Caught some leftover stocked trout (in Southern Louisiana of all places) - all 4 were "baking sized" for me (14" plus)
Wife baked me one for dinner tonight - had the hearts seasoned and sauteed for an appetizer
They are remotely (like 40 million years or some such) related to pigs
I’m not much for comparing meats with descriptions, like taste like chicken, but it is reminiscent of a young feral hog
It’s really good. The backstrap was good. That concoction that I just made was good but heck you can...
made a Cajun style Stew with javelina hind quarter meat and taters
browned the meat in a bit of bacon fat and then removed from the dutch oven. Added the chopped onions, green pepper, celery and garlic to the pan and sauteed until the onions started going translucent,,, then added the roux and...
tailgate lunch/supper
fresh Bluewing Teal breasts seared in a hot skillet of pig fat (then sliced into thirds), some chopped salad and a bit of blue cheese on a soft shell taco
ate 4 of them bad boys
excuse the fancy plateware
made a first for me - deer kidneys - they are a keeper as far as I am concerned
did some Sandhill's Oysters (deer nuts) the same way - I've had them before and like them
kidneys on the right, gonads on the left
North Park (171) - 29 Sep to 11 Oct 2025 - I scouted for 2 days, hunted for 10 - saw zero "antlerless moose" but saw several bulls, all closer than 200 yards