RE: hog processing
Depending on what they have been eating even the large ones are good eating. We've shot them up to 550 lbs and they have still been good to eat. Though we feed corn year round so they are all well fed. This weekend I cooked some ribs from a 350 lbs boar and a friend of mine refused to try them because of the size of the boar. He said they would not be any good to eat, but after he smelled them he finally decided to try one and he loved it. In other areas depending on what they have been eating they start to taste really strong when they get larger. Though as far as processing we process all our own. We quarter them up within a hour of being shot and keep them on ice for about 5-6 days before we cut them up. By keeping them on ice you can drain the blood out of the meat and it makes a big difference on the taste. You just drain the water off and add more ice as needed.