[haram_masala]

Most of those pigs are, by western standards, inedible. With the exception of the very young adults (and the piglets), their meat is tough and has a very objectionable gamer/musty/garbage-y flavor.

Texas is contending with a similar problem, and if Texans can’t find a way to eat them, you know that meat is worthless.

[Turing_Machine]

> very objectionable gamer/musty/garbage-y flavor

Uncastrated males do, certainly -- the same is true of domestic hogs. Females don't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boar_taint

[wolfram74]

Is this a problem that can be solved with enough chili powder? I'm not a terribly picky eater or familiar with wild game, just have a lot of confidence in gastro science.

[karaterobot]

Not safe, and not good meat.

Don't take my word for it, here is proof by inference: hunters in Texas aren't barbecueing it already, thus it's not edible, QED.

[ThrowawayTestr]

How much chilli powder does it take to kill parasites?

[wankle]

> very objectionable gamer/musty/garbage-y flavor

Speaking as a gamer, I can relate.

[starkd]

But isn't that true of most any game meat?

I've heard that bear meat can be tough and grisly, but I was told it depends on how you butcher it.

[mpsprd]

I've eaten deer, moose and even beaver from hunting and trapping. They will taste amazing if handled well and given early to a butcher.

Old bucks don't taste as good, but younger deer have amazingly tender meat.

[Turing_Machine]

> But isn't that true of most any game meat?

Most so-called "gamey" meat is down to poor handling of the meat. Hogs are an exception... uncastrated males do taste bad to many people.

[mkoubaa]

Yes but we can process the shit out of the meat and add msg etc. It doesn't have to be bbq

[dgb23]

That's what I'm thinking too. There are a lot of products that are made from highly processed unidentifiable meat stuff.

My dogs certainly wouldn't object to feral gamey pig meat either. I sometimes think the more disgusting the food the more they like it...

[netr0ute]

What if you slathered the meat with barbecue sauce and chili peppers? Then there might actually be a chance.