fleshing a boar first or salt

Submitted by roger on 02/15/2003. ( ) 208.2.157.172

I'm trying my first boar, I just caped it, should I salt and dry or
flesh it. What the best way to flesh a boar?

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try this...

This response submitted by b bishop on 02/15/2003. ( ) 209.83.43.13

Salt and put on tilted rack to drain, then next day, flesh and resalt and hang to dry. Will dry faster. This is ONLY if you are fleshing with a beam and knife.

Remove fat and shield...

This response submitted by Paul on 02/15/2003. ( Paulstax2000@yahoo.com ) 68.85.39.7

first before you salt or salt will not penetrate to hide.

what about meat?

This response submitted by Roger on 02/15/2003. ( ) 208.5.198.71

Is it ok if there is meat on the cape?

flesh first

This response submitted by rob coates on 02/15/2003. ( ) 64.12.96.104

you need to flesh the cape before you salt. the salt WILL NOT penetrate through the shield.

Rob's right

This response submitted by MattC on 02/18/2003. ( mbchoate@twlakes.net ) 64.53.103.16

Robs right..If you dont get the shield off 100lbs of salt wont penetrate it.

I put some pics of me fleshing a boar at www.geocities.com/hogflesher

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