Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Hunting & Fishing
Anyone Target Alligator Gar?
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="deerwhacker444" data-source="post: 1466686" data-attributes="member: 9117"><p>I shot one with a bow once and me and some friends skinned it. We didn't know the proper way at the time and we had a hacksaw, tin snips and a bunch of knives out trying to make it happen. We ended up using the tin snips to cut down the back and down the belly, then 2 people grab the hide on each side and pull. We eventually got the hide off and cut up some meat.</p><p></p><p>I took some home, wrapped it in foil and put it on a grill. It had the texture of pulverized chicken breast and the taste was very mild. Although a little strange, it was fine table fair.</p><p></p><p>The best way, IMO to clean a gar is to first thing, cut or chop it into steak sized portions lenghtwise. Then use a fillet knife to remove the outer "rind" of skin, then bones and guts. You're left with a pretty good chunk of meat.</p><p></p><p>I've heard however, DO NOT eat the eggs under any circumstances. I've read that they're poisonous to humans.</p><p></p><p>Seeing how hard that was to skin, I'd LOVE to find somebody who could tan Gar hide and make a pair of boots. That stuff is like dragon scales. When I was a kid and would find dead ones, there would be nothing left but a skull and the tube shaped skin of what's left. I bet that would be some of the toughest natural material outside of spider web.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deerwhacker444, post: 1466686, member: 9117"] I shot one with a bow once and me and some friends skinned it. We didn't know the proper way at the time and we had a hacksaw, tin snips and a bunch of knives out trying to make it happen. We ended up using the tin snips to cut down the back and down the belly, then 2 people grab the hide on each side and pull. We eventually got the hide off and cut up some meat. I took some home, wrapped it in foil and put it on a grill. It had the texture of pulverized chicken breast and the taste was very mild. Although a little strange, it was fine table fair. The best way, IMO to clean a gar is to first thing, cut or chop it into steak sized portions lenghtwise. Then use a fillet knife to remove the outer "rind" of skin, then bones and guts. You're left with a pretty good chunk of meat. I've heard however, DO NOT eat the eggs under any circumstances. I've read that they're poisonous to humans. Seeing how hard that was to skin, I'd LOVE to find somebody who could tan Gar hide and make a pair of boots. That stuff is like dragon scales. When I was a kid and would find dead ones, there would be nothing left but a skull and the tube shaped skin of what's left. I bet that would be some of the toughest natural material outside of spider web. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Hunting & Fishing
Anyone Target Alligator Gar?
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom