Where to buy wild boar locally?

[lispeej]

Does anyone know where I can buy a whole live wild boar locally? I know MN isn't known to hold wild boars yet, but I'm sure someone out there knows someone who sells them live. I'd like to butcher it myself.

Thanks.

[RawHog]

Wild Boar are an invasive/exotic so you will doubtfully be able to legally find one alive for sale, or at least the Russian one that can live in our climate. You may be able to find the meat but I wouldn't know where.

[chrishalvy]

My advice is to ask the Asian community. I've been to a few boat roasts around the St. Cloud area, I know they ordered from the local Asian Market.

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No matter where you find it, I think it will have to be a 'special order' situation.

Good Luck

[delcecchi]

Live? Maybe whole, but Live might be tough to get.

[lispeej]

Still looking for more options...

[delcecchi]

Back in 2010 there were some posts about hunting boar in some preserve in MN. You might look up that topic or post there. Otherwise you might have to take a trip out of state. I couldn't find any place advertising boar hunts in MN.

What was the place Big and Rich or whatever their names are shot the bear? Got in trouble for it.

(importing wild boar is against law in mn according to article in strib.)

[bak2MN]

Im in OK working, trying to find a place to shoot a couple. I know that dont help you good luck.

[delcecchi]

Original poster could get a couple of great big coolers, and drive to Texas. Google says 14 hours to Dallas, 17 to Austin.

Looks like there is good hunting not too far from Dallas.

Shoot a couple, gut them out, pack in coolers with ice. Drive back.

Might be somewhere closer, for that matter.

[lispeej]

Original poster could get a couple of great big coolers, and drive to Texas. Google says 14 hours to Dallas, 17 to Austin.

Looks like there is good hunting not too far from Dallas.

Shoot a couple, gut them out, pack in coolers with ice. Drive back.

Might be somewhere closer, for that matter.

That is always an option. But, I'd like to buy one or two locally first to see if it's something I'd be interested in. Some say they taste like beef/pork combined. I'd like to find out what they taste like too and go from there.

[nofishfisherman]

10 seconds of google magic came back with some options for just buying the meat.

Money Creek Buffalo Ranch in Houston MN sell the meat. You could give them a call and see if you could purchase an entire animal and butcher it yourself. It doesn't look like its something they do regularily but you may be able to work something out for the right price.

[lispeej]

10 seconds of google magic came back with some options for just buying the meat.

Money Creek Buffalo Ranch in Houston MN sell the meat. You could give them a call and see if you could purchase an entire animal and butcher it yourself. It doesn't look like its something they do regularily but you may be able to work something out for the right price.

I saw that too. I did email them several months back with no response. I don't think they are interested in doing that.

I might just make the trip to missouri,oklahoma, texas, or somewhere down south.

[delcecchi]

You might try telephone. Some places aren't real good about email.

Before you drive to texas...

[lakeshoremunster]

I know years ago there was a farmer in anoka that sold it, or he claims that they were what they were. I ate it and didnt notice a difference. I cant remember how to get to his farm or his number so cant help you out there.

My uncle has a farm in OK and everytime he drives back to mn for a family gathering he brings up one or two wild pigs with him. The meat has a bit more flavor to it but its nothing special.

[Big Dave2]

I've had wild boar pork roast and bacon that was shot by a friend in Texas. I thought it was good but I did not see much difference between it and locally raised domestic pork.

[mrklean]

I've had boar bacon once it was good maybe had a bit of game taste but you can't tell much of a difference