old groundhog as the meat is tough and very flavorful. |
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Post by redarrow on Apr 5, 2015 7:54:27 GMT -5
I've eaten several ground hogs. We boil ours with onions, salt and pepper 'till it's almost falling from the bones and then roll in flour and spices and pan fry it.
We all like it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 9:51:46 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by acorn20 on Apr 5, 2015 14:50:32 GMT -5
Howdy and welcome to the site!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2015 7:08:57 GMT -5
Welcome aboard bawugna!!
Young groundhog breaded & pan fried is outstanding!! I can't tell the difference from rabbit. Key in warm weather is to immediately gut and get in the fridge on on ice if in the field.
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