Raccoon meat

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Never had it but would try. Better know what you're doing when cleaning. I believe they have some nasty glands.

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They have something like 13 glands you have to take out

This is my brother’s favorite meat. We trapped heavily as kids, when you could get $35 for the skin, and Salvation Army would give us $5 for the meat in Alec, had to leave one paw( lol, don’t ask). Made so much money as kids, but it was work; allowed us to buy our own cars, etc. one day we asked about that $5 meat, and if it was any good. So my brother took the advice and started cooking some in the smoker, bbq sauce, spices. It’s legit….

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Better know what you're doing when cleaning. I believe they have some nasty glands.

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Yes they do and you don't want to puncture them when removing them. I've had coon several times in the past, always bakes and with sweet potatoes on the side-----good stuff.

Haven't eaten it in years though, but would not hesitate to eat it again if given the opportunity.

All the time. I don't go out of my way to hunt them but I'll shoot them while Squirrel or bow hunting

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Grilled. This is what you want to do with it.

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The Appalachian mountain folk generally slow braise and/or pressure cook them into something that ends up like pulled pork and/or Brunswick stew. Served with taters and biscuits and lima beans and whatnot.

Inject it with some flavor and grill or deep fry it.

I’ll eat almost anything but the coon I once tried was nasty. Maybe they forgot to remove the glands. I’d try it again if I knew it was handled properly.

Where the hell you been OG???

Old man I used to go to church with when I was a boy was a big coon hunter. He’d usually bring a smoked one when we’d have one of those “wild game dinners”. I remember that it was pretty good, but a little “greasy”.