before you cook it marinate the meat in coca cola for about an hour,then drain it and add your spices or rub. you'll be surpised at how well this works to remove the gamey taste.
Thanks guys! I don't mind the gamey taste as much being a hunter. But my other family members do, so I got to find ways to please them.
look at our post on making bacon
Iced the hogs in coolers for four days draining often. I turned the larger hog all into sausage. Took TerribleTed's advice from another thread. Went to grocerie store and asked the butcher for some beef fat and ground that up with the pork. Made sweet italian and hot italian sausage stuffed in natural casings. Turned out awesome! The smaller hog I got the hams/ribs/loins/shoulders in the freezer. I did smoke one of the shoulders with a dry rub and it turned out great as well. Haven't tried curing the hams yet but plan to. So far no gamey taste at all. Thanks for all the advice!
I highly suggest on a big one skin the meat off the ribs and the belly. The inner lining from the gut side pulls right off. Then try the maple Bacon. You lose you taste for store bought.
