Yesterday I blogged about seeing Wild Boars at River Legacy Park. This morning "Fort Worth Guy" sent me a comment telling me about a Wild Hog event in Texas. And that the Wild Boars do make good eating.I think the event that "Fort Worth Guy" is talking about must be the LaSalle County Wild Hog Cook-Off & Fair, down in Cotulla, Texas. Cotulla is on Interstate 35, about 80 miles south of San Antonio.
It is a short notice, but the Hog Cook-Off takes place very soon, as in the 2nd weekend of this very month, that being March. The same weekend as the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup. And just like the Rattlesnake Roundup, the Hog Cook-Off Fair starts Thursday, March 12 and runs through Sunday, March 15th.
The Rattlesnake Roundup is a closer drive for me than the Hog Cook-Off. But, eating pig sounds far more doable than eating snake, so the Wild Hog Cook-Off would be worth the extra miles to me.
According to the Wild Hog Cook-Off website, the cooking gets real wild, with Hog Cookers from near and far matching hog cooking wits with their own special recipes, including showing off their hog cooking showmanship and presentation skills.
There are also cowboys showing off their presentation skills in one of the wildest rodeos in South Texas. The cowboys do their cowboy thing with both wild hogs and cattle.
Looking at the Wild Hog Cook-Off website it appears there is a lot to see and do at this event, including a carnival. One of my favorite things about Texas is how well done small town events like this are, as in, if you have never gone to one, you really should.
The 2009 Wild Hog Cook-Off & Fair theme is so totally Texas...."Boars, Boots and Barbed Wire."
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